Cellular and Developmental Biology
A major frontier in animal biology is to understand how molecular processes in the cell produce complex phenotypes at the organismal level. This question has important implications for our understanding of how developmental and evolutionary processes produce complex structure and function, as well as for our understanding of certain medical conditions.
Cellular/Developmental Faculty
(* faculty members who are accepting graduate students in Zoology)
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James Atkinson*, Professor
Development, evolution, and behavior of land snails; history and philosophy of biology
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Diana Bello-DeoCampo, Assistant Professor
Molecular biology of cancer development -
Nestor DeoCampo, Assistant Professor
Molecular genetics of cancer -
Ian Dworkin*, Assistant Professor
Development and evolution of morphology in Drosophila -
Heather Eisthen*, Associate Professor
Olfaction; evolution and development of vertebrate nervous systems -
David Foran*, Associate Professor
Forensic science, forensic molecular biology (jointly appointed with Criminal Justice) -
Will Kopachik*, Associate Professor
Developmental gene expression in amoebae and prostate cells -
Kyle Miller*, Assistant Professor
Molecular basis of cellular transport in axons in Drosophila and in vertebrates -
Alex Shingleton*, Assistant Professor
Evolution and development of size and shape in insects -
Barry Williams*, Assistant Professor
Molecular basis of adaptive evolution in yeast