MCO Faculty

Sensory biology and cell physiology

The molecular and neural circuit basis of behavioral individuality.

Ecology and evolution of microbial symbioses.

Evolutionary dynamics, experimental evolution, population genetics (On sabbatical 2023-24)

Computational and quantitative biology

Evolution of molecular and developmental mechanisms controlling cell fate decisions

Microbial eco-systems biology; Microbial physiology; Marine biogeochemistry (On sabbatical 2023-24)

Study of the mechanics of biomolecules, and more generally the role of physical and evolutionary forces in shaping biological systems

The genetic basis of adaptive morphology and behavior.

Evolutionary, ecological, and genetic basis of speciation

Evolution of floral developmental genetic pathways

Chemical and synthetic biology, molecular evolution

mathematical sciences

Study evolution, hybridization, and speciation - mainly in butterflies (Not accepting graduate students 2023-2024)

Understanding and harnessing the complexity of plant chemistry and metabolism

Evolutionary forces in humans and pathogens

Development, Regeneration, Evolutionary Biology

Chromosome segregation, yeast sex, and evolution