Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Jennifer Brisson
Assistant Professor
Coming in July 2013!
Contact Information:
University of Rochester
Department of Biology
River Campus Box 270211
Rochester,
New York 14627-0211
- Evolution of morphology
- Molecular basis of phenotypic plasticity
- Evolution and development in the pea aphid
- The role of epigenetics in polyphenism
Thomas H. Eickbush
Professor
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University of Rochester
Department of Biology
River Campus Box 270211
Rochester,
New York 14627-0211
Hutchison 334A
eick@mail.rochester.edu
585-275-7247
- integration of retrotransposable elements
- origin and evolution of mobile elements
- regulation of rRNA genes
James D. Fry
Associate Professor
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University of Rochester
Department of Biology
River Campus Box 270211
Rochester,
New York 14627-0211
Hutchison 318
jfry@mail.rochester.edu
585-275-7835
- Genetics of ecological adaptation in Drosophila
- Evolutionary effects of deleterious mutations
- Quantitative-genetic theory and methodology
Daniel Garrigan
Assistant Professor
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University of Rochester
Department of Biology
River Campus Box 270211
Rochester,
New York 14627-0211
Hutchison 319
daniel.garrigan@rochester.edu
585-276-4816
- Population genetics and genomics
- Computational Biology
- Human origins and evolution
Richard E. Glor
Assistant Professor
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University of Rochester
Department of Biology
River Campus Box 270211
Rochester,
New York 14627-0211
Hutchison 343
rglor@ur.rochester.edu
585-276-3346
- Molecular phylogenetics
- Macroevolutionary patterns of species diversification
- Comparative method
- Speciation
John Jaenike
Professor
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University of Rochester
Department of Biology
River Campus Box 270211
Rochester,
New York 14627-0211
Hutchison 484
joja@mail.rochester.edu
585-275-0009
- Ecology and evolution of host-parasite interactions
- Sex chromosome meiotic drive
- Wolbachia as male killers and causes of reproductive isolation in Drosophila
- Ecology of mycophagous Drosophila
J. David Lambert
Assistant Professor
Contact Information:
University of Rochester
Department of Biology
River Campus Box 270211
Rochester,
New York 14627-0211
Hutchison 344
dlamber2@mail.rochester.edu
585-273-2482
- The evolution of developmental mechanisms
- Early patterning in molluscs and related groups
- Cytoskeletal basis of asymmetric cell divisions
- Evolution of novel phenotypes
Robert L. Minckley
Adjunct Assistant Professor
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University of Rochester
Department of Biology
River Campus Box 270211
Rochester,
New York 14627-0211
Hutchison 446
robert.minckley@rochester.edu
585-275-0272
- Ecology and evolution of host breadth in bees
- Community structure of desert bees
- Conservation biology of pollinators
H. Allen Orr
University Professor/Shirley Cox Kearns Professor
Contact Information:
University of Rochester
Department of Biology
River Campus Box 270211
Rochester,
New York 14627-0211
Hutchison 342
aorr@mail.rochester.edu
585-275-3838
- Genetics of speciation in Drosophila
- Genetics and theory of adaptation
- Population genetics
Daven C. Presgraves
Associate Professor
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University of Rochester
Department of Biology
River Campus Box 270211
Rochester,
New York 14627-0211
Hutchison 478
dvnp@mail.rochester.edu
585-275-8946
- Speciation genetics
- Molecular population genetics
- Selfish gene complexes
Justin Ramsey
Assistant Professor
Contact Information:
University of Rochester
Department of Biology
River Campus Box 270211
Rochester,
New York 14627-0211
Hutchison 477
justin_ramsey@mac.com
585-273-5481
- Mechanisms of adaptation and speciation in flowering plants
- Polyploidy and chromosome evolution
John H. Werren
Professor
Contact Information:
University of Rochester
Department of Biology
River Campus Box 270211
Rochester,
New York 14627-0211
Hutchison 306
werr@mail.rochester.edu
585-275-3694
- Microbial-host interactions with emphasis on Wolbachia in arthropods, genetics of speciation and evolution of development
- Genetics, genomics and evolution of Nasonia
- The role of "selfish" or "parasitic" DNA in evolution





















