Carol Anderson
Assistant Professor, Biology
- carola@indiana.edu
- (812) 856-5603
- Jordan Hall 217
Research Interests
chromatin; chromosomes and genome integrity; eukaryotic cell biology; cytoskeleton and signaling; genomics and bioinformatics
Jonathan Atwell
Assistant Scientist, Ketterson Lab, Biology
- jwatwell@indiana.edu
- (812) 855-1096
- Jordan Hall 033
Farrah Bashey-Visser
Assistant Scientist, Biology
Lecturer, Human Biology
- fbasheyv@indiana.edu
- (812) 855-1962
- Sycamore Hall 039
Research Interests
ecology; evolution; microbial interactions and pathogensis
Carl Bauer
Chair, Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry
Professor, Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry
Adjunct, Biology
- bauer@indiana.edu
- (812) 855-6595
- Simon Hall 305A
Research Interests
oxygen and light regulation of gene expression; biosynthesis of heme and chlorophyll; prokaryotic development
Stephen Bell
Professor, Biology
Professor, Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry
- stedbell@indiana.edu
- (812) 856 2331
- Simon Hall 405A
Alan Bender
Associate Professor, Biology
- adbender@indiana.edu
- (812) 333-2851
- - -
Research Interests
genome, cell and developmental biology
Amy Berndtson
Senior Lecturer, Biology
- aberndts@indiana.edu
- (812) 855-4842
- Morrison Hall 202
Research Interests
hormonal regulation of reproduction
James Bever
Adjunct Professor, Biology
- jbever@indiana.edu
- Jordan Hall 149D
Research Interests
ecology and evolution of plants and fungi
Matthew L. Bochman
Assistant Professor, Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry
Affiliate, Biology
- bochman@indiana.edu
- (812) 856-2095
- Simon Hall 405B
Research Interests
DNA helicases and the maintenance of genome integrity; fermentation science
José Bonner
Emeritus Professor, Biology
- bonner@indiana.edu
- Simon Hall 205C
Research Interests
improving science literacy
Volker Brendel
Professor, Biology
Professor, Computer Science
- vbrendel@indiana.edu
- (812) 855-7074
- Simon Hall 205C
Research Interests
genome, cell and developmental biology
Bill Brizzard
Director, Technology Commercialization
- bbrizzar@indiana.edu
- (812) 855-3597
- IU Research and Technology Coporation -
Research Interests
Biotechnology Program
Yves Brun
Distinguished Professor, Biology
Clyde Culbertson Professor, Biology
- ybrun@indiana.edu
- (812) 855-8860
- Jordan Hall 447G
Research Interests
mechanism, regulation, and evolution of bacterial shape, differentiation, and biofilm formation
Karen Bush
Professor of Practice, Biotechnology
Adjunct Professor, Biology
Adjunct Professor, Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry
- karbush@indiana.edu
- (812) 855-1542
- Simon Hall 102B
Research Interests
antibiotic mechanisms of action and resistance; antibacterial drug discovery and drug development.
Brian Calvi
Professor, Biology
- bcalvi@indiana.edu
- (812) 855-5450
- Jordan Hall 361B
Research Interests
cell cycle control of DNA replication and genome stability
Sue Carter
Director, Kinsey Institute
Rudy Professor, Biology
- cscarter@indiana.edu
- (812) 855-7686
- Morrison Hall 313
Research Interests
evolution; ecology; behavior
Geetanjali Chawla
Assistant Scientist, Biology
- chawlag@indiana.edu
- (812) 856-3616
- Jordan Hall 341
Research Interests
microRNA mediated mechanisms in aging and neurodegeneration
Lingling Chen
Director of Graduate Studies, Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry
Associate Professor, Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry
- linchen@indiana.edu
- (812) 855-0491
- Simon Hall 305B
Research Interests
microbial structure, function and mechanism; biology of molecular chaperone (chaperonin)
Lucy Cherbas
Senior Scientist Emerita, Biology
- cherbasl@indiana.edu
- (812) 855-6431
- Jordan Hall A316
Research Interests
mechanism of transcriptional regulation by a steroid hormone; drosophila cell lines; drosophila genomics.
Peter Cherbas
Professor Emeritus, Biology
- cherbas@indiana.edu
- (812) 855-6273
- Jordan Hall A317
Research Interests
chromatin; chromosomes; genome integrity; developmental mechanisms; regulation in eukaryotic systems; genomics; bioinformatics
Yean Chooi-Odle
Associate Professor, Biology
- chooi@indiana.edu
- (812) 855-0630
- Woodburn Hall 332
Research Interests
teaching and engaging introductory biology students, especially non-majors
Keith Clay
Distinguished Professor, Biology
- clay@indiana.edu
- (812) 855-8158
- Jordan Hall 159B
Research Interests
microbial interactions, ecology, symbiosis, disease
Jared Cochran
Associate Professor, Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry
Affiliate, Biology
- jcc6@indiana.edu
- (812) 855-6935
- Simon Hall 405C
Research Interests
development of a metal switch for controlling the activity of P-loop NTPases; kinetic and thermodynamic investigations of unconventional kinesin-microtubule systems; high resolution structural and mechanistic studies of tubulin-protein interactions
Kevin Cook
Senior Scientist, Biology
- kercook@indiana.edu
- (812) 856-1213
- Jordan Hall A507
Research Interests
collections management at the Bloomington Drosophila Stock Center; chromosome biology
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.
Christina Dann
Assistant Scientist, Chemistry
Affiliate Associate Scientist, Biology
- ctdann@indiana.edu
- (812) 855-0821
- Myers Hall 216B
Research Interests
genetic and cellular studies of mouse spermatogonial stem cells
Pranav Danthi
Associate Professor, Biology
- pdanthi@indiana.edu
- (812) 856-2449
- Simon Hall 220B
Research Interests
reovirus-host interactions
Lynda Delph
Distinguished Professor, Biology
Evolution, Ecology and Behavior Section Associate Chair, Biology
- ldelph@indiana.edu
- (812) 855-1831
- Jordan Hall 119B
Research Interests
evolutionary genetics and ecology; plant reproductive biology
Gregory E. Demas
Associate Chair for Research, Biology
Professor, Biology
- gdemas@indiana.edu
- 812-856-0158
- Jordan Hall 265
Research Interests
evolution; ecology; behavior
David Dilcher
Professor Emeritus, Biology
- dilcher@indiana.edu
- (812) 856-0618
- Indiana Geological Survey S209A
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
Adjunct, Biology
- jadrummo@indiana.edu
- (812) 856-4184
- Simon Hall 305C
Research Interests
limited alphabet coding sequences and proteins; a minimalist approach to structure and function
Megan Dunn
Lecturer, Biology
- mmparrot@indiana.edu
- Ballantine Hall 627
Research Interests
research interests include understanding the mechanisms of enveloped virus assembly and release.
John Foley
Associate Professor, Anatomy and Cell Biology, Medical Sciences
Adjunct Associate Professor, Biology
- jgfoley@indiana.edu
- (812) 855-3189
- Jordan Hall 101
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
- Jordan Hall 447E
Research Interests
mutagenesis, DNA repair, replication, and recombination
Clay Fuqua
Chair, Biology
Professor, Biology
- cfuqua@indiana.edu
- (812) 856-6005
- Jordan Hall 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
David P. Giedroc
Lilly Chemistry Alumni Professor, Chemistry
Adjunct, Biology
- giedroc@indiana.edu
- (812) 856-3178
- Simon Hall 320C
Research Interests
zinc- and copper-specific metal sensor proteins from bacterial pathogens, translational frameshifting, and RNA structure and function in mammalian coronavirus replication.
Matthew Hahn
Professor, Biology
Professor, Computer Science
- mwh@indiana.edu
- (812) 856-7001
- Jordan Hall 249B
Research Interests
computational and evolutionary genomics; evolution of transcriptional regulation; molecular population genetics
Spencer Hall
Professor, Biology
Director, EEB Graduate Program
- sprhall@indiana.edu
- (812) 855-6009
- Jordan Hall 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
Gail Hardy
Assistant Scientist, Brun Lab, Biology
- gahardy@indiana.edu
- (812) 855-7239
- Jordan Hall 425
Research Interests
holdfast biosynthesis and anchoring
Richard Hardy
Professor, Biology
Associate Chair of Teaching
- rwhardy@indiana.edu
- (812) 856-0652
- Simon Hall 220E
Research Interests
eukaryotic cell biology; cytoskeleton and signaling; virology
George Hegeman
Student Advocate
Professor Emeritus, Biology
- hegemang@indiana.edu
- (812) 855-0761
- Eigenmann Hall 206
Andrea Hohmann
Professor, Psychological and Brain Sciences
Linda and Jack Gill Chair, Neuroscience
- hohmanna@indiana.edu
- (812) 856-0672
- Multidisciplinary Science Building II 220
Research Interests
mechanisms of pain; novel pain therapies
Peter C. Hollenhorst
Associate Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical Sciences Program
Adjunct, Biology
- pchollen@iupui.edu
- (812) 855-1151
- Jordan Hall 208
Research Interests
mechanisms of transcription factor specificity in cancer
Elizabeth Housworth
Chair, Mathematics
Professor, Mathematics
Adjunct, Biology
- ehouswor@indiana.edu
- (812) 855-1960
- Rawles Hall 371
Research Interests
statistical genetics; phylogenetics; combinatorics; mathematical biology
Ke Hu
Associate Professor, Biology
- kehu@indiana.edu
- (812) 855-0166
- Myers Hall 216A
Research Interests
cytoskeletal biogenesis of apicomplexan parasites
Heather A. Hundley
Assistant Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical Sciences Program
Adjunct, Biology
- hahundle@indiana.edu
- (812) 855-0675
- Jordan Hall 213C
Research Interests
post-transcriptional mechanisms of regulating gene expression
Laura Hurley
Associate Professor, Biology
Director, REU Program in Animal Behavior
- lhurley@indiana.edu
- (812) 856-1991
- Jordan Hall 243
Research Interests
evolution; ecology; behavior
Roger Innes
Professor, Biology
- rinnes@indiana.edu
- (812) 855-2219
- Myers Hall 316B
Research Interests
molecular genetics of plant/pathogen interactions
Cheng Kao
Professor, Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry
Director, Biotechnology
Adjunct, Biology
- ckao@indiana.edu
- (812) 855-7583
- Simon Hall 201A
Research Interests
biochemistry of RNA virus infection and innate immunity
Thom Kaufman
Distinguished Professor, Biology
- kaufman@indiana.edu
- (812) 855-3033
- Jordan Hall A508
Research Interests
cytogenetics, developmental genetics, and molecular genetics of drosophila
Daniel Kearns
Professor, Biology
- dbkearns@indiana.edu
- (812) 856-2523
- Jordan Hall 469
Research Interests
bacterial multicellular behavior
David Kehoe
Professor, Biology
- dkehoe@indiana.edu
- (812) 856-4715
- Jordan Hall A413A
Research Interests
environmental regulation of gene expression in bacteria
Ellen D. Ketterson
Distinguished Professor, Biology
Affiliate Professor, Gender Studies
- ketterso@indiana.edu
- (812) 855-6837
- Jordan Hall 033
Research Interests
behavior; ecology; evolution
Eric Knox
Director, IU Herbarium
Senior Scientist, Biology
- eknox@indiana.edu
- Jordan Hall A313
Research Interests
plant evolution; speciation; phylogenetic systematics; chloroplast genome evolution; horizontal gene transfer; flora of Indiana
Justin Kumar
Professor, Biology
Genome, Cell, and Developmental Biology Section Associate Chair, Biology
- jkumar@indiana.edu
- (812) 856-2621
- Myers Hall 202A
Research Interests
Regulation of tissue/organ specification and patterning
Soni Lacefield
Associate Professor, Biology
- sonil@indiana.edu
- (812) 856-2429
- Jordan Hall A315B
Research Interests
mitotic and meiotic cell cycle regulation
Jennifer Laherty
Head Librarian, Sciences
Associate Librarian
- jlaherty@indiana.edu
- (812) 855-5609
- Jordan Hall A304
Jay T. Lennon
Professor, Biology
- lennonj@indiana.edu
- (812) 856-0962
- Jordan Hall 261B
Research Interests
microbial ecology and evolution
Jun Liu
Assistant Scientist, Hu Lab, Biology
- liuju@indiana.edu
- (812) 855-0311
- Myers Hall 240
Research Interests
chromatin, chromosomes, and genome integrity; eukaryotic cell biology, cytoskeleton and signaling
Curt Lively
Distinguished Professor, Biology
- clively@indiana.edu
- (812) 855-1842
- Jordan Hall 117B
Research Interests
evolution and coevolution; sex, virulence and genetic diversity in host-parasite interactions
Elisabeth A. Lloyd
Chair, History and Philosophy of Science
Adjunct Professor, Biology
Adjunct Professor, Philosophy
Affiliated Faculty Scholar, Kinsey Institute
Adjunct Faculty, Center for the Integrative Study of Animal Behavior
- ealloyd@indiana.edu
- (812) 855-3622
- Goodbody Hall 130
Hui-Chen Lu
Professor, Psychological and Brain Sciences
Linda and Jack Gill Chair, Neuroscience
Adjunct, Biology
- hclu@indiana.edu
- (812) 856-9663
- Multidisciplinary Science Building II 122
Research Interests
development of neural circuitry, particularly in the neocortex; activity-dependent remodeling and mis-wiring in autism, dyslexia, schizophrenia, and congenital epilepsy; neuroprotective strategies
Michael Lynch
Distinguished Professor, Biology
Class of 1954 Professor, Biology
- lynchlab@indiana.edu
- (812) 855-7384
- Jordan Hall 324C
Research Interests
evolution; population genetics and genomics; cell biology
George Malacinski
Professor Emeritus, Biology
- malacins@indiana.edu
- (812) 855-1131
- Morrison Hall 209
Research Interests
bone strengthening and molecular biology of bone remodeling
EmÃlia Martins
Professor, Biology
- emartins@indiana.edu
- (812) 856-5840
- Jordan Hall 133B
Research Interests
behavior, evolution, genomics, bioinformatics
Stephanie Mauthner
Assistant Scientist, Tracey Lab, Biology
- mauthner@indiana.edu
- (812) 856-2681
- Multidisciplinary Science Building II 216
Research Interests
genome; cell; developmental biology
Jake McKinlay
Assistant Professor, Biology
- jmckinla@indiana.edu
- (812) 855-0359
- Jordan Hall A309
Research Interests
microbial metabolism and its role in cell physiology, the environment, and biotechnology
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
Director, Center for Genomics and Bioinformatics
Professor, Biology
- 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
- anmitra@indiana.edu
- (812) 855-8118
- Myers Hall 200C
Armin Moczek
Professor, Biology
- armin@indiana.edu
- (812) 856-1468
- Myers Hall 102D
Research Interests
developmental mechanisms and regulation in eukaryotic systems; evolution genomics and bioinformatics
Laura Mojonnier
Lecturer, Biology
- laumojon@indiana.edu
- (812) 855-6347
- Morrison Hall 203
Research Interests
biology; ecology; evolution; sensory biology; environmental biology; diversity; biology outreach
Kristi Montooth
Affiliate Associate Professor, Biology
- montooth@indiana.edu
- (402) 472-2720
- - -
Research Interests
evolutionary physiological genetics; population genetics; biochemical adaptation
Leonie Moyle
Professor, Biology
- lmoyle@indiana.edu
- (812) 856-7027
- Jordan Hall 325C
Research Interests
genetics of speciation and adaptation; comparative genomics; evolutionary ecology; plant reproduction
Tuli Mukhopadhyay
Associate Professor, Biology
- sumukhop@indiana.edu
- (812) 856-3686
- Simon Hall 220C
Research Interests
structure and assembly of enveloped; RNA viruses
John Murray
Senior Scientist, Hu Lab, Biology
- murrayjo@indiana.edu
- (812) 855-0311
- Myers Hall 230
Research Interests
developmental mechanisms and regulation in eukaryotic systems; eukaryotic cell biology, cytoskeleton and signaling
Kenneth P. Nephew
Professor, Cellular and Integrative Physiology, Medical Sciences Program
Adjunct, Biology
- knephew@indiana.edu
- (812) 855-9445
- Jordan Hall 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
Assistant Professor, Biology
- irnewton@indiana.edu
- (812) 855-3883
- Jordan Hall 221C
Research Interests
functional and evolutionary genomics of symbiosis
Hengyao Niu
Assistant Professor, Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry
Affiliate Assistant Professor, Biology
- hniu@indiana.edu
- (812) 855-8780
- Simon Hall 400A
Research Interests
mechanisms of DNA damage repair and its regulation by chromatin dynamics
Heather M. O'Hagan
Assistant Professor, Medical and Molecular Genetics, Medical Sciences Program
Adjunct, Biology
- hmohagan@indiana.edu
- (812) 855-3035
- Jordan Hall 108
Research Interests
mechanisms by which inflammation initiates cancer-specific epigenetic changes
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
Jeffrey Palmer
Distinguished Professor, Biology
Class of 1955 Professor, Biology
- jpalmer@indiana.edu
- (812) 855-8892
- Jordan Hall 235C
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
John Patton
Associate Professor, Biology
Blatt Chair of Virology
- jtpatton@iu.edu
- (812) 855-5211
- Simon Hall 220D
Research Interests
replication of rotavirus, innate immune responses to viral infection
Ronald Pearson
Research Associate, Raff Lab, Biology
- rolepear@indiana.edu
- (812) 855-7773
- Myers Hall 102W
Research Interests
microbial ecology, evolution and behavior
Richard Phillips
Associate Professor, Biology
Science Director, Research and Teaching Preserve
- rpp6@indiana.edu
- (812) 856-0593
- Jordan Hall 247
Research Interests
ecosystem ecology and biogeochemistry; consequences of human-accelerated environmental change on plant-soil-microbial interactions
Flynn Picardal
Professor, School of Public and Environmental Affairs
Adjunct Associate Professor, Biology
- picardal@indiana.edu
- (812) 855-0733
- Multidisciplinary Science Building II 418
Research Interests
bioremediation; environmental microbiology; biogeochemistry with a focus on the microbial reduction of iron oxides and nitrate; microbial iron oxidation, biotransformation of metals and chlorinated hydrocarbons; combined microbial;geochemical interactions
Craig Pikaard
Distinguished Professor, Biology
Carlos O. Miller Professor, Biology
HHMI-GBMF Investigator
- cpikaard@indiana.edu
- (812) 855-1874
- Myers Hall 300
Research Interests
mechanisms of RNA-mediated gene silencing and large-scale epigenetic control
P. David Polly
Associate Professor, Geological Sciences
Affliate Member, Integrated Program in the Environment
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; comparative morphological variation at the level of the metapopulation; and the effects of Quaternary climate change on vertebrate faunas
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, Biology
- 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
Rudolf Raff
Distinguished Professor, Biology
James H. Rudy Professor, Biology
- raffr@indiana.edu
- (812) 855-2791
- Myers Hall 102A
Research Interests
evolutionary developmental biology (EVO-DEVO); microbial processes in the fossilization of embryos
Erik Ragsdale
Assistant Professor, Biology
- ragsdale@indiana.edu
- (812) 856-1946
- Myers Hall 100C
Research Interests
genetic regulation and evolution of developmental plasticity; nematode systematics and natural history
Heather Reynolds
Associate Professor, Biology
- hlreynol@indiana.edu
- (812) 855-0792
- Jordan Hall 155A
Research Interests
ecology; microbial interactions and pathogensis
Kimberly Rosvall
Assistant Professor, Biology
- krosvall@indiana.edu
- (812) 856-2375
- Jordan Hall A318A
Research Interests
evolution; ecology; behavior
Paul Rothrock
Associate Curator, Biology
Associate Research Scientist, Biology
- perothro@indiana.edu
- (812) 855-5007
- Smith Research Center 130
Dean Rowe-Magnus
Associate Professor, Biology
- drowemag@indiana.edu
- (812) 855-8514
- Jordan Hall 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
- Morrison Hall 215
Whitney M. Schlegel
Associate Professor, Biology
- wreilly@indiana.edu
- (812) 855-7116
- Morrison Hall 117C
Research Interests
behavior
Dale Sengelaub
Professor, Psychological and Brain Sciences
Adjunct, Biology
- sengelau@indiana.edu
- (812) 855-9149
- Psychology Building 372
Research Interests
development of the nervous system; plasticity of neural structure and function
Sidney Shaw
Associate Professor, Biology
- sishaw@indiana.edu
- (812) 856-5001
- Myers Hall 354
Research Interests
microtubule dynamics and cellular morphogenesis in arabidopsis
G. Troy Smith
Associate Professor, Biology
- getsmith@indiana.edu
- (812) 856-0109
- Jordan Hall 270E
Research Interests
evolution and behavior
Nicholas Sokol
Associate Professor, Biology
- nsokol@indiana.edu
- (812) 856-6812
- Jordan Hall A504
Research Interests
behavior developmental mechanisms and regulation in eukaryotic systems eukaryotic cell biology, cytoskeleton and signaling
Ken Spitze
Associate Scientist, Biology
- kspitze@indiana.edu
- (770) 639-1711
- Jordan Hall 324C
Research Interests
large population genomics project on daphnia to explore the patterns of intra- and inter-population variation
Stefan Surzycki
Associate Professor, Biology
- surzycks@indiana.edu
- (812) 855-4880
- Jordan Hall 328
Research Interests
characterization of C. reinhardti VNTR sequences; study of C. reinhardti transposons
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
- (812) 855-2914
- Jordan Hall A305
Research Interests
mycology
Milton Taylor
Professor Emeritus, Biology
- taymil@indiana.edu
- (812) 855-3340
- Jordan Hall 336A
Research Interests
the interferon response in hepatitis C patients; A study using DNA array technology to explain the differences in response to treatment and decrease in viral titer
Jason Tennessen
Assistant Professor, Biology
- jtenness@indiana.edu
- (812) 855-9803
- Jordan Hall 343B
Research Interests
developmental mechanisms and regulation in eukaryotic systems
W. Dan Tracey
Associate Professor, Biology
Linda and Jack Gill Chair, Genome, Cell & Developmental Biology
- dtracey@indiana.edu
- (812) 856-2574
- Multidisciplinary Science Building 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
- Jordan Hall 410
Research Interests
dynamics and mechanisms of peptidoglycan (PG) biosynthesis in S. pneumoniae
Julia van Kessel
Assistant Professor, Biology
- jcvk@indiana.edu
- (812) 856-2235
- Jordan Hall A317
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
Robert Vaughan
Lecturer, Biology
Associate Director, Biotechnology
Director, Biotechnology Graduate Studies
- robvaugh@indiana.edu
- (812) 855-5170
- - -
Research Interests
protein mass spectrometry; quantitative proteomics; analytical method development; physical virology; biotechnology
Michael J. Wade
Distinguished Professor, Biology
- mjwade@indiana.edu
- (812) 856-4680
- Jordan Hall 131C
Research Interests
behavior; evolution; microbial interactions and pathogenesis
Claire E. Walczak
Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical Sciences Program
Adjunct, Biology
- 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
- xindan@indiana.edu
- Jordan Hall 221C
Research Interests
chromosome organization and segregation
Maxine Watson
Emeritus Professor, Biology
- watsonm@indiana.edu
- (812) 855-5591
- Jordan Hall A303
Research Interests
plant developmental ecology
Eugene Weinberg
Professor Emeritus, Biology
- eweinber@indiana.edu
- - -
Research Interests
medical microbiology; mineral nutrition; iron withholding defense system
Meredith West
Professor, Psychological and Brain Sciences
Graduate Advisor/Ombudsman, Psychological and Brain Sciences
Adjunct, Biology
- mewest@indiana.edu
- (812) 855-9597
- Psychology Building 348
Research Interests
development of behavior in animals and humans with a particular interest in how learning and species-typical experience affect ontogenetic and/or phylogenetic processes
Malcolm Winkler
Professor, Biology
Associate Chair, Microbology
- mwinkler@bio.indiana.edu
- (812) 856-1318
- Jordan Hall A414
Research Interests
physiology, molecular genetics, and pathogenesis of the bacterium Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus)
Andrew Zelhof
Associate Professor, Biology
Director, Drosophila Genomics Resource Center
- azelhof@indiana.edu
- (812) 855-0294
- Jordan Hall 357A
Research Interests
developmental mechanisms and regulation in eukaryotic systems; eukaryotic cell diology; cytoskeleton and signaling evolution
Gabriel Zentner
Assistant Professor, Biology
- gzentner@indiana.edu
- (812) 856-7377
- Myers Hall 216B
Research Interests
epigenomic analysis of transcriptional regulation
Sam Zheng
Associate Scientist, Biology
- samzheng@indiana.edu
- Jordan Hall A513
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
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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
Miriam Zolan
Professor, Biology
- mzolan@indiana.edu
- (812) 855-6694
- Jordan Hall 217
Research Interests
meiosis; DNA repair
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