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Research in the Department of Biological Sciences includes the following areas:

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Cell and Developmental Biology

Carlton R. Cooper, Ph.D.
Teaching Intensive, Prostate cancer, health disparity
Melinda K. Duncan, Ph.D., FARVO
Cataracts, ophthalmology, congenital disease, wound healing, animal models, inflammation
Velia Fowler, Ph.D.

​Actin cytoskeleton in cell and tissue morphogenesis and biomechanics

Deni S. Galileo, Ph.D.
Glioblastoma, brain development, brain cancer, stem cells
Aimee Jaramillo-Lambert, Ph.D.
Meiosis, chromosome structure, spermatogenesis, C. elegans
John R. Jungck, Ph.D.
Evolutionary bioinformatics, image analysis, mathematical biology, STEM.
Austin B. Keeler, Ph.D.

​Neural development, pain, spatial and single-cell data science, extracellular vesicles, mouse transgenesis​​​​

Amber Krauchunas, Ph.D.

​Fertilization, gamete activation, C. elegans

Salil A. Lachke, Ph.D.
Lens, development, genetics, cataract
Chi Keung Lam, Ph.D.

​Heart disease, calcium regulation, stress signaling, chaperone, proteasome

Joohyun (Jason) Lim, Ph.D.

Musculoskeletal development and pathophysiology; stem/progenitor cell homeostasis and differentiation; temporomandibular joint pathophysiology; mouse genetics​

Anja Nohe, Ph.D.
Skeletal biology, Novel Imaging Techniques, Nanotechnology, Cell and Molecular Biology
Justin Parreno, Ph.D.

​Actin Cytoskeleton, Tissue Engineering, Mechanotransduction, Cartilage, Lens

Erica M. Selva, Ph.D.
Developmental biology, signal, transduction
Lisha Shao, Ph.D.

Behavior, imaging, neurogenetics, reward circuit

Robert A. Sikes, Ph.D.
Prostate cancer
Jia L. Song, Ph.D.
Developmental biology, microRNAs, sea urchins, signaling pathways
Jessica Tanis, Ph.D.
C. elegans, molecular neuroscience, extracellular vesicles, amyloid beta
Andre Luiz Pasqua Tavares, DDS, PhD

​Craniofacial development and disease, craniofacial birth defects, bone development, mouse genetics, Xenopus development.​​

Shuo Wei, Ph.D.
Metalloproteinases, cell signaling, neural crest, cancer progression
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Microbiology

Jeremy Bird, Ph.D.

​Mechanism of transcription, metabolism, epitranscriptomics, RNA capping

E. Fidelma Boyd, Ph.D.
Bacterial genetics, genomics, physiology and evolution
Ramona Neunuebel, PhD.
Microbiology, bacterial pathogenesis, host-microbe
Karl Schmitz, Ph.D.
Tuberculosis, proteolysis, structural biology
Molly C. Sutherland, Ph.D.

Cytochrome c biogenesis, membrane proteins, heme, microbiology

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Molecular, Cellular and Tissue Physiology

Melinda K. Duncan, Ph.D., FARVO
Cataracts, ophthalmology, congenital disease, wound healing, animal models, inflammation
Austin B. Keeler, Ph.D.

​Neural development, pain, spatial and single-cell data science, extracellular vesicles, mouse transgenesis​​​​

Chi Keung Lam, Ph.D.

​Heart disease, calcium regulation, stress signaling, chaperone, proteasome

Gary H. Laverty, Ph.D.
Tetrahymena thermophila, chemical sensing, TRP channels, C.R.E.A.T.E.
Joohyun (Jason) Lim, Ph.D.

Musculoskeletal development and pathophysiology; stem/progenitor cell homeostasis and differentiation; temporomandibular joint pathophysiology; mouse genetics​

Anja Nohe, Ph.D.
Skeletal biology, Novel Imaging Techniques, Nanotechnology, Cell and Molecular Biology
Justin Parreno, Ph.D.

​Actin Cytoskeleton, Tissue Engineering, Mechanotransduction, Cartilage, Lens

Jessica Tanis, Ph.D.
C. elegans, molecular neuroscience, extracellular vesicles, amyloid beta
Andre Luiz Pasqua Tavares, DDS, PhD

​Craniofacial development and disease, craniofacial birth defects, bone development, mouse genetics, Xenopus development.​​

Donna Woulfe, Ph.D.
Platelets, thrombosis, receptor, signal transduction
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Molecular Biology and Genetics

Jeremy Bird, Ph.D.

​Mechanism of transcription, metabolism, epitranscriptomics, RNA capping

E. Fidelma Boyd, Ph.D.
Bacterial genetics, genomics, physiology and evolution
Melinda K. Duncan, Ph.D., FARVO
Cataracts, ophthalmology, congenital disease, wound healing, animal models, inflammation
Deni S. Galileo, Ph.D.
Glioblastoma, brain development, brain cancer, stem cells
Amber Krauchunas, Ph.D.

​Fertilization, gamete activation, C. elegans

Salil A. Lachke, Ph.D.
Lens, development, genetics, cataract
Erica M. Selva, Ph.D.
Developmental biology, signal, transduction
Lisha Shao, Ph.D.

Behavior, imaging, neurogenetics, reward circuit

Robert A. Sikes, Ph.D.
Prostate cancer
Jessica Tanis, Ph.D.
C. elegans, molecular neuroscience, extracellular vesicles, amyloid beta
Shuo Wei, Ph.D.
Metalloproteinases, cell signaling, neural crest, cancer progression
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Science Education

Stefanie R. DeVito, Ph.D.
Teaching Intensive, Education (DBER), introductory biology
Oyenike ‘Nike’ Olabisi, Ph.D.
Teaching Intensive, Molecular genetics, science education, active inclusive learning
Christopher Trimby, Ph.D.
Teaching intensive, Intro biology, Education (DBER), mentorship, assessment, active-learning
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