In addition to the complete directory of our core department faculty below, specific faculty subdirectories 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, Biology
Distinguished Professor, Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry
Research Interests
chromosome organization, gene expression and DNA replication
Senior Lecturer, Biology
(she/her/hers)
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
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
Professor, Biology
(he/him/his)
Research Interests
cell cycle control of DNA replication and genome stability
Senior Scientist, Biology
Research Interests
collections management at the Bloomington Drosophila Stock Center; chromosome biology
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, Biology
Clyde Culbertson Professor, Biology
(he/him/his)
Research Interests
attachment, biofilm formation, multicellularity and disease ecology of Agrobacterium tumefaciens
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
Professor, Biology
Provost 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
Teaching Professor, Biology
Director of Undergraduate Studies, Biology
(she/her/hers)
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.
Professor, Biology
(he/him/his)
Research Interests
bacterial multicellular behavior
Professor, Biology
Research Interests
environmental regulation of gene expression in bacteria
Distinguished Professor, Biology
Affiliated with Program in Neuroscience, Center for the Integrative Study of Animal Behavior, Cognitive Science Program, and Environmental Resilience Institute
(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
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
Distinguished Professor, Biology
Research Interests
evolution and coevolution; sex, virulence and genetic diversity in host-parasite interactions
Associate Director, Drosophila Genomics Resource Center
Associate Scientist, Biology
Research Interests
insect cell culture, post transcriptional gene regulation, metabolism, physiology
Senior Lecturer, Biology
(she/her/hers)
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
Professor, Biology
Chair, Biology
(he/him/his)
Research Interests
regulation of chromatin structure and gene expression by epigenetic modifications
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
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
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
Assistant Scientist, Bloomington Drosophila Stock Center, Biology
Associate Professor, Biology
(he/him/his)
Research Interests
molecular genetics 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 Professor, Biology
Research Interests
integrons and super-integrons; biofilm formation; c-di-GMP signalling pathways; natural competence; ecology and pathogenesis in the vibrionaceae
Director, Tropical Biology Program
Senior Lecturer, Biology
Associate Professor, Biology
Center for Rural Engagement Sustaining Hoosier Communities Faculty Partner
Professor, Biology
Director, IU Light Microscopy Imaging Center (LMIC)
Director, Integrated Freshman Learning Experience (IFLE)
Research Interests
microtubule dynamics and cellular morphogenesis in arabidopsis
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
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
Distinguished Professor, Biology
Research Interests
behavior; evolution; microbial interactions and pathogenesis
Assistant Professor, Biology
(she/her/hers)
Research Interests
chromosome dynamics, bacterial cell biology
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
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
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