Faculty members in the Department of Biology conduct active research in a variety of fields, including algal molecular biology, aquatic ecology, cell biology, conservation biology, cytogenetics, developmental biology, ecological genetics, entomology, immunology, microbial ecology, mycology, neurobiology, parasitology, plant physiological ecology, and systematics. Research programs in the Department of Biology receive outside funding from many sources including the National Science Foundation, Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National Park Service, and private corporations.
Professor
Viral Pathogenesis and Immunity
Cell & Molecular Biology, Genetics
Microbiology, Immunology, Pathophysiology
Faculty
Associate Professor
Assistant Chair for Faculty Affairs
Molecular Neuroscience
Cell & Molecular Biology, Genetics
Physiology & Organismal Biology
Faculty
Assistant Professor
Microbiology
Microbiology, Immunology, Pathophysiology
Faculty
Professor
Microbial Ecology
Cell & Molecular Biology, Genetics
Microbiology, Immunology, Pathophysiology
Faculty
Administrative Support Specialist - Office Manager & Assistant to the Chair
Staff
Assistant Professor
Evolutionary Biology and Entomology
Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
Faculty
Professor
Aquatic Ecology and Community Ecology
Physiology & Organismal Biology
Conservation Biology
Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
Faculty
Associate Professor
Community Ecology, Herpetology, Conservation Biology
Faculty
Associate Professor
Director, Biology Honors Program
Evolutionary Genetics and Genomics
Cell & Molecular Biology, Genetics
Conservation Biology
Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
Faculty
Visiting Assistant Professor
Director, Secondary Education
Faculty
Associate Professor
Freshwater Conservation Biology
Conservation Biology
Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
Faculty
Associate Professor
Assistant Chair for Student Affairs
Ecology and Science Teacher Education
Conservation Biology
Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
Science Education
Faculty
Professor
Director, Electron Microscope Facility
Microscopy and Plant Developmental Cell Biology
Cell & Molecular Biology, Genetics
Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
Science Education
Faculty
Professor
Vice Provost for Research
Molecular Microbiology
Cell & Molecular Biology, Genetics
Microbiology, Immunology, Pathophysiology
Faculty
Associate Professor
Developmental Biology
Cell & Molecular Biology, Genetics
Physiology & Organismal Biology
Faculty
Professor
Interim Dean, College of Arts and Sciences
Ecosystems and Ecology
Microbiology, Immunology, Pathophysiology
Conservation Biology
Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
Faculty
Professor
Plant Systematics, Speciation and Hybridization & Southern Appalachian Floristics and Biogeography
Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
Faculty
Professor
Physiological Plant Ecology, Plant Water Relations Ecosystem Ecology
Air Pollution Effects on Plants
Physiology & Organismal Biology
Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
Faculty
Professor
Director, Human Performance Laboratory
Exercise and Nutrition Immunology
Faculty
Administrative Support Associate - Travel, Payroll and Assessment
Staff
Associate Professor
Plant Molecular Biology
Cell & Molecular Biology, Genetics
Faculty
Professor
Terrestrial Ecosystem and Landscape Ecology
Microbiology, Immunology, Pathophysiology
Conservation Biology
Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
Faculty
Associate Professor
Cancer Cell Biology
Cell & Molecular Biology, Genetics
Microbiology, Immunology, Pathophysiology
Faculty
Professor
Director, Graduate Program
Behavioral Ecology
Physiology & Organismal Biology
Conservation Biology
Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
Faculty
Professor
Director, Quality Enhancement Plan
Invertebrate Physiology and Aquatic Ecotoxicology
Physiology & Organismal Biology
Conservation Biology
Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
Faculty
Professor
Honors College Academic Advisor - Biology and Preprofessions
Cell Biology, Lipids and Biofuels
Cell & Molecular Biology, Genetics
Faculty
Adjunct Associate Professor
Mycology and Mycorrhizal Ecology
Faculty
Professor
Assistant Vice Provost for General and Experiential Education
Development and Evolution
Cell & Molecular Biology, Genetics
Physiology & Organismal Biology
Faculty
Assistant Professor
Evolutionary Ecology, Global Change Biology
Conservation Biology
Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
Faculty
Faculty Emeritus
Professor Emeritus
Embryology and Development, Early Metazoan Evolution
Professor Emeritus
Exercise Immunology & Animal Physiology
Professor Emeritus
Neurobiology and Animal Physiology
Professor Emeritus
Evolutionary Biology, Population Dynamics, Herpetology and Vertebrate Biology
Professor Emeritus
Insect Ecology and Plant-Insect Interactions