Faculty Research
The department is composed of 34 faculty involved in world renowned research in the areas of bioinformatics, cell and molecular biology, ecology and evolution, human anatomical sciences, microbiology, and plant sciences. Our faculty have produced research that has earned numerous patents, as well as generous funding by premier granting institutions, including U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Science Foundation, Department of the Interior, and Institute for Genomic Research, among others.
Read more about faculty research by exploring our Faculty Pages. In addition, visit the faculty research sites listed at below.
Faculty websites outlining their main research studies:
Whole Genome Sequencing of B. megaterium (from the research laboratory of Professor Emerita, Patricia Vary, Microbiology)
Ecological Investigations in Fray Jorge Forest National Park (Chile) (from the research site in Chile of Professor Peter Meserve, Ecology and Evolution)
Comparative Gastrovascular Dynamics of Cnidarians (from the research laboratory of Professor Neil Blackstone, Ecology and Evolution)
Molecular Studies of Agriculturally and Medically Important Fungi (from the research laboratory of Professor Ana Calvo, Microbiology)
Treatment of human brain ancer cells with neutron irradiation
(from the research lab of Professor Linda Yasui)
Distinguished Research Professors
- J. Michael Parrish
- John L. A. Mitchell
- R. Meganathan
- Peter Meserve
- Jozef Bujarski
- Patricia Vary
- Arnold Hampel