MCO Faculty

Elucidation and study of biosynthetic pathways and enzymes as well as the development of synthetic methods that are compatible with microbial chemistry.

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)

Molecular and neural architecture of social behavior circuits

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)

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

Evolution of floral developmental genetic pathways

Development of chemical and molecular biology tools to allow new measurements and perturbations in biological systems; study mechanisms of gene regulation and dysregulation in cancer.

Chemical and synthetic biology, molecular evolution

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

System biology, decision making, neurobiology

Evolutionary forces in humans and pathogens

Small molecule probes and therapeutics controlling gene expression, epigenetics, and cell states

Chromosome segregation, yeast sex, and evolution