Faculty

Research Interests
- Evolution
- Ecology of behavior

Research Interests
- Microbiology
- Microbial interactions with the host
- Bacterial genetics

Research Interests
- Microbiology
- Bacterial physiology
- Biofilm research

Research Interests
- Evolutionary and ecological genetics
- Toxicogenomics

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- Mitochondrial protein biogenesis
- Mitochondrial genetics
- Intracellular communication

Kathleen L. Horwath
Associate Professor
Research Interests
- Comparative and environmental biochemistry
- Molecular cell biology
- Development and physiology of insects

Research Interests
- Microbiology
- Antimicrobial tolerance
- Virulence
- Biofilms

Research Interests
- Behavioral neurogenetics - taste and feeding, learning and memory

Research Interests
- Intestinal epithelial cell biology and immunology

Research Interests
- Microbiota in Infection and Immunity
- Clostridioides difficile and Enterococcus faecium
- Bile acid metabolism

Carol I. Miles
Associate Professor/ Undergraduate Program Director
Research Interests
- Neurobiology
- Development and behavior of insects

Research Interests
- Systems physiology of obesity
- Lipid and sugar metabolism
- Interactions between the diet and genotype

Research Interests
- Ecological speciation
- Adaptation to environmental change
- Coevolution
- Evolution and physiology of life history timing in insects

Research Interests
- Community ecology
- Species interactions
- Environmental change

Research Interests
- Biofilm development and resistance

Research Interests
- Bacterial communication
- Toxin trafficking
- Biofilm formation

Research Interests
- Genomics
- Evolution
- Transposons
- Polyploids

Research Interests
- Reproductive physiology of insects and arachnids

Research Interests
- Evolutionary genetics
- Genomics of adaptation
- Speciation in plants

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- Behavioral Ecology
- Herpetology
- Tropical Ecology

Research Interests
- Equine performance genomics

Research Interests
- Cell Stress Pathways
- Stem Cell Therapy and Tissue Engineering
- Medical Device Development

Michelle D. Withers, Ph.D.
Associate Professor; STEM Educator
Research Interests
- Discipline-based education research
- Evidence-based teaching
- Professional development
- Organizational change

Weixing Zhu
Professor / Graduate Director
Research Interests
- Ecosystem ecology
- Biogeochemistry
- Urban ecology
Teaching Faculty

Research Interests
- Science Education

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- Anatomy and Physiology

Research Interests
- Science education
- Behavioral ecology
- Evolution

Research Interests
- Science Education
- Genetics

Rebecca Pearce

Research Interests
- Marine fungi
- Fungal taxonomy
- Fungal diseases of wildlife
- Microbial ecology

Research Interests
Science Education
Bartle Faculty
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Emeritus Faculty
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Sandra D. Michael
SUNY Distinguished Service Professor Emerita
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