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Acosta, Teresa
tacosta@illinois.edu |
Account Technician |
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Adaime, Marc-Elie |
Graduate Student -
Plant Biology Development of phylogenetically-informed computer vision methods for fossil pollen recognition and the study of long-term trends in plant evolution Advisor: Surangi W. Punyasena |
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Ahmed, Amy
amycash@illinois.edu |
Research Specialist - Entomology & IGB 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 Director of Academic Affairs
Professor - Entomology Affiliate - Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior PEEC Ecology of infectious diseases |
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Allender, Matthew
mcallend@illinois.edu |
Clinical Assistant Professor - Veterinary Clinical Medicine PEEC Epidemiology of infectious and non-infectious diseases in free-ranging and captive wildlife with a focus on infectious disease epidemiology of reptiles as a biomonitor of overall ecosystem health |
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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 PEEC Bioinspired Design |
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Allison, Annetta
allison2@illinois.edu |
Associate Director for Human Resources and Administration |
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Anderson, Nicholas |
Postdoctoral Researcher -
Entomology Insect community responses to conservation and restoration and native bee ecology |
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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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Arceneaux, Miles |
Graduate Student -
Entomology Ecological and behavioral plant-insect interactions of pest species and how to combat against the damage they cause Advisor: Esther Ngumbi |
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Arias, Lily
larias@illinois.edu |
Lecturer, Director of the Merit Program - SIB |
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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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Barbasch, Tina |
Postdoc Research Associate |
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Barley, Tristan |
Graduate Student -
Entomology Behavioral effects of competition between native bees and honeybees Advisor: Adam G Dolezal |
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Barnabe, Liz
barnabe2@illinois.edu |
Office Manager - EEB & PEEC |
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Basnet, Vinisha |
Graduate Student -
Entomology Advisor: Daniel Schneider |
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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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Beach, Nathan |
Research Specialist & Manager - Honey Bee Research Facility |
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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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Belloso, Natalie |
Graduate Student -
Plant Biology Anthropogenic climate change effects on plants, soil, crops, and microbial communities Advisor: Katy Heath |
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Benjamin, Neal |
Graduate Student -
PEEC Swine veterinarian interested in the links between population genetics and health outcomes in pigs; diversity of immune system alleles among wild, domesticated, and intensively bred suids (advisor: Al Roca) Advisor: Alfred Roca |
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Benson, Thomas
tjbenson@illinois.edu |
Adjunct Assistant Professor - Illinois Natural History Survey PEEC Wildlife ecology and conservation, population and behavioral ecology of birds |
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Berenbaum, May
maybe@illinois.edu |
Professor & Head - Entomology
Professor - Plant Biology Swanlund Chair PEEC Interactions between insects and plants, including herbivores and pollinators, and their implications in the organization of natural communities and agroecosystems |
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Berlocher, Stewart
stewartb@illinois.edu |
Professor Emeritus - 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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Bhat, Shriram |
Graduate Student -
Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior Analysis of genomics and evolution of antifreeze proteins in various species using computational methods Advisor: C.-H. Christina Cheng |
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Bielanski, Joe |
Graduate Student -
PEEC Understanding the genetic basis and mechanisms underlying the evolution of social behavior and using artificial selection/domestication as a model for deeper understanding of evolution as a whole (advisor: Anna Kukekova) Advisor: Anna Kukekova |
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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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Bried, Jason
bried@illinois.edu |
Assistant Research Scientist - Illinois Natural History Survey
Affiliate - Entomology PEEC Insect conservation, dragonflies & damselflies, wetland ecology and assessment, applied plant ecology, community ecology (metacommunities, coexistence) |
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Brinkworth, Jessica
jfbrinkw@illinois.edu |
Assistant Professor - Anthropology
Affiliate - Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior PEEC PEEC My research addresses the physiological consequences of the human experience and evolutionary past, particularly those that affect innate immune system function. Current projects focus on the functional divergence and diversification of primate immune systems, how past epidemics affect present day immune function diversity and how life experience affects the innate immune response. |
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Brockelsby, Kasey |
Graduate Student -
Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior Speciation dynamics and evolutionary morphology; sexual dimorphism in unpaired fins in fish Advisor: Becky Fuller |
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Broga, Penny
broga@illinois.edu |
Associate Director for Business Affairs |
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Brooke, Chris
cbrooke@illinois.edu |
Assistant Professor - Microbiology PEEC We study how diversity and collective interactions within viral populations influence the evolution and transmission of influenza viruses. |
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Brooks, Matthew D.
matthew.d.brooks@usda.gov |
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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Brown, Morgan |
Graduate Student -
Entomology Leafhopper biodiversity and conservation Advisor: Christopher Dietrich |
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Brown, Noah |
Graduate Student -
PEEC Effects of residual agrochemicals on soil/plant-associated microbes, with a specific interest in their impact on fungal endophytes and mycorrhiza (advisor: Anthony Yannarell) Advisor: Anthony Yannarell |
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Bukhari, Syed Abbas |
Postdoc Research Associate |
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Burgess, Steven
sjb287@illinois.edu |
Assistant Professor - Plant Biology Sustainable ecosystems using synthetic biology tools to simplify, miniaturize and automate engineering of photosynthetic organisms |
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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 Affiliate - Entomology PEEC Population, community and evolutionary ecology; life-history evolution; disease ecology; limnology |
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Cameron, Sydney
sacamero@illinois.edu |
Professor Emerita - 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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Cao, Yong
yongcao@illinois.edu |
Principle Research Scientist - Illinois Natural History Survey
Affiliate - Natural Resources & Environmental Sciences PEEC Community ecology, freshwater bioassessment, multivariate analysis, and species modeling |
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Carroll, Xavier |
Graduate Student -
Entomology The relationships between insects and ambient factors of their physical environment Advisor: Marianne Alleyne |
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Catchen, Julian
jcatchen@illinois.edu |
Associate 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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Chamberlain, Mac |
Graduate Student -
Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior Behavioral ecology, species recognition, and avian brood parasitism Advisor: Mark E Hauber |
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Cheeseman, John M. |
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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Chen, Timothy |
Graduate Student -
Plant Biology Investigating mechanisms and evolution of carbon fixation Advisor: Steven Burgess |
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Chen, Yutao |
Graduate Student -
PEEC Using biological framework to solve engineering problems; devising bioinspired designs incorporating desired functionalities. (advisor: Marianne Alleyne) Advisor: Marianne Alleyne |
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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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Cheng, Vivian |
Graduate Student -
PEEC (advisor: Ripan Malhi) Advisor: Ripan Malhi |
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Chiavini, Benjamin |
Graduate Student -
Entomology Study of small hive beetles in their life cycle, physiology, and behaviors in relation to honey bees and viruses/diseases Advisor: Adam G Dolezal |
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Chick, John
chick@illinois.edu |
Principal Aquatic Ecologist - Illinois Natural History Survey
Affiliate - Natural Resources & Environmental Sciences PEEC Ecology of large rivers, particularly Mississippi and Illinois rivers; population dynamics & community interactions freshwater fishes, life history stages & general aquatic ecology |
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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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Clodfelter, E. |
Graduate Student -
Entomology Relationships of lice to their hosts and endosymbionts Advisor: Kevin Johnson |
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Cloud, Becky |
Graduate Student -
PEEC Disease ecology, community ecology, mosquito ecology and applied mosquito control (advisors: Carla Caceres, Brian Allan, Becky Smith) Advisor: Carla Cáceres |
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Coburn, Kat |
Graduate Student -
Entomology Biology education research: Science identity development, comparative analysis of supportive instructional materials that differ in accessibility and cultural relevance Advisor: Thomas McElrath |
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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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Coulter, Austin |
Graduate Student -
PEEC The physiological, neurological, and genetic impacts of domestication on animals (advisor: Anna Kukekova) Advisor: Anna Kukekova |
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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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Crawford, Reed |
Graduate Student -
PEEC Thermoregulatory behavior and artificial roost selection of bats (advisor: Joy O'Keefe) Advisor: Joy O'Keefe |
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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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Cullum, Jeannette |
Graduate Student -
PEEC Environmental drivers of infectious disease in Daphnia (advisor: Carla Cáceres) Advisor: Carla Cáceres |
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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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Dady, Erinn |
Graduate Student -
Entomology Using chemical ecology to examine the effects of combinatorial stress on plant-insect interactions, to address insect-related food insecurity Advisor: Esther Ngumbi |
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Daleo, Maris |
Graduate Student -
PEEC My research focuses on the health of confiscated turtles. Specifically, I am investigating how to coordinate the confiscation of animals victim of the illegal wildlife trade and create an effective database/communication method to better handle the confiscated turtles, as well as study the impacts of the diseases that those turtles are exposed to, particularly ranavirus. (advisor: Matt Allender) |
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Dalling, James
dalling@illinois.edu |
Professor - Plant Biology
Director, Integrative Biology Honors 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 Silva, Kithmee |
Graduate Student -
Plant Biology Advisor: Matthew D. Brooks |
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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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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 |
Curator of Insects - 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
Affiliate - Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior PEEC How do environmental stressors interact to affect bee health? |
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Dominguez, Jonah |
Graduate Student -
PEEC Inter- and intra-species interactions; community and behavioral ecology; host-parasite interactions; ornithology (advisor: Mark Hauber) Advisor: Mark E Hauber |
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Downie, Stephen R.
sdownie@illinois.edu |
Associate Dean for Curricula and Academic Policy, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Professor, Department of Plant Biology Curator, University of Illinois Vascular Plant Herbarium PEEC Systematics and evolution of flowering plants, with emphasis on the family Apiaceae |
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Dunn, Brodie |
Visiting Extension Outreach Associate, NREE
Pollinators and Beneficial Insects |
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Eck, Daniel J.
dje13@illinois.edu |
Assistant Professor - Department of Statistics PEEC Modeling techniques for life history analyses; generalized linear regression models; variance reduction in multi-response linear regression. |
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Evangelista, Dominic
dominice@illinois.edu |
Assistant Professor - Entomology (beginning Spring 2023) The Roach Brain Lab for studying biodiversity through molecular systematics |
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Fauziyah, Siti |
Graduate Student -
Entomology Biomechanics of insect wings Advisor: Marianne Alleyne |
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Feng, Jennifer |
Graduate Student -
Plant Biology Deep learning for pollen analysis, paleo-ENSO variability, historical ecology, Holocene land use and land cover change, landscape archaeology Advisor: Surangi W. Punyasena |
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Fernandez-Duque, Facundo |
Graduate Student -
PEEC Social dynamics, behavioral ecology, parent-offspring relationships, functional neurogenomics, mating strategies, phenotypic plasticity, decision making (advisor: Mark Hauber) Advisor: Mark E Hauber |
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Ferrer, Astrid |
Senior Research Scientist - Plant Biology |
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Fink, Jessica
funk7@illinois.edu |
Academic Advisor - SIB |
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Fischer, Eva K.
efischer@illinois.edu |
Assistant Professor - Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior PEEC Neural and endocrine mechanisms of animal behavior and behavioral evolution |
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Fitzgerald, Katheryn |
Graduate Student -
PEEC Observing immunological and physiological impacts of the endangered Indiana bat in response to forest management practices (advisors: Joy O'Keefe and Cory Suski) Advisor: Joy O'Keefe |
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Fleming, Molly
mjflemi2@illinois.edu |
Visiting Research Specialist - EEB |
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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 Biomineralization, Geobiology, Astrobiology |
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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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Fredenburg, Julie |
Office Manager |
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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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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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Goertz, Isaiah |
Graduate Student -
PEEC Analysis of the evolution of pathogenicity of bacteria and viruses, resulting from differing environmental impacts and factors (advisor: Rachel Whitaker) Advisor: Rachel Whitaker |
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Goodson, Devin |
Graduate Student -
PEEC Community-based conservation, social-ecological systems, human-bird interactions (advisors: Mark Hauber & Carena van Riper) Advisor: Mark E Hauber |
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Govindjee, Govindjee
gov@illinois.edu |
Professor Emeritus - Plant Biology History of photosynthesis |
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Graves, Brian |
Graduate Student -
PEEC Genetic changes over time in hominins and organisms impacted by their spread (advisor: Ripan Malhi) Advisor: Ripan Malhi |
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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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Griesbaum, Karla |
Graduate Student -
Plant Biology Advisor: Katy Heath |
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Grommes-Yeager, Anna |
Graduate Student - Entomology Chemical ecology of beetles in the families Cerambycidae and Elateridae |
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Guan, Kaiyu
kaiyug@illinois.edu |
Assistant Professor - Natural Resources & Environmental Sciences
Blue Waters Professor - NCSA Affiliate - CEE; Crop Sciences; Geography & Geographic Information Sciences PEEC Dr. Guan uses satellite data, computational models, field work, and machine learning approaches to address how climate and human practices affect crop productivity, water resource availability, and ecosystem functioning. |
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Haas, Jeffrey
jhaas@illinois.edu |
Director, Information Technology |
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Han, Siqi |
Graduate Student -
Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior Using computational neuroscience methods to understand the plasticity, columnar structures, and evolution of the mammalian brains Advisor: Daniel J Miller |
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Hanks, Lawrence |
Professor - Entomology PEEC Chemical ecology and conservation biological control |
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Hardin, Faith |
Graduate Student -
Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior The neurological, hormonal, and evolutionary mechanisms behind parental care in the coqui frog Advisor: Eva K. Fischer |
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Harmon-Threatt, Alex
aht@illinois.edu |
Associate Professor - Entomology PEEC Pollination Ecology, Conservation, and Restoration |
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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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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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Hogan, Phillip |
Graduate Student -
Entomology Identification of distribution patterns for both the historic and contemporaneous Midwest stonefly fauna using distributional modeling techniques Advisor: Ed DeWalt |
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Holmes, Christopher
cholmes4@illinois.edu |
Associate Director for the Office of Undergraduate Research
Affiliate - Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior population genetics, community ecology, and the impact of human activities on biodiversity in aquatic ecosystems |
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Hsieh, Edward |
Graduate Student -
Entomology The properties of phytochemicals in honeybee honey and general honeybee behavior Advisor: Adam G Dolezal |
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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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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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Jehn, Julia |
Graduate Student -
Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior Plant ecology and physiology Advisor: Ken N. Paige |
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Jog, Suneeti
jog@illinois.edu |
Assistant Research Scientist - Wetland Plant Ecology, INHS
Affiliate - NRES PEEC Wetland Bioassessment, Plant Taxonomy, Plant Ecology, Floristics |
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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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Jones, Lance |
Graduate Student -
Plant Biology Systematics of flowering plants and insects, especially Apiaceae (the carrot or parsley family) and Diptera (the true flies); with emphasis on monographic taxonomy and the description of new species; also understanding the evolutionary relationships and ecology of these groups Advisor: Stephen R. Downie |
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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 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 |
Senior Research Scientist - Plant Biology |
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Keane, Rose
rkeane3@illinois.edu |
Communications Coordinator |
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Kukekova, Anna
avk@illinois.edu |
Assistant Professor - Animal Sciences PEEC We are interested in identifying novel biological mechnisms and gaining a better understanding of well-known mechanisms through which genetic and environmental factors may regulate inter-individual differences in social behavior |
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Kwafo, Seldon |
Graduate Student -
Plant Biology Advisor: Justin McGrath |
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Lakeram, Scott |
Graduate Student -
Plant Biology Interactions of arthropods and early plants during the Pennsylvanian period. |
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Lamb, Tina M. |
Assistant to the Director
Administrative Aide |
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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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Leakey, Andrew D.B.
leakey@illinois.edu |
Professor and Head - Plant Biology
Director - Center for Advanced Bioenergy and Bioproducts Innovation 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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Liao, Ling-Hsiu
liao19@illinois.edu |
Research Specialist - Entomology Honeybees toxicology (advisor: May Berenbaum) |
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Lindsey, Ellen S
elindse@illinois.edu |
Office Manager |
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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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Ludden, Caroline |
Graduate Student -
Plant Biology Advisor: Mark Lara |
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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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Madrigal, Giovanni |
Graduate Student -
Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior Evolutionary genetics/genomics and bioinformatics Advisor: Julian Catchen |
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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 sress on crop physiology and biochemistry Advisor: Elizabeth "Lisa" Ainsworth |
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Martinez, Pamela P. |
Assistant Professor - Department of Microbiology and Department of Statistics
Affiliate - Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology |
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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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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
justin.mcgrath@usda.gov |
USDA ARS
Adjunct Assistant Professor - Plant Biology |
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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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Miller, Daniel J
millerdj@illinois.edu |
Assistant Professor - Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior My research aims to interrogate the structure and function of the cortical column as it varies across sensory systems in order to map noninvasive biomarkers of functional areas and to study the mechanisms of plasticity. |
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Miller, Daniel
dcmiller@illinois.edu |
Assistant Professor - Natural Resources & Environmental Sciences PEEC NRES, PEEC |
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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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Mleziva, Aaron |
Graduate Student -
Entomology Plant-insect chemical interaction Advisor: Esther Ngumbi |
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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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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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Moorhead, Kaitlin |
Graduate Student -
PEEC Investigating health in free-ranging Blanding’s turtles using novel diagnostics and statistical modeling (advisor: Matt Allender) |
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Moreno, Sami
smoreno7@illinois.edu |
Extra-help Office Support |
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Morphew, Nick
morphew2@illinois.edu |
Laboratory Coordinator - SIB |
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Moss, Jen |
Postdoc Research Associate |
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Mowery, Samantha |
Graduate Student -
Entomology Phytochemicals associated with floral resources and bee products, the bee bread mycobiome, the gut microbiome of honey and bumble bees, and disease ecology Advisor: Adam G Dolezal |
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Munoz, Maria |
Graduate Student -
PEEC Investigating how anthropogenic changes such as climate change can affect the prevalence and distribution of vector-borne diseases (advisor: Brian Allan) Advisor: Brian Allan |
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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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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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Ngumbi, Esther |
Assistant Professor - Entomology;
African American Studies PEEC 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, Director of Graduate Studies - 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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O'Keefe, Joy
jmokeefe@illinois.edu |
Assistant Professor and Wildlife Extension Specialist - Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences PEEC Human-wildlife coexistence with a focus on bats – ecological and behavioral studies, best practices for monitoring bat populations, and assessment of conservation measures and mitigation practices. |
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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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Osterhout, Bram |
Graduate Student -
Plant Biology Gene regulation in sorghum and metabolic modeling of wheat Advisor: Amy Marshall-Colon |
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Otolski, Lauren |
Graduate Student -
PEEC Tropical ecology, fungal-plant interactions, and microbial community assembly (advisor: James Dalling) Advisor: James Dalling |
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Pagaldevatti, Sumashini |
Graduate Student -
Plant Biology Tropical forest ecology, plant-animal-fungal interactions, seed ecology Advisor: James Dalling |
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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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Pallo Rivadeneira, Fabian |
Graduate Student -
PEEC Conservation biology with a focus on finding potential species replacements on fragmented habitats (advisor: Ken Paige) Advisor: Ken N. Paige |
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Payne, Alex |
Postdoctoral Researcher - IGB & Entomology |
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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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Prayugo, Vincent |
Graduate Student -
Entomology Toxicology of honey bees Advisor: Adam G Dolezal |
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Punyasena, Surangi W.
spunya1@illinois.edu |
Associate Professor, Associate Head - Plant Biology PEEC Palynology, microscopy, machine learning, evolution |
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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 |
Retired - 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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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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Roberts, Ginny
ver21@illinois.edu |
Research Technician |
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Robertson, Hugh
hughrobe@illinois.edu |
Professor Emeritus - Entomology 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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Robinson, Jason
jrob@illinois.edu |
Associate Scientist - Illinois Natural History Survey
Affiliate - Entomology |
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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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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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Sani, Daniel Eneji |
Graduate Student -
Plant Biology Interactive effects of elevated carbon dioxide and ozone stress on crop quality Advisor: Justin McGrath |
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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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Schelsky, Wendy
schelsky@illinois.edu |
Principal Scientist, Behavioral Ecology, Biological Surveys Coordinator - Illinois Natural History Survey
Affiliate - Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences |
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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
Affiliate - Entomology 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 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 |
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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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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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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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Shukla, Diwakar
diwakar@illinois.edu |
Blue Waters Associate Professor - Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
Affiliate - Plant Biology |
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Singh, Dilkaran |
Graduate Student -
Plant Biology Advisor: Amy Marshall-Colon Advisor: Amy Marshall-Colon |
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Singh, Simran |
Graduate Student -
Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior Focused on using deep learning algorithms to discover biomarkers of auditory cortex by integrating histology and ultra-high field imaging Advisor: Daniel J Miller |
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Sinha, Saurabh
sinhas@illinois.edu |
Professor and Willett Faculty Scholar - Computer Science
Affiliate - Entomology |
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Song, Jinjin |
Graduate Student -
Plant Biology Advisor: Ray Ming |
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Soto, Katharina |
Graduate Student -
PEEC Behavioral and conservation biology and evolution (advisor: Eva Fischer) Advisor: Eva K. Fischer |
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Soto Patiño, Juliana |
Graduate Student -
PEEC Ornithology, ecology and evolution of host-parasite systems, specially birds and its ectoparasite lice, citizen/participatory science (Advisor: Kevin Johnson) Advisor: Kevin Johnson |
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Sparrow, Ignacio |
Graduate Student -
Plant Biology Using and developing synthetic biology tools to create better, more robust crops Advisor: Steven Burgess |
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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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Spina, Joseph |
Graduate Student -
Entomology Arbovirus ecology and vector competence Advisor: Chris Stone |
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St. Clair, Ashley |
Postdoc Research Associate |
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Stein, Jeffrey A.
jastein@illinois.edu |
Assistant Research Scientist - Illinois Natural History Survey PEEC Our lab studies basic and applied ecology of freshwater and marine fishes, seeking to explore how human activities can impact the reproductive ecology and behavior of fishes, ultimately translating findings into meaningful and effective conservation actions. |
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Stone, Chris
cstone@illinois.edu |
Medical Entomologist - Illinois Natural History Survey
Affiliate - Entomology The impact of environmental change on mosquito-borne pathogen transmission and control; mosquito behavioral ecology and physiology; mathematical modelling of vector demography, population dynamics and pathogen transmission; integrated vector management |
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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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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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Suresh, Sreelakshmi |
Graduate Student -
Entomology Foraging behavior of honey bees in agricultural systems Advisor: Adam G Dolezal |
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Swanson, Christina
sillima2@illinois.edu |
Coordinator for the SIB Alumni Mentor Program |
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Swanson, Daniel |
Graduate Student -
Entomology Systematics of assassin bugs Advisor: Sam Heads |
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Tamarri, Jacob |
Graduate Student -
Entomology Paleoenvironments and the roles plants and insects play in them; primarily comparing ancient insects to contemporary ones, with a focus on hymenopterans 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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Terrill, Emily |
Graduate Student -
Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior Physiological and genomic mechanisms that underpin behavior in neotropical poison frogs Advisor: Eva K. Fischer |
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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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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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Tuten, Holly
htuten@illinois.edu |
Vector Ecologist - Illinois Natural History Survey
Affiliate - Entomology Molecular analyses of Illinois mosquito and tick pathogens, microbiomes, and population genetics |
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Udayakumar, Anupama |
Graduate Student -
Entomology Identifying and analyzing different elaterid beetles and cerambycids species, specifically those within the Lamiinae and Lepturges families Advisor: Lawrence Hanks |
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Uebele, Thomas
uebele@illinois.edu |
Senior Research Programmer |
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Varga, Csaba
cvarga@illinois.edu |
Assistant Professor of Infectious Disease Epidemiology - Department of Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine
Affiliate - Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology PEEC My research program evaluates infectious diseases at the interface of humans, animals, and the environment. To accomplish our research goals we use disease maps, spatial and temporal statistics, multilevel regression models, and molecular epidemiology methods. Main research areas: food-borne disease (I.e. Salmonella, Campylobacter, E. coli) epidemiology, antimicrobial resistance, wildlife diseases, and on-farm disease prevention and control. |
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Venu, Malavika |
Graduate Student -
PEEC Understanding the genetic and ecological mechanisms that dictate the evolution of social behavior in insect societies (Advisor: Gene Robinson) |
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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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Wahl, David
d-wahl@illinois.edu |
Aquatic/Fishery Biologist - Illinois Natural History Survey
Affiliate - Entomology PEEC Application of ecological principles to fisheries management; role of predators in controlling community dynamics; behavioral ecology of fishes; bioenergetic and bioeconomic modeling |
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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 |
Grainger Distinguished Chair in Engineering
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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Weber, Abby |
Graduate Student -
Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior Puncture tool biomechanics Advisor: Philip S L Anderson |
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Westrick, Sarah |
Postdoc Research Associate |
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Whitfield, James
jwhitfie@illinois.edu |
Professor Emeritus - Entomology PEEC Ecology and phylogeny of parasitoid wasps |
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Whitmer, Emily |
Graduate Student -
PEEC Wildlife veterinarian studying epidemiology and population health with a focus on marine mammals and birds of the Punta San Juan Reserve, Peru. (advisor: Matthew Allender) Advisor: Matthew Allender |
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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, Loralee
ljwilso2@illinois.edu |
Academic Hourly Researcher |
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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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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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Yannarell, Anthony
acyann@illinois.edu |
Associate Professor - Natural Resources & Environmental Sciences PEEC Microbial community ecology, microbial interactions with invasive species, soil microbiology (grasslands, forests, agroecosystems) |
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Zackery, Fahren |
Graduate Student -
PEEC Applying the dilution effect to the field of human microbiome research in order to determine if microbial diversity correlates with human health outcomes (advisor: Brian Allan) Advisor: Brian Allan |
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Zambrano, Michelle |
Graduate Student -
Plant Biology Abiotic stress in crops Advisor: Elizabeth "Lisa" Ainsworth |
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Zeitzer, Ilana |
Graduate Student -
PEEC Plant ecology and plant-fungal mutualistic interaction (advisor: Anthony Yannarell) Advisor: Anthony Yannarell |
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Zhang, Bingyang |
Postdoc Research Associate |
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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 |