Administration

Chair

Scott Michaels

Scott Michaels

Professor, Biology

Chair, Biology

(he/him/his)

Research Interests
regulation of chromatin structure and gene expression by epigenetic modifications

Jennifer Tarter

Jennifer Tarter

Administrative Assistant to the Chair

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

Leonie Moyle

Professor, Biology

Associate Chair for Research and Facilities, Biology

(she/her/hers)

Research Interests
genetics of speciation and adaptation; comparative genomics; evolutionary ecology; plant reproduction

Pranav Danthi

Pranav Danthi

Professor, Biology

Associate Chair for Teaching, Biology

(he/him/his)

Research Interests
reovirus-host interactions

Section Associate Chairs

Spencer Hall

Spencer Hall

Professor, Biology

Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior Section Associate Chair, Biology

(he/him/his)

Research Interests
ecology of infectious disease and food web interactions in freshwater environments

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

Directors

Heather Reynolds

Heather Reynolds

Professor, Biology

Director of Graduate Studies, Biology

Research Interests
ecology; microbial interactions and pathogenesis

Susan Hengeveld

Susan Hengeveld

Teaching Professor, 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

Associate 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