Paul M. Magwene, Associate Professor of Biology and Molecular Genetics and Microbiology

Contact Info:

Office Location:	124 Science Drive, Room 4103 Ffsc, Duke Box 90338, Durham, NC 27708
Office Phone:	(919) 613-8159
Email Address:
Web Pages:	http://biology.duke.edu/magwenelab http://magwenelab.org

Teaching (Fall 2018):

• BIOLOGY 304.01, BIOLOGICAL DATA ANALYSIS Synopsis

  French Sci 4233, TuTh 04:40 PM-05:55 PM

• CBB 510S.01, COMP BIO SEMINAR Synopsis

  French Sci 4233, M 11:45 AM-12:30 PM

• CBB 510S.01, COMP BIO SEMINAR Synopsis

  Bio Sci 130, M 11:45 AM-12:45 PM

• BIOLOGY 723.01, STAT COMP FOR BIO Synopsis

  French Sci 4233, W 03:05 PM-05:35 PM

Education:

Ph.D.	University of Chicago	1999
AB	Harvard College	1993

Specialties:

Genomics
Evolution
Genetics

Research Interests: Evolutionary Genomics and Bioinformatics

Keywords:

Adaptation, Biological • Biofilms • bioinformatics • Biological Evolution • Computational Biology • Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinases • evolution • Evolution, Molecular • Genetic Association Studies • Genetic Variation • genetics • Genome, Fungal • genomics • Genomics • Genotype • Models, Biological • Models, Statistical • Multivariate Analysis • networks • Quantitative Trait Loci • theory

Current Ph.D. Students   (Former Students)

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Postdocs Mentored

• Daniel Skelly (2013 - present)  
• Helen Murphy (2013 - 2014)  
• Jennifer Reininga-Craven (2009 - 2011)  
• Josh Granek (2007 - 2012)  

Recent Publications   (More Publications)

1. Kayikci, Ö; Magwene, PM, Divergent Roles for cAMP-PKA Signaling in the Regulation of Filamentous Growth in Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Saccharomyces bayanus., G3 (Bethesda, Md.), vol. 8 no. 11 (November, 2018), pp. 3529-3538 [doi]  [abs]
2. Roth, C; Sun, S; Billmyre, RB; Heitman, J; Magwene, PM, A High-Resolution Map of Meiotic Recombination in Cryptococcus deneoformans Demonstrates Decreased Recombination in Unisexual Reproduction., Genetics, vol. 209 no. 2 (June, 2018), pp. 567-578 [doi]  [abs]
3. Ehrenreich, IM; Magwene, PM, Genetic Dissection of Heritable Traits in Yeast Using Bulk Segregant Analysis., Cold Spring Harbor Protocols, vol. 2017 no. 6 (June, 2017), pp. pdb.prot088989 [doi]  [abs]
4. Ehrenreich, IM; Magwene, PM, Genetic Analysis of Complex Traits in Saccharomyces cerevisiae., Cold Spring Harbor Protocols, vol. 2017 no. 6 (June, 2017), pp. pdb.top077602 [doi]  [abs]
5. Maxwell, CS; Magwene, PM, When sensing is gambling: An experimental system reveals how plasticity can generate tunable bet-hedging strategies., Evolution; International Journal of Organic Evolution, vol. 71 no. 4 (April, 2017), pp. 859-871 [doi]  [abs]