FacultY and Staff
- Allan R. Albig, Assistant Professor - Vascular Biology: cancer, angiogenesis, extracellular matrix
- George S. Bakken , Professor- physiological ecology: Energetics, biometeorology, thermoregulatory behavior, evolution.
- H. Kathleen Dannelly, Associate Professor - Microbiology: virulence mechanisms of bacterial pathogens, antibiotic resistance mechanisms.
- Swapan K. Ghosh, Professor - Immunology: tumor immunology, carcinogenesis, immunoregulation and development of sensitive immunoassays for medical application.
- Rusty Gonser, Associate Professor - Conservation Biology and Population Genetics: molecular methods for assessing populations; conservation biology; amphibian behavior.
- Diana K. Hews, Professor - Field Behavioral Endocrinology: endocrinology of sex differences in territorial aggression and color signals in lizards; hormones and alternative reproductive tactics; interactions among steroid hormones, color signals, and immune function.
- James P. Hughes, Professor - Molecular/Cellular Endocrinology: mechanism of hormone and growth factor signal transduction.
- Steven L. Lima, Professor - Behavioral and Evolutionary Ecology: predator-prey interactions; spatial predator-prey games; avian ecology; conservation biology.
- William A. Mitchell, Associate Professor - Behavioral Ecology: community dynamics and mathematical modeling; determinants of species richness and spatial predator-prey games.
- Timothy J. Mulkey, Associate Professor - Plant Physiology: hormones and calcium in the control of plant growth, development, and tropic responses.
- Christopher G. Murphy, Department Chair/Professor - Behavioral Ecology: sexual selection, acoustic communication, mate choice, mating systems.
- Joy M. O’Keefe, Assistant Professor - Vertebrate Ecology: bat ecology, multi-scale habitat selection, forest wildlife management, conservation biology.
- Peter E. Scott, Associate Professor - Plant Reproductive Ecology: interactions of plants and pollinators; avian ecology; conservation biology.
- Gary W. Stuart, Professor - Molecular and Developmental Genetics: the molecular mechanisms of vertebrate development; Phylogenetic analysis of DNA sequences.
- Elaina M. Tuttle, Professor - Evolutionary, Molecular and Behavioral Ecology: mating systems, selection, maintenance of genetic variation, parentage, parental care, molecular genetics and genomics, forensic biology.
- John O. Whitaker, Jr., Professor - Vertebrate Ecology: mammalogy, especially studies of food and ectoparasites of small mammals; bat biology; systematics.
CENTER FOR SCIENCE EDUCATION
- Dr. Carolyn S. Wallace, Director of the Center and Associate Professor of Science Education and Biology.
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Research Scientists and Post-Doctoral Staff
Indiana University School of Medicine - Terre Haute
Affiliated Faculty
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- Taihung "Peter" Duong - Neuroanatomy: brain aging and neurodegenerative diseases.
- Roy W. Geib - Virology and Immunology: molecular biology of host-controlled resistance to oncogenic viruses.
- Michael W. King - Molecular and Developmental Biology: gene function in regeneration, early development and cancer.
- Mike Lannoo - IU School Of Med- Terre Haute
- Margaret M. Moga - Anatomy and Integrative Medicine: Electromagnetic fields in bioenergy healing and mind-body therapies.
- Steven P. Templeton - Microbiology and Immunology: Immune responses to fungi.
- Gabi Waite - Physiology and Cell Biology: cellular redox regulation, hypoxia, hydrogen peroxide signaling, inflammatory diseases; physiological responses of exercise.
Emeritus Faculty
- William J. Brett - Biological Rhythms
- John J. Corrigan - Biochemistry
- Marion T. Jackson - Plant Communities
- Henry Tamar - Protozoology
Teaching Staff
- William Brett - General Biology Professor and Professor Emeritus
- Rita Ghosh - Biology Lab Coordinator
- Kent Koerner - Insect Ecology, Conservation
Office Staff
- Linda Castor - Research/Drawing Specialist
- Angela chamberlain - Microbiology lab coordinator
- Sunshine Mack - Administrative Assistant I
- Tracy McDaniel - Administrative Assistant I
ANIMAL CARE STAFF
- Renee Hawkins - Senior Animal Caretaker
- Brian (Jagger) Foster - Animal Caretaker