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Aaron Carlisle

Associate Professor, Marine Science and PolicyUniversity of Delaware

Prof. Carlisle research focuses on how the environment and organismal biology interact to influence the ecology of species.

Stable Isotope EcologyEvolutionary BiologyPhysiological EcologyMarine FishesBiological Sciences
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Rick Relyea

Director, Darrin Fresh Water Institute; Director, Jefferson Project; & David M. Darrin ’40 Senior Endowed ChairRensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Researches community ecology, ecotoxicology, phenotypic plasticity, forest inputs to wetlands, disease ecology, and invasive species

Aquatic Ecosystems‎Animal Disease EcologyAnimal BehaviorEvolutionEcology
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Kate Hong

Associate ProfessorCarnegie Mellon University

Kate Hong's research is in understanding the organization and function of neural circuits that underlie sensory-guided behaviors.

Behavioral MethodsCharacterization of Neural CircuitsComputational, Mathematical & Statistical MethodsDiseases & DisordersPhysiological & Anatomical Methods
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Andrew Palmer, Ph.D.

Associate Professor | Ocean Engineering and Marine SciencesFlorida Tech

Dr. Palmer's research interests include eavesdropping on bacterial 'conversations', Martian farming, and cell wall fragment-based signaling.

AstrobiologyOcean EngineeringBiomedicalMolecular BiologyBiochemistry
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Jeanette Wyneken, Ph.D.

ProfessorFlorida Atlantic University

Jeanette Wyneken is an expert in vertebrate morphology, physiological ecology, behavioral ecology, and marine conservation biology.

Marine Conservation BiologyPhysiological EcologyVertebrate MorphologyBehavioral Ecology
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April Wynn

Assistant ProfessorUniversity of Mary Washington

Dr. Wynn is a plant geneticist and is interested in examining the intersection of genetic regulatory networks for seed and flower formation.

Genetic RegulationDevelopmental GeneticsPlant GeneticsMolecular Biology
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Drew Bridges

Assistant ProfessorCarnegie Mellon University

Bridges's lab uncovers signals bacteria use to coordinate their behaviors, aiming to turn those signals into new ways to treat infections.

Image Analysis‎High ThroughputSignal TransductionMicroscopyMicrobiology
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Brooke Flammang

Assistant Professor, Biological SciencesNew Jersey Institute of Technology

Professor Flammang specializes in functional morphology, biomechanics, and bioinspired technology of fishes, including sharks and remora.

Marine BiologyPhysiologyBiomechanicsBiologyBiomechanics of Animal Locomotion
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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
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Elizabeth Johnson-Young

Associate Professor of CommunicationUniversity of Mary Washington

Elizabeth Johnson-Young is an expert on health communication, especially maternal and family health, and media.

Gender and CommunicationMedia ContentSmall Group CommunicationPublic Communication CampaignsCommunication Research Methods