Biology faculty have a wide variety of research interests and work side-by-side with students in the field or lab. Click on the name of faculty to learn more about their research activities and student research opportunities.
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| Microbiology, Microbial Ecology | Biogeography of microbial communities, bacterial resistance to antibiotics, impact of wastewater effluents on the microbial community, cyanogenesis in White Clover.
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| Molecular Biology Microbiology |
Role of Elongtion Factors in RNA transcription, microbial diversity. | |
| Behavioral Ecology Evolutionary Ecology |
Ecological field research. | |
| Cellular & Molecular Biology |
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| Plant Evolutionary Ecology | Evolution and ecology of flowering plants, especially pollination, pigments, and responses to stress. | |
| Evolutionary Genetics | Evolutionary genetics of plant chemical defenses and other complex traits, responses of populations to natural selection. | |
| Physiology, Immunology, Neuroimmunology |
Nervous System - Immune interactions, particularly in reptiles and amphibians. | |
| Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics | Oxidative Stress in S. cerevisiae. Novel Compounds for Treatment of Breast and Prostate Cancer. |
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| Neurobiology, Molecular Neurobiology, Physiology | Mechanisms of nicotine-dependence; Neurogenetics and genomics of nicotine-seeking behavior in zebrafish. | |
| Developmental, Evolutionary Development | Animal development, Evolution of Developmental pattering and Environmental Influences. |
