Biology Faculty
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... See this person's full profile
Evolutionary Ecology
The study of biodiversity has historically been conducted within two disciplines, with community ecologists addressing the mechanisms that maintain diversity... See this person's full profile
Molecular Cell Biology/Genetics
I am interested in how organisms, particularly microorganisms and cancer cells, balance genome stability with adaptation to stress. In the Burrack... See this person's full profile
Tropical Ecology
My research is in the ecology and species composition of tropical and subtropical forests in both the Paleotropics and... See this person's full profile
Plant Molecular Biology
My research focuses on the response of plants to environmental stress at the molecular and biochemical levels, and utilizes both crop and model plant... See this person's full profile
Microbial Genetics/Molecular Biology
I am interested in DNA repair mechanisms and recombination. These processes are essential for the protection of organisms from DNA-damaging... See this person's full profile
I am interested in microbial diversity and bacterial adaptations to the environment. I currently work with undergraduate researchers on two... See this person's 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 this person's 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 this person's full profile
On Leave Academic Year 2012-2013 Animal Physiology/Neurobiology Neuroscience Web Site In my laboratory we study the chemical synapse, a specialized junction where neurons communicate... See this person's 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 this person's full profile
Comparative physiology and functional morphology; exercise physiology & psychology I was originally trained as a comparative physiologist and functional morphologist, but since... See this person's 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 this person's 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 this person's 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 this person's full profile
