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
Distinguished Professor, Biology
Distinguished Professor, Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry
Research Interests
chromosome organization, gene expression and DNA replication
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
Research Interests
mechanisms of biofilm formation, horizontal gene transfer by natural transformation, and metabolism in the model facultative pathogen Vibrio cholerae
Assistant Professor, Biology
Olsen Chair in Evolutionary Biology
(she/her/hers)
Research Interests
evolutionary genetics and genomics, molecular biology, insect pheromones, floral scent, biosynthetic pathways
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
Associate Professor, Biology
Sagalowsky Professor of Biology
Director, GCDB Graduate Program
(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
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
Director, IU Herbarium
Senior Scientist, Biology
Research Interests
plant evolution; speciation; phylogenetic systematics; chloroplast genome evolution; horizontal gene transfer; flora of Indiana
Professor, Biology
Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior Section Associate Chair, Biology
(he/him/his)
Research Interests
microbial ecology and evolution
Associate Professor, Biology
Affiliate, Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry
(she/her/hers)
Research Interests
photosynthesis, molecular mechanism of photoprotection, plant response to stress
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
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
Professor, Biology
(she/her/hers)
Research Interests
genetics of speciation and adaptation; comparative genomics; evolutionary ecology; plant reproduction
Professor, Biology
Microbiology Section Associate Chair, 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
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
Associate Professor, Biology
(he/him/his)
Research Interests
molecular genetics and evolution of developmental plasticity
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
Associate Professor, Biology
(she/her/hers)
Research Interests
bacterial cell-cell communication (quorum sensing), gene regulation, bacterial development, microbial genetics and biochemistry
Associate Professor, Biology
(she/her/hers)
Research Interests
chromatin, chromosomes, and genome integrity; genome organization, interactions, and rearrangements; microbial cell biology, genetics, interactions, and environmental responses
Distinguished Professor, Biology
Adjunct Core Professor, Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry
Research Interests:
cell biology, physiology, and molecular genetics underlying the pathogenesis of the bacterium Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus); dynamics and regulation of peptidoglycan (PG) cell wall synthesis using single-molecule and high-resolution microscopic, genetic, and biochemical approaches
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