Graduate Faculty
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 |