Biology Faculty
My research focuses on the response of plants to environmental stress at the molecular and biochemical levels, and utilizes both crop and model plant species.... See this person's full profile
The study of biodiversity has historically been conducted within two disciplines, with community ecologists addressing the mechanisms that maintain diversity and... See full profile
My research is in the ecology and species composition of tropical and subtropical forests in both the Paleotropics and Neotropics. In the Brazilian Amazon, I have eight... See full profile
My students and I try to determine: (1) how natural selection shapes plant reproduction, life history, and physiology; and (2) why plant species occur where they do, rather than... See full profile
I am interested in DNA repair mechanisms and recombination. These processes are essential for the protection of organisms from DNA-damaging agents... See full profile
Shannon Hinsa-Leasure is an associate professor of biology and an environmental microbiologist at Grinnell College in Iowa. Her research interests include microbial diversity, antibiotic... See full profile
I am an ecosystem ecologist teaching at Grinnell College - a four-year liberal arts undergraduate institution in Iowa, U.S.A. All faculty in the Biology Department teach the introductory... See full profile
I am a fungal biologist and I teach in the Biology Department at Grinnell College - a four-year liberal arts undergraduate institution in Iowa, U.S.A. In our department, all faculty... See full profile
In my laboratory we study the chemical synapse, a specialized junction where neurons communicate with adjacent cells, such as sensory receptors, muscle cells, or other neurons. We are... See full profile
Directed changes in the shape of epithelial sheets are required to create many of the major tissues in animals, including the intestinal system,... See full profile
I was originally trained as a comparative physiologist and functional morphologist, but since... See full profile
Plants, like animals, begin life as a single cell, the fertilized egg or zygote. This single cell undergoes growth, cell division and differentiation to produce an embryo, or immature... See full profile
Current focus of the lab - in a nutshell.
The actin-based motor protein called myosin-10 appears to contribute to the proper structure and function of the mitotic spindle, the... See full profile
Cell Biology / Developmental Biology
I am interested in the formation of sensory structures during neural development in vertebrate embryos. Most of my work with students at... See full profile
All cells have a capability to propagate themselves. Before they can divide, cells must first duplicate the genetic information with great accuracy. This process is... See full profile
