Graduate Faculty

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Alberts, Susan C., Robert F. Durden Distinguished Professor and Bass Fellow
(919) 884-8714
alberts@duke.edu
http://sites.duke.edu/albertslab/

Behavorial ecology and ecological genetics of large mammals

Baugh, L. Ryan, Professor and Affiliate of the Center for Genomic and Computational Biology
(919) 613-8179
ryan.baugh@duke.edu
https://baughlab.biology.duke.edu/

Developmental genetics and genomics

Bejsovec, Amy, Associate Professor
(919) 613-8162
bejsovec@duke.edu
http://sites.duke.edu/bejsoveclab/

Genetic control of cell fate specification in Drosophila

Cunningham, Clifford W., Professor
(919) 660-7356
cliff@duke.edu
http://www.biology.duke.edu/cunningham/

Evolution and biogeography of marine invertebrates

Dong, Ke, Professor
(919) 613-8155
ke.dong@duke.edu


Dong, Xinnian, Arts and Sciences Distinguished Professor
(919) 613-8176
xdong@duke.edu
http://www.biology.duke.edu/donglab/

Plant-Microbe interactions

Donohue, Kathleen, Professor
(919) 684-6095
k.donohue@duke.edu
http://biology.duke.edu/donohuelab

Evolutionary ecology and genetics of natural plant populations, genetic basis of adaptation, gene-environment interactions

Haase, Steven B., Professor
(919) 613-8205
steve.haase@duke.edu
http://www.biology.duke.edu/haaselab/index.html

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

He, Sheng-Yang, Benjamin E. Powell Distinguished Professor
(919) 613-8155
shengyang.he@duke.edu


Johnsen, Sonke, Professor
(919) 660-7321
sjohnsen@duke.edu
http://www.biology.duke.edu/johnsenlab/

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

Kiehart, Daniel P., Professor
(919) 613-8157
dkiehart@duke.edu
http://www.biology.duke.edu/kiehartlab/

Biophysical approaches to cellular, molecular and developmental biology

Kornbluth, Sally A., Jo Rae Wright University Distinguished Professor Emerita
(919) 684-2631
kornb001@mc.duke.edu


Lutzoni, Francois M., Professor
(919) 660-7261
francois.lutzoni@duke.edu
http://lutzonilab.org

Evolution of symbiotic systems

Magwene, Paul M., Professor
(919) 613-8159
paul.magwene@duke.edu
http://biology.duke.edu/magwenelab/

Evolutionary Genomics, Systems Biology, and Bioinformatics

McShea, Daniel W., Professor
(919) 225-8679
dmcshea@duke.edu
http://www.biology.duke.edu/mcshealab/

Hierarchy Theory, Macroevolution, Philosophy of Biology

Morris, William F., Professor
(919) 525-4585
wfmorris@duke.edu

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

Nijhout, H. Frederik, John Franklin Crowell Distinguished Professor
(919) 684-2793
hfn@duke.edu
http://www.biology.duke.edu/nijhout/

Developmental physiology/development and evolution

Noor, Mohamed A., Professor and Bass Fellow
(919) 613-8156
noor@duke.edu
https://sites.google.com/view/noor-lab

Speciation and evolutionary genetics, recombination

Nowicki, Stephen, Professor and Associate Chair and Bass Fellow
(919) 684-6950
snowicki@duke.edu
http://www.biology.duke.edu/nowicki/

Function, structure, and evolution of animal signaling systems

Patek, Sheila N, Mrs. Alexander Hehmeyer Professor
(919) 613-8306
snp2@duke.edu
http://www.thepateklab.org/


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

Plant Sensory Signal Transduction

Pryer, Kathleen M., Professor

pryer@duke.edu
http://pryerlab.biology.duke.edu

Evolutionary biology of early land plants

Rausher, Mark D., John Carlisle Kilgo Distinguished Professor
(919) 684-2295
mrausher@duke.edu
http://www.duke.edu/~mrausher/

Evolutionary Genetics and Molecular Evolution

Roth, V. Louise, Professor
(919) 660-7352
vlroth@duke.edu

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

Schmid, Amy K., David M. Goodner Associate Professor
(919) 613-4464
amy.schmid@duke.edu
http://www.biology.duke.edu/schmidlab

Systems biology of archaea: understanding regulatory network responses to environmental extremes

Shaw, A. Jonathan, Professor
(919) 660-7344
shaw@duke.edu
https://sites.duke.edu/bryology/

Evolution and diversity of bryophytes

Sherwood, David R., Jerry G. and Patricia Crawford Hubbard Professor and Associate Chair
(919) 613-8192
david.sherwood@duke.edu
http://sites.duke.edu/sherwoodlab

Understanding morphogenetic mechanisms in development

Sherwood, Nina T., Associate Professor of the Practice

nina.sherwood@duke.edu

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

Smith, Kathleen K., Professor Emerita
(919) 684-3402
kksmith@duke.edu
http://people.duke.edu/~kksmith/

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

Strader, Lucia C., Professor
(919) 660-0335
lucia.strader@duke.edu


Sun, Tai-ping, Professor
(919) 613-8166
tai.ping.sun@duke.edu

Mechanisms of phytohormone controlled growth and development

Uyenoyama, Marcy K., Professor
(919) 660-7350
marcy@duke.edu
http://www.biology.duke.edu/marcylab/

Population genetics, molecular evolution

Vilgalys, Rytas J., Professor
(919) 660-7361
fungi@duke.edu
http://www.biology.duke.edu/fungi/mycolab/

Phylogenetic systematics and molecular evolution in fungi

Volkan, Pelin C., Associate Professor
(919) 684-1150
pelin.volkan@duke.edu
https://sites.duke.edu/volkanlab/

Regulation of gene expression, circuit function, and organismal responses

Willis, John H., Professor
(919) 660-7340
jwillis@duke.edu
http://sites.duke.edu/willislab

Evolutionary genetics in natural plant populations

Wilson, William G., Associate Professor
(919) 451-6688
wgw@duke.edu
http://www.biology.duke.edu/wilson


Wray, Gregory A., Professor
(919) 684-6696
gwray@duke.edu
http://www.biology.duke.edu/wraylab

Evolution of gene networks and developmental mechanisms

Wright, Justin P., Professor
(646) 825-1275
justin.wright@duke.edu
http://www.biology.duke.edu/wrightlab/

Community, Landscape and Ecosystem Ecology

Yoder, Anne D., Braxton Craven Distinguished Professor of Evolutionary Biology
(919) 660-7275

http://www.biology.duke.edu/yoderlab/

Phylogeny and evolution of mammals, ; conservation genetics; historical biogeography and biodiversity of Madagascar