Biology Faculty

Integrated Bioscience PhD Program

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Biology Colloquium (Thursdays 4:00)

Brown Bag Lunch (Wednesdays - Noon)

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Biology Scholarships

DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY: FACULTY

	Dr. Brian Bagatto Phone: (330) 972-2571 Office: ASEC-W 172 email: bagatto@uakron.edu Home page Interest Areas: Developmental physiology of vertebrates Physiological variability in developing vertebrates Environmental effects on developing vertebrates Development of the cardiovascular system in verte brates Development of the catecholamine cascade in vertebrates Evolution in developmental processes

	Dr. Todd Blackledge Phone: (330) 972-7264 Office: ASEC-W 276 email: blackledge@uakron.edu Home page Research Interests behavioral ecology evolution of behavior spider silk biomechanics evolutionary ecology of spider webs

	Dr. Bruce Cushing (Dept. Chair) Phone: (330) 972-6954 Office: ASEC-W 185 email: cbruce@uakron.edu Home page Interest Areas: Behavioral Neuroscience Steroidal and neuropeptide regulation of social and sociosexual behavior Developmental mechanisms regulating social behavior

	Dr. R. Joel Duff Phone: (330) 972-6077 Office: ASEC-W 577 email: rjduff@uakron.edu Home page Research Interests Land plant phylogeny Evolution of RNA editing in plants Molecular evolution of ribosomal DNA genes in plants Phylogenetics of Hornworts (Bryophyta)

	Dr. Dan Ely Phone: (330) 972-7159 Office: ASEC-W 174 email: ely1@uakron.edu Home page Interest Areas Mechanisms of hypertension - neural, hormonal, and genetic Stress physiology Heart preservation studies for transplant

	Dr. Jim Holda Phone: (330) 972-5116 Office: ASEC-W 385 email: jholda@uakron.edu Interest Areas: Transplant immunology. Cell-mediated immunology. Investigation of autoimmune diseases. Characterization of suppressive cells.

	Dr. Jessica Hopkins Phone: (330) 972-8115 Office: ASEC-W 282 email: jhopkins@uakron.edu Interest Areas: Biology education Stream ecology Influence of human impacts on stream macroinvertebrates

	Dr. Martha Kory Phone: (330) 972-7154 Office: ASEC-W 277 email: mmk1@uakron.edu Interest Areas: Medical bacteriology - mechanisms of pathogenicity. Phenotypic and genotypic characterization of bacteriophages of medically significant bacteria. General bacteriology.

	Dr. Peter Lavrentyev Phone: (330) 972-7922 Office: ASEC-W 181 email: peter3@uakron.edu Home page Interest Areas Marine and freshwater microbial food webs Trophic cascades Nutrient dynamics

	Dr. Qin Liu Phone: (330) 972-7558 Office: ASEC-W 183 email: Qliu@uakron.edu Home page Interest Areas: Anatomy and development of vertebrate central nervous system (CNS) Molecular mechanisms underlying development of vertebrate sensory systems Expression and function of cell adhesion molecule cadherins in the development of vertebrate nervous tissue

	Dr. Rich Londraville Phone: (330) 972-7151 Office: ASEC-W 180 email: Londraville@uakron.edu Research Home Page Faculty Bio Interest Areas: Fat metabolism in lower vertebrates (fish) Calcium cycling proteins, leptin Temperature's effects on protein function

	Dr. Amy Milsted Phone: (330) 972-7976 Office: ASEC-W 279 email: milsted@uakron.edu Home page Interest Areas: Mechanisms regulating gene expression in hypertension: genomic imprinting in females. The role of the Y chromosome in development and maintenance of hypertension. Characterization of the SHR Y chromosome hypertension locus.

	Dr. Randy Mitchell Phone: (330) 972-5122 Office: ASEC-W 177 email: rjm2@uakron.edu Research Home Page Faculty Bio Interest Areas: Plant-Pollinator interactions Evolutionary Ecology Conservation Biology Foraging Behavior of Nectar Feeders Plant Reproductive Ecology

	Dr. Francisco (Paco) Moore Phone: (330) 972-2572 Office: ASEC-W 176 email: moore@uakron.edu Home page Interest Areas: Evolutionary Genetics Evolutionary Pattern Evolutionary Synthesis Experimental Evolution in Bacteria Vertebrate Zoology

	Dr. Peter Niewiarowski Phone: (330) 972-7311 Office: ASEC-W 182 email: phn@uakron.edu Research Home Page Faculty Bio Interest Areas: Ecology and Population biology of reptiles. Physiological ecology. Evolution of life histories.

	Dr. Don Ott Phone: (330) 972-7164 Office: ASEC-W 380 email: dott@uakron.edu Interest Areas: Conducting a marine algal survey of San Salvador Islands, Bahamas. Role of the cytoskeleton in organelle Translocation in Vaucheria. Molecular phylogeny of the genus Vaucheria. Association of the parasitic rotifer, Proales, in Vaucheria.

	Dr. Jean Pan Phone: (330) 972-2518 Office: ASEC-W 180 email: jepan@uakron.edu Faculty Bio Interest Areas: Plant and microbial ecology Plant fungal interactions Clonal plant biology

	Dr. Rolondo J.J. Ramirez Phone: (330) 972-2753 Office: ASEC-W 179 email: rjr@uakron.edu Home page Interest Areas: The cardiovascular adaptation to pregnancy The influence of oxidative stress on vascular function Hypertension Preeclampsia

	Dr. Ron Salisbury Phone: (330) 972-6933 Office: ASEC-W 173 email: rsalisbury@uakron.edu Home page Interest Areas: Genetics of hypertension. Population genetics. Mammalian Y chromosomes.

	Ms. Lisa Shauver Phone: (330) 972-5811 or 5845 Office: ASEC-W280B email: shauver@uakron.edu Faculty Bio

	Dr. Matthew Shawkey Phone: Office: email: Matt Shawkey Home page Interest Areas: Structural coloration in bird plumage Microbial effects on bird plumage Evolution of animal signaling

	Dr. Gregory A. Smith Phone: (330) 972-7501 Office: ASEC-W 376 email: gasmith@uakron.edu Home page Interest Areas: Conservation biology Biogeography Mammalogy and ornithology.

	Dr. Monte Turner Phone: (330) 972-7129 Office: ASEC-W 278 email: meturner@uakron.edu Home page Interest Areas: Genetics of hypertension. Population genetics. Mammalian Y chromosomes.

	Dr. Stephen C. Weeks Phone: (330) 972-7156 Office: ASEC-W 581 email: scweeks@uakron.edu Home page Interest Areas: Evolution of sex-determining mechanisms in crustacea. Ecology and evolution of freshwater fish. Population biology of aquatic animals.