Graduate Faculty
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Alberts, Susan C, Professor (919) 660-7272 alberts@duke.edu http://www.biology.duke.edu/albertslab Behavorial ecology of large mammals |
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Baugh, Ryan, Assistant Professor (919) 613-8179 ryan.baugh@duke.edu http://www.biology.duke.edu/baughlab Animal developmental genetics and genomics |
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Bejsovec, Amy, Associate Professor (919) 613-8162 amy.bejsovec@duke.edu Genetic control of cell fate specification in Drosophila |
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Benfey, Philip N, Paul Kramer Professor and Director, Center for Systems Biology 613-8182, 660-7338 philip.benfey@duke.edu http://www.biology.duke.edu/benfeylab Plant Developmental Genetics and Genomics |
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Bernhardt, Emily S., Assistant Professor (919) 660-7318 ebernhar@duke.edu http://www.bernhardtlab.weebly.com ecosystem ecology and biogeochemistry |
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Buchler, Nicolas, Assistant Professor of Physics and Biology (919) 684-1163 nicolas.buchler@duke.edu Molecular mechanisms and the evolution of switches and oscillators in gene networks; systems biology; comparative genomics |
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Chen, Meng, Assistant Professor (919) 684-8442 chen.meng@duke.edu http://www.plasticgenome.org/ Light signal transduction in plants |
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Clark, James S., H.L. Blomquist Professor of Environment and Professor of Biology and Professor of Statistics (919) 613-8036 jimclark@duke.edu http://www.nicholas.duke.edu/people/faculty/clark.html Ecology |
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Cunningham, Clifford, Associate Professor (919) 660-7356 cliff@duke.edu http://www.biology.duke.edu/cunningham/ Evolution and biogeography of marine invertebrates |
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Dong, Xinnian, Professor (919) 613-8176 xdong@duke.edu Plant-Microbe interactions |
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Donohue, Kathleen, Associate Professor (919) 613-7467 k.donohue@duke.edu Evolutionary ecology and genetics of natural plant populations, genetic basis of adaptation, gene-environment interactions |
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Goldstein, David, Professor of Molecular Genetics & Microbiology and Professor of Biology (919) 684-0896 d.goldstein@duke.edu |
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Haase, Steve, Assistant Professor (919) 613-8205 shaase@duke.edu http://www.biology.duke.edu/haaselab/index.html Control of cell cycle, DNA replication, and centrosome duplication in budding yeast |
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Jackson, Robert B., Professor (919) 660-7408 jackson@duke.edu http://www.biology.duke.edu/jackson Ecology and biogeochemistry, global change, energy and environment, water resources |
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Johnsen, Sonke, Associate 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 |
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Kiehart, Daniel P, Professor and Chair 919-613-8157, 919-613-8150, 919-613-8151 dkiehart@duke.edu http://www.biology.duke.edu/kiehartlab/ Biophysical approaches to cellular, molecular and developmental biology |
| Koelle, Katia, Assistant Professor (919) 660-9457 katia.koelle@duke.edu http://www.biology.duke.edu/koellelab/ Theoretical biology; ecology and evolution of infectious diseases |
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Leal, Manuel S, Assistant Professor (919) 613-8220 mleal@duke.edu leallab Behavioral and Evolutionary Ecology of Lizards, Animal Communication |
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Lutzoni, François M, Associate Professor (919) 660-7261 francois.lutzoni@duke.edu http://www.lutzonilab.net/index.shtml Evolution of symbiotic interactions |
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Magwene, Paul M, Assistant Professor (919) 613-8159 paul.magwene@duke.edu http://biology.duke.edu/magwenelab/ Evolutionary Genomics and Bioinformatics |
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Manos, Paul S, Associate Professor (919) 660-7358 pmanos@duke.edu Systematics and phylogeography of flowering plants |
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McClay, David R, Professor 919-613-8188, 919-613-8190 dmcclay@duke.edu Developmental Biology |
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McShea, Daniel W, Associate Professor 919-660-7342 office, 660-7343 lab dmcshea@duke.edu http://www.biology.duke.edu/mcshealab/ Macroevolution, paleobiology, philosophy of biology |
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Mitchell-Olds, Thomas, Professor (919) 668-1635 tmo1@duke.edu http://www.biology.duke.edu/mitchell-olds/ Evolutionary, Ecological, & Agricultural Functional Genomics |
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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 |
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Nijhout, H Frederik, Professor 919-684-4223 hfn@duke.edu http://www.biology.duke.edu/nijhout/ Developmental physiology/development and evolution |
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Noor, Mohamed A., Professor and Associate Chair 919-613-8156 noor@duke.edu http://www.biology.duke.edu/noorlab/Noorlab.html Speciation and evolutionary genetics, recombination |
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Nowicki, Stephen, Professor of Biology and Dean of Undergraduate Education 919-668-3420, 919-684-6950 snowicki@duke.edu http://www.biology.duke.edu/nowicki/ Ecology, evolution and mechanisms of animal communication |
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Pei, Zhen-Ming, Associate Professor 919-613-8152 (office), 613-8165 (lab) zpei@duke.edu Plant Sensory Signal Transduction |
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Pryer, Kathleen M., Associate Professor (919) 660-7380 pryer@duke.edu http://www.pryerlab.net Evolutionary biology of early land plants |
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Rausher, Mark D, Professor (919) 684-2295 mrausher@duke.edu http://www.duke.edu/~mrausher/labpage.htm Evolutionary Genetics and Molecular Evolution |
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Reynolds, James F., Professor of Environmental Sciences and Biology 919-660-7404, 919-660-7405 james.f.reynolds@duke.edu http://www.nicholas.duke.edu/people/faculty/reynolds.html Land degradation in arid and semiarid rangelands; Experimental and modeling studies of effects of elevated CO2 and rainfall variability on dryland ecosystems |
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Roth, V. Louise, Associate Professor 919-660-7352, 660-7353 vlroth@duke.edu Morphological and molecular evolution in mammals: size, shape, and ontogeny |
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Schmid, Amy K, Assistant Professor amy.schmid@duke.edu http://www.biology.duke.edu/schmidlab Systems biology of archaea: understanding regulatory network responses to environmental extremes |
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Shaw, Jonathan, Professor (919) 660-7344 shaw@duke.edu http://www.biology.duke.edu/bryology Evolution and diversity of bryophytes |
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Sherwood, David R., Assistant Professor (919) 613-8192 david.sherwood@duke.edu http://www.biology.duke.edu/sherwoodlab/ Genetic analysis of development in C. elegans: modeling cell invasive behavior |
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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 |
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Siedow, James N., Professor and Vice Provost for Research (919) 681-6438 jim.siedow@duke.edu Function and regulation of plant respiratory pathways |
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Smith, Kathleen K, Professor and Director, National Evolutionary Synthesis Center (919) 684-3402, (919) 684-8325 kksmith@duke.edu http://www.biology.duke.edu/kksmithlab Functional morphology and evolution of vertebrates; craniofacial development, evolutionary morphology |
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Sun, Tai-ping, Professor (919) 613-8166, (919) 613-8167 tps@duke.edu Molecular mechanisms of plant hormone controlled growth and development |
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Uyenoyama, Marcy K, Professor (919) 660-7350 marcy@duke.edu http://www.biology.duke.edu/marcylab/ Population genetics, molecular evolution |
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Vilgalys, Rytas J, Professor 919-660-7361, 660-7362 fungi@duke.edu http://www.biology.duke.edu/fungi/mycolab/ Phylogenetic systematics and molecular evolution in fungi |
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Volkan, Pelin C., Assistant Professor pc72@duke.edu Genetic Regulation of Olfactory Circuit Assembly in Drosophila |
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Willard, Huntington F, Director, Institute for Genome Sciences and Policy and Professor of Biology and Vice Chancellor for Genome Sciences (919) 668-4477 willa009@mc.duke.edu http://www.genome.duke.edu/people/faculty//willard |
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Willis, John H, Professor 919-660-7340 jwillis@duke.edu http://www.biology.duke.edu/willislab Evolutionary genetics in natural plant populations |
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Wilson, William, Associate Professor (919) 660-7346 wgw@duke.edu http://www.biology.duke.edu/wilson Theoretical ecology and evolution |
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Wray, Gregory A, Professor of Biology and Evolutionary Anthropology and Director, Center for Evolutionary Genomics (919) 684-6696 gwray@duke.edu http://www.biology.duke.edu/wraylab Evolution of gene networks and developmental mechanisms |
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Wright, Justin, Assistant Professor (919) 613-8096 justin.wright@duke.edu http://www.biology.duke.edu/wrightlab/ Community, Landscape and Ecosystem Ecology |
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Yoder, Anne D., Professor and Director, Duke Lemur Center 919-660-7275 http://www.biology.duke.edu/yoderlab/ Phylogeny and evolution of mammals, ; conservation genetics; historical biogeography and biodiversity of Madagascar |
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