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Alberts, Susan C, Associate Professor
660-7272
alberts@duke.edu
Alberts Lab

Behavorial ecology of large mammals

Anderson, Laurel J., Visiting Scholar

lja10@duke.edu

Armaleo, Daniele, Associate Professor Of The Practice
660-7326
darmaleo@duke.edu

Developmental and molecular biology of symbiosis in lichens

Barber, Richard T, NSEES Professor Emeritus
252-504-7578, 252-504-7586
rbarber@duke.edu

Baudisch, Annette, Visiting Assistant Professor
668-6249
ab142@duke.edu

Bejsovec, Amy, Associate Professor
613-8162
amy.bejsovec@duke.edu

Genetic control of cell fate specification in Drosophila

Benfey, Philip N, Paul Kramer Professor and Director, Center for Systems Biology
613-8182, 660-7338
philip.benfey@duke.edu
Benfey Lab

Plant Developmental Genetics and Genomics

Bernhardt, Emily S., Assistant Professor
660-7318
ebernhar@duke.edu
Bernhardt Lab

ecosystem ecology and biogeochemistry

Boynton, John E, Professor Emeritus

jboynton@wildblue.net

Brandon, Robert N, Professor of Philosophy and Professor of Biology
660-3067
rbrandon@duke.edu

Broverman, Sherryl A, Associate Professor of the Practice
668-0228
sbrover@duke.edu

science literacy for non-majors; science education reform; the interaction of gender, education and global health

Bryan, Virginia S., Senior Research Scientist
660-7298
vsbryan@duke.edu

Systematics and Cytology; Bryophytes - Ephemeraceae

Chen, Meng, Assistant Professor
684-8442
chen.meng@duke.edu
Chen Lab

Genome-environment interactions in plants

Christensen, Norman L., Professor
613-8052
normc@duke.edu
NSEE page

Clark, James S., H.L. Blomquist Professor of Environment and Professor of Biology and Professor of Statistics
919-613-8036
jimclark@duke.edu
Nicholas School Faculty Page
Center on Global Change

Ecology

Cook-Deegan, Robert M., Center for Genome Ethics, Law and Policy of History and Philosophy of Science, Technology and Medicine and Biology and Research Professor of Biology
+1 919 668 0793
bob.cd@duke.edu
http://www.genome.duke.edu/people/faculty/cookdeegan

Health policy, science policy, bioethics

Costlow, John D., Retired

john.costlow@duke.edu

Crowder, Larry B., NSEES Professor and Professor of Biology
252 504 7637
lcrowder@duke.edu

Culberson, Chicita F, Senior Research Scientist
660-7329
cculb@duke.edu

Identification and chemistry of lichen products

Cunningham, Clifford, Associate Professor
660-7356
cliff@duke.edu
Cliff Cunningham's Lab Page

Evolution and biogeography of marine invertebrates

Dong, Xinnian, Professor
613-8176
xdong@duke.edu

Plant-Microbe interactions

Drea, Christine, Associate Professor of BAA and Associate Professor of Biology
660-7367, 660-7368
cdrea@duke.edu
BAA Page

Eason, Vickie Knight, Instructor
919-684-5446
vkeason@duke.edu

Eubanks, Mary W., Adjunct Professor of Biology
660-7419
eubanks@duke.edu
Puzzle of Corn's Origins Coming Together

Maize Evolution and Improvement

Fluke, Donald J., Professor Emeritus
684 2349
dfluke@duke.edu

Forward, Richard B., Professor
252 504 7610
rforward@duke.edu

Gillham, Nicholas W, James B Duke Professor Emeritus
613-8160
gillham@duke.edu

Goldstein, David, Professor of Molecular Genetics & Microbiology and Professor of Biology
684-0896
d.goldstein@duke.edu

Gregg, John R., Professor Emeritus
684 2878
jrg1@duke.edu

Grunwald, Ron, Lecturer
660-7322
ron.grunwald@duke.edu

Membrane biochemistry

Haase, Steve, Assistant Professor
613-8205
shaase@duke.edu

Haase Lab Page

Control of cell cycle, DNA replication, and centrosome duplication in budding yeast

Harris, Elizabeth H., Director, Chlamydomonas Center
919-613-8164
chlamy@duke.edu
http://www.chlamy.org

Hartshorn, Gary S., Adjunct Professor of the Practice of Biology

ghartshorn@worldforestry.org

Hill, Alison, Instructor
919-660-7349
alhill@duke.edu

Isikhuemhen, Omoanghe, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Biology
336-334-7259
omon@ncat.edu

Jackson, Robert B., Professor
+1 919 660 7408
jackson@duke.edu
Jackson's Lab Page
Physiological Ecology Section - ESA

Physiological and ecosystem ecology; biogeochemistry

Johnsen, Sonke, Associate Professor
919-660-7321
sjohnsen@duke.edu
Lab Web Site

Comparative physiology; focusing on vision, crypsis, optics, and bioluminescence in the open ocean

Kiehart, Daniel P, Professor and Chair
919-613-8157, 919-613-8150, 919-613-8151
dkiehart@duke.edu
http://fds.duke.edu/db/aas/Biology/faculty/dkiehart

Biophysical approaches to cellular, molecular and developmental biology

Kirby, Margaret L, Professor of Pediatrics and Cell Biology and Professor of Biology
+1 919 668 1598
kirby013@mc.duke.edu

Klopfer, Peter H, Professor Emeritus
919-684-3991
phk@duke.edu

animal behavior and behavioral ecology

Koelle, Katia, Assistant Professor
919-660-9457
katia.koelle@duke.edu

Theoretical biology; ecology and evolution of infectious diseases

Kohorn, Bruce, Adjunct Professor of Biology
207-708-7068
bkohorn@bowdoin.edu

Lacey, Elizabeth, Adjunct Professor of Biology
336-334-4955
eplacey@uncg.edu

Leal, Manuel, Assistant Professor
613-8220
mleal@duke.edu

Behavioral and Evolutionary Ecology of Lizards, Animal Communication

Lemons, Paula P, Assistant Professor of the Practice

plemons@duke.edu

biological pedagogy; biochemistry, cell and molecular biology

Livingstone, Daniel A., James B Duke Professor Emeritus and Research Professor
919-684-3264
livingst@duke.edu

Lutzoni, François M, Associate Professor
919 660 7261
francois.lutzoni@duke.edu
François Lutzoni's lab page

Evolution of symbiotic interactions

Magwene, Paul M, Assistant Professor
919 613 8159
paul.magwene@duke.edu
Magwene Lab Page

Evolutionary Genomics and Bioinformatics

Manos, Paul S, Associate Professor
919-660-7358
pmanos@duke.edu

Systematics and phylogeography of flowering plants

McClay, David, Professor
919-613-8188, 919-613-8190
dmcclay@duke.edu

Developmental Biology

McShea, Daniel W, Associate Professor
919-660-7342 office, 660-7343 lab
dmcshea@duke.edu
McShea Lab Webpage

Macroevolution, paleobiology, philosophy of biology

Mercer, John M, Associate Professor Of The Practice
919-660-7354
jmercer@duke.edu

Molecular evolution, Evolution, Mathematical biology, Morphometrics

Mitchell-Olds, Thomas, Professor
668-1635
tmo1@duke.edu
Mitchell-Olds Lab

Evolutionary, Ecological, & Agricultural Functional Genomics

Morris, William F, Professor
919-684-5257
wfmorris@duke.edu

Population ecology, mutualism, plant-insect interations, life-history adaptations to stochastic environments, theoretical ecology, conservation ecology

Motten, Alexander F, Associate Professor Of The Practice
919-684-2301
afmotten@duke.edu

Evolutionary ecology, plant reproductive biology, biodiversity

Nicklas, R Bruce, Arthur S. Pearse Professor Emeritus of Biology
919-613-8196
bnicklas@duke.edu

Mitosis and evolution

Nijhout, H Frederik F., Professor
919-684-4223
hfn@duke.edu
Dr. Nijhout's Lab Page

Developmental physiology/development and evolution

Nijhout, Mary M., Associate Dean and Adjunct Associate Professor of Biology
+1 919 684 6536
mary.nijhout@duke.edu

Noor, Juliet, Instructor
919-613-8224
jkfnoor@duke.edu

Noor, Mohamed A., Associate Professor and Associate Chair
919-613-8156
noor@duke.edu
Noor Lab

Speciation and evolutionary genetics, recombination

Nowicki, Stephen, Professor of Biology and Dean of Undergraduate Education
919-668-2728, 919-684-6950
snowicki@duke.edu
Dr. Nowicki's Lab Page

Ecology, evolution and mechanisms of animal communication

Pei, Zhen-Ming, Associate Professor
919-613-8152 (office), 613-8165 (lab)
zpei@duke.edu

Plant Sensory Signal Transduction

Perz-Edwards, Alyssa K, Lecturing Fellow
919-613-8184
akperz@duke.edu

Pryer, Kathleen M., Associate Professor
919-660-7380
pryer@duke.edu
http://www.pryerlab.net

Evolutionary biology of early land plants

Rausher, Mark D, Professor
919-684-2295
mrausher@duke.edu
Dr. Rausher's Lab Page

Evolutionary Genetics and Molecular Evolution

Reid, Chantal D., Lecturer
919-660-7378
chantal@duke.edu

Physiological ecology and global change

Reynolds, James F., Professor of Environmental Sciences and Biology
919-660-7404, 919-660-7405
james.f.reynolds@duke.edu
Reynolds NSEE Page

Land degradation in arid and semiarid rangelands; Experimental and modeling studies of effects of elevated CO2 and rainfall variability on dryland ecosystems

Reynolds, Julie, Mellon Instructor in Writing & Biology
(919) 681-6899
julie.a.reynolds@duke.edu
http://science_writing.org

Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, Community Based Research, Conservation Biology

Riginos, Cynthia, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Biology

c.riginos@uq.edu.au
http://profiles.bacs.uq.edu.au/Cynthia.Riginos.html

Evolutionary genetics of marine animals

Rittschof, Dan, Associate Professor and Dir Grad Studies Marine Sci
+1 252 504 7634
ritt@duke.edu

Rosenberg, Alexander, Professor of Philosophy and Professor of Biology
+1 919 660 3047
alexrose@duke.edu
Rosenberg Home Page

Roth, V. Louise, Associate Professor
919-660-7352, 660-7353
vlroth@duke.edu

Morphological and molecular evolution in mammals: size, shape, and ontogeny

Searles, Richard B, Professor Emeritus
+1 919 660 7336
searles@duke.edu

Seaweed flora of the Southeastern US and the Caribbean.

Shaw, Jonathan, Professor
919-660-7344
shaw@duke.edu
Bryology Home Page

Evolution and diversity of bryophytes

Sherwood, David R., Assistant Professor
919-613-8192
david.sherwood@duke.edu
Dave Sherwood Lab

Genetic analysis of development in C. elegans: modeling cell invasive behavior

Sherwood, Nina T., Assistant Research Professor and IGSP Scholar
919-684-8658
nina.sherwood@duke.edu
http://labs.genome.duke.edu/SherwoodLab

Functions of spastin and other microtubule severing proteins in the nervous system; Drosophila models of human disease

Siedow, James N., Professor and Vice Provost for Research
681-6438
jim.siedow@duke.edu

Function and regulation of plant respiratory pathways

Smith, Kathleen K, Professor and Director, National Evolutionary Synthesis Center
919-684-3402, 919-684-8325
kksmith@duke.edu
Kathleen Smith's Lab

Functional morphology and evolution of vertebrates; craniofacial development, evolutionary morphology

Staddon, John, James B Duke Prof. of Psych. & Brain Sciences and Professor
+1 919 660 5724, 919 660 5725
staddon@psych.duke.edu

Stone, Donald E., Professor Emeritus
919-660-7310
dstone@duke.edu

Systematics of vascular plants

Strain, Boyd R., Professor Emeritus

bstrain@ncol.net

Sun, Tai-Ping, Professor
919-613-8166, 919-613-8167
tps@duke.edu

Molecular mechanisms of plant hormone controlled growth and development

Terborgh, John W, NSEES Professor and Professor of Biology
490-9081
manu@duke.edu

Tucker, Vance A, Professor Emeritus
919-684-3484
vtucker@duke.edu

Uyenoyama, Marcy K, Professor
919-660-7350
marcy@duke.edu
Marcy Lab site

Population genetics, molecular evolution

Vilgalys, Rytas J, Professor
919-660-7361, 660-7362
fungi@duke.edu
Mycology Lab

Phylogenetic systematics and molecular evolution in fungi

Vogel, Steven, Research Professor
919-684-3791, 919-660-7372
svogel@duke.edu

Life in moving fluids

Wainwright, Stephen A., James B. Duke Professor Emeritus

sawanryt@duke.edu

Biomechanics; Design in organisms and engineering

Ward, Calvin L., Professor Emeritus

calvin.ward@duke.edu

White, Richard A, University Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus
660-7305, 660-7268
rwhite@duke.edu

Comparative anatomy of vascular plants

Wilbur, Robert L, Professor Emeritus
919-660-7324, 919-660-7317
rwilbur@duke.edu

Systematics of vascular plants

Willard, Huntington F, Director, Institute for Genome Sciences and Policy and Professor of Biology
668-4477
willa009@mc.duke.edu
Willard Genome Faculty Page
Willard Lab

Willis, John H, Associate Professor
919-660-7340
jwillis@duke.edu
Willis Lab Page

Evolutionary genetics in natural plant populations

Wilson, William, Associate Professor
919-660-7346
wgw@duke.edu
Will's Homepage

Theoretical ecology and evolution

Wray, Gregory A, Professor and Director, Center for Evolutionary Genomics
919-684-6696
gwray@duke.edu
Dr. Wray's Lab

Evolution of gene networks and developmental mechanisms

Wright, Justin, Assistant Professor
919-613-8096
justin.wright@duke.edu
http://www.biology.duke.edu/wrightlab

Community, Landscape and Ecosystem Ecology

Yoder, Anne D., Professor of Biology and Biological Anthropology and Anatomy and Director, Duke Lemur Center
919-660-7275

Yoder Lab

Zahawi, Rakan (Zak), Adjunct Assistant Professor of the Practice of Biology
684-5774
zahawi@ots.ac.cr