College faculty
Kate Adamala Assistant Professor Genetics, Cell Biology and Development Building synthetic cells and creating new architectures for life for use in foundational research and practical applications. |
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Kenneth W. Adolph Associate Professor Biochemistry Molecular Biology and Biophysics |
420 Washington Avenue SE |
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Hideki Aihara Professor Biochemistry Molecular Biology and Biophysics Structural biology of protein-nucleic acid interactions relevant to virology and cancer |
312 Church St. SE |
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Frank Albert Associate Professor Genetics, Cell Biology and Development We use genomics, genome engineering, and synthetic biology to study how natural genetic variation shapes gene expression and complex traits. |
420 Washington Avenue SE |
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F. Keith Barker Associate Professor Ecology, Evolution and Behavior |
1987 Upper Buford Circle |
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Jannell Bazurto Assistant Professor Plant and Microbial Biology |
1445 Gortner Avenue |
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Mark Bee Professor Ecology, Evolution and Behavior My lab investigates how and why animals communicate using acoustic signals to convey information in social and reproductive interactions. |
1987 Upper Buford Circle |
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David A. Bernlohr Distinguished McKnight Professor and Head, Cargill Chair in Systems Biology of Human Metabolism Biochemistry Molecular Biology and Biophysics |
420 Washington Avenue SE |
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Susan Berry, MD Professor, Division Director |
515 Delaware Street SE |
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Daniel R. Bond Professor Plant and Microbial Biology Studying how environmental bacteria make themselves and their world conductive, and how we can harness them in biotechnology or bioelectronics. |
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Elizabeth Borer Professor Ecology, Evolution and Behavior |
1987 Upper Buford Circle |
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Mark Borrello Associate Professor Ecology, Evolution and Behavior |
1987 Upper Buford Circle |
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Yaniv Brandvain Associate Professor Ecology, Evolution and Behavior, Plant and Microbial Biology |
1500 Gortner Avenue |
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Robert Brooker Professor Biology Teaching and Learning, Genetics, Cell Biology and Development |
420 Washington Avenue SE |
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Christina Camell Assistant Professor Biochemistry Molecular Biology and Biophysics We investigate inflammation and metabolic dysregulation in older individuals to generate mechanistic understanding of the pathways involved. |
312 Church Street |
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Clay Carter Professor Plant and Microbial Biology Plant biochemistry and cell biology with a focus on the molecular basis of plant-pollinator and plant-microbe interactions. |
1445 Gortner Avenue |
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Jeannine Cavender-Bares Distinguished McKnight University Professor Ecology, Evolution and Behavior Evolutionary basis of variation in plant phenotypes and spectral properties, community assembly, remote biodiversity sensing, ecosystem change |
1987 Upper Buford Circle |
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Maureen Cetera Assistant Professor Genetics, Cell Biology and Development We study how cells coordinate their behaviors across great distances during embryonic development. |
515 Delaware Street SE |
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Yue Chen Associate Professor Biochemistry Molecular Biology and Biophysics Functional proteomic analysis and biochemical characterization of metabolic-sensing PTMs in protein homeostasis, signaling and epigenetics |
420 Washington Avenue SE |
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Lihsia Chen, Ph.D. Associate Professor Genetics, Cell Biology and Development |
420 Washington Avenue SE |
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Robert Clarke Professor; Executive Director, The Hormel Institute Biochemistry Molecular Biology and Biophysics We take a systems and integrative biology approach to studying drug resistance in breast cancer |
801 16th Ave NE |
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Duncan Clarke, Ph.D. Professor Genetics, Cell Biology and Development Revealing cell cycle mechanisms that regulate chromosome segregation to avoid aneuploidy, cancer and birth defects for potential cancer therapy |
420 Washington Avenue SE |
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Sean Conner, Ph.D. Associate Professor Genetics, Cell Biology and Development |
420 Washington Avenue SE |
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Kyle Costa Assistant Professor Plant and Microbial Biology |
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James B. Cotner Professor Ecology, Evolution and Behavior We study how microbes influence and are influenced by aquatic environments. |
1987 Upper Buford Circle |
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Sehoya Cotner Affiliated Faculty Biology Teaching and Learning |
420 Washington Avenue SE |
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Naomi Courtemanche, Ph.D. Associate Professor Genetics, Cell Biology and Development |
420 Washington Avenue SE |
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Meggan Craft Associate Professor Ecology, Evolution and Behavior I am an infectious disease ecologist and I lead a lab aiming to understand infectious disease dynamics in animal populations. |
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Peter Crawford Professor; Director of Division of Molecular Medicine, Department of Medicine Biochemistry Molecular Biology and Biophysics |
420 Washington Ave SE |
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Anath Das Professor Biochemistry Molecular Biology and Biophysics Plant-microbe interactions; Molecular analysis of Agrobacterium virulence; Type IV secretion; Polar targeting of proteins |
420 Washington Avenue SE |
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Antony M. Dean Professor Ecology, Evolution and Behavior |
1479 Gortner Avenue |
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Laura Dee Assistant Professor |
2003 Upper Buford Circle |
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R. Ford Denison Adjunct Professor Ecology, Evolution and Behavior Could stricter legume-imposed “sanctions” against “cheating” root-nodule bacteria (rhizobia) decrease need for nitrogen fertilizer? |
1987 Upper Buford Circle |
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Saara DeWalt Dean, Russell M. and Elizabeth M. Bennett Chair in Excellence in Biological Sciences Dean's Office, Plant and Microbial Biology I am interested in determinants of abundance, community composition, and diversity of trees and lianas in temperate and tropical forests. |
123 Snyder Hall |
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Xiao Dong Assistant Professor Genetics, Cell Biology and Development |
6-102 MCB |
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Sarah Eddy Associate Professor Biology Teaching and Learning |
MN 55455 |
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Theresa Edelman Teaching Assistant Professor Biology Teaching and Learning |
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Mikael Elias Associate Professor Biochemistry Molecular Biology and Biophysics |
1479 Gortner Avenue |
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Adam Engelhardt Advanced Education Program Specialist 2 Biology Teaching and Learning |
1445 Gortner Avenue |
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Aaron Engelhart Assistant Professor Genetics, Cell Biology and Development |
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James M. Ervasti Professor Biochemistry Molecular Biology and Biophysics Molecular basis of muscular dystrophy |
420 Washington Avenue SE |
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Robert Evans III Assistant Professor Biochemistry Molecular Biology and Biophysics Research interests involve engaging students in structural biology/biophysics collaborations including instrument development, XRC, NMR, Cryo-EM/ET, etc. |
5-104 Nils Hasselmo Hall |
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Jacques C. Finlay Professor Ecology, Evolution and Behavior My lab investigates the ecology of freshwater ecosystems, and their interactions with surrounding natural and human-altered landscapes. |
1987 Upper Buford Circle |
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Kathryn Fixen Assistant Professor Plant and Microbial Biology |
750 Biological Sciences |
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Emily Flynn Teaching Assistant Professor Biology Teaching and Learning, Genetics, Cell Biology and Development |
5-106 MCB |
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Michael F. Freeman Associate Professor Biochemistry Molecular Biology and Biophysics |
Room 244 Gortner Lab |
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Katherine Furniss Teaching Assistant Professor Biology Teaching and Learning |
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Laura Gammill, Ph.D. Associate Professor Genetics, Cell Biology and Development We study the development and post-translational regulation of the neural crest, an embryonic migratory vertebrate stem cell population |
515 Delaware Street SE |
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Melissa Gardner, Ph.D. Professor Genetics, Cell Biology and Development |
420 Washington Avenue SE |
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Brian Gibbens Teaching Associate Professor Biology Teaching and Learning Brian Gibbens performs pedagogical research on a variety of topics including student motivation, gamification, career relevance, mental health issues, and DEI issues. |
420 Washington Ave SE |