The Division of Biological Sciences is actively building our research strength in quantitative and computational biology. Research projects share a common interest in using advanced mathematical and computational approaches to study fundamental problems in biology. Areas of particular interest include ecological, neurological, and evolutionary modeling in plant and animal species. Research in this area benefits from the MU Informatics Institute and the Informatics Research Core Facility.
Faculty
The genetic and metabolic control of seed amino acids’ composition
Establishment and maintenance of epithelial tissue architecture
Establishment and maintenance of epithelial tissue architecture
Genomic approaches to the study of life history evolution
Vertebrate musculoskeletal physiology, form, and function
Genetics and data mining of multi-modal datasets for translational research
Determining how transposable elements become epigenetically silenced
Interspecific interactions in community modulation
Evolution of complex traits in laboratory fruit fly populations
Understanding and predicting the genetic and physiological basis of plant phenotypes
