Researchers in IB
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Fuller, Becky
rcfuller@illinois.edu |
Professor and Head - 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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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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Heath, Katy D.
kheath@illinois.edu |
Professor - Plant Biology PEEC symbiosis and mutualism evolution; evolutionary and ecological genetics of plant-microbe interactions; mobile genetic element and plasmid evolution; evolutionary responses to global change |
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Punyasena, Surangi W.
spunya1@illinois.edu |
Associate Professor, Associate Head - Plant Biology PEEC Palynology, microscopy, machine learning, evolution |
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Riecks-Soucek, David
soucek@illinois.edu |
Ecotoxicologist, Entomologist - Illinois Natural History Survey
Affiliate - Entomology Aquatic ecotoxicology |
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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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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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Suarez, Andrew V.
suarez2@illinois.edu |
Professor - Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior
Professor - Entomology PEEC Ant ecology and behavior; biological invasions |
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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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Whitfield, James
jwhitfie@illinois.edu |
Professor Emeritus - Entomology PEEC Ecology and phylogeny of parasitoid wasps |
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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 |