MCO Faculty

Developing approaches to aid neuronal regeneration in the context of neurodegenerative diseases of the cortical output circuitry; modulating neuronal function in psychiatric diseases affecting cortical microcircuitry

The molecular and neural circuit basis of behavioral individuality.

Ecology and evolution of microbial symbioses.

Real-time systems analysis of signal transduction and genetic networks at the single cell level

Mechanisms of membrane-associated cell biological processes.

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

Molecular and neural architecture of social behavior circuits

Computational and quantitative biology

Mechanisms of parasitic behavior manipulation across molecules, cells and circuits.

Evolution of molecular and developmental mechanisms controlling cell fate decisions

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

Collective cell behaviors that build tissues in live embryos

The genetic basis of adaptive morphology and behavior.

Evolutionary, ecological, and genetic basis of speciation

Development and Regeneration of the Mammalian Skin

C. elegans genetics of intercellular RNAi signaling

Chromosomes: motion, mechanics, DNA dynamics and spatial patterning

Evolution of floral developmental genetic pathways

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

Immunology, microbiome, and diet.

Understanding and harnessing the complexity of plant chemistry and metabolism

Evolutionary forces in humans and pathogens

Development of the nervous system, synaptic plasticity, behavior and evolution

Chromosome segregation, yeast sex, and evolution