Professor and Department Chair
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Population Genetics, Molecular Evolution, Fish Genetics, Conservation Biology
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Associate Professor
Director, Laboratory of Animal Physiology
Specialization:
Metabolic basis of aging, Energetic basis of animal growth and reproduction, Mammalian respiratory physiology, Eusocial insects
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Life history tradeoffs, aging, and oxidative stress/ Behaviors and physiology of social insects/ Energetics of animal growth and reproduction/ Mammalian respiratory physiology
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Professor
Director, Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology
Specialization:
Toxicology
Research Interests:
Develop nanocarrier platforms to deliver biologically active molecules in vitro and in vivo for basic science research and biomedical applications/ Investigate toxicity of nanomaterials to assess risk to human health; in particular, discover physical and chemical properties of nanomaterials that govern molecular mechanisms of nanotoxicity. Findings can be used for modeling and improvement of safer design of biocompatible nanomaterials/ Evaluate effects of environmental estrogens such as pharmaceuticals, phytochemicals, and industrial chemicals on humans and the environment
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Assistant Research Professor
Biological Sciences
Specialization:
Insect Toxicicology, Ecological Risk Assessment
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Employing in vivo and computational methods to assess risk of chemical exposures to non-target invertebrates/Elucidating chemical mode of actions and generating adverse outcome pathways
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Professor & Associate Dean of Research and External Relations
Environmental Microbiology
Specialization:
Environmental Microbiology
Research Interests:
Extremophilic Microorganisms in Hypersaline Environments/ Bioenergy Production/ Commodity Compound Production by Extremophilic Microorganisms/ Antibiotic Resistance in Environmental Microorganisms
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Professor
Director, Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology
Specialization:
Freshwater Ecology
Research Interests:
Effects of humanity on stream ecosystems/ Role of biodiversity in controlling ecosystem processes/ Nutrient uptake in streams and other aquatic systems
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Associate Professor
Director, Laboratory of Regenerative Medicine
Specialization:
Stem Cells
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Identifying molecular and therapeutic differences of mesenchymal stem cell subpopulations/Interactions of mesenchymal stem cells with extracellular matrix and endogenous cell populations/ Trafficking and fate determination of mesenchymal stem cells
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Teaching Professor
Director, Laboratory of Cytokinesis
Specialization:
Cells
Research Interests:
The temporal and spatial control of cell division/ Budding yeast as a model to determine how cytokinesis is cell-cycle regulated.
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Academic Specialist
Manager, Ozark Research Field Station
Research Interests:
Tropical Ant Ecology, Taxonomy, and Phylogenetics
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Associate Professor
Director, Laboratory of Sleep Biology
Specialization:
Biochemistry, genetics and anatomy of the sleep loss response: role of lipid metabolism in Drosophila
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Biochemical and genetic factors of sleep regulation/ How sleep and wake transitions reflect health and aging/ Mitigating the consequences of sleep deprivation/ Physiological and molecular biomarkers of sleepiness in humans.
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Associate Professor Program Director for Environmental Sciences
Director, Fire Ecology Lab
Specialization:
Fire ecology/Prescribed burning/Wildland fire/Insect ecology/Forest ecology/Ant ecology/Ecology/Entomology
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Research that focuses on the ecology of fire-adapted ecosystems and organisms.
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Professor
Laboratory of Microbiology and Faculty Athletics Representative
Specialization:
Rhizosphere Microbiology
Research Interests:
Rhizosphere microbiology/ Antibacterial materials/ Microbiology education
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Associate Teaching Professor and
Assistant Affiliate Director for Project Lead the Way-Biomedical
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PROFESSOR EMERITUS DIRECTOR
BIOMATERIALS LABORATORY
Specialization:
Biomaterials
Research Interests:
Biomaterials for bone repair and therapeutic applications/ Development of bioactive glass coatings on titanium implants for enhanced bonding at implant site/ Porous bioactive glass scaffolds for in vitro engineering of new bone tissue/ Bioabsorbable composite materials for bone fracture fixation/ Neutron-activatable glass microspheres for radiotherapeutic applications
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ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR EMERITUS
Biological Sciences
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Professor of Electrical Engineering
Research Interests:
Solid-state devices, micro/nanofabrication, sensor engineering, nanotechnology applications, biological microdevices and systems
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Assistant Professor
Engineering Management & Systems Engineering, Joint Appointment with Biological Sciences
Specialization:
Biomedical Informatics
Research Interests:
Artificial Intelligence, Biomedical Informatics, Precision Medicine, Big Data Analytics, Systems Biology, Immunology, Casual Inference, Multi-omics Data
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Professor of Geology, Dept. Geosciences and Geological and Petroleum Engineering
Research Interests:
Palynology and Sedimentology
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Department Chair, Professor, Linda and Bipin Doshi Chair Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
Research Interests:
Biomaterials; Drug and Gene Delivery; Nanomedicine; Pharmaceutical Engineering
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Follow Biological Sciences