Department of Biology

I have extensive experience working on the community ecology of California coastal marine fishes...

The nervous and immune systems consist of complex networks of cells that monitor signals and...

I have three major research interests. The first is the continued exploration of methane...

We are interested in production of value-added compounds (including biofuel and biodiesel) in...

1. Understand neural crest migration as modulated by the Tumor-suppressor Slit. Neural crest...

Certain pathogenic bacteria such as Salmonella typhimurium have the innate ability to target and...

My research investigates two things we can all relate to: stress (!) and sleep (zzz...). We...

My research interests are focused on the ecology of marine benthic communities. Specifically, I...

My laboratory investigates the physiological and biochemical effects that neurotransmitters have...

The CDC estimates that there are 65 million foodborne illnesses in the United States every year....

I study various aspects of the relationship between fish and their macroparasites and conduct...

Research in my lab focuses on the physiological ecology of tropical reef corals and I work at...

A number of research projects are currently underway. Several of these are externally funded and...

I am an interdisciplinary scientist who specializes in microbial ecology, exploring the...

My lab studies sexual signaling behavior in crickets, and how that signaling behavior affects...

Ecomorphological diversity of feeding, flying, and killing behavior among recent and fossil...

View our research projects using the following links: Host-finding behavior (developmental and...

My research interests are in understanding the diversity of processes that influence population...