Queen's University, Belfast
Current Position | Lecturer in Biological Sciences |
Previous Position | Research Associate, Imperial College London |
Telephone | +44 (0) 28 9097 5434 |
c.mcclure@qub.ac.uk | |
Departments | School of Biological Sciences |
ECR | Yes |
Quadrat Core Themes | Biodiversity |
Methods I Use | Omics and Informatics |
Profiles |
Key Research Interests
- Sexual Selection and Sexual Conflict
- Sex-specific life-history evolution, and the role of the immune system
- Sex-specific behaviour and behavioural analysis
- Gene expression manipulation / genetic modification
- Tissue-specific genomic / transcriptomic profiling
Recent Key Papers
- Mundorf, J., Donohoe, CD., McClure, CD., Southall, TD. & Uhlirova, M. (2019) Ets21c Governs Tissue Renewal, Stress Tolerance, and Aging in the Drosophila Cell Reports. 27, 10, p. 3019-3033.
- Jensen, K., McClure, C., Priest, NK. & Hunt, J., (2015) Sex-specific effects of protein and carbohydrate intake on reproduction but not lifespan in Drosophila melanogaster, Aging cell. 14, 4, p. 605-15.
- McClure, CD., Zhong, W., Hunt, VL., Chapman, FM., Hill, F. V. & Priest, NK. (2014) Hormesis results in trade-offs with immunity, Evolution. 68, 8, p. 2225-33.
Summary Title of Current Studentships
- Fruit flies: when a food waste party gets too crowed