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Kurt Schwenk, Ph.D.

Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary BehaviorUniversity of Connecticut

Professor Schwenk studies the functional morphology and evolution of lizards and snakes.

ReptilesLizardsPhenotypic EvolutionEvolutionary BiologyEcology
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Michael Hamblin, PhD

Principal Investigator, Wellman Center for Photomedicine at Massachusetts General HospitalAssociate Professor, Dermatology, Harvard Medical School

Dr. Hamblin's research interests are now broadly in the area of phototherapy for multiple diseases

MicroscopyMolecular BiologyPhotomedicineFlourescence MicroscopyBiotechnology
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Vera Gorbunova

Doris Johns Cherry Professor Professor of Biology and Co-Director of the Rochester Aging Research CenterUniversity of Rochester

Gorbunova's innovative research on DNA repair, cancer resistance, longevity, and the aging process has been internationally recognized

AgingBiologynaked mole ratsCancer ResistanceDNA Repair
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Mark C. Urban, Ph.D.

Professor, Arden Chair of Ecology and Evolutionary BiologyUniversity of Connecticut

Dr. Urban is an expert on climate change impacts on biodiversity and evolutionary ecology of vernal pools, lakes, and streams

Predictive ModelingEco-EvolutionClimate ChangeExtinction RiskBiodiversity
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John R. Cooley, MBA, Ph.D.

Associate Professor in ResidenceUniversity of Connecticut

John R. Cooley studies speciation and species distributions, using cicada species as model organisms.

CicadasSpeciationSpecies Distribution ModelingEcology and Evolutionary Biology
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Philippa Drennan

Professor of BiologyLoyola Marymount University

Seaver College of Science and Engineering

Plant EcophysiologyEcologyPlant Stress BiologyStructure/Function Relationships in PlantsBiology
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Gregg Fields, Ph.D.

Executive DirectorFlorida Atlantic University

Gregg Fields uses chemistry to answer biological questions, many of which assist in the diagnosis and treatment of major diseases.

Extracellular Matrix BiochemistryMatrix MetalloproteinaseCollagenDrug DiscoveryProtein Biochemistry
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Deborah O'Dell

Professor of BiologyUniversity of Mary Washington

Dr. O'Dell performs research into how bees use magnetic fields to orient themselves.

BiologyNeuroscienceMagnetic Orientation in AnimalsDevelopmental NeurobiologyAlzheimer's Disease
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Brenton R. Graveley, Ph.D.

Professor and Chair, Genetics and Genome SciencesUniversity of Connecticut

Professor Graveley is an expert in genetics and genomic sciences, with particular focus on RNA biology.

Micro RNAsGenetics and GenomicsGenome SciencesRNA Biology
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Antonis Rokas

Cornelius Vanderbilt Chair in Biological SciencesVanderbilt University

Expert on patterns of evolution, with a focus on the earliest forms of life.

Tree of LifeMosquito Functional GenomicsEvolution of Fungal MetabolismMolecular EvolutionEvolutionary Development