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
Meet our "evolution" faculty
Stephen Bell
Distinguished Professor, Biology
Distinguished Professor, Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry
- stedbell@indiana.edu
- 812-856 2331
- Simon Hall 405A
Research Interests
chromosome organization, gene expression and DNA replication
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
Kathy Darragh
Assistant Professor, Biology
Olsen Chair in Evolutionary Biology
(she/her/hers)
- kdarrag@iu.edu
- 812-855-3180
- Biology Bldg. 131C
Research Interests
evolutionary genetics and genomics, molecular biology, insect pheromones, floral scent, biosynthetic pathways
Lynda Delph
Distinguished Professor, Biology
- ldelph@indiana.edu
- 812-855-1831
- Biology Bldg. 119B
Research Interests
evolutionary genetics and ecology; plant reproductive biology
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
Ellen D. Ketterson
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)
- 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
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
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
Curt Lively
Distinguished Professor, Biology
- clively@indiana.edu
- Biology Bldg. 117B
Research Interests
evolution and coevolution; sex, virulence and genetic diversity in host-parasite interactions
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
Leonie Moyle
Professor, 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
Irene Garcia Newton
Professor, Biology
Microbiology Section Associate Chair, Biology
(she/her/hers)
- irnewton@indiana.edu
- 812-855-3883
- Myers Hall 216A
Research Interests
functional and evolutionary genomics of symbiosis
Luke Nikolov
Assistant Professor, Biology
(he/him/his)
- lnikolov@iu.edu
- Myers Hall 316A
Research Interests
plant development and evolution, transcription factors in floral development, single-cell genomics
Erik Ragsdale
Associate Professor, Biology
(he/him/his)
- ragsdale@indiana.edu
- 812-856-1946
- Myers Hall 100C
Research Interests
molecular genetics and evolution of developmental plasticity
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
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
Michael J. Wade
Distinguished Professor, Biology
- mjwade@indiana.edu
- 812-856-4680
- Biology Bldg. 131C
Research Interests
behavior; evolution; microbial interactions and pathogenesis
Andrew Zelhof
Professor, Biology
Genome, Cell, and Developmental Biology Section Associate Chair, 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
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