Faculty

All together now

For Eric Seabloom, science is a team activity with players hailing from around the world.

Finding a visible variant

PingHsun Hsieh looks to structural variants to find potential observable trait differences in the genome.

From regeneration to final destination

The route damaged nerves take or don’t take after injury drives Adam Isabella’s inquiry.

Capturing the crossover

Lexy von Diezmann uses C. elegans to better understand genetic exchange during meiosis.

From populations to predictive models

Arslan Zaidi takes a computational and evolutionary approach to understanding genetics and disease.

Cultivating classroom creativity

Pu Wang brings a passion for discovery and new ways of thinking to the classroom.

Welcome to the real world

Emily Flynn joins the GCD faculty ranks with a focus on helping students translate classroom learning to their professional paths.

Research brief: Innovative detection system differentiates oak wilt and drought

University of Minnesota researchers develop a new way to detect oak wilt early and accurately.

Deer in the lyme-light

Research led by Meggan Craft employs helicopters to investigate the spread of disease in Minnesota’s deer populations.

A nitrogen fixation moonshot

A new NASA-funded project will yield basic insights with implications for growing plants on the Moon, Mars and beyond.