Department of Biology

ecology, evolution, microbial interactions and pathogenesis

oxygen and light regulation of gene expression; biosynthesis of heme and chlorophyll;...

molecular biology of the archaea

genome, cell and developmental biology

hormonal regulation of reproduction

ecology and evolution of plants and fungi

DNA helicases and the maintenance of genome integrity; fermentation science

computational genome science

Biotechnology Program

mechanism, regulation, and evolution of bacterial shape, differentiation, and biofilm formation

antibiotic mechanisms of action and resistance; antibacterial drug discovery and drug development.

cell cycle control of DNA replication and genome stability

evolution; ecology; behavior

microRNA mediated mechanisms in aging and neurodegeneration

microbial structure, function and mechanism; biology of molecular chaperone (chaperonin)

teaching and engaging introductory biology students, especially non-majors

microbial interactions, ecology, symbiosis, disease

development of a metal switch for controlling the activity of P-loop NTPases; kinetic and...

collections management at the Bloomington Drosophila Stock Center; chromosome biology