Biological Sciences Faculty

Genetic, Cellular and Developmental Biology Faculty

Neurobiology and Behavior Faculty

Evolution and Ecology Faculty

Emeritus Faculty (affiliated with the University of Missouri)

Faculty stories

Sublime Slime: Steve and Hannah Alexander apply proteomics to study the slime mold Dictyostelium discoideum in cancer research. (opens new window)	Mannie Liscum conducts research on drought-tolerant plants. (pdf) Molecular-level discoveries on the mechanisms of phototropism.
Jim Birchler and colleagues attach genes to minichromosomes in maize. Group receives $1.9 million NSF grant.	David Schulz finds flexibility in nerve cell construction.
Rex Cocroft and NPR's Radio Expeditions take a Journey to the Edge of the Amazon.	Wetlands threatened by new EPA guidance, says Ray Semlitsch, Biological Sciences. The new wildlife refuge: golf courses?
Maize Mapping Project associate project director Karen Cone and project members unveil new maize genome map.	George Smith receives 2007 Promega Biotechnology Research Award.
Lori Eggert and student study the status of black bears in Missouri.	Bethany Stone profiled in The Innovator. (pdf)
John Faaborg research project tracks warblers through tail feathers.	Fred vom Saal: Programmed for obesity - early exposure to common chemicals can permanently alter metabolic system.
Robin Hurst-March profiled in Mizzou. (pdf)	Troy Zars works to localize memory in Drosophila.
Mark Kirk and colleagues: stem cell therapy shows promise for neurodegenerative disease.