Developmental Biology Faculty
Developmental Biology includes production of gametes, fertilization, development of the embryo, emergence of the adult organism, senescence, and death. Developmental biologists in the department attempt to understand the molecular, genetic, cellular, and integrative aspects of building an organism. Faculty in developmental biology address mechanisms underlying plant, animal and fungal development. They ask how development changed during evolution. They use genomics, biochemistry, microscopy, genetics, and other tools to explore development in a number of model organisms. The breadth of research in development in the Biology Department provides students with an excellent perspective of this highly dynamic discipline in biology.
- Daniele Armaleo, Associate Professor Of The Practice
Developmental and molecular biology of symbiosis in lichens - Ryan Baugh, Assistant Professor
Developmental genetics and genomics - Amy Bejsovec, Associate Professor
Genetic control of cell fate specification in Drosophila - Philip N Benfey, Paul Kramer Professor and Director, Center for Systems Biology
Plant Developmental Genetics and Genomics - Meng Chen, Assistant Professor
Light signaling, nuclear organization and dynamics, chloroplast development - Daniel P Kiehart, Professor and Chair
Biophysical approaches to cellular, molecular and developmental biology - David R McClay, Professor
Developmental Biology - H Frederik Nijhout, Professor
Developmental physiology/development and evolution - Zhen-Ming Pei, Associate Professor
Plant Sensory Signal Transduction - Alyssa K Perz-Edwards, Lecturer and Assistant Dean, Trinity College
- V. Louise Roth, Associate Professor
Morphological and molecular evolution in mammals: size, shape, and ontogeny - David R. Sherwood, Associate Professor
Understanding morphogenetic mechanisms in development: modeling invasive cellular behavior - Kathleen K Smith, Professor
Functional morphology and evolution of vertebrates; craniofacial development, evolutionary morphology - Tai-ping Sun, Professor
Mechanisms of phytohormone controlled growth and development - Pelin Cayirlioglu Volkan, Assistant Professor
Genetic Regulation of Olfactory Circuit Assembly and Remodeling in Drosophila - Gregory A Wray, Professor of Biology and Evolutionary Anthropology and Director, Center for Evolutionary Genomics
Evolution of gene networks and developmental mechanisms
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