PhD Advisers

These faculty members currently have a graduate student(s) in their labs. This is not a comprehensive list of faculty members who are approved to work with doctoral candidates. Graduate students are strongly encouraged to make contact with the faculty member with whom they may wish to work before applying.

	Stephen Alexander Professor of Biological Sciences	Genetic mechanism for resistance to chemotherapeutic drugs
	James Birchler Curators Professor of Biological Sciences	Chromosome evolution and function in plants and fruit fly
	Anand Chandrasekhar Professor of Biological Sciences	Mechanisms regulating neuronal development and physiology in vertebrates
	Reginald Cocroft Professor of Biological Sciences	Evolution of insect communication and its role in speciation
	D Cornelison Associate Professor of Biological Sciences	Signaling and activity of skeletal muscle satellite cells
	Lori Eggert Associate Professor of Biological Sciences	Ecological pressures that shape animal populations
	John Faaborg Professor of Biological Sciences	Avian ecology, behavior and conservation
	Candace Galen Professor of Biological Sciences	Ecology and evolution in natural plant populations
	Michael Garcia Associate Professor of Biological Sciences	Molecular and cellular control of nerve development and disease
	H. Carl Gerhardt Curators Professor of Biological Sciences	Evolution and neurobiology of acoustic communication in amphibians
	Ricardo M. Holdo Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences	Ecological factors that shape tree communities
	Mannie Liscum Professor of Biological Sciences	Genetic control of phototropism in plants
	Joel Maruniak Associate Professor of Biological Sciences	Production and plasticity of adult neuronal cells
	Andrew McClellan Professor of Biological Sciences	Neurophysiology of locomotor behavior in lower vertebrates
	Paula McSteen Associate Professor of Biological Sciences	Genetic regulation of meristem function in plants
	Mirela Milescu Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences	Molecular physiology and biophysics of ion channels in tarantula venom
	Susan Nagel Adjunct Associate Professor of Biological Sciences	Environmental endocrine disrupting chemicals and developmental programming of adult disease
	Kathleen Newton Professor of Biological Sciences	Organization and gene content of mitochondrial genomes in plants
	J. Chris Pires Associate Professor of Biological Sciences	Systematics, phylogenetics, and genome evolution of polyploidy plants
	Johannes Schul Professor of Biological Sciences	Evolution and neuroethology of acoustic communication systems in insects and amphibians
	David Schulz Associate Professor of Biological Sciences	Electrophysiology and molecular biology of neural plasticity and stability
	Laura Schulz Adjunct Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences	Mechanisms by which maternal physiology influences development of placenta.
	Raymond Semlitsch Curators Professor of Biological Sciences	Ecological and behavioral processes in natural and disturbed amphibian populations
	Patrick Shiu Associate Professor of Biological Sciences	Meiotic silencing by unpaired DNA and sexual development in fungi
	Frederick vomSaal Curators Professor of Biological Sciences	Effects of estrogenic endocrine disrupting chemicals on fetal development
	John C. Walker Director of Biological Sciences	Molecular mechanisms regulating cellular signaling in plants
	Samuel T. Waters Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences	Molecular and genetic analysis of transcriptional regulators during neural development
	Troy Zars Associate Professor of Biological Sciences	Mechanisms of learning and memory in fruit fly