Research

The Department of Biology offers research experience towards graduate degrees in several disciplines.  Students training in our department will gain exposure to diverse areas of biology while focusing in depth on their own research problem.  The listings below are areas of research; please click the link to individual faculty for a detail description of projects.

Development & Neurobiology Elena Casey Neural development in Xenopus Maria Donoghue Neural development of the cortex Doug Eagles Epilepsy and Ketogenic Diet Joseph Neale NAAG neuropeptide and NAAG receptors

Ecology, Evolution & Behavior Peter Armbruster Life history and population evolution Edward Barrows Biodiversity Chris Elsik Genome evolution Matthew Hamilton Population structure and Gene Flow Janet Mann Dolphin behavior; mother-infant interactions Philip Sze Marine biology; Study of algae Martha Weiss Insect-Plant coevolution Gina Wimp Population structure

Genetics Elena Casey Developmental Genetics Chris Elsik Genome evolution and Bioinformatics Matthew Hamilton Quantitative traits and Molecular Evolution Ronda Rolfes Molecular genetics in Yeast Gina Wimp Community genetics

Global Health: Infectious Diseases and Vectors Peter Armbruster Mosquito vectors of viral diseases Heidi Elmendorf Biology of Giardia lamblia Ronda Rolfes Filamentation in Candida albicans Steve Singer Interaction of Giardia lamblia with host

Molecular & Cellular Biology Elena Casey Developmental Processes George Chapman Electron microscopy Heidi Elmendorf Giardia cytoskeleton Chris Elsik Genome analysis and annotation Ronda Rolfes Filamentation in Candida albicans Anne Rosenwald Protein Trafficking in Yeast Steve Singer Interaction of Giardia lamblia with host