Gentry Patrick
Professor · UC San Diego
Gentry Patrick researches neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's and Lewy body disease.
Dementia Alzheimer's Disease Protein Synthesis and Degradation Neurobiology Synaptic Activity
Tamara Franz-Odendaal
Professor, Faculty of Biology, NSERC Chair Women in Science and Engineering- Atlantic Canada; Principal Investigator - Bone Development Laboratory · Mount Saint Vincent University
Developmental biologist / Anatomist; Advocate for the Advancement of Women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math
Simon Garnier
Assistant Professor, College of Science and Liberal Arts · New Jersey Institute of Technology
Professor Garnier focuses on the study of collective behaviors and swarm intelligence in natural and artificial systems
Biological Sciences Swarm Robotics Interdisciplinary Education Collective Behavior Swarm Intelligence
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
Brad Lister
Lecturer, Biological Sciences · Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Researches the impact of climate warming on the food webs and biodiversity of tropical forests in Mexico and Puerto Rico.
Climate Change Statistical Analysis Ecosystem Dynamics Tropical Rainforest Population Dynamics
Karyn Rogers
Assistant Professor, Earth and Environmental Sciences · Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Focuses on the relationships between microbial communities and environmental conditions in extreme ecosystems
Geobiology Geological & Environmental Sciences Geochemistry Geomicrobiology Astrobiology
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
James Nieh
Professor, Section of Ecology, Behavior and Evolution · UC San Diego
James Nieh's research focuses on bees and how their bodies fight infections.
Nosema ceranae infection Pathogens Infection Control Pesticides Beekeeping
Lynn Lewis
Professor, Biology · University of Mary Washington
Lynn Lewis is a professor of biology at the University of Mary Washington.
Biology Microbiology Virology University Teaching Academic Advising
Kit Pogliano
Dean and Professor, Section of Molecular Biology · UC San Diego
Kit Pogliano focuses on biological tools and interactions between microbes to discover new antibiotics.
Microbial Interactions Infectious Disease Microbiology Cell Biology Drug Discovery
Fredric Govedich
Professor of Biology / Department Chair · Southern Utah University
Specializing in predator prey interactions, evolution of reproductive strategies, and leech systematics
Evolutionary Biology Population Biology Predator Prey Interactions Leech Systematics Animal Behavior
Jeanette Wyneken, Ph.D.
Professor · Florida Atlantic University
Jeanette Wyneken is an expert in vertebrate morphology, physiological ecology, behavioral ecology, and marine conservation biology.
Marine Conservation Biology Physiological Ecology Vertebrate Morphology Behavioral Ecology
Brooke Flammang
Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Biological Sciences · New Jersey Institute of Technology
Professor Flammang specializes in functional morphology, biomechanics, and bioinspired technology of fishes, including sharks and remora.
Marine Biology Physiology Biomechanics Biology Biomechanics of Animal Locomotion
Hadis Morkoç, Ph.D.
Founders Professor of Electrical Engineering and Physics, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering · VCU School of Engineering
Professor Morkoç researches nitride semiconductor heterostructures and devices
Group III-V Semiconductors Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs) Nitride Semiconductor Heterostructures
Rick Relyea
Director, Darrin Fresh Water Institute; Director, Jefferson Project; & David M. Darrin ’40 Senior Endowed Chair · Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Researches community ecology, ecotoxicology, phenotypic plasticity, forest inputs to wetlands, disease ecology, and invasive species
Aquatic Biology Animal Behavior Evolution Environmental Science Ecology
Stephen Kajiura, Ph.D.
Professor · Florida Atlantic University
Stephen Kajiura researches the integration of sensory biology and behavior with functional morphology.
Shark Behavior Sensory Biology Elasmobranchs Comparative Morphology
Antonis Rokas
Cornelius Vanderbilt Chair in Biological Sciences · Vanderbilt University
Expert on patterns of evolution, with a focus on the earliest forms of life.
Tree of Life Mosquito Functional Genomics Evolution of Fungal Metabolism Molecular Evolution Evolutionary Development
Yishi Jin
Professor and Chair, Section of Neurobiology · UC San Diego
Yishi Jin's work assists to understand the molecular genetic mechanisms underlying the development and function of the nervous system.
Aaron M. Bauer, PhD
Professor and Gerald M. Lemole Endowed Chair in Integrative Biology · College of Liberal Arts and Sciences | Villanova University
Aaron Bauer, PhD, is a leading expert on reptiles, with a specialty in geckos, systematics and biogeography.
Natural History Collections Vertebrate Morphology Reptiles Systematics Biogeography
Larisa DeSantis
Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences · Vanderbilt University
Studies mammal teeth and bones to determine how they responded to ancient climate change and reasons why they went extinct.
saber-tooth cats Paleoecology Ancient Australian Animals Ancient Climate Change Paleontology