Administration

Chair

Armin Moczek

Armin Moczek

Chair, Biology

Professor, Biology

Class of 1955 Professor, Biology

Research Interests
evolutionary and ecological developmental biology, origins of novel complex traits; developmental plasticity; host-microbiome interactions; niche construction; allometry; insect genomics and endocrinology; natural history of Onthophagus beetles

Jennifer Tarter

Jennifer Tarter

Administrative Assistant to the Chair

Primary point of contact to the Chair. Coordinates faculty recruiting efforts as well as faculty promotion and tenure.

Associate Chairs

Jason Tennessen

Jason Tennessen

Associate Chair for Research and Facilities, Biology

Associate Professor, Biology

(he/him/his)

Research Interests
developmental mechanisms and regulation in eukaryotic systems

Laura Hurley

Laura Hurley

Professor, Biology

Associate Chair for Teaching, Biology

Director, REU Program in Animal Behavior

Research Interests
serotonin as a social neuromodulator of auditory processing

Section Associate Chairs

Gregory E. Demas

Gregory E. Demas

Professor, Biology

Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior Section Associate Chair, Biology

Research Interests
behavioral endocrinology, neuroendocrine-immune interactions, aggression, biological rhythms, seasonality

Andrew Zelhof

Andrew Zelhof

Professor, Biology

Genome, Cell, and Developmental Biology Section Associate Chair, Biology

Director, Drosophila Genomics Resource Center

Research Interests
developmental mechanisms and regulation in eukaryotic systems; eukaryotic cell biology; cytoskeleton and signaling evolution

Irene Garcia Newton

Irene Garcia Newton

Professor, Biology

Microbiology Section Associate Chair, Biology

(she/her/hers)

Research Interests
functional and evolutionary genomics of symbiosis

Megan Dunn

Megan Dunn

Senior Lecturer, Biology

Lecturer Section Associate Chair, Biology

Directors

Heather Reynolds

Heather Reynolds

Professor, Biology

Director of Graduate Studies, Biology

Research Interests
ecology; microbial interactions and pathogenesis

Karen Whitworth

Karen Whitworth

Senior Lecturer, Biology

Director of Undergraduate Studies, Biology

(she/her/hers)

Richard Phillips

Richard Phillips

Professor, Biology

Director, EEB Graduate Program

Science Director, Research and Teaching Preserve

(he/him/his)

Research Interests
ecosystem ecology and biogeochemistry; consequences of human-accelerated environmental change on plant-soil-microbial interactions

Heather A. Hundley

Heather A. Hundley

Professor, Biology

Sagalowsky Professor of Biology

Director, GCDB Graduate Program

(she/her/hers)

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

Jake McKinlay

Professor, Biology

Director, Microbiology Graduate Program

(he/him/his)

Research Interests
microbial metabolism and its role in cell physiology, the environment, and biotechnology

Dave Bollivar

Dave Bollivar

Senior Lecturer, Biology

Director, Biotechnology Master's Degree Program

(he/him/his)

Research Interests
chlorophyll biosynthesis in plants and bacteria; the isolation and characterization of novel bacteriophages