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Acosta, Teresa
tacosta@illinois.edu |
Account Technician |
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Adaime, Marc-Elie |
Graduate Student -
Plant Biology Using machine learning and superresolution microscopy to investigate past ecological and evolutionary responses of conifers in angiosperm-dominated communities. Advisor: Surangi Punyasena |
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Ahmed, Amy
amycash@illinois.edu |
Research Specialist Molecular basis of honey bee social behavior |
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Ainsworth, Elizabeth "Lisa"
lisa.ainsworth@ars.usda.gov |
USDA ARS
Adjunct Professor - Plant Biology PEEC Plant physiological and molecular responses to global change, photosynthesis and carbohydrate metabolism |
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Allan, Brian
ballan@illinois.edu |
Associate Professor - Entomology
Affiliate - Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior PEEC Ecology of infectious diseases |
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Alleyne, Marianne
vanlaarh@illinois.edu |
Assistant Professor - Entomology Graduate Director of Online Master of Science Teaching Biology Program - School of Integrative Biology Bioinspired Design |
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Anderson, Nicholas |
Graduate Student -
Entomology Insect community responses to conservation and restoration and native bee ecology Advisor: Alex Harmon-Threatt |
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Anderson, Philip S L
andersps@illinois.edu |
Assistant Professor - Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior PEEC Comparative evolutionary biomechanics in both vertebrates and invertebrates, particularly to examine how the laws of physics and mechanics influence evolutionary processes; combining kinematics and fracture mechanics to examine the evolution of biological cutting/puncture systems; biomechanical and morphological diversification in deep-time; evolution of multi-part biomechanical systems; paleobiomechanics |
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Antonson, Nicholas |
Graduate Student -
Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior Behavioral ecology, avian brood parasitism, coevolution, and the effect of parental care on brood parasites Advisor: Mark E Hauber |
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Arias, Lily
larias@illinois.edu |
Lecturer - School of Integrative Biology |
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Aubery, Rose |
Graduate Student -
Plant Biology Advisor: Surangi Punyasena Advisor: Surangi W. Punyasena |
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Augspurger, Carol
carolaug@illinois.edu |
Professor Emerita - Plant Biology PEEC Phenology of trees and herbs, wind dispersal, seed and seedling ecology of tropical trees, plant-pathogen interactions |
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Baker, Scott
s-baker6@illinois.edu |
Instrument Maker |
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Barnabe, Liz
barnabe2@illinois.edu |
Office Manager - EEB & PEEC |
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Barnhart, Jennifer
jbarnhar@illinois.edu |
Office Administrator - Plant Biology |
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Batzli, George
g-batzli@illinois.edu |
Professor Emeritus - Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior Population, community, and behavioral ecology of mammals; plant-animal interactions; nutritional ecology of herbivores; arctic ecology |
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Baxley, Staci
slsears@illinois.edu |
Office Administrator - SIB |
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Bear, Jared
jbear@illinois.edu |
Laboratory Mechanic |
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Behrens, Colby |
Graduate Student -
Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior Examining genetic mechanisms influencing behavior in three-spined stickleback fish Advisor: Alison Bell |
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Bell, Alison
alisonmb@illinois.edu |
Professor - Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior Affiliate - Institute for Genomic Biology Member - Neuroscience Program PEEC Proximate causes and ultimate consequences of individual differences in behavior |
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Bello, Lizzie |
Graduate Student -
Entomology Bioinspired design and materials Advisor: Marianne Alleyne |
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Berenbaum, May
maybe@illinois.edu |
Professor & Head - Entomology
Professor - Plant Biology Swanlund Chair PEEC Chemical interactions between insects and host plants and their implications in the organization of natural communities |
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Berlocher, Stewart
stewartb@illinois.edu |
Emeritus Professor - Entomology Systematics, speciation, insect-plant coevolution |
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Bernacchi, Carl J
carl.bernacchi@ars.usda.gov |
USDA ARS Adjunct Professor - Plant Biology Impacts of climate change on crop physiology, energy fluxes between the atmosphere and plant canopies, carbon sequestration, crop canopy responses to stress |
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Beshers, Samuel
beshers@illinois.edu |
Retired--Neuroscience Program Coordinator
and Entomology Affiliate Organization and behavior of ant colonies |
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Beuchat, Gabriel |
Graduate Student -
Plant Biology Advisor: Li-Qing Chen |
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Black, Deborah
black3@illinois.edu |
Greenhouse Manager |
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Brawn, Jeffrey
jbrawn@illinois.edu |
Professor and Head - Natural Resources & Environmental Sciences Affiliate - Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior PEEC Conservation biology; comparative population and community ecology of vertebrates, especially birds; tropical ecology; statistical ecology; molecular evolutionary ecology |
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Brinkworth, Jessica
jfbrinkw@illinois.edu |
Assistant Professor - Anthropology
Affiliate - Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior |
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Broga, Penny
broga@illinois.edu |
Associate Director for Business Affairs |
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Brooks, Matthew D.
mb5886@illinois.edu |
USDA ARS
Adjunct Assistant Professor - Plant Biology Integrating transcriptomic and physiological measurements to reveal gene regulatory networks coordinating photosynthesis and nitrogen use. |
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Brown, Edward |
Associate Professor Emeritus - Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior |
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Bukhari, Syed Abbas |
Postdoc Research Associate - EEB |
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Burroughs, Charles |
Graduate Student -
Plant Biology Advisor: Elizabeth "Lisa" Ainsworth |
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Bush, Daniel |
Graduate Student -
Entomology Navel orangeworm's relationship with Aspergillus mold Advisor: May Berenbaum |
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Cáceres, Carla
cecacere@illinois.edu |
Director - School of Integrative Biology Professor - Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior PEEC Population, community and evolutionary ecology; life-history evolution; disease ecology; limnology |
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Calla, Bernarda
calla2@illinois.edu |
Postdoc Research Associate - Entomology |
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Cameron, Sydney
sacamero@illinois.edu |
Professor - Entomology PEEC Application of phylogenetics, behavior and development to address questions concerning the evolution of social behavior in bees; conservation status and causal factors in declining pollinators; evolution of color pattern mimicry in bees |
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Capel, Samantha |
Graduate Student -
Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior Advisor: Ken N. Paige |
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Catchen, Julian
jcatchen@illinois.edu |
Assistant Professor - Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior PEEC How do genomes change over time? In particular, we want to examine how the architecture of a genome changes in response to major evolutionary events — what architectural changes occur in a genome seeding an invasive species, or a genome underlying a large, long-term species radiation? |
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Chabain, Jules |
Graduate Student -
Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior Former paleontologist puzzled by animal weaponery and the linkage between shape, function and performance; using biomechanics, ct-scanned data, and comparative anatomy Advisor: Philip S L Anderson |
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Chakraborty, Sulagna |
Graduate Student -
PEEC Vector-borne diseases and epidemiology of infectious diseases, focusing on the eco-epidemiology of a tick-borne disease in India called Kyasanur Forest Disease. I want to combine my interest in infectious disease with my background in public health and microbiology as well as use One Health approaches towards disease control and prevention. (advisor: Brian Allan) Advisor: Brian Allan |
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Cheeseman, John M.
j-cheese@illinois.edu |
Professor Emeritus - Plant Biology The relationships between plant biology, food security, food sovereignty and actually feeding the world's poor |
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Chen, Li-Qing
lqchen77@illinois.edu |
Assistant Professor - Plant Biology Control of sugar allocation to improve crop yield or biomass for food and biofuels |
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Cheng, C.-H. Christina
c-cheng@illinois.edu |
Professor - Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior PEEC Evolutionary genomic, transcriptomic, and physiological changes in cold adaptation and specialization in Antarctic and Arctic fishes. Molecular evolution of antifreeze proteins and other cold-adaptive genes and functions. Marine biodiversity in Polar regions. Field research in Antarctica and the Arctic |
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Christian, Natalie |
Postdoc |
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Clancy, Kathryn
kclancy@illinois.edu |
Associate Professor - Anthropology Affiliate - Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior PEEC Human reproductive ecologist who specializes in women's health, endometrial function and evolutionary medicine. Dr. Clancy's work challenges assumptions about what constitutes normal reproductive physiology, and clinical threshold hypotheses regarding health. |
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Clegg, Benjamin
bclegg@illinois.edu |
Teaching Assistant Professor - School of Integrative Biology Climatic and edaphic controls on the establishment of modern boreal communities in interior Alaska (advisor: Feng Sheng Hu) |
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Clem, C. Scott |
Graduate Student -
Entomology Hover fly (Diptera: Syrphidae) migratory ecology and behavior Advisor: Alex Harmon-Threatt |
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Coburn, Kat |
Graduate Student -
Entomology Prairie restoration/conservation strategies and their effects on habitat quality and native pollinator community ecology Advisor: Alex Harmon-Threatt |
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Conroy, Jessica
jconro@illinois.edu |
Associate Professor - Geology; Plant Biology PEEC paleoclimate variability on interannual to millennial timescales, paleolimnology, stable isotope hydrology, stable isotope geochemistry |
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Cox, Maria |
Graduate Student -
PEEC Paleogenomic analysis of immune change and function, as well as molecular identification of pathogens; particularly, how genes associated with immune function change through time, especially in populations undergoing long term stress (advisor: Ripan Malhi) Advisor: Ripan Malhi |
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Cucalon Tamayo, Roberto |
Graduate Student -
PEEC How populations of species are evolutionarily related, and how their evolutionary history and biogeographic patterns can help us explain our current world (advisor: Milton Tan) Advisor: Milton Tan |
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Curtis, Amanda
amandac3@illinois.edu |
Graduate Student -
PEEC Use environmental DNA (eDNA) as a tool for aquatic conservation (advisor: Eric Larson) Advisor: Eric Larson |
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D'Alessio, Lorenzo M.
lmd2@illinois.edu |
Graduate Student -
PEEC Cophylogenetics of ectoparasitic feather lice in the genus Brueelia and their endosymbionts (advisor: Kevin Johnson) Advisor: Kevin Johnson |
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D'Andrea Rocha, Rafael |
Postdoctoral Research Associate - Plant Biology |
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Dai, Qihong |
Graduate Student -
PEEC Fish ecology and biology; modeling (advisor: Cory Suski) Advisor: Cory Suski |
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Dalling, James
dalling@illinois.edu |
Professor - Plant Biology
PEEC Tropical forest dynamics, plant-soil and plant-fungal interactions, seed ecology |
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Dana, Catherine |
Graduate Student -
Entomology Cicada conservation and natural history Advisor: Sam Heads |
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Darcy, Hannah |
Graduate Student -
Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior Morphology of the salamander skull, comparative biomechanics of feePding in land-to-water transitions, and biological material properties Advisor: Philip S L Anderson |
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Davis, Mark
davis63@illinois.edu |
Conservation Biologist - Illinois Natural History Survey Affiliate - Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior; Entomology Phylogenetics, conservation genetics, population genetics, genomics, environmental DNA |
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De Becker, Elsa |
Graduate Student -
Plant Biology Advisor: Stephen Long |
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de Flamingh, Alida
deflami2@illinois.edu |
Postdoctoral Research Associate - PEEC I use an integrative approach that combines spatial and genetic data through landscape genetics to study African elephant populations throughout southern Africa. My main research focus is conservation genetics, and in studies that employ ancient DNA analysis (advisor: Alfred Roca) |
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De Moya, Robert |
Graduate Student -
Entomology Examining the coevolution patterns between parasitic bird lice and their hosts Advisor: Kevin Johnson |
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Dean, Charles |
Graduate Student -
Entomology Ecological and genomic basis of plant-insect interactions, specifically within webworm (Depressaria spp.) and Apiaceous plant coevolutionary systems Advisor: May Berenbaum |
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Debevec, Andrew H
debevec2@illinois.edu |
IT Specialist |
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Deem, Lesley
lesleyd@illinois.edu |
Pollinatarium Coordinator Plant Insect Interactions |
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Delcomyn, Fred
delcomyn@illinois.edu |
Professor Emeritus - Entomology
Director Emeritus - School of Integrative Biology Physiological basis of insect behavior |
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DeLucia, Evan H. |
G. William Arends Professor of Integrative Biology Professor - Plant Biology Director - Institute for Sustainability, Energy, and Environment PEEC Physiological ecology of vascular plants, photosynthesis, plant architecture, stress, climate change |
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Demler, Hannah |
Graduate Student -
Plant Biology Investigating the role of aquaporin plasma membrane intrinsic proteins in plant responses to ozone. Advisor: Lisa Ainsworth Advisor: Elizabeth "Lisa" Ainsworth |
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DeVries, Arthur
adevries@illinois.edu |
Professor Emeritus - Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior Antarctic and Arctic fish biology: Cold adaptation and biological antifreeze systems; ecological and evolutionary physiology; life histories of Antarctic notothenioid fish; expression of antifreeze proteins during development; protein structures and molec |
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DeWalt, Ed
dewalt@illinois.edu |
Aquatic Entomologist - Illinois Natural History Survey
Affiliate - Entomology Taxonomy, ecology, and conservation of aquatic insects |
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Dietrich, Christopher
chdietri@illinois.edu |
Associate Center Director, Systematic Entomologist - Illinois Natural History Survey
Affiliate - Entomology PEEC Systematics, morphology, and evolutionary biology of leafhoppers and treehoppers; biodiversity and conservation of grassland ecosystems |
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Dolezal, Adam G
adolezal@illinois.edu |
Assistant Professor - Entomology PEEC How do environmental stressors interact to affect bee health? |
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Doucet Beaupré, Alice |
Graduate Student -
PEEC Computational phylogenetics and the development of novel stochastic phylodynamics models and tools for the study of microbial innovations, diversification, cladogenesis, and ecology (advisor: James O'Dwyer) Advisor: James O'Dwyer |
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Downie, Stephen R.
sdownie@illinois.edu |
Professor - Plant Biology
Associate Director of Academic Affairs - School of Integrative Biology PEEC Systematics and evolution of flowering plants, with emphasis on the family Apiaceae; chloroplast genome structural evolution |
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Drager, Kim |
Graduate Student -
Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior Nest architecture of soil dwelling ants (both ancient and modern) and how nest structure varies between ant species and geological environments Advisor: Andrew V. Suarez |
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Edwards, Joseph |
Graduate Student -
PEEC Perturbations of a forest nitrogen economy and its associated microbial community by invasive Alliaria petiolata (garlic mustard) Advisor: Wendy H. Yang |
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Egenriether, Sada |
Graduate Student -
PEEC Microbial nitrogen transformations in agricultural soils (advisors: Angela Kent and Wendy Yang) Advisor: Angela Kent |
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Enos, Janice K. |
Postdoc Research Associate |
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Favela, Alonso
favela3@illinois.edu |
Graduate Student -
PEEC Microbial community composition and ecosystem function selected by plant host in the rhizosphere. (advisor: Angela Kent) Advisor: Angela Kent |
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Ferrer, Astrid |
Senior Research Scientist - Plant Biology |
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Fink, Jessica
funk7@illinois.edu |
Undergraduate Academic Advisor - SIB |
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Fischer, Eva K.
efischer@illinois.edu |
Assistant Professor - Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior Exploring underlying mechanisms to understand how behaviors are generated, maintained, and modified by evolution by using integrative approaches to address these questions across hierarchical levels of biological organization and timescales. Because fundamental principles governing brains and behavior are most apparent in evolutionary and developmental contexts, I combine lab and field studies to understand variation and adaptation in ecologically relevant behaviors. Currently, I work primarily with charismatic neotropical poison frogs. |
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Flenniken, Matt |
Graduate Student -
Entomology Effects of environmental change on vector ecology Advisor: Brian Allan |
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Flores, Manuel |
Graduate Student -
Plant Biology Advisor: James Dalling |
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Fouke, Bruce
fouke@illinois.edu |
Director & Professor, Geology Department |
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Francis, Bettina
bfrancis@illinois.edu |
Associate Professor Emerita - Entomology Environmental and developmental toxicology |
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Fraterrigo, Jennifer
jmf@illinois.edu |
Associate Professor - Natural Resources & Environmental Sciences
Affiliate - Plant Biology PEEC Landscape ecology, effects of human and natural disturbance on ecosystem structure and function, land-water |
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Fredericks, Page
lpfreder@illinois.edu |
Research Specialist - Entomology Land use effects on pathogens in ticks |
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Friedmann, Caroline |
Graduate Student -
Plant Biology Advisor: Mark Lara |
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Fu, Jie |
Graduate Student -
Plant Biology Advisor: Amy Marshall-Colon Advisor: Amy Marshall-Colon |
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Fuller, Becky
rcfuller@illinois.edu |
Professor - Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior PEEC Speciation, animal behavior and its underlying neurological mechanisms; sexual selection and the evolution of mating systems; phenotypic plasticity |
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Fulton, Todd |
Insectary |
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Gabay-Laughnan, Susan
gabaylau@illinois.edu |
Retired--Senior Research Scientist Mitochondrial DNA mutations in maize and the effect of nuclear genes upon these mutations; mitochondrial S-type cytoplasmic male sterility and its nuclear restorer-of-fertility alleles; cytoplasmic reversion of CMS-S to fertility. |
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Gerard, Don
dgerard@illinois.edu |
Facilities Manager |
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Getz, Lowell |
Professor Emeritus - Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior Population ecology; demography, social organization, and behavioral ecology of small mammals; ecology of terrestrial mollusks |
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Gibson, Joshua |
Graduate Student -
Entomology Evolution of trap-jaw mechanism in ants Advisor: Andrew V. Suarez |
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Govindjee, Govindjee
gov@illinois.edu |
Professor Emeritus - Plant Biology History of photosynthesis |
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Gray, Michael
megray@illinois.edu |
Professor Emeritus - Crop Sciences Affiliate - Entomology Integrated pest management |
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Grennan, Aleel
agrennan@illinois.edu |
Senior Research Specialist - Plant Biology |
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Grommes, Anna |
Graduate Student -
Entomology Chemical ecology of beetles in the families Cerambycidae and Elateridae Advisor: Lawrence Hanks |
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Haas, Jeffrey
jhaas@illinois.edu |
Director, Information Technology |
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Hanks, Lawrence |
Professor - Entomology PEEC Chemical ecology and conservation biological control |
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Harmon-Threatt, Alex
aht@illinois.edu |
Associate Professor - Entomology PEEC Pollination Ecology, Conservation, and Restoration |
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Harwood, Gyan |
Postdoc Research Associate - Entomology |
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Hauber, Mark E
mhauber@illinois.edu |
Harley Jones Van Cleave Professor of Host-Parasite Interactions - Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior PEEC I am a professor and behavioral ecologist, conservation scientist, and comparative psychologist, focusing on the evolution of recognition systems, and using land- and seabirds to address questions about how individuals recognize themselves, their mates, their young, their prey, and their predators. Shifting gears between behavioral, developmental, and molecular tools, my lab has been studying the social and genetic consequences of species recognition in avian brood parasites, such as cuckoos and cowbirds. We also explore the cogntive and neurophysiological bases of self/other discrimination critical for the social functioning of individuals, including crowded nests, dense seabird colonies, and even large human settlements. We use comparative and genetic tools, chemical and physical models, and perceptual and mathematical models to understand how individuals make the decisions which are critical for their survival and success, including sexual reproduction. |
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Haynes, Ellen |
Graduate Student -
PEEC Wildlife epidemiology; emerging fungal disease in snakes; investigating how host immune function is related to disease severity, and analyzing fungal genomic variation (advisor: Matt Allender) Advisor: Matthew Allender |
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Heads, Sam
swheads@illinois.edu |
Director, Center for Paleontology - Illinois Natural History Survey
Affiliate - Entomology, Geology |
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Hearon, Luke |
Graduate Student -
Entomology Predator-prey dynamics in mosquito communities Advisor: Carla Cáceres |
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Heath, Katy
kheath@illinois.edu |
Associate Professor - Plant Biology PEEC Mutualism coevolution: evolutionary and ecological genetics of plant-microbe interactions; evolutionary responses to global change |
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Helton, Toni
thelton@illinois.edu |
Associate Director of Personnel and Administration |
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Hernandez, Erica |
Graduate Student -
Entomology Ecology and management of ticks and of tick-borne diseases in residential and recreational areas near natural spaces Advisor: Chris Stone |
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Holmes, Christopher J.
cholmes4@illinois.edu |
Program Manager - Office of Undergraduate Research Affiliate - Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior |
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Holstrom, Ingrid |
Graduate Student -
PEEC Relationship between fire, an invasive grass species, and nutrient cycling in temperate forest ecosystems (advisor: Jennifer Fraterrigo) Advisor: Jennifer Fraterrigo |
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Hsieh, Edward |
Graduate Student -
Entomology The properties of phytochemicals in honeybee honey and general honeybee behavior Advisor: May Berenbaum |
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Hu, Feng Sheng
fshu@illinois.edu |
Professor - Plant Biology
Ralph E. Grim Professor of Geology PEEC Ecosystem ecology, quaternary paleoecology, climatic change and biotic response, soil and sediment biogeochemistry |
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Huber, Steven Carl
schuber1@illinois.edu |
Professor Emeritus - Plant Biology Identification of biological mechanisms that regulate important plant processes and impact growth and development |
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Hutchinson, Sarah |
Graduate Student -
Plant Biology Advisor: Stephen Long |
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Hyde, Charles |
Graduate Student -
PEEC Plant-soil microbial interactions: the effects of bioenergy crop root exudation on microbial communities in agricultural soils (advisor: Wendy Yang) Advisor: Wendy H. Yang |
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Johnson, Kevin
kpjohnso@illinois.edu |
Principal Ornithologist - Illinois Natural History Survey
Affiliate - Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior; Entomology PEEC Molecular systematics, host-parasite co-evolution, comparative approaches to studying the evolution of behavior in birds, co-speciation between birds and parasitic lice, population genetics of island biogeography |
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Jones, Cody |
Graduate Student -
Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior Looking at the interplay between overcompensation and endoreduplication, specifically in the model system, soybean Advisor: Ken N. Paige |
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Jops, Kenny |
Graduate Student -
Plant Biology Mathematical and modelling approaches to ecological theory including community assemblage and plant competitive interactions. Advisor: James O'Dwyer |
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Karakehian, Jason |
Graduate Student -
Plant Biology The systematics, biology and ecology of woody tissue-inhabiting, non-lichenized fungi in class Leotiomycetes (Ascomycota), with a special focus on taxa in orders Rhytismatales and Marthamycetales. These understudied fungi are ubiquitous in Northern Hemisphere temperate forests where they persist mainly as saprobes or weak parasites. Advisor: Andrew Miller Advisor: Andrew Miller |
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Karatgi, Ratna |
Graduate Student -
PEEC Sexual selection: Intrasexual competition, mate choice, signalling and signal evolution (advisor: Becky Fuller) Advisor: Becky Fuller |
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Katterhenry, Jessi
jkatterh@illinois.edu |
Assistant Director for Business and Financial Operations |
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Katz-Downie, Deborah
dkatzdow@illinois.edu |
Visiting Scientist - Plant Biology |
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Keane, Rose
rkeane3@illinois.edu |
Communications Coordinator |
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Kroha, Kyle Jane
kkroha@illinois.edu |
Equipment Specialist, Electronics Shop |
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Kwafo, Seldon |
Graduate Student -
Plant Biology Advisor: Justin McGrath |
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Lakeram, Scott |
Graduate Student -
Plant Biology Advisor: Surangi W. Punyasena |
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Lara, Mark |
Assistant Professor - Plant Biology Geographic Information Science; GIS and Society; Space-Time Analytics; River, Watershed, and Landscape Dynamics |
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Larkin, Ronald
r-larkin@illinois.edu |
Adjunct Associate Professor - Illinois Natural History Survey Wildlife ecology in disturbed environments; avian migration, orientation, energetics, and communication; small-scale atmospheric motions and flying animals |
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Larson, Eric
erlarson@illinois.edu |
Assistant Professor - Natural Resources & Environmental Sciences
Affiliate - Entomology PEEC NRES, PEEC |
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Laserna Cowal, Alessa |
Graduate Student -
Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior Wildlife responses to anthropogenic changes, animal behavior, wildlife conservation Advisor: Ken N. Paige |
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Lawson, Shelby |
Graduate Student -
Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior Behavioral ecology, breeding strategies, mate choice, vocal communication/perception in birds Advisor: Mark E Hauber |
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Leakey, Andrew D.B.
leakey@illinois.edu |
Professor and Head - Plant Biology
University Scholar PEEC Integrative plant physiology, genetics and genomics; plant water use efficiency, photosynthesis and carbon metabolism; crop responses to elevated CO<sub>2</sub>, drought, temperature and ozone; crop sustainability and responses to global environmental change |
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Leigh, Kim
kaleigh@illinois.edu |
Administrative Aide - Entomology & OMST |
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Lenz, Jana
janalenz@illinois.edu |
Human Resource Associate |
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Liao, Ling-Hsiu |
Postdoc Research Associate - Entomology Honeybees toxicology (advisor: May Berenbaum) |
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Lira Viana, Jessica |
Graduate Student -
Plant Biology Research in whether chromosome number of species might influence their growth performance and distribution in natural environments. Advisor: James Dalling |
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Long, Kira
kira2@illinois.edu |
Graduate Student -
PEEC Investigating the supposedly stable hybrid zone of two manakin species in Panama; examining the effects of sexual and natural selection on hybrids and parental species (advisor: Jeff Brawn) Advisor: Jeffrey Brawn |
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Long, Stephen
slong@illinois.edu |
Ikenberry Endowed University Chair of Crop Sciences and Plant Biology PEEC Environmental physiology, atmospheric change impacts on crops and natural vegetation, C4 photosynthesis, energy crops, mathematical models of photosynthesis |
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Luro, Alec |
Graduate Student -
Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior Behavioral & cognitive ecology, evolution, avian brood parasitism and species recognition in birds Advisor: Mark E Hauber |
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Maciejewski, Meghan |
Graduate Student -
Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior Behavioral ecology, parental care, social evolution Advisor: Alison Bell |
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Mackert, Morgan |
Research Specialist - Entomology |
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Malhi, Ripan
malhi@illinois.edu |
Professor - Anthropology Affiliate - Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior PEEC Integrates population genetics, phylogenetics, ancient DNA analysis, and field research in collaboration with Native American communities; use of tools from molecular biology and population genetics; North America |
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Manaster, Joanne
joannema@illinois.edu |
Senior Instructor - School of Integrative Biology |
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Margenot, Andrew John
margenot@illinois.edu |
Assistant Professor - Crop Sciences PEEC Biogeochemical Cycles; Agricultural Ecology (soil); Carbon and phosphorus cycling in soils; environmental enzymology; soil biochemistry; smallholder agriculture; nutrient management; heavy metal contaminants in soils; mycorrhizae |
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Marshall-Colon, Amy
amymc@illinois.edu |
Associate Professor - Plant Biology Integrative modeling to investigate the multi-scale regulation of crop response to genetic and environmental perturbations. |
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Martin, Duncan |
Graduate Student -
Plant Biology Interactive Effects of Drought and Ozone Stress on Crop Physiology and Biochemistry. Advisor: Lisa Ainsworth Advisor: Elizabeth "Lisa" Ainsworth |
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Martin Blazquez, Ruben |
Postdoc Research Associate - Entomology |
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Masters, Michael
mmasters@illinois.edu |
Field Research Specialist - Plant Biology |
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Mayfield-Jones, Dustin |
Graduate Student -
Plant Biology Advisor: Andrew D.B. Leakey |
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McClellan, Taylor |
Graduate Student -
PEEC Tropical forest ecology and seed dynamics (advisor: James Dalling) Advisor: James Dalling |
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McElrath, Thomas
tcm@illinois.edu |
Insect Collection Manager - Illinois Natural History Survey Affiliate - Entomology |
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McFarland, Derek |
Graduate Student -
PEEC Ecology of tick-borne pathogens and the wildlife populations they infect within the context of climate change and human encroachment (advisor: Brian Allan) Advisor: Brian Allan |
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McGrath, Jesse
jamcgrat@illinois.edu |
SoyFACE Research Coordinator |
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McGrath, Justin
jmcgrath@illinois.edu |
USDA ARS
Adjunct Assistant Professor - Plant Biology |
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McLean, Shay Akil |
Graduate Student -
PEEC Evolutionary anthropological genetics (advisor: Charles Roseman) Advisor: Charles Roseman |
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Menel, Ilona
menel2@illinois.edu |
Research Specialist - EEB |
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Mijango Ramos, Zarluis Miguel |
Graduate Student -
Plant Biology Effects of soil nutrient availability on the development of Forest monodominance and subordinate species composition in Panama. Advisor: James Dalling Advisor: James Dalling |
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Miller, Andrew
amiller7@illinois.edu |
Principal Mycologist - Illinois Natural History Survey Affiliate - Plant Biology PEEC Character evolution of ascomycetes with emphasis on members of the Class Sordariomycetes, biodiversity and biogeography of ascomycetes |
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Ming, Ray
rayming@illinois.edu |
Professor - Plant Biology Evolution of primitive sex chromosomes, genome structure of papaya, sugarcane, coffee and pineapple |
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Molano-Flores, Brenda
molano1@illinois.edu |
Senior Plant Ecologist - Illinois Natural History Survey Affiliate - Entomology; Plant Biology plant-insect interactions, reproductive biology of plants, population biology, conservation biology; restoration |
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Mongold-Diers, Judith
jdiers@illinois.edu |
Academic hourly - Entomology |
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Montag, William |
Graduate Student -
Entomology Conservation of soil and litter dwelling insects, especially beetles Advisor: May Berenbaum |
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Montes, Christopher M |
Postdoctoral Researcher Examining Soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr.] and Maize (Zea mays L.) physiological responses to elevated ozone concentrations and genetically mapping ozone response |
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Morphew, Nick
morphew2@illinois.edu |
Laboratory Coordinator |
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Morris, Brendan |
Graduate Student -
Entomology Historical biogeography and systematics of Carribean treehoppers (Hemiptera: Membracidae) Advisor: Christopher Dietrich |
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Murphree, Maggie |
Graduate Student -
Entomology Emergent behavior, division of labor, and social networks of honey bee colonies Advisor: Gene Robinson |
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Musser, Allison
amusser3@illinois.edu |
Undergraduate Academic Advisor - SIB |
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Nardi, James B.
j-nardi@illinois.edu |
Research Scientist - Entomology Development of insect stem cells |
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Neumann, Kevin |
Graduate Student -
PEEC Behavioral ecology, genomics, and plasticity in social animals (advisors: Alison Bell and Andrew Suarez) Advisor: Alison Bell |
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Newman, Evan |
Graduate Student -
Entomology Distribution patterns of Plecoptera (Stoneflies) of the midwest Advisor: Ed DeWalt |
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Ngumbi, Esther |
Assistant Professor - Entomology;
African American Studies Broadly interested in understanding the multifaceted uses of chemical signals (both volatile and non-volatile) by herbivores, natural enemies, plants and their associated microorganisms and insects. Moreover, my research on beneficial soil microbes seeks to find microbial-based solutions for improving crop production, alleviating drought stress in crop plants and sustainable pest management. We use a comparative approach with model tritrophic systems and employ several chemical ecology tools. |
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Noel, Kylee |
Graduate Student -
Entomology Genetic and physiological effects of insecticide resistance in mosquitoes; scientific outreach to the community to encourage citizen science Advisor: Chris Stone |
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O'Dwyer, Allison |
Instructor - School of Integrative Biology |
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O'Dwyer, James
jodwyer@illinois.edu |
Associate Professor - Plant Biology PEEC We work with theoretical models and a broad range of data to understand patterns of biodiversity, from tropical forests to host-associated microbial systems like the human microbiome |
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Ooi, Sean |
Graduate Student -
PEEC Biogeochemistry and microbial ecology of nitrous oxide production and consumption in soils (advisor: Wendy Yang) Advisor: Wendy H. Yang |
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Ort, Donald R
d-ort@illinois.edu |
Professor - Plant Biology Molecular and biochemical basis for environmental effects on photosynthesis, photosynthetic energy transduction |
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Paige, Ken N.
k-paige@illinois.edu |
Professor - Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior PEEC Our lab focuses on several areas of research including 1) the ecology and evolutionary biology of species interactions with an emphasis on overcompensation (enhanced fitness following herbivory), 2) the role of somatic mutation and endoreduplication (replication of the genome without mitotic cell division) in allowing an individual plant to evolve and adjust to environmental challenges, 3) conservation genetics, focusing on the ecological and evolutionary consequences of small population size, and 4) phylogeographic analyses with a focus on understanding how organisms have responded to anthropogenic, geologic and climatic history. |
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Paul, Rachel |
Graduate Student -
Plant Biology Advisor: Andrew D.B. Leakey |
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Paul, Robert |
Graduate Student -
Plant Biology Modeling terrestrial biogeochemistry of different land uses in the Midwest; quantifying ecosystem services of multi-use landscapes; resolving environmental impacts of second-generation bioenergy agriculture Advisor: Evan H. DeLucia |
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Pelech, Elena |
Graduate Student -
Plant Biology Elucidating the complexities of maize and soybean intercropping systems to optimize productivity and resource-use efficiencies Advisor: Carl J Bernacchi |
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Perrin-Stowe, Tolulope
tperri2@illinois.edu |
Graduate Student -
PEEC African Elephant mitogenomes and phylogeography (advisor: Al Roca) Advisor: Alfred Roca |
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Phillips, Christopher
caphilli@illinois.edu |
Associate Research Program Leader - Illinois Natural History Survey Affiliate - Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior PEEC Population genetics, population ecology, and systematics, especially as applied to amphibians, reptiles, and fishes; phylogeny estimation using molecular markers; conservation genetics |
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Pollock, Henry |
Postdoc Research Associate |
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Prada Cordero, Cecilia |
Graduate Student -
Plant Biology The relationship between soil nutrient availability and the diversity, composition and distribution of tree species in montane forest in Panama, and it’s consequences for ecosystem carbon cycling. Advisor: James Dalling |
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Price, Gabriel
gjprice2@illinois.edu |
Graduate Student -
PEEC Implications of plant-soil feedback on community composition and how species invasion can shape these interactions (advisor: Anthony Yannarell) Advisor: Anthony Yannarell |
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Punyasena, Surangi W.
spunya1@illinois.edu |
Associate Professor, Associate Head, Director of Graduate Studies - Plant Biology PEEC Palynology, paleoecology, paleoclimate, and computer vision applications |
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Quebedeaux, Jennifer |
Graduate Student -
Plant Biology Genetic Control of Carbon Metabolism and Water Use Efficiency as Targets to Improve Photosynthesis and Crop Yield Advisor: Andrew D.B. Leakey |
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Ratcliffe, Susan
sratclif@illinois.edu |
Program Manager - Crop Sciences Affiliate - Entomology Integrated pest management |
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Rawley, Neil
lrawley@illinois.edu |
Storekeeper |
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Rayamajhi, Niraj |
Graduate Student -
Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior Population genomics of natural populations and computational biology Advisor: Julian Catchen |
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Ricks, Kevin |
Graduate Student -
PEEC Microbial community and evolutionary ecology, evolution of symbiosis (advisor: Anthony Yannarell) Advisor: Anthony Yannarell |
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Riecks-Soucek, David
soucek@illinois.edu |
Ecotoxicologist, Entomologist - Illinois Natural History Survey Affiliate - Entomology Aquatic ecotoxicology |
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Riley, Alex |
Graduate Student -
Plant Biology Advisor: Katy Heath |
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Rios Acosta, Lorena |
Graduate Student -
Plant Biology Advisor: Andrew D.B. Leakey |
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Rivera, Michael |
Graduate Student -
PEEC Ecological and evolutionary drivers of morphological variation in social insect workers (advisor: Andy Suarez) Advisor: Andrew V. Suarez |
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Rivera-Colón, Angel |
Graduate Student -
Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior Genomics, genome evolution Advisor: Julian Catchen |
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Robertson, Hugh
hughrobe@illinois.edu |
Professor Emeritus - Entomology PEEC The molecular basis for insect olfaction and taste; insect and arthropod genomics |
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Robinson, Gene
generobi@illinois.edu |
Director - Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology
Swanlund Chair Professor - Entomology PEEC Insect social behavior and genomics |
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Roca, Alfred
roca@illinois.edu |
Associate Professor - Animal Sciences Affiliate - Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior PEEC Comparative and evolutionary genomics of mammals and retroviruses, conservation genetics of elephants and other wildlife |
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Romero Valero, Ingrid
romerov2@illinois.edu |
Graduate Student -
Plant Biology The study of the pollen morphology of 100 species from Bombacoideae (Malvaceae) Advisor: Surangi W. Punyasena |
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Roseman, Charles
croseman@illinois.edu |
Associate Professor - Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior; Anthropology PEEC |
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Saboowala, Sana |
Graduate Student -
PEEC Using a multidisciplinary approach to study the ways in which trauma is physically embodied and inherited, focusing on potential epigenetic effects of border creation during the 1947 Partition of South Asia using molecular methods and oral histories (advisor: Ripan Malhi) Advisor: Ripan Malhi |
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Sargent, Malcolm
malcolms@illinois.edu |
Associate Professor Emeritus - Plant Biology Creation of user friendly, perspective oriented guides for the identification of bryophytes (mosses, liverworts and hornworts) |
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Sawyer, Elle |
Graduate Student -
PEEC Understanding the spread and impact of invasive species, particularly Rusty Crayfish (advisor: Eric Larson) Advisor: Eric Larson |
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Scharf, Hannah |
Graduate Student -
Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior Behavioral ecology, social and mating systems, avian brood parasitism Advisor: Mark E Hauber |
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Schlipf, Karl
schlipf@illinois.edu |
Research Programmer |
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Schneider, Daniel
ddws@illinois.edu |
Professor - Urban and Regional Planning PEEC Aquatic invertebrate ecology; ecology of invasive species; environmental history |
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Schooley, Robert
schooley@illinois.edu |
Associate Professor - Natural Resources & Environmental Sciences Affiliate - Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior PEEC Landscape ecology, metapopulations, wildlife conservation, animal movements |
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Schore, Aiden Isaac Gittler |
Graduate Student -
Plant Biology Research Description: Examining interactions between climate, disturbances, and the physical environment across the Alaskan tundra via analysis of permafrost degradation, tall shrub expansion, and biological feedback effects. Advisor: Mark Lara Advisor: Mark Lara |
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Schuler, Mary
maryschu@illinois.edu |
Professor - Plant Biology; Biochemistry; Cell and Developmental Biology Affiliate - Entomology Pre-mRNA processing, P450 monooxygenases and their role in plant-insect interactions |
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Schwing, Cameron |
Graduate Student -
Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior Effects of manipulating larval mosquito habitat on development and fitness Advisor: Carla Cáceres |
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Scott, Bradley |
Graduate Student -
Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior Early evolution of vertebrates, specifically the changes in feeding and locomotion associated with the transition from jawless to jawed vertebrates. I seek to understand these changes using paleontology, functional morphology, and biomechanics Advisor: Philip S L Anderson |
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Seigler, David
daveseig@illinois.edu |
Professor Emeritus - Plant Biology PEEC Phytochemistry, chemical ecology, plant systematics, secondary products, systematics of Acacia species |
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Seyfried, Georgia |
Graduate Student -
Plant Biology Assess carbon and nitrogen storage patterns in forest stands dominated by ECM- versus AM- associated trees. Advisor: Wendy H. Yang |
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Shearer, Carol
carolshe@illinois.edu |
Professor Emerita - Plant Biology Ecology of freshwater saprophytic fungal communities, systematics and biogeography of freshwater ascomycetes and fungi imperfecti |
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Shrivastava, Stuti |
Graduate Student -
Plant Biology Research in the nitrate uptake dynamics at both gene and protein level in Arabidopsis for 2 major nitrate transporters, NPF6.3 and NRT2.1. Advisor: Amy Marshall-Colon |
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Singh, Dilkaran |
Graduate Student -
Plant Biology Advisor: Amy Marshall-Colon Advisor: Amy Marshall-Colon |
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Sinha, Saurabh |
Professor and Willett Faculty Scholar - Computer Science Affiliate - Entomology |
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Skinner, Rachel |
Graduate Student -
Entomology Taxonomy, phylogenetics, and biogeography of treehoppers in Membracidae Advisor: Christopher Dietrich |
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Song, Jinjin |
Graduate Student -
Plant Biology Advisor: Ray Ming |
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South, Eric |
Graduate Student -
Entomology Stonefly taxonomy and systematics Advisor: Ed DeWalt |
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Spencer, Joseph
spencer1@illinois.edu |
Principal Insect Behaviorist - Illinois Natural History Survey Affiliate - Entomology Mechanisms of behavior in crop insect pests |
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St. Clair, Ashley |
Postdoc Research Associate |
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Stone, Chris |
Medical Entomologist - Illinois Natural History Survey
Affiliate - Entomology |
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Strailey, Katherine |
Graduate Student -
PEEC Ecology, physiology, and conservation of freshwater fishes (advisors: Cory Suski and Piotr Cienciala) Advisor: Cory Suski |
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Struckhoff, Emily |
Graduate Student -
Entomology The taxonomy, natural history, and biogeography of ticks in Illinois Advisor: Chris Stone |
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Stuart, Sarai |
Graduate Student -
PEEC Evolution of social life and mechanisms that underpin behaviors in the colony environment (advisor: Gene Robinson) Advisor: Gene Robinson |
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Stumpf, Rebecca
rstumpf@illinois.edu |
Professor - Anthropology Affiliate - Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior PEEC Sexual selection, hominid behavior, endocrinology, primate microbial ecology, primate evolution, reproductive mechanisms, preterm birth |
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Suarez, Andrew V.
suarez2@illinois.edu |
Professor and Head - Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior
Professor - Entomology PEEC Ant ecology and behavior; biological invasions |
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Surber, Lisa |
Graduate Student -
Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior Behavioral ecology, evolution, and phenotypic plasticity in Neotropical poison frogs Advisor: Eva K. Fischer |
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Sutton, Nicholas |
Graduate Student -
PEEC Modeling decision-making processes during predator-prey encounters, with a focus on optimal escape strategies in ungulates (advisor: James O'Dwyer) Advisor: James O'Dwyer |
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Swanson, Christina
sillima2@illinois.edu |
SIB Coordinator for the Alumni Mentor Program |
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Swanson, Daniel |
Graduate Student -
Entomology Systematics of assassin bugs Advisor: Sam Heads |
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Tan, Grace |
Graduate Student -
PEEC Plant biology, specifically water-use efficiency and photosynthetic efficiency relative to sustainable agriculture (advisor: Andrew Leakey) Advisor: Andrew D.B. Leakey |
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Tan, Milton
miltont@illinois.edu |
Assistant Research Scientist - Illinois Natural History Survey
Affiliate - Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior PEEC Systematics, evolution and diversification of fish biodiversity and their morphological and genomic traits, using a combination of approaches including phylogenomics, genomics, transcriptomics, comparative phylogenetic methods, and collections-based specimen research |
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Taylor, Lincoln |
Graduate Student -
Entomology Interactions between honey bees and their pathogens, in particular honey bee behavior Advisor: Adam G Dolezal |
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Tetlie, Jonathan |
Graduate Student -
Entomology The lingering impact of agricultural practices on habitat restoration efforts of prairies and their effect on native bee communities Advisor: Alex Harmon-Threatt |
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Thomas, M. Jared |
Graduate Student -
Entomology Paleoentomology with emphasis on Tetrigidae (pygmy grasshoppers) Advisor: Sam Heads |
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Torres, Jacob |
Graduate Student -
Entomology Native bee ecology, urban ecology, bee/pollinator health, and insect microbiomes Advisor: Adam G Dolezal |
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Treakle, Norma
ntreakle@illinois.edu |
Account Technician |
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Turner, Abbi |
Graduate Student -
Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior Evolution, mate choice, parental care, brood parasitism, and birds Advisor: Mark E Hauber |
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Uebele, Thomas
uebele@illinois.edu |
Senior Research Programmer |
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Virrueta Herrera, Stephany |
Graduate Student -
PEEC Ornithology and phylogentics, specifically the evolutionary patterns between birds and their parasitic feather lice (advisor: Kevin Johnson). Advisor: Kevin Johnson |
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Voegtlin, David
dvoegtli@illinois.edu |
Retired - Illinois Natural History Survey Affiliate - Entomology Biology and taxonomy of aphids, retired |
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Wargin, Annaliese |
Graduate Student -
Entomology The ecology of native pollinators in restored landscapes; insect behavioral responses to abiotic change Advisor: Alex Harmon-Threatt |
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Warnow, Tandy
warnow@illinois.edu |
Founder Professor and Associate Head - Computer Science Affiliate - Entomology; Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior; Plant Biology PEEC Phylogenomics, multiple sequence alignment, and metagenomics |
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Westrick, Sarah |
Postdoc Research Associate |
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Whitfield, James
jwhitfie@illinois.edu |
Professor - Entomology PEEC Ecology and phylogeny of parasitoid wasps |
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Whitt, Gregory
gswhitt@illinois.edu |
Professor Emeritus - Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior Evolutionary genetics & phylogenetic relationships of fishes. Isozymes & other molecular characters used to investigate evolutionary relationships & to infer patterns of gene structural & regulatory evolution. Biochemical genetics & evolution of teleosts |
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Williams, Cariad |
Graduate Student -
Entomology Wide range of research interests within palaeontology including biomechanics of vertebrates, exceptional preservation of arthropods and taphonomic processes within the fossil record Advisor: Sam Heads |
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Wilson, Patrick |
Graduate Student -
Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior Disease ecology and host-parasite coevolution in Daphnia Advisor: Carla Cáceres |
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Wilson, Sara |
Graduate Student -
Entomology Mosquito feeding behavior and control Advisor: Chris Stone |
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Winnicki, Sarah |
Graduate Student -
PEEC Avian growth and development, parental care behavior, and brood parasitism (advisors: TJ Benson and Mark Hauber) Advisor: Thomas Benson |
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Wszalek, Andrew |
Graduate Student -
Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior Physical and chemical compensatory responses of soybeans following damage Advisor: Ken N. Paige |
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Wu, Wen-Yen |
Graduate Student -
Entomology Chemical ecology of insects Advisor: May Berenbaum |
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Yang, Wendy H.
yangw@illinois.edu |
Associate Professor - Plant Biology PEEC Terrestrial biogeochemistry, ecosystem ecology, stable isotope ecology, soil-atmosphere greenhouse gas dynamics, climate change |
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Zerpa Catanho, Dessiree |
Graduate Student -
Plant Biology Advisor: Ray Ming |
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Zhang, Chen |
Graduate Student -
Plant Biology Advisor: Li-Qing Chen |
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Zhang, Xiaodan |
Graduate Student -
Plant Biology Advisor: Ray Ming |
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Zielinski, Raymond |
Professor Emeritus - Plant Biology |