Research Scientists

Research scientists

Robert Calderon

Assistant Scientist

(he/him/his)

rhcalder@gmail.com

Research Interests
the role(s) of micropeptides in light-mediated seedling development; regulation of chloroplast and mitochondrial metabolism

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

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

Liping He

Assistant Research Scientist

liphe@indiana.edu
812-856-2876
Multidisciplinary Science Bldg. II 250

Alex Jahn

Assistant Research Scientist

Co-Director, IU Midwest Center for 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.

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