FACULTY |
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AREA OF INTEREST |
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Dr. Randall
J. Bayer |
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Plant
systematics |
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Dr. Melvin Beck
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Genetics; cytogenetics, population genetics |
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Dr. Maciej Biernacki
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Landscape ecology, aquatic ecology, metapopulation biology |
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Dr. Charles Biggers
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Genetics; population genetics; ecological genetics |
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Dr. Martha Brown
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General Biology, Introduction to Biology |
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Dr. King Thom Chung
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Molecular mechanisms of mutagenesis/carcinogenesis
of aromatic amines metabolically produced from azo dyes |
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Dr. Judith Cole
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PTH and Extracellular
signal Regulated Kinase 1/2 (ERK) activation; PTH
signaling and the regulation of Na-dependent phosphate transporter expression
and function |
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Dr. Lewis Coons
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Physiology of tick salivary
glands, blood meal digestion, vitellogenin production and vitellogenesis
at the cellular and molecular level |
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Dr. Michael Ferkin
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Behavioral ecology with emphasis on small mammals; behavioral endocrinology;
animal behavior |
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Dr. Scott Franklin
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Community ecology, the effects of disturbance, vegetation dynamics,
spatial-temporal scale patterns |
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Dr. David Freeman
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Biological rhythms, reproductive endocrinology, neuroendocrinology,
neurobiology |
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Dr. Kent Gartner
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Direct cell-cell interactions,
cell extracellular matrix interactions, and outside-in signaling mediated
by the platelet integrin aIIbb3 |
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Dr. Shirlean Goodwin
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Molecular genetics of plant
stress responses, specifically mechanisms of metal transport, tolerance
and hyperaccumulation |
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Dr. Jack Grubaugh Biological Station
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River and stream ecology, floodplain ecology, freshwater
invertebrate biology, long-term changes and biological monitoring of
aquatic ecosystems |
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Dr. Ramin Homayouni Smith Hall 429 |
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Neurodevelopment; Neurodegeneration (Alzheimer's
Disease); Bioinformatics |
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Victor X. Jin, Ph. D 901-678-1072
(office) |
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Developing software tools and algorithms for the identification and characterization of genomic regulatory elements and networks and statistical modeling high throughput data such as ChIP-chip and ChIP-Seq |
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Dr. Michael Kennedy Coordinator Graduate Studies |
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Wildlife ecology; mammalogy; systematics; conservation |
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Dr. Kristin Kramer
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Reproductive endocrinology;
neuroendocrine mechanisms controlling sociosexual behavior |
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Dr. Charles Lessman
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Experimental investigation of
regulatory mechanisms in ovarian function. Present emphasis is
on the control and cellular mechanism of oocyte meiosis using amphibian,
insect and teleost ovaries as experimental model systems
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Dr. Carlos Lopez-Estrano
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Research focuses on two aspects
of malaria biology: (1) protein trafficking to the parasite food vacuole
and its biogenesis. (2) regulation of Plasmodium gene expression.
The food vacuole is a metabolically active organelle |
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Dr. Donald Ourth
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Immunochemistry, particularly
the immunology of channel catfish and insect immunology |
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Dr.
Matthew Parris
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Amphibian population ecology, natural hybridization, evolutionary
ecology, conservation biology |
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Dr. S. Reza Pezeshki
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Wetland plant ecology; plant-environmental interactions; plant
stress physiology; primary productivity; management and restoration |
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Dr. Stephan
Schoech |
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Behavioral, reproductive, and environmental endocrinology; physiological
ecology; behavioral ecology; avian biology |
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Dr. Steve Schwartzbach
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Research is focused on the novel pathway
by which chloroplast proteins are transported from their cytoplasmic
site of synthesis to the Euglena chloroplast |
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Dr. Bill Simco
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Ichthyology; aquaculture of channel catfish; hormonal and environmental
control of reproduction; factors limiting production |
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Dr. Anna Bess Sorin
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Molecular ecology; animal behavior; population structure; evolutionary
biology |
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Dr. Stanley E. Stevens
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Microbial
genetics and molecular biology are used to understand the motility of
hormogonia and the process of nitrogen assimilation in cyanobacteria |
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Dr. Carrie Hayes Sutter Research
Assistant Professor Life
Sciences 501 |
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Research
focuses on changes in gene expression during cell differentiation and
from exposure to hypoxia |
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Dr. Thomas Sutter
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Research focuses on understanding the causation and prevention of cancer. Topics include receptor-mediated carcinogenesis, the metabolism of hormones, dietary and xenobiotic compounds, chemoprevention of cancer and genetic susceptibility |
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Dr. Barbara Taller
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Plant-microbe interactions are
studied to help understand hormonal regulation of plant growth and development |
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Dr. Carrie Vance
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Biochemistry |
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Dr.
Gary Voelker
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Avian evolution; molecular systematics; historical biogeography |
| Dr. Juliann Waits
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Environmental and evolutionary ecology, population genetics, and molecular biology |
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Professor
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Microbial physiology; sugar metabolism and bioenergetics;
bioinformatics; DNA repair mechanisms |
