Schield Lab will study the evolutionary genomics and population genetics of speciation and adaptation.

Regeneration, development, and gene regulatory networks

The cell biological foundations of development

Cilia, Human disease modeling, Quantitative cell biology, Organelle biology, Cell architecture

The evolutionary origins, function, and mechanisms of adult neurogenesis

Evolution and ecology of host-parasite interactions

Evolutionary Ecology, Plant Ecology

Areas of Research: Molecular Genetics, Ecology & Evolution

Endosomal function and dysfunction in neurons. Wiring the nervous system in development.

Tissue regeneration and developmental homeostasis

The neurobiology of appetite, digestion, and metabolism

Cell adhesion and mechanotransduction in vertebrate morphogenesis

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Retinal Development and Disease

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Mouse Visual System

Developmental genetics, regeneration, evolution

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The interaction between plants and microbes

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Mechanisms of genetic and metabolic adaptation in the malaria parasite, Plasmodium falciparum

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Genetics of obesity, diabetes, and aging

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Non-visual effects of light on physiology and behavior

Bergland

Ecological and evolutionary genetics

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Mechanisms of Alzheimer’s disease

Mountains and Ocean

Population genetics and molecular evolution

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Regulation of neural stem cell proliferation

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Mechanisms regulating polarized cell growth

Fish

Behavior and neurobiology of electric fishes

Frog

Genetics of embryonic eye development

Flower

Ecological and evolutionary genetics of plants

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Signal processing by the central nervous system

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Neuronal function and behavior in flies

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Microbial evolution, ecology and genomics

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Life history evolution and ecology

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The role of glial-glial interactions during nervous system devleopment, disease and regeneration

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Neurotransmitters and behavior in the fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster

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Mechanisms of neural development and disease

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Sexual conflict, life-history evolution, physiological and behavioral ecology

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Evolutionary genetics and behavioral ecology

Flowers

Evolution of infectious disease