Affiliate Members

David Arnosti

Professor, Department Director of Graduate Studies | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Transcriptional regulation of development, identification of modular enhancers
arnosti@msu.edu

Nameer Baker

Science Coordinator | Kellogg Biological Station | Long-Term Ecological Research
KBS Ecology Project
bakernam@msu.edu

Diane Blackwood

Information Technologist, Avida-ED Software Developer | BEACON Center for Evolution in Action
Evolution of perception, behavior ecology
blackwo5@msu.edu

Zachary Blount

Research Assistant Professor | Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
Experimental evolution, origin of novel traits, speciation
blountza@msu.edu

Professor | Co-Director Quantitative Fisheries Center | Department of Fisheries and Wildlife
Quantitative fisheries science, population dynamics, assessment, and management of fish populations
brenden@msu.edu

Martin Chilvers

Associate Professor | Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences | Center for Integrated Plant Systems
Fungal and oomycete biology, host-pathogen interactions, diseases of field crops
chilvers@msu.edu

Anthony Cognato

Professor | Entomology
Insect systematics, biodiversity and evolution
cognato@msu.edu

Yuehua Cui

Professor | Graduate Director | Statistics and Probability
Statistical genetics, Bioinformatics, Longitudinal data analysis
cuiy@msu.edu

Victor DiRita

Chair | Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
Biology and pathogenicity of bacteria that cause human disease
diritavi@msu.edu

Yann DuFour

Assistant Professor | Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
Social behavior of bacteria
dufoury@msu.edu

Patrick Edger

Assistant Professor | Horticulture
Polyploid genomics, genetics and breeding
edgerpat@msu.edu

Julia Ganz

Assistant Professor | Integrative Biology | Neuroscience Program
Zebrafish neuro-development
ganz@msu.edu

Jacqueline Gerson

Assistant Professor | Earth and Environmental Sciences | Kellogg Biological Station
Biogeochemistry, contaminant fate and transport, ecosystem ecology
gersonja@msu.edu

Michael Gottfried

Associate Professor | Earth and Environmental Sciences
Vertebrate paleontology
gottfrie@msu.edu

Robert Haack

Adjunct Professor | Forestry
Biology and management of bark and wood-investing insects
haack@msu.edu

Kimberly Hall

Assistant Professor | Fisheries and Wildlife | Center for Systems Integration and Sustainability
Applied conservation and planning, climate change adaptation, connectivity modeling
hallkim@msu.edu

Zachary Huang

Associate Professor | Entomology
Behavioral physiology, insect sociobiology
bees@msu.edu

Ning Jiang

Professor | Horticulture
Mechanisms of genome diversification, computational and molecular biology
jiangn@msu.edu

Elizabeth Tinsley Johnson

Assistant Professor | Integrative Biology
Behavioral endocrinology, evolution of social behavior in wild primates
etinsley@msu.edu

Catherine Kendig

Associate Professor | Philosophy
Philosophy of biology, philosophy and history of science, metaphysics
kendig@msu.edu

Daniel Kramer

Professor | James Madison College | Fisheries and Wildlife
Conservation biology, coupled human and natural systems, human-wildlife conflict
dbk@msu.edu

Jennifer Lau

Adjunct Associate Professor | Plant Biology | Kellogg Biological Station
Community and evolutionary ecology
jenlau@msu.edu

David MacFarlane

Professor | Forestry
Forest measurements and modeling
macfar24@msu.edu

Shannon Manning

MSU Foundation Associate Professor | Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
Evolution, epidemiology
mannin71@msu.edu

Deborah McCullough

Professor | Entomology | Forestry
Forest entomology, insect ecology
mccullo6@msu.edu

Louise Mead

Academic Specialist, Integrative Biology
Science education and outreach
lsmead@msu.edu

Haddish Melakeberhan

Associate Professor | Horticulture
Plant-nematode-soil-nutrient interactions
melakebe@msu.edu

Cheryl Murphy

Professor, Director of the Center for PFAS Research | Fisheries and Wildlife
Environmental toxicology
camurphy@msu.edu

Antonio Nunez

Professor | Psychology
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Postdoctoral Education | MSU Graduate School
Biological rhythms, hormone and reproductive behaviors
nunez@msu.edu

Eric Patterson

Assistant Professor | Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences
Weed genomics, genomic evolution, genetics of abiotic stress tolerance
patte543@msu.edu

Randolph Pearson

Professor, Assistant Dean for Graduate Medical Education, Senior Associate Director of the Sparrow/MSU Family Medicine Residency | Family Medicine
Medical education
pearson@msu.edu

Mark Reimers

Associate Professor | Physiology | Neuroscience Program | Biomedical Engineering
Computational modeling, genomics of brain and behavior, neural activity
reimersm@msu.edu

G. Philip Robertson

University Distinguished Professor | Kellogg Biological Station | Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences
Ecosystem and agricultural ecology
robert30@msu.edu

Eila Roberts

Academic Specialist | Integrative Biology
Prenatal hormone exposure on reproductive behavior and development, science education and advising
eroberts@msu.edu

John Robinson

Assistant Professor | Fisheries and Wildlife
Population and conservation genetics, demographic inference
jdrob@msu.edu

Joan Rose

Professor, Homer Nowlin Endowed Chair in Water Research, Co-Director of the Center for Water Sciences, Co-Director of the Center for Advancing Microbial Risk Assessment | Fisheries and Wildlife | Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences
Microbiological water quality, public health safety, waterborne pathogens
rosejo@msu.edu

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