Department of Biology

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

The cell biological foundations of development

Genetics of obesity, diabetes, and aging

The interaction between plants and microbes

Mechanisms regulating polarized cell growth

Evolutionary genetics and behavioral ecology

Life history evolution and ecology

The evolutionary origins, function, and mechanisms of adult neurogenesis

Non-visual effects of light on physiology and behavior

Population genetics and molecular evolution

Behavior and neurobiology of electric fishes

Ecological and evolutionary genetics of plants

Neuronal function and behavior in flies

Microbial evolution, ecology and genomics

Developmental genetics, regeneration, evolution

Genetics of embryonic eye development

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

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

Regulation of neural stem cell proliferation

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

Mechanisms of Alzheimer’s disease

Evolutionary Ecology, Plant Ecology

Mouse Visual System

Regeneration, development, and gene regulatory networks

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

Signal processing by the central nervous system

Evolution of infectious disease

Evolution and ecology of host-parasite interactions

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

Mechanisms of neural development and disease

Tissue regeneration and developmental homeostasis

Ecological and evolutionary genetics

Retinal Development and Disease

Areas of Research: Molecular Genetics, Ecology & Evolution

Cell adhesion and mechanotransduction in vertebrate morphogenesis

The neurobiology of appetite, digestion, and metabolism

Neurotransmitters and behavior in the fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster