Faculty Research Areas

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Giri Akkaraju	Viral Pathogenesis Targeted therapies for cancer/ Cancer drug design/testing Anti-inflammatory therapies for neurological disorders, e.g., Alzheimer’s Disease Nanomaterials for therapeutics and diagnostics
Matt Chumchal	Mercury contamination of the environment Food web ecology Small pond ecology Contaminant trophic transfer and biomagnification
Michael Chumley	Neuroimmunology Pathophysiology Alzheimer’s Disease Aging
Matt Hale	Evolutionary Biology Genomics and Bioinformatics Quantitative Genetics Population Genetics
Jing Jiao	Disease Epidemiology Theoretical Ecology Quantitative Biology Biological Conservation
Marlo Jeffries	Aquatic Toxicology Reproductive Endocrine Disruption Thyroid Disruption Immunotoxicology Development of Alternative Toxicity Testing Methods
Shauna McGillivray	Microbiology Bacterial pathogenesis Antibiotic resistance Bacillus anthracis
Mike Misamore	Invertebrate reproduction Fertilization Biology Zebra mussel biology Invertebrate biology Marine Biology Developmental Biology
Annika Nelson	Population, community, and chemical ecology Plant-insect interactions Mutualisms Ecological effect of climate change and biodiversity loss
Mikaela Stewart	Biochemistry Structural Biology Drug Design Tumor Suppressor Proteins
Dean Williams	Conservation Genetics Invasive Species Horned Lizard Conservation Mating and Breeding Systems
Floyd Wormley	Microbial Pathogenesis Medical Mycology Host-Pathogen Interactions Mucosal Immunology Vaccine Development