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A photo of the faculty in the paramo in Ecuador Cynthia Gerlein-Safdi
Dept of Civil and Environmental Engineering
ecohydrology, remote sensing, satellite experiments, stable isotopes, plant biology, surface hydrology, wetlands, methane
Peter Bickel Peter Bickel
Dept of Statistics
statistics, machine learning, semiparametric models, asymptotic theory, hidden Markov models, applications to molecular biology
Stuart Russell in outdoor environment Stuart J. Russell
Division of Computer Science (EECS)
artificial intelligence, computational biology, algorithms, machine learning, real-time decision-making, probabilistic reasoning
headshot of Daniel Portnoy Daniel A. Portnoy
Dept of Molecular & Cell Biology
Dept of Plant and Microbial Biology
microbiology, bacteriology, infectious diseases, intracellular pathogens, innate immunity, adaptive immunity, vaccines, cell biology
Niklaus Largier sitting in office Niklaus Largier
Dept of Comparative Literature
Dept of German
theology, anthropology and literature, literature and the visual arts, philosophical anthropology, ritual and religion, religious practice, literature
Picture of Professor Merchant Sabeeha Merchant
Dept of Molecular & Cell Biology
Dept of Plant and Microbial Biology
chloroplast, photosynthesis, algae, trace metals, genomics, synthetic biology, designer lipids, Chlamydomonas, Auxenochlorella, Dunaliella
Chunlei Liu inside Stanley Hall Chunlei Liu
Division of Electrical Engineering (EECS)
brain imaging, magnetic resonance imaging, remote neural modulation, biosystems and computational biology, signal processing
Jere H. Lipps Jere Lipps
Dept of Integrative Biology
ecology, paleontology, molecular phylogenetics, evolution of marine biotas, paleoenvironments, coral reef, Antarctic habitats, seismic histories, astrobiology, Charles Darwin
Laurel Larsen Laurel Larsen
Dept of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Dept of Geography
hydroecology, geomorphology, complex systems, restoration ecology, environmental modeling, wetlands, sediment transport, environmental fluid mechanics
Ziyang Zhang Ziyang Zhang
Dept of Chemistry
synthetic chemistry, chemical biology, peptides, proteins, drug discovery, cellular signal transduction, cancer, autoimmune diseases
Prof. Echeverri Ochoa birdwatching in Caribbean mangroves Alejandra Echeverri Ochoa
Dept of Environmental Science, Policy & Management
conservation science, neotropical biodiversity, conservation psychology, community ecology, cultural values of nature, women/Latinx in STEM
Gary Firestone holding a model Gary Firestone
Dept of Molecular & Cell Biology
cancer, steroid hormones, molecular endocrinology, tumor biology, growth factors, dietary compounds, tumor cells, glucocorticoids
Michael I. Jordan Michael Jordan
Dept of Statistics
Division of Computer Science (EECS)
computer science, artificial intelligence, computational biology, statistics, machine learning, electrical engineering, applied statistics, optimization
James Quail leaning over a park sign that reads "QUAIL" James Q. Davies
Dept of Music
19th century music, political ecology, performance studies, pianism, vocal knowledge, medical anthropology, historical materialism
Filipa Rijo-Ferreira in her office Filipa Rijo-Ferreira
Dept of Molecular & Cell Biology
School of Public Health
molecular parasitology, mosquito vector biology in malaria infection, host-parasite interactions, host circadian rhythms, immunology, metabolism
Marvalee Wake Marvalee H. Wake
Dept of Integrative Biology
development, evolution, systematics, amphibians, reproductive biology, vertebrate evolutionary morphology, fishes, reptiles, comparative analysis, biodiversity issues
Gary Karpen Gary Karpen
Dept of Molecular & Cell Biology
gene expression, cell biology, chromosome structure and function, drosophila melanogaster, centromere identity and function, biophysics, condensed phases
Adam Arkin Adam Arkin
Dept of Bioengineering
Systems and Synthetic Biology, Environmental Microbiology of Bacteria and Viruses, bioenergy, Biomedicine, Bioremediation, space, green and sustainable manufacturing, sustainability
Professor Silver sampling soils Whendee Silver
Dept of Environmental Science, Policy & Management
climate change, global change, greenhouse gases, ecosystem ecology, biogeochemistry, grasslands, tropical forests, carbon sequestration, environmental sensing
Mathew Welch Matthew Welch
Dept of Molecular & Cell Biology
biology, cell motility, the role of the actin cytoskeleton in cell locomotion, shape change, actin filament assembly, bacterial and viral pathogens
Jennifer Listgarten Jennifer Listgarten
Division of Computer Science (EECS)
artificial intelligence, machine learning, computational biology, protein engineering, statistical design of experiments, statistical machine learning, experimental design
head shot of Grigory Tikhomirov Grigory Tikhomirov
Division of Computer Science (EECS)
bioengineering, nanofabrication, nanorobotics, biosystems and computational biology, energy, integrated circuits, micro/nano electro mechanical systems, physical electronics
Robert Tijian Robert Tjian
Dept of Molecular & Cell Biology
eukaryotic molecular biology; biochemistry, cellular differentiation, chromatin function, RNA synthesis, single cell imaging, single molecule imaging
Teresa Puthussery in lab setting with pink filtered lighting and machinery in background. Teresa Puthussery
School of Optometry
retinal neurobiology, retinal neurophysiology, ion channels, glutamate receptor, glaucoma, retinal degeneration, cell biology of photoreceptors, retinitis pigmentosa
Sandrine Dudoit Sandrine Dudoit
Dept of Statistics
School of Public Health
statistics, machine learning, data science, applied statistics, statistical computing, computational biology, computational genomics, Precision Medicine, precision health
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