Graduate Studies
Molecular, Cellular & Developmental Biology Graduate Program
Core Training Faculty
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Research using molecular, cellular, and developmental approaches is also conducted in many labrotories associated with the Graduate Program in Microbiology and in Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior (EEB). Please consult the Microbiology and EEB program pages for details on applying to these programs.
| Core Faculty | Contact | Description |
|---|---|---|
 Volker Brendel Professor of Biology and Computer Science | vbrendel [at] indiana.edu 812-855-7074 SI 205C | |
 Brian Calvi Associate Professor of Biology | bcalvi [at] indiana.edu 812-855-5450 JH 361B | Cell cycle control of DNA replication and genome stability. |
 Peter Cherbas Emeritus Professor of Biology | cherbas [at] indiana.edu 812-855-6273 JH A317 | Drosophila development and genomics; Nuclear receptors. |
 Roger Hangarter Class of 1968 Chancellor's Professor | rhangart [at] indiana.edu 812-855-5456/5-2179(lab) MY 352 / MY 330 (lab) | Plant physiology: environmental sensory-response systems and plant development. |
 Ke Hu Assistant Professor of Biology | kehu [at] indiana.edu 812-855-0166/5-0311(lab) MY 216A / MY 230 (lab) | Cytoskeletal biogenesis of apicomplexan parasites. |
 Roger Innes Professor of Biology | rinnes [at] indiana.edu 812-855-2219/5-2852(lab) MY 316B / MY 302 (lab) | Molecular genetics of plant/pathogen interactions. |
 Thom Kaufman Distinguished Professor of Biology | kaufman [at] indiana.edu 812-855-3033/5-7674(lab) JH A508 / JH A505 (lab) | Cytogenetics, developmental genetics, and molecular genetics of Drosophila. |
 Justin Kumar Associate Professor of Biology | jkumar [at] indiana.edu 812-856-2621/6-2702(lab) MY 202A / MY 202 (lab) | Specification, patterning and proliferation of the developing retina. |
 Soni Lacefield Assistant Professor of Biology | sonil [at] indiana.edu 812-856-2429 JH A315B | Chromosome segregation and meiotic cell cycle control. |
 Scott Michaels Associate Professor of Biology and Director Center for Genomics & Bioinformatics | michaels [at] indiana.edu 812-856-0302/6-0355(lab) MY 316C / MY 359 | Regulation of chromatin structure and gene expression by epigenetic modifications. |
 Craig Pikaard HHMI-GBMF Investigator and Carlos O. Miller Professor | cpikaard [at] indiana.edu 812-855-1874/5-2659(lab) MY 300 | Mechanisms of RNA-mediated gene silencing and large-scale epigenetic control. |
 Joe Pomerening Assistant Professor of Biology | jpomeren [at] indiana.edu 812-856-3952 SI 043F / SI 043 | Signal transduction pathways governing early embryonic and somatic cell cycles, and understanding the integration of feedback loops and other signaling elements in their M-phase control systems. |
 Elizabeth Raff Professor of Biology | raff [at] indiana.edu 812-855-5287 MY 100A | Specification of three-dimensional biological form. |
 Sidney Shaw Associate Professor of Biology | sishaw [at] indiana.edu 812-856-5001 MY 354 | Microtubule dynamics and cellular morphogenesis in Arabidopsis. |
 Nicholas Sokol Assistant Professor of Biology | nsokol [at] indiana.edu 812-856-6812/6-4914(lab) JH A504/JH A502A(lab) | MicroRNA Function in Drosophila. |
 Andrew Zelhof Assistant Professor of Biology | azelhof [at] indiana.edu 812-855-0294 JH 357A | Photoreceptor cell morphogenesis |
 Miriam Zolan Professor of Biology | mzolan [at] indiana.edu 812-855-6694/5-3692(lab) JH 217 / 219/221 (lab) | Meiosis and DNA Repair |