College of Biological Sciences

I am interested in how an animal's nervous system produces the overt behaviors that we observe....

Genomics, Population Genetics, Landscape Genetic, Complex traits

Ecology, physiology, and genetics of chemoautotrophic sulfur bacteria including impact of high...

Sensory ecology, Olfaction, Organism/Environment interactions, Conservation and Enrichment A...

Genomic control of transcription in the brain

My laboratory is interested in the mechanisms that govern the behavior of mitochondria in cells.

Plant Reproduction, Development and Biodiversity Our research focuses on the molecular basis of...

MNB/DYRK1a Kinase How does the Down Syndrome critical kinase, MNB/DYRK1a, regulate the...

Bacterial degradation of aromatic hydrocarbons and man-made environmental pollutants. Bacterial...

Animal communication and sexual selection, with a focus on understanding the amazing diversity...

Signal Transduction and Cell Growth Control

Our research focuses on understanding how cells regulate their proliferation and differentiation...

Gene network inference and dynamics The repertoire of genes and regulatory elements that control...

Host-pathogen interactions; trogocytosis; cell death and repair We focus on interactions between...

Evolution, adaptation, and speciation of plant-pollinator mutualisms. Comparative and population...

Computational evolutionary and population genomics

Our research involves investigating the role of the cerebral cortex in the perception of...