Hank Bass, PhD 3D cytogenetics, maize chromatin, epigenomics
Hank Bass, PhD
Professor
PhD 1992, North Carolina State Univ
We investigate the inheritance and function of genetic material at the cellular and molecular level in maize/corn. Genetics, microscopy, molecular biology, and genomics are used to study chromosome form and function.
Sandra Brooke, PhD marine ecology & life histories
Sandra Brooke, PhD
Associate Research Faculty
PhD 2002, Univ Southampton
My research primarily focuses on ecology and biology of sessile benthic fauna associated with hard-bottom habitats and chemosynthetic ecosystems, in both deep and shallow waters.
Biophysics of muscle tissue, molecular motor proteins, and calcium regulation of contraction; cellular and molecular biomechanics of cardiac and skeletal muscle; cardiac myopathies; BioNanotechnology.
My research program explores the evolution of social behavior in animals, particularly birds, with an emphasis on cooperation, sexual selection, and reproductive strategies.
My primary area of expertise is evolutionary paleobiology, archosaurian reptiles (crocodiles, non-avian and avian dinosaurs (birds), and pterosaurs) in particular.
Ever wonder how your brain operates with excess energy substrates (i.e. obesity)? We are using electrophysiology, optogenetics, & metabolic and olfactometry tests to find out how the olfactory system samples metabolic cues and drives our food choices.
With help of modern genomic tools and novel epigenetic concepts, I aim to decipher out the epigenetic underpinnings of neuropsychiatric diseases in vivo by using rodent models
Frank and Yolande Fowler Professor
PhD 1988, University of Pennsylvania
We seek a greater understanding of global gene expression through promoter interactions in 3D nuclear space control to link human disease-associated promoter variants to their target genes.
Dean Grubbs, PhD marine ecology, fisheries, conservation, elasmobranchs
Dean Grubbs, PhD
Associate Research Faculty
PhD 2001, William & Mary
I am interested in the the biology and ecology of fishes, particularly coastal and deep-water elasmobranchs. Much of my research addresses questions related to fisheries management and conservation.
The strength and importance of food learning makes it a good system for exploration of the behavior, neurology, and molecular biology of learning and memory.
Kim Hughes, PhD evolution, genetics, animal behavior
Kim Hughes, PhD
Professor
PhD 1993, Univ Chicago
We strive to understand why so much genetic diversity persists within species, and we strive to understand the causes and consequences of this diversity.
Jeroen Ingels, PhD Benthic Biodiversity, Ecology and Function
Jeroen Ingels, PhD
Research Faculty I, FSU Coastal and Marine Lab
PhD 2009, UGent, Belgium
I have a wide interest in benthic biodiversity, ecosystem functioning, and food-web ecology in a diverse range of marine ecosystems, with a special focus on the smallest of metazoan organisms - the meiofauna.
Kathryn M Jones, PhD rhizobial/plant symbiotic interactions
Kathryn M Jones, PhD
Associate Professor
PhD 2001, Univ Chicago
I am interested in the symbiotic interaction between nitrogen-fixing rhizobial bacteria and legume host plants, including the specificity of the interaction and the maintenance nutrient exchange between the partners.
Don Levitan, PhD marine ecology & evolutionary biology
Don Levitan, PhD
Professor
PhD 1989, Univ Delaware
I am interested in the ecology and evolution of marine invertebrates. I enjoy integrating field and lab studies into a theoretical frame- work. For example, how does population density influence selection on spawning behavior, sperm & egg traits and repro- ductive isolation & speciation?
I am particularly interested in (1) the interplay of ecology and evolution that determines the form and function of plant life on Earth and (2) the use of biodiversity research specimens and digital information about them to bring that interplay into sharper focus.
I am particularly interested in the regulation of epigenetic modifications that heritably alter the expression of endogenous and transgenic loci in plants
Dan Okamoto, PhD marine ecology, population dynamics, fisheries
Dan Okamoto, PhD
Assistant Professor
PhD , UC Santa Barbara
I study population dynamics, mostly of marine species, using field and laboratory studies, statistics and mathematical modeling to understand how the environment, life-history and species interactions regulate demographic variability.
Dr. Andrew Rassweiler is a marine ecologist who combines field experiments, data analysis and mathematical modeling to address both basic and applied questions, in both temperate and tropical reef ecosystems.
We investigate the way organisms evolve, including epistatic interactions and the genotype-phenotype-fitness relationship in viruses, and the evolution of venom proteins from a number of Southeastern snake species.
My research is focused on understanding the origin of biological diversity. To address this long-term goal, I study highly diversified groups of animals (especially rodents and bivalves) ranging from population to ordinal levels.
My laboratory uses cryo-EM and X-ray crystallography to uncover the structure/function relationships driving two fundamental biological pathways: the transformation of a gene into a protein and sulfur metabolism.
The general area of research interest in my lab is virus-host cell interactions concerning hepatitis C virus and flaviviruses such as dengue and Zika viruses.
Paul Trombley, PhD synaptic transmission, ion channels, olfaction
Paul Trombley, PhD
Associate Professor
PhD 1990, Univ Oregon
The primary research goal of our laboratory is to understand the cellular and molecular mechanisms that regulate neuronal excitability and the efficacy of synaptic transmission.
We study plants and insects in natural and agricultural systems to ask how individual traits and behaviors combine to create the spatial, temporal and evolutionary dynamics of populations.
Our research is on the neural mechanism which underlies our ability to decide and plan eating behaviors and dietary choices. We combine anatomical methods, electrophysiology, optical imaging, behavioral training, and computational methods.
I study the ecology of sponges and the organisms with which they interact as mutualistic partners, competitors, and prey, especially in coral reefs, seagrass meadows, and mangroves.
Our goal is to reveal functions of crucial molecules in key inflammatory processes, autophagy, and host-pathogen interactions using X-ray crystallography and high resolution electron microscopy.
Our research goal is to understand how chromosomes organize themselves and segregate during cell division. In mitosis the cell replicates itself by equally partitioning duplicated chromosomes.
My laboratory studies Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV), a human DNA tumor virus. Our major interests are 1) evasion of host innate antiviral responses and 2) modulation of host intracellular kinase signaling pathways