Verity Mathis
Mammals Collections Manager · University of Florida
Verity Mathis manages the Florida Museum Mammalogy Collections, taking care of over 35,000 specimens of mammals from around the world.
Bats General Mammal Information Museum Collections Natural History Museums rodents
Justina Ray
President and Senior Scientist · Wildlife Conservation Society Canada
Justina Ray's research is focused on evaluating the role of shifting landscapes in biodiversity decline and/or change in forested ecosystems
Conservation Planning Forested Ecosystems Biodiversity Wildlife Ecology Wildlife Conservation
Vera Gorbunova
Doris Johns Cherry Professor Professor of Biology and Co-Director of the Rochester Aging Research Center · University of Rochester
Gorbunova's innovative research on DNA repair and the aging process has been internationally recognized
Lifespan Human Development Longevity Biology of Aging DNA Repair Cancer Resistance
Spencer Fire, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor | Ocean Engineering and Marine Sciences · Florida Tech
Dr. Fire's research program combines an interest in the very smallest and the very largest organisms in the sea.
Wildlife Toxicology Marine Mammals Harmful Algal Blooms Marine Biotoxins Red Tide
Russell Burke
Professor of Biology · Hofstra University
Dr. Burke's current research involves diamondback terrapins at Jamaica Bay, wood turtles in northern NJ and the coyote invasion of LI
Urban Ecosystems Urban Environments Suburban Spaces and Development Ecology Evolution
David Wagner, Ph.D.
Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Behavior · University of Connecticut
Professor Wagner is an expert in caterpillars, butterflies, moths, insect conservation, global insect decline
Butterflies and Moths Caterpillars Entomology Invasive Species Impacts Insects
Ken Catania
Stevenson Professor of Biological Sciences · Vanderbilt University
Expert on sensory systems' impact on animal behavior, particularly naked mole rats, star-nosed moles, cockroaches and eels.
spatial maps rodents Biological Sciences neural processing mammals
M. Eric Benbow
Associate Professor · Michigan State University
Insect - Microbe interactions in aquatic ecology, forensics, and human health.
Forensic Sciences Infectious Disease Ecology Aquatic Entomology Aquatic Ecology Microbial Ecology
Shahnaz Masani
Assistant Professor of Biology and Inclusion in STEM · Michigan State University
Shahnaz Masani studies factors that increase equity, inclusion, and learning in undergraduate STEM classrooms.
Andrew Lover
Associate Professor of Epidemiology and Deputy Director, New England Center of Excellence in Vector-Borne Disease · University of Massachusetts Amherst
Andrew Lover is an infectious disease epidemiologist whose work focuses on malaria and other vector-borne diseases.
Tick-borne Diseases Infectious Disease Vector-Borne Diseases Drug Development Malaria
Lorenza Beati
Curator of the U.S. National Tick Collection, Associate Professor · Georgia Southern University
Lorenza Beati's research focuses on the study of the taxonomy, evolutionary relationships, and population genetics of arthropods.
Hard-Ticks Ecology of the Swiss Alps Systematic Biology Arthropod Diversity Population Genetics of Arthropods
Barbara Shinn-Cunningham
Professor · Carnegie Mellon University
Barbara Shinn-Cunningham's research explores such issues as how do we make sense of speech and other sounds.
Non-Invasive Brain Monitoring Mathematical & Statistical Methods Computational Cognitive Neuroscience Characterization of Neural Circuits
Suzana Herculano-Houzel
Associate Professor of Psychology · Vanderbilt University
Neuroscientist and international expert in how brain size and structure affect cognition and longevity in animals.
Evolution Neuroscience Cognition and Cognitive Neuroscience Neurons Intelligence
Shauna McGillivray
Professor & Associate Department Chair · Texas Christian University
Biology expert, focusing on genetic methods of fighting disease
Antibiotic Resistance Microbiology Intersections of Genetics and Disease Bacterial Virulence in Genes Bacterial Pathogenesis
Timothy Verstynen
Associate Professor · Carnegie Mellon University
Timothy Verstynen's research focuses on how our brains allow us to explore our environments and learn from experience.
Cognitive Neuroscience Cognitive Science Computational Learning Science
Georgina Montgomery
Professor and Historian of Biology · Michigan State University
Georgina Montgomery's research focuses on the history of field science, particularly the development of field methods.
History of Field Science Primates and Animal Behavior
Andreas Pfenning
Associate Professor, Ray and Stephanie Lane Computational Biology Department · Carnegie Mellon University
Andreas Pfenning has published a number of high-impact papers on genomic tools to study sequence differences.
Computational Biology Neural Function Human Biology Genomics Disease Predisposition
David Hu
Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering · Georgia Tech - COE
David Hu's research focuses on fundamental problems of hydrodynamics and elasticity that have bearing on problems in biology.
Physical Applied Mathematics Biomechanics Fluid Dynamics Fluid Mechanics Solid Mechanics
Philip Santangelo
Professor, Biomedical Engineering · Georgia Tech - COE
Philip J. Santangelo researches optical microscopy and in vivo imaging, RNA virus pathogenesis, HIV/SIV.
Therapeutics and Vaccines RNA Regulation RNA Virus Pathogenesis Optical Microscopy and In Vivo Imaging HIV/SIV and hRSV
Michael L. Parsons, Ph.D.
Expert in coastal water health · Florida Gulf Coast University
Michael Parsons studies the causes of harmful algal blooms and how their toxins can impact marine and human lives.
Coral Reef Ecology Ciguatera Outbreaks Coastal Water Health Plankton Ecosystems Harmful Algal Blooms