Current Faculty

Andrew, Alan T.
(Microbiology/Immunology)

Ayebo, Amadu D.
(Microbiology)

Bharathan, Narayanaswamy
(Molecular Virology)

Bharathan, Seema
(Microbiology)

Bi, Shundong
(Comparative/Human Anatomy)

Brenneman, William M.
(Zoology)

Browe, Andrew C.
(Physiology)

Butler, W. Barkley
(Cell Molecular)

Ciskowski, Gary J.
(Microbiology)

Gendron, Robert P.
(Ecology)

Hinrichsen, Robert D.
(Cell Molecular)

Irani, Vida
(Microbiology)

Jack, Martha J.
(General Biology)

Larkin, Jeffery
(Ecology)

Lord, Thomas R.
(Biology Education)

Luciano, Carl S.
(Virology)

Nealen, Paul M.
(Neurophysiology)

Newell, Sandra J.
(Plant Ecology)

Peard, Terry L.
(Biology Education)

Peterson, Russell L.
(Developmental)

Pistole, David H.
(Physiology)

Simmons, Thomas W.
(Environmental Health)

Winstead, Ray L.
(Biostatistics/Ornithology)

Interests

My research involves the study of cellular behavior and regulated exocytosis in the ciliated protozoan Paramecium tetraurelia; this research employs techniques in molecular biology, cell biology, genetics and biochemistry. Paramecium is an excellent model system for the study of cellular behavior and ion channel function; the action potential can be genetically dissected, the cells are large enough to microinject for cell biological experiments, various molecular biological techniques are available, and the cells can be grown to large volumes to do biochemistry. Most importantly, Paramecium is an ideal system for undergraduate research. It is easy to handle and there are a large number of research problems that can be exploited.