Department of the Biology

Genetic and developmental analysis of tumorous head, a third chromosome homeotic mutant of...

My research interests are in understanding the molecular basis of animal behavior, particularly...

Microbiology of geothermal springs. Beautiful and fascinating in their own right, hot springs...

Population genetics. Insecticide resistance is a serious obstacle to the effective control of...

Functional anatomy and muscle physiology constitute the broad themes of my research interests,...

The broad focus of my research is molecular evolution and molecular ecology. I am interested...

Viruses are unique in that they are genetic entities which cannot reproduce on their own. In...

Molecular Signaling at Intracellular Membranes. Eukaryotic cells use membranes to divide up...

Variovorax paradoxus is a soil microorganism associated with many vital biological...

The Owerkowicz Lab works on the correspondence of form and function in vertebrate animals. Our...

Physiological ecology of animals, especially those inhabiting extreme environments. Current...

Regulation of nuclear gene expression by mitochondria in plants The research program in my lab...

Evolutionary and ecological physiology of photosynthetic organisms Ecology of tropical...

Developmental neurobiology; Stem cells. Human adult stem cells from bone marrow and adipose...

Research in my lab focuses on plant water relations, carbon allocation in plants, and mechanisms...