Department of Biology

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

Evolutionary Ecology, Plant Ecology

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

Neuronal function and behavior in flies

The neurobiology of appetite, digestion, and metabolism

Ecological and evolutionary genetics of plants

The evolutionary origins, function, and mechanisms of adult neurogenesis

Regeneration, development, and gene regulatory networks

Evolution of infectious disease

Signal processing by the central nervous system

Tissue regeneration and developmental homeostasis

Behavior and neurobiology of electric fishes

Plant stress, both physiological mechanisms and ecological implications

Genetics of obesity, diabetes, and aging

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

Areas of Research: Molecular Genetics, Ecology & Evolution

Evolutionary genetics and behavioral ecology

Life history evolution and ecology

The cell biological foundations of development

Population genetics and molecular evolution

Retinal Development and Disease

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

Developmental genetics, regeneration, evolution

Mechanisms of Alzheimer’s disease

Microbial evolution, ecology and genomics

Mechanisms regulating polarized cell growth

Mouse Visual System

Neurotransmitters and behavior in the fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster

Regulation of neural stem cell proliferation

Cell adhesion and mechanotransduction in vertebrate morphogenesis

Ecological and evolutionary genetics

Evolution and ecology of host-parasite interactions

The interaction between plants and microbes

Mechanisms of neural development and disease

Genetics of embryonic eye development

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

Non-visual effects of light on physiology and behavior