C. David Allis

Adjunct Professor, Biology

Research Interests
role of DNA packaging proteins in gene expression, DNA replication, and repair

Alissa Anderson

Lecturer, Biology

(she/her/hers)

• algander@iu.edu
• 812-855-9165
• Biology Bldg. A113

Manuel Baizabal

Assistant Professor, Biology

• mbaizaba@iu.edu
• 812-856-0111
• Biology Bldg. A309

Research Interests
functional genomics of mammalian brain development; epigenetic control of neurogenesis and neuronal fate specification; evolution of transcriptional regulation in neural stem cells

Farrah Bashey-Visser

Senior Lecturer, Biology and Human Biology

(she/her/hers)

• fbasheyv@indiana.edu
• 812-855-1962
• Biology Bldg. 010

Research Interests
ecology, evolution, microbial interactions and pathogenesis

Carl Bauer

Distinguished Professor, Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry

Adjunct, Biology

• bauer@indiana.edu
• 812-855-6595
• Simon Hall 305A

Research Interests
regulation of gene expression by environmental factors such as light and oxygen; differentiation of bacteria into different cell types

Stephen Bell

Distinguished Professor, Biology

Distinguished Professor, Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry

• stedbell@indiana.edu
• 812-856 2331
• Simon Hall 405A

Research Interests
molecular biology of the archaea; mechanistic and regulatory parameters that govern DNA replication, gene transcription and cell division

Alan Bender

Associate Professor Emeritus, Biology

• adbender@indiana.edu
• 812-333-2851

Ana Bento

Assistant Professor, School of Public Health

Adjunct, Biology

• abento@iu.edu
• 812-856-1729
• SPH Bldg. C113

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

Amy Berndtson

Senior Lecturer, Biology

(she/her/hers)

• aberndts@indiana.edu
• 812-855-4842
• Biology Bldg. 324B

Jason Bertram

Assistant Research Scientist, Environmental Resilience Institute

Adjunct, Biology

• jxb@iu.edu
• 812-855-5303

Research Interests
Theoretical biology: with a recent focus on how and to what extent human-caused environmental change differs from the continual shifts the Earth has always experienced, Bertram builds models to show how complex biological systems respond to, interact with, and change their environments.

Matthew L. Bochman

Associate Professor, Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry

Affiliate, Biology

• bochman@indiana.edu
• 812-856-2095
• Simon Hall 405B

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

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

José Bonner

Professor Emeritus, Biology

• bonner@indiana.edu

Research Interests
improving science literacy

Ryan Bracewell

Assistant Professor, Biology

• rbracewe@iu.edu
• 812-855-6092
• Biology Bldg. 219A

Research Interests
speciation, sex chromosome evolution, evolutionary genetics and genomics, evolution and ecology of insect-fungus symbiosis

Volker Brendel

Professor, Biology

Professor, Computer Science

• vbrendel@indiana.edu
• 812-855-7074
• Simon Hall 205C

Research Interests
genome informatics as related to plant transcriptional control and pre-mRNA splicing and computational infrastructure (cyberinfrastructure) for genome studies

Yves Brun

Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Biology

• yves.brun@umontreal.ca
• 514-343-7184

Research Interests
mechanism, regulation, and evolution of bacterial shape, differentiation, and biofilm formation

Karen Bush

Professor of Practice, Biotechnology (retired)

Adjunct Professor, Biology

(she/her/hers)

• karbush@indiana.edu
• 812-855-1542
• Biology Bldg. A305

Research Interests
antibiotic mechanisms of action and resistance; antibacterial drug discovery and drug development.

Brian Calvi

Professor, Biology

(he/him/his)

• bcalvi@indiana.edu
• 812-855-5450
• Biology Bldg. 361B

Research Interests
cell cycle control of DNA replication and genome stability

Richard Carpenter

Assistant Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical Sciences Program

Adjunct, Biology

• richcarp@iu.edu
• 812-855-8214
• Biology Bldg. 308

Research Interests
roles of transcription factors in tumor progression and metastasis

Sue Carter

Distinguished University Research Scientist, Kinsey Institute

Rudy Professor Emerita, Biology

• cscarter@indiana.edu
• 812-855-7686
• Lindley Hall 428

Research Interests
social bonding, the role of Oxytocin in mental disorders, traits of monogamy and pair-bond formation

Lingling Chen

Professor, Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry

Adjunct, Biology

• linchen@indiana.edu
• 812-855-0491
• Simon Hall 305B

Research Interests
Microbial structure, function and mechanism; evolution of chaperonin Hsp60; cryo-EM studies of human mitochondrial Hsp60

Peter Cherbas

Professor Emeritus, Biology

• cherbas@indiana.edu

Research Interests
chromatin; chromosomes; genome integrity; developmental mechanisms; regulation in eukaryotic systems; genomics; bioinformatics

Yean Chooi

Associate Professor, Biology

• chooi@indiana.edu
• 812-855-0630
• Woodburn Hall 332

Keith Clay

Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Biology

Professor and Chair, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Tulane University

• clay@tulane.edu
• 504-865-5563
• --

Research Interests
microbial interactions, ecology, symbiosis, disease

Kevin Cook

Senior Scientist, Biology

• kercook@indiana.edu
• 812-856-1213
• Biology Bldg. A507

Research Interests
collections management at the Bloomington Drosophila Stock Center; chromosome biology

Clara Cotten

Senior Lecturer, Biology

• ccotten@indiana.edu
• 812-855-2025
• Biology Bldg. 020

David Daleke

Associate Professor, Medical Sciences

Adjunct, Biology

• daleked@indiana.edu
• 812-855-6902
• Myers Hall 200

Research Interests
structure and organization of biological membranes; phospholipid transporters; effect of diabetes on membrane structure.

Ankur Dalia

Associate Professor, Biology

• ankdalia@indiana.edu
• 812-856-1895
• Biology Bldg. 469A

Research Interests
mechanisms of biofilm formation, horizontal gene transfer by natural transformation, and metabolism in the model facultative pathogen Vibrio cholerae

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

Tara Darcy

Senior Lecturer, Biology

Director of Undergraduate Environmental Studies, Integrated Program in the Environment

• tldarcyh@indiana.edu
• 812-856-3995
• Biology Bldg. 336A

Lynda Delph

Distinguished Professor, Biology

• ldelph@indiana.edu
• 812-855-1831
• Biology Bldg. 119B

Research Interests
evolutionary genetics and ecology; plant reproductive biology

Gregory E. Demas

Professor, Biology

• gdemas@indiana.edu
• 812-856-0158
• Biology Bldg. 265

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

David Dilcher

Professor Emeritus, Biology

• dilcher@indiana.edu
• 812-856-0618
• Indiana Geological Survey S209A

Thomas Doak

Manager, Principal Investigator, National Center for Genome Analysis Support

Adjunct Senior Research Scientist, Biology

• tdoak@iu.edu
• 812-856-0115
• Biology Bldg. 327

Research Interests
ciliated protozoa, their endosymbionts, and transposons

Tom Donahue

Professor Emeritus, Biology

• tfdonahu@indiana.edu

Research Interests
genetic, molecular and biochemical analysis of translation intitiation in yeast.

Jim Drummond

Associate Professor, Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry

Chair, Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry

Adjunct, Biology

• jadrummo@indiana.edu
• 812-856-4184
• Simon Hall 102A

Research Interests
limited alphabet coding sequences and proteins: a minimalist approach to structure and function

Megan Dunn

Senior Lecturer, Biology

• mmparrot@indiana.edu
• 812-855-6242
• Biology Bldg. A311

Wayne Forrester

Adjunct Associate Professor, Medical Sciences

• wforrest@indiana.edu
• 812-856-5304
• Myers Hall 254

Research Interests
mechanisms of directed cell migration in C. elegans

Patricia Foster

Professor Emerita, Biology

• plfoster@indiana.edu
• 812-855-4084
• Biology Bldg. 142A

Research Interests
mutagenesis, DNA repair, replication, and recombination

Adam M. Fudickar

Lecturer, Biology

(he/him/his)

• afudicka@indiana.edu
• 812-855-5895
• CISAB, 402 N. Park Ave.

Research Interests
regulation of seasonal traits

Clay Fuqua

Professor, Biology

Clyde Culbertson Professor, Biology

(he/him/his)

• cfuqua@indiana.edu
• 812-856-6005
• Biology Bldg. 425E

Research Interests
attachment, biofilm formation, multicellularity and disease ecology of Agrobacterium tumefaciens

Gerald Gastony

Professor Emeritus, Biology

• gastony@indiana.edu

Research Interests
systematics and genome mapping of ferns; molecular phylogenetics of desert-adapted ferns

J.P. Gerdt

Assistant Professor, Chemistry

Adjunct, Biology

• jpgerdt@iu.edu
• 812-855-2068
• Chemistry A563

Research Interests
molecules that drive interkingdom symbioses

David P. Giedroc

Lilly Chemistry Alumni Professor, Chemistry

Adjunct, Biology

• giedroc@indiana.edu
• 812-856-3178
• Simon Hall 320C

Research Interests
metal sensor proteins in pathogenic bacteria; NMR structural studies of regulatory RNAs in mammalian RNA viruses

Matthew Hahn

Distinguished Professor, Biology

Distinguished Professor, Computer Science

Director, Center for Genomics and Bioinformatics

(he/him/his)

• mwh@indiana.edu
• 812-856-7001
• Biology Bldg. 249B

Research Interests
computational and evolutionary genomics; evolution of transcriptional regulation; molecular population genetics

Spencer Hall

Professor, Biology

Director, EEB Graduate Program

(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

Roger Hangarter

Distinguished Professor, Biology

Class of 1968 Chancellor's Professor, Biology

• rhangart@indiana.edu
• 812-855-5456
• Myers Hall 352

Research Interests
plant physiology: environmental sensory-response systems and plant development

Pamela Hanratty

Senior Lecturer, Biology

(she/her/hers)

• phanratt@indiana.edu
• 812-855-9049
• Biology Bldg. 018

Gail Hardy

Associate Scientist, Fuqua Lab, Biology

• gahardy@indiana.edu
• 812-856-5186
• Biology Bldg. 425

Research Interests
bacterial adherence and adhesin anchoring using two model systems: Agrobacterium tumefaciens unipolar polysaccharide (UPP) and the Caulobacter crescentus holdfast

Richard William Hardy

Professor, Biology

Director, Human Biology

Associate Director, ASURE

• rwhardy@indiana.edu
• 812-856-0652
• Simon Hall 220E

Research Interests
eukaryotic cell biology, cytoskeleton and signaling, virology, genome functions of RNA viruses and the roles of trans-acting factors

George Hegeman

Student Advocate

Professor Emeritus, Biology

• hegemang@indiana.edu
• 812-855-0761
• Eigenmann Hall 206

Research Interests
bacterial physiology and biochemistry

Susan Hengeveld

Teaching Professor, Biology

Director of Undergraduate Studies, Biology

(she/her/hers)

• shengeve@indiana.edu
• 812-855-5239
• Biology Bldg. 324C

Andrea Hohmann

Professor, Psychological and Brain Sciences

Linda and Jack Gill Chair, Neuroscience

Adjunct, Biology

• hohmanna@indiana.edu
• 812-856-0672
• Multidisciplinary Science Bldg. II 220

Research Interests
mechanisms of pain; novel pain therapies

Rich Holdeman

Senior Lecturer, Biology

• rholdema@indiana.edu
• 812-855-3793
• Biology Bldg. 220

Peter C. Hollenhorst

Associate Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical Sciences Program

Adjunct, Biology

(he/him/his)

• pchollen@indiana.edu
• 812-855-1151
• Biology Bldg. 201A

Research Interests
mechanisms of transcription factor specificity in cancer

Elizabeth Housworth

Professor, Mathematics

Adjunct, Biology

• ehouswor@indiana.edu
• 812-855-1960
• Rawles Hall 371

Research Interests
statistical genetics; phylogenetics; combinatorics; mathematical biology

Heather A. Hundley

Associate Professor, Biology

Sagalowsky Professor of Biology

(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

Laura Hurley

Professor, Biology

Director, REU Program in Animal Behavior

• lhurley@indiana.edu
• 812-856-1991
• Biology Bldg. 243

Research Interests
serotonin as a social neuromodulator of auditory processing

Roger Innes

Distinguished Professor, Biology

(he/him/his)

• rinnes@indiana.edu
• 812-855-2219
• Myers Hall 316B

Research Interests
molecular genetics of plant/pathogen interactions

Alex Jahn

Assistant Research Scientist

Co-Director, IU Midwest Center for Birds and Biodiversity

• alexjahn@iu.edu
• 812-855-5895
• Biology Bldg. 133

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.

Thom Kaufman

Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Biology

(ikh, er, mir, im, zeyn [Yiddish])

• kaufman@indiana.edu
• 812-855-3033
• Biology Bldg. A508

Research Interests
cytogenetics, developmental genetics, and molecular genetics of drosophila

Daniel Kearns

Professor, Biology

(he/him/his)

• dbkearns@indiana.edu
• 812-856-2523
• Biology Bldg. 469

Research Interests
bacterial multicellular behavior

David Kehoe

Professor, Biology

• dkehoe@indiana.edu
• 812-856-4715
• Biology Bldg. A413A

Research Interests
environmental regulation of gene expression in bacteria

Ellen D. Ketterson

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)

• ketterso@indiana.edu
• 812-855-6837
• Biology Bldg. 149

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

Kris Klueg

Associate Scientist, Biology

Associate Director, Drosophila Genomics Resource Center

Associate Director, IUB Flow Cytometry Core Facility

• kklueg@indiana.edu
• 812-855-5510
• Biology Bldg. 340

Eric Knox

Director, IU Herbarium

Senior Scientist, Biology

• eknox@indiana.edu
• 812-855-9601
• Biology Bldg. A313

Research Interests
plant evolution; speciation; phylogenetic systematics; chloroplast genome evolution; horizontal gene transfer; flora of Indiana

Carl Kulow

Senior Lecturer, Biology

• kulowc@indiana.edu
• 812-855-3629
• Biology Bldg. 336

Justin Kumar

Professor, Biology

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

(he/him/his)

• jkumar@indiana.edu
• 812-856-2621
• Myers Hall 202A

Research Interests
Regulation of tissue/organ specification and patterning

Andras Kun

Facility Manager, Light Microscopy Imaging Center

Assistant Research Scientist, Biology

• akun@iu.edu
• 812-856-1734
• Myers Hall 059

Soni Lacefield

Professor, Biology

• sonil@indiana.edu
• 812-856-2429
• Biology Bldg. A315B

Research Interests
mitotic and meiotic cell cycle regulation

Cristina Landeta

Assistant Professor, Biology

• clandeta@iu.edu
• 812-856-3473
• Biology Bldg. 418A

Research Interests
disulfide bond formation in pathogenic bacteria and microbial communities; antimicrobial discovery by high throughput screening

Jennifer Lau

Professor, Biology

(she/her/hers)

• jenlau@iu.edu
• --
• Biology Bldg. 159B

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

Cris Ledón-Rettig

Assistant Professor, Biology

(she/her/hers)

• crisledo@indiana.edu
• 812-855-8821
• Myers Hall 102A

Research Interests
the role of developmental and behavioral plasticity in adaptive evolution

Jay T. Lennon

Professor, Biology

Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior Section Associate Chair, Biology

(he/him/his)

• lennonj@indiana.edu
• 812-856-0962
• Biology Bldg. 261B

Research Interests
microbial ecology and evolution

Jun Liu

Lab Manager and Assistant Scientist, Center for Genomics and Bioinformatics

• liuju@iu.edu
• 812-856-0418

Curt Lively

Distinguished Professor, Biology

• clively@indiana.edu
• 812-855-1842
• Biology Bldg. 117B

Research Interests
evolution and coevolution; sex, virulence and genetic diversity in host-parasite interactions

Elisabeth A. Lloyd

Distinguished Professor, History and Philosophy of Science and Medicine

Adjunct Professor, Biology

• ealloyd@indiana.edu
• 812-855-3195
• Morrison Hall 309

Hui-Chen Lu

Director, Gill Center for Biomolecular Science

Linda and Jack Gill Chair, Gill Center for Biomolecular Science

Professor, Psychological and Brain Sciences

Adjunct Professor, Biology

• hclu@indiana.edu
• 812-856-9663
• Multidisciplinary Science Bldg. II 108

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

Arthur Luhur

Associate Director, Drosophila Genomics Resource Center

Associate Scientist, Biology

• aluhur@indiana.edu
• 812-855-4002
• Biology Bldg. A303

Research Interests
insect cell culture, post transcriptional gene regulation, metabolism, physiology

Michael Lynch

Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Biology

Class of 1954 Professor Emeritus, Biology

Director of the Biodesign Institute for Mechanisms of Evolution, Arizona State University

• mlynch11@asu.edu

Research Interests
evolution; population genetics and genomics; cell biology

Nancy Magill

Senior Lecturer, Biology

(she/her/hers)

• ngmagill@indiana.edu
• 812-856-5978
• Classroom-Office Bldg. 205 (800 E. 3rd St.)

Paul Mahlberg

Professor Emeritus, Biology

• 812-336-3649

George Malacinski

Professor Emeritus, Biology

• malacins@indiana.edu
• 812-855-1131
• Woodburn Hall 356

Research Interests
bone strengthening and molecular biology of bone remodeling

Michael Manzella

Lecturer, Biology

(he/him/his)

• mmanzell@indiana.edu
• 812-855-9401
• Biology Bldg. A015

Daniel Mariyappa

Associate Director, Drosophila Genomics Resource Center

Assistant Scientist, Biology

• dmariyap@iu.edu
• 812-855-4002
• Biology Bldg. A303

Research Interests
Drosophila glycobiology, insect cell culture and DNA resource development

Stephanie Mauthner

Associate Scientist, Tracey Lab, Biology

• mauthner@indiana.edu
• 812-856-2681
• Multidisciplinary Science Bldg. II 216

Research Interests
genome; cell; developmental biology

Jake McKinlay

Associate Professor, Biology

Director, Microbiology Graduate Program

(he/him/his)

• jmckinla@indiana.edu
• 812-855-0359
• Biology Bldg. 447D

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

Sapna Mehta

Lecturer, Biology

(she/her/hers)

• sapmehta@indiana.edu
• Biology Bldg. 004

Vicky J. Meretsky

Director, Master of Science, Environmental Science Program

Professor, School of Public and Environmental Affairs

Adjunct, Biology

• meretsky@indiana.edu
• 812-855-4944
• SPEA 260

Research Interests
single species; landscape scales

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

Anirban Mitra

Assistant Professor, Medical and Molecular Genetics

Adjunct, Biology

(he/him/his)

• anmitra@indiana.edu
• 812-855-8118
• Myers Hall 200C

Armin Moczek

Professor, Biology

Class of 1955 Professor, Biology

• armin@indiana.edu
• 812-856-1468
• Myers Hall 102D

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

Laura Mojonnier

Senior Lecturer, Biology

(she/her/hers)

• laumojon@indiana.edu
• 812-855-6347
• Biology Bldg. 324A

David Morgan

Assistant Scientist, Biology

(he/him/his)

• dagmorga@indiana.edu
• 812-856-1457
• Simon Hall 320C

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

Tuli Mukhopadhyay

Professor, Biology

• sumukhop@indiana.edu
• 812-856-3686
• Simon Hall 220C

Research Interests
virus assembly and spread

Megan Murphy

Lecturer, Biology

(she/her/hers)

• mam19@iu.edu
• 812-855-2643
• Biology Bldg. A006

Ranjan Muthukrishnan

Assistant Research Scientist, Environmental Resilience Institute

Adjunct, Biology

• mrunj@iu.edu
• 812-855-7039
• Biology Bldg. 159E

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.

Craig E. Nelson

Professor Emeritus, Biology

• nelson1@indiana.edu

Kenneth P. Nephew

Professor, Cellular and Integrative Physiology, Medical Sciences Program

Adjunct, Biology

• knephew@indiana.edu
• 812-855-9445
• Biology Bldg. 302

Research Interests
cancer epigenetics; cancer stem cells; ovarian cancer; breast cancer, cancer biomarkers; cancer informatics; estrogen hormone action; microRNAs and cancer

Irene Garcia Newton

Professor, Biology

(she/her/hers)

• irnewton@indiana.edu
• 812-855-3883
• Myers Hall 216A

Research Interests
functional and evolutionary genomics of symbiosis

Claire Nisonger

Senior Lecturer, Biology

• cnisonge@iu.edu
• 812-855-8940
• Biology Bldg. 336

Hengyao Niu

Associate Professor, Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry

Affiliate, Biology

• hniu@indiana.edu
• 812-855-8780
• Simon Hall 400A

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

Martha Oakley

Associate Professor, Chemistry

Affiliate, Biology

• oakley@indiana.edu
• 812-855-4843
• Simon Hall 320A

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

Heather M. O'Hagan

Assistant Professor, Medical and Molecular Genetics, Medical Sciences Program

Adjunct, Biology

• hmohagan@indiana.edu
• 812-855-3035
• Biology Bldg. 108

Research Interests
mechanisms by which inflammation initiates cancer-specific epigenetic changes

Jeffrey Palmer

Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Biology

• jpalmer@indiana.edu

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

Annette Parks

Senior Scientist, Biology

(she/her/hers)

• anlparks@indiana.edu
• 812-855-5783
• Biology Bldg. A513

John Patton

Professor, Biology

Blatt Chair of Virology

Microbiology Section Associate Chair, Biology

• jtpatton@iu.edu
• 812-855-5211
• Simon Hall 220D

Research Interests
rotavirus replication and assembly, viral inhibition of innate immune responses

Richard Phillips

Professor, Biology

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

Craig Pikaard

Distinguished Professor, Biology/Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry

Carlos O. Miller Professor, Biology/Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry

Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute

• cpikaard@indiana.edu
• 812-855-1874
• Myers Hall 300B

Research Interests
mechanisms of RNA-mediated gene silencing and large-scale epigenetic control

P. David Polly

Professor, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences

Research Associate, Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago

Adjunct Professor, Biology

Adjunct Professor, Anthropology

• pdpolly@indiana.edu
• 812-855-7994
• Geology Building 524A

Research Interests
vertebrate paleontology, phylogenetics and morphometrics, comparative morphological variation at the level of the metapopulation, phenotypic evolution

Ellen Popodi

Assistant Scientist, Bloomington Drosophila Stock Center, Biology

• epopodi@indiana.edu
• 812-855-5783
• Biology Bldg. A512

Anne L. Prieto

Associate Professor, Psychological and Brain Sciences

Adjunct, Biology

• aprieto@indiana.edu
• 812-855-4642
• Multidisciplinary Science Building II 222

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

Elizabeth Raff

Professor Emerita, Biology

(she/her/hers)

• raff@indiana.edu
• 812-855-5287
• Myers Hall 100A

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

Erik Ragsdale

Associate Professor, Biology

(he/him/his)

• ragsdale@indiana.edu
• 812-856-1946
• Myers Hall 100C

Research Interests
genetic regulation and evolution of developmental plasticity

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

Kimberly Rosvall

Associate Professor, Biology

(she/her/hers)

• krosvall@indiana.edu
• 812-856-2375
• Biology Bldg. A318A

Research Interests
evolution of behavior; neuroendocrine mechanisms of behavior; physiological mechanisms of phenotypic plasticity and adaptation; sexual selection; behavioral genomics; behavioral ecology

Paul Rothrock

Associate Curator Emeritus, Biology

Associate Research Scientist Emeritus, Biology

• perothro@indiana.edu
• 812-855-5007
• Smith Research Center 130

Dean Rowe-Magnus

Associate Professor, Biology

• drowemag@indiana.edu
• 812-855-8514
• Biology Bldg. 451

Research Interests
integrons and super-integrons; biofilm formation; c-di-GMP signalling pathways; natural competence; ecology and pathogenesis in the vibrionaceae

Todd V. Royer

Associate Professor, School of Public and Environmental Affairs

Adjunct, Biology

• troyer@indiana.edu
• 812-855-0563
• Multidisciplinary Science Building II 426

Research Interests
aquatic biogeochemistry; water resources; nutrient and carbon cycling in streams and rivers; water quality and nutrient standards

E. William Ruf

Director, Tropical Biology Program

Senior Lecturer, Biology

• rufwm@indiana.edu
• 812-855-5822
• Woodburn Hall 356

Douglas Rusch

Lead Bioinformatician, Center for Genomics and Bioinformatics, IU Bloomington

Assistant Research Scientist, Biology

• drusch@indiana.edu
• 812-855-3373
• Biology Bldg. 044

Whitney M. Schlegel

Associate Professor, Biology

Center for Rural Engagement Sustaining Hoosier Communities Faculty Partner

• wreilly@indiana.edu
• 812-855-3185
• Morrison Hall 117C

Dale R. Sengelaub

Professor, Psychological and Brain Sciences

Adjunct, Biology

• sengelau@indiana.edu
• 812-855-9149
• Psychology Bldg. 372

Research Interests
development of the nervous system; plasticity of neural structure and function

Sidney Shaw

Professor, Biology

Director, IU Light Microscopy Imaging Center (LMIC)

Director, Integrated Freshman Learning Experience (IFLE)

• sishaw@indiana.edu
• 812-856-5001
• Myers Hall 354

Research Interests
microtubule dynamics and cellular morphogenesis in arabidopsis

H. Michael Shepard

Adjunct Professor, Biology

Research Interests
cancer mechanisms and anti-cancer strategies; underlying mechanisms of disease pathogenesis in cancer and autoimmune disease

Jennifer Simms

Head Librarian, Sciences

Associate Librarian

• simms29@iu.edu
• 812-855-5609
• Chemistry Bldg. 002E - Science Library

Devraj Singh

Assistant Scientist

• devsingh@iu.edu
• 812-855-1096
• Biology Bldg. 149

Research Interests
mechanism(s) regulating seasonal preferences of migration and reproduction in junco sub-species

G. Troy Smith

Associate Professor, Biology

(he/him/his)

• getsmith@indiana.edu
• 812-856-0109
• Biology Bldg. 270E

Research Interests
neural and hormonal control of sexually dimorphic behavior; evolution of communication signals

Mansi Srivastava

Lecturer, Biology

(she/her/hers)

• mansriva@iu.edu
• 812-855-2097
• Biology Bldg. 003

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

Judy Surzycki

Senior Lecturer, Biology

• surzyckj@indiana.edu
• 812-855-3629
• Biology Bldg. 336

Stefan Surzycki

Associate Professor, Biology

• surzycks@indiana.edu
• 812-855-4880
• Biology Bldg. 328

Haixu Tang

Professor, Informatics and Computing

Adjunct Professor, Biology

• hatang@indiana.edu
• 812-856-1859
• Lindley Hall 301D

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

Michael Tansey

Associate Professor Emeritus, Biology

• mtansey@indiana.edu

Research Interests
mycology

Jason Tennessen

Associate Professor, Biology

Director, GCDB Graduate Program

(he/him/his)

• jtenness@indiana.edu
• 812-855-9803
• Biology Bldg. 343B

Research Interests
developmental mechanisms and regulation in eukaryotic systems

W. Dan Tracey

Professor, Biology

Linda and Jack Gill Chair of Neuroscience

• dtracey@indiana.edu
• 812-856-2574
• Multidisciplinary Science Bldg. II 204

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

Ho-Ching Tiffany Tsui

Senior Scientist, Winkler Lab, Biology

• tttsui@indiana.edu
• 812-856-1781
• Biology Bldg. 410

Research Interests
dynamics and mechanisms of peptidoglycan (PG) biosynthesis in S. pneumoniae

Julia van Kessel

Associate Professor, Biology

(she/her/hers)

• jcvk@indiana.edu
• 812-856-2235
• Biology Bldg. 425K

Research Interests
bacterial cell-cell communication (quorum sensing), gene regulation, bacterial development, microbial genetics and biochemistry

Michael VanNieuwenhze

Professor, Chemistry

Affiliate, Biology

• mvannieu@indiana.edu
• 812-856-7545
• Simon Hall 200A

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

Michael J. Wade

Distinguished Professor, Biology

• mjwade@indiana.edu
• 812-856-4680
• Biology Bldg. 131C

Research Interests
behavior; evolution; microbial interactions and pathogenesis

Claire Walczak

Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical Sciences Program

Adjunct, Biology

(she/her/hers)

• cwalczak@indiana.edu
• 812-855-5919
• Myers Hall 262

Research Interests
mechanisms of chromosome segregation and aneuploidy; identification of new targets for therapeutic development

Xindan Wang

Assistant Professor, Biology

(she/her/hers)

• xindan@indiana.edu
• 812-855-5584
• Biology Bldg. 221C

Research Interests
chromosome dynamics, bacterial cell biology

Maxine Watson

Emeritus Professor, Biology

• watsonm@indiana.edu

Research Interests
plant developmental ecology

Daniel Watts

Instructor, Biology

(he/him/his)

• dajwatts@indiana.edu
• 812-855-0964
• Classroom-Office Bldg. 208

Lesley Weaver

Assistant Professor, Biology

(she/her/hers)

• lnweaver@iu.edu
• 812-855-3340
• Biology Bldg. 333A

Research Interests
physiological control of reproduction through inter-organ communication

David White

Professor Emeritus, Biology

• white@indiana.edu

Cale Whitworth

Associate Research Scientist, Bloomington Drosophila Stock Center, Biology

(he/him/his)

• calewhit@iu.edu
• 812-855-5783
• Biology Bldg. A513

Karen Whitworth

Senior Lecturer, Biology

(she/her/hers)

• kawhitwo@indiana.edu
• 812-855-4325
• Biology Bldg. A112

Malcolm Winkler

Distinguished Professor, Biology

Adjunct Core Professor, Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry

• winklerm@indiana.edu
• 812-856-1318
• Biology Bldg. A414

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

Brian Winterman

Associate Librarian

Adjunct Lecturer, Biology

• bwinterm@indiana.edu
• 812-855-8165
• Wells Library E250

Andrew Zelhof

Professor, 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

Sam Zheng

Associate Scientist, Biology

• samzheng@indiana.edu
• 812-855-5783
• Biology Bldg. A507

Research Interests
neurobiology and genetic basis of behavior; collections management at the Bloomington Drosophila Stock Center

Joshua Ziarek

Assistant Professor, Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry

Adjunct, Biology

• jjziarek@indiana.edu
• 812-855-4573
• Simon Hall 305C

Research Interests
deciphering the conformational dynamics of GPCR activation using biophysical, biochemical and cell-based approaches

Adam Zlotnick

Professor, Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry

Adjunct, Biology

• azlotnic@indiana.edu
• 812-856-1925
• Simon Hall 220A

Research Interests
biophysics of virus assembly related to virus biology, development of antiviral strategies, and construction of virus nanostructures

Miriam Zolan

Professor Emerita, Biology

• mzolan@indiana.edu

Research Interests
meiosis; DNA repair