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

Baugh, Ryan, Assistant Professor
(919) 613-8179
ryan.baugh@duke.edu
http://www.biology.duke.edu/baughlab

Animal developmental genetics and genomics

Bejsovec, Amy, Associate Professor
(919) 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
http://www.biology.duke.edu/benfeylab

Plant Developmental Genetics and Genomics

Bernhardt, Emily S., Assistant Professor
(919) 660-7318
ebernhar@duke.edu
http://www.bernhardtlab.weebly.com

ecosystem ecology and biogeochemistry

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

Chen, Meng, Assistant Professor
(919) 684-8442
chen.meng@duke.edu
http://www.plasticgenome.org/

Light signal transduction in plants

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

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

Evolution and biogeography of marine invertebrates

Dong, Xinnian, Professor
(919) 613-8176
xdong@duke.edu

Plant-Microbe interactions

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

Goldstein, David, Professor of Molecular Genetics & Microbiology and Professor of Biology
(919) 684-0896
d.goldstein@duke.edu


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

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

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

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

Leal, Manuel S, Assistant Professor
(919) 613-8220
mleal@duke.edu
leallab

Behavioral and Evolutionary Ecology of Lizards, Animal Communication

Lutzoni, François M, Associate Professor
(919) 660-7261
francois.lutzoni@duke.edu
http://www.lutzonilab.net/index.shtml

Evolution of symbiotic interactions

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

Evolutionary Genomics and Bioinformatics

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

Systematics and phylogeography of flowering plants

McClay, David R, 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
http://www.biology.duke.edu/mcshealab/

Macroevolution, paleobiology, philosophy of biology

Mitchell-Olds, Thomas, Professor
(919) 668-1635
tmo1@duke.edu
http://www.biology.duke.edu/mitchell-olds/

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

Nijhout, H Frederik, Professor
919-684-4223
hfn@duke.edu
http://www.biology.duke.edu/nijhout/

Developmental physiology/development and evolution

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

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

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

Plant Sensory Signal Transduction

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
http://www.duke.edu/~mrausher/labpage.htm

Evolutionary Genetics and Molecular Evolution

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

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

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

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

Shaw, Jonathan, Professor
(919) 660-7344
shaw@duke.edu
http://www.biology.duke.edu/bryology

Evolution and diversity of bryophytes

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

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
(919) 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
http://www.biology.duke.edu/kksmithlab

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

Sun, Tai-ping, Professor
(919) 613-8166, (919) 613-8167
tps@duke.edu

Molecular mechanisms of plant hormone 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, 660-7362
fungi@duke.edu
http://www.biology.duke.edu/fungi/mycolab/

Phylogenetic systematics and molecular evolution in fungi

Volkan, Pelin C., Assistant Professor

pc72@duke.edu

Genetic Regulation of Olfactory Circuit Assembly in Drosophila

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


Willis, John H, Professor
919-660-7340
jwillis@duke.edu
http://www.biology.duke.edu/willislab

Evolutionary genetics in natural plant populations

Wilson, William, Associate Professor
(919) 660-7346
wgw@duke.edu
http://www.biology.duke.edu/wilson

Theoretical ecology and evolution

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

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 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

Duke Biology Box 90338 Durham, NC 27708 Phone: 919-660-7372 Fax: 919-660-7293