Biology & Microbiology

Laura Russo is an expert in plant pollinator interactions, including planting for native bees, and promoting pollinator biodiversity.

Kimberly Sheldon is an expert in biogeography, physiological ecology and tropical ecology.

Keerthi Krishnan is an expert in how the brain changes and adapts at the molecular and cellular levels during development and adulthood, both in healthy conditions and in diseases.

Jianbin Wang is an expert in DNA elimination, a process through which certain DNA sequences are removed from an organism’s genome during growth or development. His research explores why DNA elimination happens, its role in evolution, and how cells break down and repair DNA during the process.

Jessica Budke is an expert in the development, evolution and function of plant structures.

Jeremy Smith is an expert in computational sciences and neutron sciences.

Jen Schweitzer is an expert in plant-soil interactions and how genetic variation within species influences ecological interactions and evolutionary processes in communities.

Francisco Barrera is an expert in the plasma membrane barrier that delineates communication between cells and their environment.

Elizabeth Fozo is an expert in how bacteria adapt to constant changes in their environment, including nutrient availability, variations in pH and temperature swings, and how these adaptations are linked to pathogenesis — the process by which disease develops.

Daniel Simberloff is an expert on invasive species and ecology.