Scott Michaels
Professor, Biology
Chair, Biology
(he/him/his)
- michaels@indiana.edu
- 812-856-0302
- Myers Hall 316C
Research Interests
regulation of chromatin structure and gene expression by epigenetic modifications
Administration
Chair
Jennifer Tarter
Administrative Assistant to the Chair
- jenjones@indiana.edu
- 812-856-3984
- Biology Bldg. 326
Program Manager of the Jim Holland Summer Enrichment Program (SEP). Primary point of contact to the Chair. Coordinates faculty recruiting efforts as well as faculty promotion and tenure.
Associate Chairs
Leonie Moyle
Professor, Biology
Associate Chair for Research and Facilities, Biology
(she/her/hers)
- lmoyle@indiana.edu
- 812-856-7027
- Biology Bldg. 325C
Research Interests
genetics of speciation and adaptation; comparative genomics; evolutionary ecology; plant reproduction
Pranav Danthi
Professor, Biology
Associate Chair for Teaching, Biology
(he/him/his)
- pdanthi@indiana.edu
- 812-856-2449
- Simon Hall 220B
Research Interests
reovirus-host interactions
Section Associate Chairs
Spencer Hall
Professor, Biology
Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior Section Associate Chair, Biology
(he/him/his)
- sprhall@indiana.edu
- 812-855-6009
- Biology Bldg. 239B
Research Interests
ecology of infectious disease and food web interactions in freshwater environments
Andrew Zelhof
Professor, Biology
Genome, Cell, and Developmental Biology Section Associate Chair, Biology
Director, Drosophila Genomics Resource Center
- azelhof@indiana.edu
- 812-855-0294
- Biology Bldg. 357A
Research Interests
developmental mechanisms and regulation in eukaryotic systems; eukaryotic cell biology; cytoskeleton and signaling evolution
Irene Garcia Newton
Professor, Biology
Microbiology Section Associate Chair, Biology
(she/her/hers)
- irnewton@indiana.edu
- 812-855-3883
- Myers Hall 216A
Research Interests
functional and evolutionary genomics of symbiosis
Directors
Heather Reynolds
Professor, Biology
Director of Graduate Studies, Biology
- hlreynol@indiana.edu
- 812-855-0792
- Biology Bldg. 155A
Research Interests
ecology; microbial interactions and pathogenesis
Susan Hengeveld
Teaching Professor, Biology
Director of Undergraduate Studies, Biology
(she/her/hers)
- shengeve@indiana.edu
- 812-855-5239
- Biology Bldg. 324C
Richard Phillips
Professor, Biology
Director, EEB Graduate Program
Science Director, Research and Teaching Preserve
(he/him/his)
- rpp6@indiana.edu
- 812-856-0593
- Biology Bldg. 247
Research Interests
ecosystem ecology and biogeochemistry; consequences of human-accelerated environmental change on plant-soil-microbial interactions
Heather A. Hundley
Associate Professor, Biology
Sagalowsky Professor of Biology
Director, GCDB Graduate Program
(she/her/hers)
- hahundle@indiana.edu
- 812-855-0675
- Biology Bldg. 327B
Research Interests
gene regulation in development and disease, effects of tissue-specific gene expression on organismal health and behavior, regulation and function of RNA editing
Jake McKinlay
Professor, Biology
Director, Microbiology Graduate Program
(he/him/his)
- jmckinla@indiana.edu
- 812-855-0359
- Biology Bldg. 447E
Research Interests
microbial metabolism and its role in cell physiology, the environment, and biotechnology
Dave Bollivar
Senior Lecturer, Biology
Director, Biotechnology Master's Degree Program
(he/him/his)
- dbolliva@iu.edu
- 812-855-2966
- Biology Bldg. A305A
Research Interests
chlorophyll biosynthesis in plants and bacteria; the isolation and characterization of novel bacteriophages
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