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
Meet our "microbial cell biology and environmental responses" faculty
Ankur Dalia
Professor, Biology
- ankdalia@indiana.edu
- 812-856-1895
- Biology Bldg. 469A
Research Interests
mechanisms of biofilm formation, horizontal gene transfer by natural transformation, and metabolism in the model facultative pathogen Vibrio cholerae
Clay Fuqua
Professor, Biology
Clyde Culbertson Professor, Biology
(he/him/his)
- cfuqua@indiana.edu
- 812-856-6005
- Biology Bldg. 425E
Research Interests
attachment, biofilm formation, multicellularity and disease ecology of Agrobacterium tumefaciens
Daniel Kearns
Professor, Biology
(he/him/his)
- dbkearns@indiana.edu
- 812-856-2523
- Biology Bldg. 469
Research Interests
bacterial multicellular behavior
David Kehoe
Professor, Biology
- dkehoe@indiana.edu
- 812-856-4715
- Biology Bldg. A413A
Research Interests
environmental regulation of gene expression in bacteria
Jay T. Lennon
Professor, Biology
(he/him/his)
- lennonj@indiana.edu
- 812-856-0962
- Biology Bldg. 261B
Research Interests
microbial ecology and evolution
Dominique (Nicki) Limoli
Associate Professor, Biology
(she/her/hers)
- dominique-limoli@uiowa.edu
Research Interests
multispecies bacterial interactions
Jake McKinlay
Professor, Biology
Director, Microbiology Graduate Program
(he/him/his)
- jmckinla@indiana.edu
- 812-855-0359
- Biology Bldg. 447E
Research Interests
microbial metabolism and its role in cell physiology, the environment, and biotechnology
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
Dean Rowe-Magnus
Associate Professor, Biology
- drowemag@indiana.edu
- 812-855-8514
- Biology Bldg. 451
Research Interests
integrons and super-integrons; biofilm formation; c-di-GMP signalling pathways; natural competence; ecology and pathogenesis in the vibrionaceae
Julia van Kessel
Associate Professor, Biology
(she/her/hers)
- jcvk@indiana.edu
- 812-856-2235
- Biology Bldg. 425K
Research Interests
bacterial cell-cell communication (quorum sensing), gene regulation, bacterial development, microbial genetics and biochemistry
Xindan Wang
Associate Professor, Biology
(she/her/hers)
- xindan@indiana.edu
- 812-855-5584
- Biology Bldg. 221C
Research Interests
chromatin, chromosomes, and genome integrity; genome organization, interactions, and rearrangements; microbial cell biology, genetics, interactions, and environmental responses
Malcolm Winkler
Distinguished Professor, Biology
Adjunct Core Professor, Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry
- winklerm@indiana.edu
- 812-856-1318
- Biology Bldg. A414
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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