Biological Sciences Faculty Research Areas
- Behavior
- Cellular & Developmental Biology
- Ecology & Conservation
- Evolution & Systematics
- Genetics & Genomics
- Molecular Biology
- Morphology & Biomechanics
- Neuroscience
- Physiology
- Quantitative Biology
Behavior
Janet Duerr
- Examining the development and function of the nervous system using the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans
Shawn Kuchta
- The patterns and processes that underlie the origin and maintenance of biodiversity, with a focus on amphibians, reptiles, and odonates
Donald Miles
- Comparative methods, ecomorphology, evolution of locomotor performance, and the selective significance of locomotor performance in lizards and birds
Molly Morris
- The role that female mating preferences and alternative male mating tactics play in the evolution of diverse behaviors, morphologies and new species in swordtail fishes
Viorel Popescu
- Conservation biology, wildlife ecology and management (focused on carnivores, amphibians and reptiles), systematic conservation planning
Cellular & Developmental Biology
Robert Colvin
- Zinc and calcium transport in neurons; mechanisms of neural degeneration in Alzheimer's disease and stroke; receptor-ligand interactions
Janet Duerr
- Examining the development and function of the nervous system using the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans
Patrick Hassett
- The physiology and feeding ecology of marine and freshwater zooplankton, particularly copepods
Donald Holzschu
Daewoo Lee
- The molecular and cellular basis of neuronal communication in the central nervous system
Corinne Nielsen
- Genetic regulation of mammalian neurovascular development, physiology and pathophysiology
Tomo Sugiyama
- Mechanisms of DNA homologous recombination and DNA repair
Soichi Tanda
- The genetic and molecular mechanisms of blood cell differentiation in the fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster
Nathan Weyand
- Works extensively with pathogenic and commensal Neisseria species
Ecology & Conservation
Mathew White
- Evaluation of the distribution of variation among populations of freshwater fishes and the relative roles of vicariance, dispersal, and contemporary gene flow in that distribution
Joseph Johnson
- Physiological ecology and conservation biology of mammals, with an emphasis on bats
Kelly Johnson
- Insect physiological ecology, chemical ecology of insect-plant interactions, nutritional physiology, environmental toxicology and responses of aquatic macroinvertebrates to acid mine drainage
Patrick Hassett
- The physiology and feeding ecology of marine and freshwater zooplankton, particularly copepods
Donald Miles
- Comparative methods, ecomorphology, evolution of locomotor performance, & the selective significance of locomotor performance in lizards and birds
Shawn Kuchta
- The patterns and processes that underlie the origin and maintenance of biodiversity, with a focus on amphibians, reptiles, and odonates
Molly Morris
- The role that female mating preferences and alternative male mating tactics play in the evolution of diverse behaviors, morphologies and new species in swordtail fishes
Viorel Popescu
- Conservation biology, wildlife ecology and management (focused on carnivores, amphibians and reptiles), systematic conservation planning
Willem Roosenburg
- Investigating the evolution of life history traits and the conservation biology of long-lived organism
Evolution & Systematics
Shawn Kuchta
- The patterns and processes that underlie the origin and maintenance of biodiversity, with a focus on amphibians, reptiles, and odonates
Donald Miles
- Comparative methods, ecomorphology, evolution of locomotor performance, elective significance of locomotor performance in lizards and birds
Stephen Reilly
- Integration of morphological, biomechanical, functional, and developmental analyses to study how ontogeny, ecology, and phylogeny affect vertebrate design and function
Molly Morris
- The role that female mating preferences and alternative male mating tactics play in the evolution of diverse behaviors, morphologies and new species in swordtail fishes
Matthew White
- Evaluation of the distribution of variation among populations of freshwater fishes and the relative roles of vicariance, dispersal, and contemporary gene flow in that distribution
Willem Roosenburg
- Investigating the evolution of life history traits and the conservation biology of long-lived organisms
Genetics & Genomics
Ronan Carroll
- Gene regulation and molecular mechanisms of disease causation by Staphylococcus aureus
Janet Duerr
- Examining the development and function of the nervous system using the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans
Shawn Kuchta
- The patterns and processes that underlie the origin and maintenance of biodiversity, with a focus on amphibians, reptiles, and odonates
Patrick Hassett
- The physiology and feeding ecology of marine and freshwater zooplankton, particularly copepods
Tomo Sugiyama
- Mechanisms of DNA homologous recombination and DNA repair
Daewoo Lee
- The molecular and cellular basis of neuronal communication in the central nervous system.
Corinne Nielsen
- Genetic regulation of mammalian neurovascular development, physiology and pathophysiology
Matthew White
- Evaluation of the distribution of variation among populations of freshwater fishes and the relative roles of vicariance, dispersal, and contemporary gene flow in that distribution
Soichi Tanda
- The genetic and molecular mechanisms of blood cell differentiation in the fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster
Nathan Weyand
- Works extensively with pathogenic and commensal Neisseria species
Molecular Biology
Ronan Carroll
- Gene regulation and molecular mechanisms of disease causation by Staphylococcus aureus
Robert Colvin
- Zinc and calcium transport in neurons; mechanisms of neural degeneration in Alzheimer's disease and stroke; receptor-ligand interactions
Janet Duerr
- Examining the development and function of the nervous system using the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans
Donald Holzschu
Daewoo Lee
- The molecular and cellular basis of neuronal communication in the central nervous system
Corinne Nielsen
- Genetic regulation of mammalian neurovascular development, physiology and pathophysiology
Tomo Sugiyama
- Mechanisms of DNA homologous recombination and DNA repair
Soichi Tanda
- The genetic and molecular mechanisms of blood cell differentiation in the fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster
Nathan Weyand
- Works extensively with pathogenic and commensal Neisseria species
Morphology & Biomechanics
Scott Hooper
- How animals generate rhythmic motor patterns such as walking, swimming, and flying at all levels from individual neurons to neural networks to muscle response to movement
Stephen Reilly
- Integration of morphological, biomechanical, functional, and developmental analyses to study how ontogeny, ecology, and phylogeny affect vertebrate design and function
Donald Miles
- Comparative methods, ecomorphology, evolution of locomotor performance, & the selective significance of locomotor performance in lizards and birds
Neuroscience
Robert Colvin
- Zinc and calcium transport in neurons; mechanisms of neural degeneration in Alzheimer's disease and stroke; receptor-ligand interactions
William Holmes
- Mathematical and computational models of individual neurons of the hippocampus to understand how computation and synaptic modification occur in these cells
Mitchell Day
- Neural coding of sensory stimuli; Auditory neuroscience; Neural mechanisms of sound localization; Computational modeling; Effect of hearing loss on the central auditory system
Janet Duerr
- Examining the development and function of the nervous system using the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans
Daewoo Lee
- The molecular and cellular basis of neuronal communication in the central nervous system
Scott Hooper
- We study how animals generate rhythmic motor patterns such as walking, swimming, and flying at all levels from individual neurons to neural networks to muscle response to movement
Corinne Nielsen
- Genetic regulation of mammalian neurovascular development, physiology and pathophysiology
Physiology
Mitchell Day
- Neural coding of sensory stimuli; Auditory neuroscience; Neural mechanisms of sound localization; Computational modeling; Effect of hearing loss on the central auditory system
Donald Miles
- Comparative methods, ecomorphology, evolution of locomotor performance, & the selective significance of locomotor performance in lizards and birds
Patrick Hassett
- The physiology and feeding ecology of marine and freshwater zooplankton, particularly copepods
Kelly Johnson
- Insect physiological ecology, chemical ecology of insect-plant interactions, nutritional physiology, environmental toxicology and responses of aquatic macroinvertebrates to acid mine drainage
Daewoo Lee
- The molecular and cellular basis of neuronal communication in the central nervous system
Anne Loucks
- Physiological mechanisms mediating the influences of diet and exercise on the endocrine regulation of fuel metabolism, reproductive function and bone turnover in men and women
Corinne Nielsen
- Genetic regulation of mammalian neurovascular development, physiology and pathophysiology
Quantitative Biology
Mitchell Day
- Neural coding of sensory stimuli; Auditory neuroscience; Neural mechanisms of sound localization; Computational modeling; Effect of hearing loss on the central auditory system
Scott Hooper
- How animals generate rhythmic motor patterns such as walking, swimming, and flying at all levels from individual neurons to neural networks to muscle response to movement
Donald Miles
- Comparative methods, ecomorphology, evolution of locomotor performance, & the selective significance of locomotor performance in lizards and birds
William Holmes
- Mathematical and computational models of individual neurons of the hippocampus to understand how computation and synaptic modification occur in these cells
Viorel Popescu
- Conservation biology, wildlife ecology and management (focused on carnivores, amphibians and reptiles), systematic conservation planning
Willem Roosenburg
- Investigating the evolution of life history traits and the conservation biology of long-lived organisms