Department of Biology

Plant Genetic Engineering Transgenic bamboo as a non-human model to understand the molecular...

Immunobiology of Parasite-Host Interactions Tick-borne and parasitic disease surveillance

Wound Healing in the Corneal Endothelium; Control of Cell Proliferation in the Corneal Endothelium

My research interests center on the inter-relationships of ectoparasites and mammalian hosts....

Current research in my lab focuses mainly on two themes: (a) food web and nutrient dynamics of...

Functional Morphology, Skeletal Design and Performance, Predator/Prey Interactions, and Animal...

Research in my lab is concerned with the circadian clock. We are using the unicellular green...

Evolutionary Ecology, Population Genetics, and Conservation of Amphibians. Research in my lab...

Microbial Genetics, Regulation of transcription.

My research interests include the systematics of the economically important plant genera Rubus...

My research interests are in the area of fish biology and fisheries management.  Recent projects...

My current research interests focus on issues in STEM education. I am involved in identifying...

Evolutionary Biology and Genetics, Biostatistics. My current research focuses on applying...

Ecology, Biodiversity, and Conservation Biology.

My research is geared towards understanding endocrine-immune interactions of vertebrates, with a...

Entomology; Insect biodiversity (systematics), especially on the Coleoptera (beetles). I study...

Investigations in my laboratory focus on understanding the molecular mechanisms that lead to the...

Bioinformatics Application of genome analysis to discover genes that are differentially...

Medicinal application of plant metabolites Synthesis of nanoparticles in plants Genetic...

Communication and social behavior of herbivorous mammals, such as elephants, manatees, beavers...