Faculty
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Adam M. Reitzel, PhD
RESEARCH CONCENTRATION: Evolution and ecology of coastal invertebrates using comparative genomics, molecular biology, population genetics, evolutionary ecology, and field studies. LEARN MORE ABOUT DR. REITZEL’S RESEARCH LAB WORK
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Xiaojun Ren, PHD
Irwin Belk Distinguished Professor of Biology
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Bao-Hua (Alysa) Song, PhD
RESEARCH CONCENTRATION: Plant Evolutionary and Ecological Genetics and Genomics LEARN MORE ABOUT DR. SONG’S RESEARCH LAB WORK
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Todd R. Steck, PhD
RESEARCH CONCENTRATION: Molecular microbiology, cystic fibrosis microbiome, antibiotic resistance LEARN MORE ABOUT DR. STECK’S RESEARCH LAB WORK
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Sarah Stellwagen, PhD
RESEARCH CONCENTRATION: Biomaterials, genetics, spider silk, bioadhesives LEARN MORE ABOUT DR. STELLWAGEN’S RESEARCH LAB WORK
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Sam Suptela, PhD, MPH
TEACHING CONCENTRATION: Immunology, physiology, and public health
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Junya Tomida, PhD
RESEARCH CONCENTRATION: DNA repair, mechanisms of carcinogenesis and metastasis in prostate and breast cancers LEARN MORE ABOUT DR. TOMIDA’S RESEARCH LAB WORK
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Andrew Truman, PhD
RESEARCH CONCENTRATION: Understanding the role of molecular chaperones in cancer using quantitative proteomics, molecular biology, systems biology and model organisms. LEARN MORE ABOUT DR. TRUMAN’S RESEARCH LAB WORK