Department of Biology

Alternation of generations in land plants; Vegetative phase change in maize All land plants...

Our lab is interested in understanding the causes and consequences of variation across genomes,...

Microglial cell structure and function in mammalian brain development and pathology. Research in...

Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms of Hearing and Auditory Behavior Auditory systems allow...

Regulatory genomics, evolutionary genomics, evolution of metazoa My research interests are...

Detection and Response to Osmotic and Oxidative Stress in Saccharomyces...

Evolutionary Ecology; Speciation I am interested in the origins and maintenance of insect...

Ongoing research in the Fritzsch laboratory focuses on four main themes: Molecular basis of ear...

Control of Neuronal Survival and Synaptogenesis by Neural Activity We study molecular and...

Localized molecules and maternal signalling pathways in vertebrate development In many...

Plant Developmental Genetics Meristems play a central role in the development of plants. Like...

The Role of Metals in the CNS & Imaging Neuronal Activity Just as metals provide the structure...

Neural and genetic basis of circadian behavior in Drosophila I am interested in understanding...

Speciation Genetics In our laboratory we seek to understand the evolution of the genetic...

My research interests are generally in the molecular genetic aspects of evolution with a focus...

Repair of double-strand breaks (DSB): Break-Induced Replication (BIR) The work in our lab is...

The overarching goal of my research laboratory is to elucidate the genetic basis of several...

I have served in a variety of administrative positions and after 15 years as Dean of the College...

My research interests are in the field of evolutionary genetics, especially understanding...

Why is sexual reproduction so common?
Sexual females produce both sons and daughters, while...