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In addition to the full list of our current faculty below, other faculty lists available include:
Assistant Professor, Biology
Research Interests
functional genomics of mammalian brain development; epigenetic control of neurogenesis and neuronal fate specification; evolution of transcriptional regulation in neural stem cells
Senior Lecturer, Biology and Human Biology
(she/her/hers)
Research Interests
ecology, evolution, microbial interactions and pathogenesis
Distinguished Professor, Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry
Adjunct, Biology
Research Interests
regulation of gene expression by environmental factors such as light and oxygen; differentiation of bacteria into different cell types
Distinguished Professor, Biology
Distinguished Professor, Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry
Research Interests
molecular biology of the archaea; mechanistic and regulatory parameters that govern DNA replication, gene transcription and cell division
Assistant Professor, School of Public Health
Adjunct, Biology
Research Interests
population ecologist by training; development of mathematical models to understand the eco-evolutionary, demographic, and environmental drivers of seasonal epidemics and (re) emerging diseases
Senior Lecturer, Biology
(she/her/hers)
Associate Professor, Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry
Affiliate, Biology
Research Interests
maintenance of genomic integrity with a focus on DNA helicases and other factors involved in DNA replication, recombination, and repair; the evolution of DNA helicases
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
Professor Emeritus, Biology
Research Interests
improving science literacy
Assistant Professor, Biology
Research Interests
speciation, sex chromosome evolution, evolutionary genetics and genomics, evolution and ecology of insect-fungus symbiosis
Professor, Biology
Professor, Computer Science
Research Interests
genome informatics as related to plant transcriptional control and pre-mRNA splicing and computational infrastructure (cyberinfrastructure) for genome studies
Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Biology
Research Interests
mechanism, regulation, and evolution of bacterial shape, differentiation, and biofilm formation
Professor of Practice, Biotechnology (retired)
Adjunct Professor, Biology
(she/her/hers)
Research Interests
antibiotic mechanisms of action and resistance; antibacterial drug discovery and drug development.
Professor, Biology
(he/him/his)
Research Interests
cell cycle control of DNA replication and genome stability
Assistant Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical Sciences Program
Adjunct, Biology
Research Interests
roles of transcription factors in tumor progression and metastasis
Distinguished University Research Scientist, Kinsey Institute
Rudy Professor Emerita, Biology
Research Interests
social bonding, the role of Oxytocin in mental disorders, traits of monogamy and pair-bond formation
Professor, Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry
Adjunct, Biology
Research Interests
Microbial structure, function and mechanism; evolution of chaperonin Hsp60; cryo-EM studies of human mitochondrial Hsp60
Professor Emeritus, Biology
Research Interests
chromatin; chromosomes; genome integrity; developmental mechanisms; regulation in eukaryotic systems; genomics; bioinformatics
Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Biology
Professor and Chair, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Tulane University
Research Interests
microbial interactions, ecology, symbiosis, disease
Senior Scientist, Biology
Research Interests
collections management at the Bloomington Drosophila Stock Center; chromosome biology
Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Adjunct, Biology
Research Interests
structure and organization of biological membranes; phospholipid transporters; effect of diabetes on membrane structure.
Associate Professor, Biology
Research Interests
mechanisms of biofilm formation, horizontal gene transfer by natural transformation, and metabolism in the model facultative pathogen Vibrio cholerae
Professor, Biology
Associate Chair for Teaching, Biology
(he/him/his)
Research Interests
reovirus-host interactions
Senior Lecturer, Biology
Director of Undergraduate Environmental Studies, Integrated Program in the Environment
Distinguished Professor, Biology
Research Interests
evolutionary genetics and ecology; plant reproductive biology
Professor, Biology
Research Interests
behavioral endocrinology, neuroendocrine-immune interactions, aggression, biological rhythms, seasonality
Professor Emeritus, Biology
Manager, Principal Investigator, National Center for Genome Analysis Support
Adjunct Senior Research Scientist, Biology
Research Interests
ciliated protozoa, their endosymbionts, and transposons
Professor Emeritus, Biology
Research Interests
genetic, molecular and biochemical analysis of translation intitiation in yeast.
Associate Professor, Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry
Chair, Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry
Adjunct, Biology
Research Interests
limited alphabet coding sequences and proteins: a minimalist approach to structure and function
Adjunct Associate Professor, Medical Sciences
Research Interests
mechanisms of directed cell migration in C. elegans
Professor Emerita, Biology
Research Interests
mutagenesis, DNA repair, replication, and recombination
Lecturer, Biology
(he/him/his)
Research Interests
regulation of seasonal traits
Professor, Biology
Clyde Culbertson Professor, Biology
(he/him/his)
Research Interests
attachment, biofilm formation, multicellularity and disease ecology of Agrobacterium tumefaciens
Professor Emeritus, Biology
Research Interests
systematics and genome mapping of ferns; molecular phylogenetics of desert-adapted ferns
Assistant Professor, Chemistry
Adjunct, Biology
Research Interests
molecules that drive interkingdom symbioses
Lilly Chemistry Alumni Professor, Chemistry
Adjunct, Biology
Research Interests
metal sensor proteins in pathogenic bacteria; NMR structural studies of regulatory RNAs in mammalian RNA viruses
Distinguished Professor, Biology
Distinguished Professor, Computer Science
Director, Center for Genomics and Bioinformatics
(he/him/his)
Research Interests
computational and evolutionary genomics; evolution of transcriptional regulation; molecular population genetics
Professor, Biology
Director, EEB Graduate Program
(he/him/his)
Research Interests
ecology of infectious disease and food web interactions in freshwater environments
Distinguished Professor, Biology
Class of 1968 Chancellor's Professor, Biology
Research Interests
plant physiology: environmental sensory-response systems and plant development
Senior Lecturer, Biology
(she/her/hers)
Associate Scientist, Fuqua Lab, Biology
Research Interests
bacterial adherence and adhesin anchoring using two model systems: Agrobacterium tumefaciens unipolar polysaccharide (UPP) and the Caulobacter crescentus holdfast
Professor, Biology
Director, Human Biology
Associate Director, ASURE
Research Interests
eukaryotic cell biology, cytoskeleton and signaling, virology, genome functions of RNA viruses and the roles of trans-acting factors
Student Advocate
Professor Emeritus, Biology
Research Interests
bacterial physiology and biochemistry
Teaching Professor, Biology
Director of Undergraduate Studies, Biology
(she/her/hers)
Professor, Psychological and Brain Sciences
Linda and Jack Gill Chair, Neuroscience
Adjunct, Biology
Research Interests
mechanisms of pain; novel pain therapies
Associate Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical Sciences Program
Adjunct, Biology
(he/him/his)
Research Interests
mechanisms of transcription factor specificity in cancer
Professor, Mathematics
Adjunct, Biology
Research Interests
statistical genetics; phylogenetics; combinatorics; mathematical biology
Associate Professor, Biology
Sagalowsky Professor of Biology
(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
Professor, Biology
Director, REU Program in Animal Behavior
Research Interests
serotonin as a social neuromodulator of auditory processing
Distinguished Professor, Biology
(he/him/his)
Research Interests
molecular genetics of plant/pathogen interactions
Assistant Research Scientist
Co-Director, IU Midwest Center for Birds and Biodiversity
Research Interests
Migration patterns: through the lens of bird migratory patterns, Jahn investigates how ecosystems are changing because of environmental change and what that means for human health, food security, and environmental resilience.
Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Biology
(ikh, er, mir, im, zeyn [Yiddish])
Research Interests
cytogenetics, developmental genetics, and molecular genetics of drosophila
Professor, Biology
(he/him/his)
Research Interests
bacterial multicellular behavior
Professor, Biology
Research Interests
environmental regulation of gene expression in bacteria
Distinguished Professor, Biology
Science Advisor and Founding Director, Environmental Resilience Institute
Affiliated with Program in Neuroscience, Center for the Integrative Study of Animal Behavior, and Cognitive Science Program
(she/her/hers)
Research Interests
behavioral, physiological, and evolutionary ecology; hormones and behavior; avian biology, mating systems and parental care; physiological basis of trade-offs in life histories; adaptation and constraint; avian migration
Associate Scientist, Biology
Associate Director, Drosophila Genomics Resource Center
Associate Director, IUB Flow Cytometry Core Facility
Director, IU Herbarium
Senior Scientist, Biology
Research Interests
plant evolution; speciation; phylogenetic systematics; chloroplast genome evolution; horizontal gene transfer; flora of Indiana
Professor, Biology
(he/him/his)
Research Interests
Regulation of tissue/organ specification and patterning
Facility Manager, Light Microscopy Imaging Center
Assistant Research Scientist, Biology
Assistant Professor, Biology
Research Interests
disulfide bond formation in pathogenic bacteria and microbial communities; antimicrobial discovery by high throughput screening
Professor, Biology
(she/her/hers)
Research Interests
community ecology and evolutionary ecology: how plant populations respond to human-caused environmental change, the ecology and evolution of species interactions, and natural selection in the wild
Assistant Professor, Biology
(she/her/hers)
Research Interests
the role of developmental and behavioral plasticity in adaptive evolution
Professor, Biology
Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior Section Associate Chair, Biology
(he/him/his)
Research Interests
microbial ecology and evolution
Lab Manager and Assistant Scientist, Center for Genomics and Bioinformatics
Distinguished Professor, Biology
Research Interests
evolution and coevolution; sex, virulence and genetic diversity in host-parasite interactions
Distinguished Professor, History and Philosophy of Science and Medicine
Adjunct Professor, Biology
Director, Gill Center for Biomolecular Science
Linda and Jack Gill Chair, Gill Center for Biomolecular Science
Professor, Psychological and Brain Sciences
Adjunct Professor, Biology
Research Interests
development of neural circuitry, particularly on how environmental factors like cannabis and opioids alter neural circuits and results in lasting impacts on behaviors; develop neuroprotective strategies to prevent neurodegeneration and dementia such as Alzheimer’s Disease
Associate Director, Drosophila Genomics Resource Center
Associate Scientist, Biology
Research Interests
insect cell culture, post transcriptional gene regulation, metabolism, physiology
Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Biology
Class of 1954 Professor Emeritus, Biology
Director of the Biodesign Institute for Mechanisms of Evolution, Arizona State University
Research Interests
evolution; population genetics and genomics; cell biology
Senior Lecturer, Biology
(she/her/hers)
Professor Emeritus, Biology
Research Interests
bone strengthening and molecular biology of bone remodeling
Associate Director, Drosophila Genomics Resource Center
Assistant Scientist, Biology
Research Interests
Drosophila glycobiology, insect cell culture and DNA resource development
Associate Scientist, Tracey Lab, Biology
Research Interests
genome; cell; developmental biology
Associate Professor, Biology
Director, Microbiology Graduate Program
(he/him/his)
Research Interests
microbial metabolism and its role in cell physiology, the environment, and biotechnology
Director, Master of Science, Environmental Science Program
Professor, School of Public and Environmental Affairs
Adjunct, Biology
Research Interests
single species; landscape scales
Professor, Biology
Chair, Biology
(he/him/his)
Research Interests
regulation of chromatin structure and gene expression by epigenetic modifications
Associate Professor, Medical and Molecular Genetics
Adjunct, Biology
(he/him/his)
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
Senior Lecturer, Biology
(she/her/hers)
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
Professor, Biology
Research Interests
virus assembly and spread
Assistant Research Scientist, Environmental Resilience Institute
Adjunct, Biology
Research Interests
Invasive species ecology: through biological and community-focused perspectives, Muthukrishnan conducts research to understand, predict, and help control and prevent the spread of invasive species in Indiana and beyond.
Professor, Cellular and Integrative Physiology, Medical Sciences Program
Adjunct, Biology
Research Interests
cancer epigenetics; cancer stem cells; ovarian cancer; breast cancer, cancer biomarkers; cancer informatics; estrogen hormone action; microRNAs and cancer
Professor, Biology
(she/her/hers)
Research Interests
functional and evolutionary genomics of symbiosis
Assistant Professor, Biology
(he/him/his)
Research Interests
plant development and evolution, transcription factors in floral development, single-cell genomics
Associate Professor, Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry
Affiliate, Biology
Research Interests
detection and repair of DNA breaks with a focus on Homologous Recombination (HR) mediated DNA double-strand break (DSB) repair; interplay of DNA repair machinery and chromatin structures
Associate Professor, Chemistry
Affiliate, Biology
Research Interests
specific recognition by proteins of biologically relevant ligands; bacterial chromosome segregation; coiled coil proteins; structure and function of condensins and other structural maintenance of chromosomes proteins
Assistant Professor, Medical and Molecular Genetics, Medical Sciences Program
Adjunct, Biology
Research Interests
mechanisms by which inflammation initiates cancer-specific epigenetic changes
Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Biology
Research Interests
horizontal gene transfer in plants and fungi; evolution of plant mitochondrial genomes; intracellular transfer of organellar genes to the nucleus; evolution of mutation rates
Senior Scientist, Biology
(she/her/hers)
Professor, Biology
Blatt Chair of Virology
Microbiology Section Associate Chair, Biology
(he/him/his)
Research Interests
Virology; rotavirus molecular biology; vaccine development
Professor, Biology
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
Distinguished Professor, Biology/Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry
Carlos O. Miller Professor, Biology/Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry
Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Research Interests
mechanisms of RNA-mediated gene silencing and large-scale epigenetic control
Professor, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
Research Associate, Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago
Adjunct Professor, Biology
Adjunct Professor, Anthropology
Research Interests
vertebrate paleontology, phylogenetics and morphometrics, comparative morphological variation at the level of the metapopulation, phenotypic evolution
Assistant Scientist, Bloomington Drosophila Stock Center, Biology
Associate Professor, Psychological and Brain Sciences
Adjunct, Biology
Research Interests
molecular cellular basis of neuronal plasticity; learning and memory; functions of receptor tyrosine kinases in the central nervous system signal transduction; developmental neurobiology; neuronal and glial differentiation; functional roles of cell adhesion molecules and extracellular matrix proteins in morphogenesis
Professor Emerita, Biology
(she/her/hers)
Research Interests
developmental mechanisms and regulation in eukaryotic systems; eukaryotic cell biology, cytoskeleton and signaling; evolution
Associate Professor, Biology
(he/him/his)
Research Interests
genetic regulation and evolution of developmental plasticity
Professor, Biology
Director of Graduate Studies, Biology
Research Interests
ecology; microbial interactions and pathogenesis
Associate Professor, Biology
(she/her/hers)
Research Interests
evolution of behavior; neuroendocrine mechanisms of behavior; physiological mechanisms of phenotypic plasticity and adaptation; sexual selection; behavioral genomics; behavioral ecology
Associate Curator Emeritus, Biology
Associate Research Scientist Emeritus, Biology
Associate Professor, Biology
Research Interests
integrons and super-integrons; biofilm formation; c-di-GMP signalling pathways; natural competence; ecology and pathogenesis in the vibrionaceae
Associate Professor, School of Public and Environmental Affairs
Adjunct, Biology
Research Interests
aquatic biogeochemistry; water resources; nutrient and carbon cycling in streams and rivers; water quality and nutrient standards
Director, Tropical Biology Program
Senior Lecturer, Biology
Lead Bioinformatician, Center for Genomics and Bioinformatics, IU Bloomington
Assistant Research Scientist, Biology
Associate Professor, Biology
Center for Rural Engagement Sustaining Hoosier Communities Faculty Partner
Professor, Psychological and Brain Sciences
Adjunct, Biology
Research Interests
development of the nervous system; plasticity of neural structure and function
Professor, Biology
Director, IU Light Microscopy Imaging Center (LMIC)
Director, Integrated Freshman Learning Experience (IFLE)
Research Interests
microtubule dynamics and cellular morphogenesis in arabidopsis
Adjunct Professor, Biology
Research Interests
cancer mechanisms and anti-cancer strategies; underlying mechanisms of disease pathogenesis in cancer and autoimmune disease
Head Librarian, Sciences
Associate Librarian
Assistant Scientist
Research Interests
mechanism(s) regulating seasonal preferences of migration and reproduction in junco sub-species
Associate Professor, Biology
(he/him/his)
Research Interests
neural and hormonal control of sexually dimorphic behavior; evolution of communication signals
Lecturer, Biology
(she/her/hers)
Research Interests
genomics and molecular biology of regulatory protein-RNA interactions, applications of next generation sequencing technology for RNA therapeutics, gene regulation, immunological characterization of biomarkers
Professor, Informatics and Computing
Adjunct Professor, Biology
Research Interests
algorithmic and statistical problems in bioinformatics, particularly in: repeats and segmental duplication in eukaryotic genomes; fragment assembly in DNA sequencing; mass spectrometry data analysis for proteomics, glycomics and glycoproteomics; gene regulatory analysis
Associate Professor, Biology
Director, GCDB Graduate Program
(he/him/his)
Research Interests
developmental mechanisms and regulation in eukaryotic systems
Professor, Biology
Linda and Jack Gill Chair of Neuroscience
Research Interests
behavior; developmental mechanisms and regulation in eukaryotic systems; eukaryotic cell biology; cytoskeleton and signaling
Senior Scientist, Winkler Lab, Biology
Research Interests
dynamics and mechanisms of peptidoglycan (PG) biosynthesis in S. pneumoniae
Associate Professor, Biology
(she/her/hers)
Research Interests
bacterial cell-cell communication (quorum sensing), gene regulation, bacterial development, microbial genetics and biochemistry
Professor, Chemistry
Affiliate, Biology
Research Interests
synthesis, study, and design of antibiotics that inhibit bacterial cell wall biosynthesis; peptidoglycan biosynthesis and bacterial cell morphology; development of HBV capsid-binding probes and assembly-directed antivirals; oxidized phospholipids in disease and diagnostics
Distinguished Professor, Biology
Research Interests
behavior; evolution; microbial interactions and pathogenesis
Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical Sciences Program
Adjunct, Biology
(she/her/hers)
Research Interests
mechanisms of chromosome segregation and aneuploidy; identification of new targets for therapeutic development
Assistant Professor, Biology
(she/her/hers)
Research Interests
chromosome dynamics, bacterial cell biology
Emeritus Professor, Biology
Research Interests
plant developmental ecology
Instructor, Biology
(he/him/his)
Assistant Professor, Biology
(she/her/hers)
Research Interests
physiological control of reproduction through inter-organ communication
Associate Research Scientist, Bloomington Drosophila Stock Center, Biology
(he/him/his)
Senior Lecturer, Biology
(she/her/hers)
Distinguished Professor, Biology
Adjunct Core Professor, Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry
Research Interests:
physiology, molecular genetics, and pathogenesis of the bacterium Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus); genomics and bioinformatics, microbial cell biology; environmental responses; microbial interactions and pathogenesis
Associate Librarian
Adjunct Lecturer, Biology
Professor, Biology
GCDB 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
Associate Scientist, Biology
Research Interests
neurobiology and genetic basis of behavior; collections management at the Bloomington Drosophila Stock Center
Assistant Professor, Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry
Adjunct, Biology
Research Interests
deciphering the conformational dynamics of GPCR activation using biophysical, biochemical and cell-based approaches
Professor, Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry
Adjunct, Biology
Research Interests
biophysics of virus assembly related to virus biology, development of antiviral strategies, and construction of virus nanostructures
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