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Research Expertise and Interest

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Department

Dept of Integrative Biology

Dept of Molecular & Cell Biology

adaptation, evolutionary biology, genomics, genetics, toxicology, insect biology, plant biology, microbiology, CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing

Dept of Molecular & Cell Biology

genetics, epigenetics, CRISPR-based genome and epigenome editing

Haas School of Business

labor markets, human resources, data analysis and statistical methods

Oskar Hallatschek

Oskar Hallatschek

Dept of Physics

biophysics, evolutionary dynamics, soft matter, statistical physics, theory and experiments

Ryan Tibshirani giving a whiteboard talk

Ryan Tibshirani

Dept of Statistics

statistical computing, applications in public health, high-dimensional data analysis, nonparametric inference, artificial intelligence, machine learning

Michael DeWeese

Dept of Neuroscience

Dept of Physics

machine learning, computation, systems neuroscience, auditory cortex, neural coding, statistical mechanics

School of Public Health

causal inference, targeted learning, statistical issues in epidemiology, precision medicine and public health

Neil Tsutsui standing in Woo Fai Han Hall with net draped over his back

Dept of Environmental Science, Policy & Management

insect behavior, evolutionary biology, ants, genetics, genomics, Argentine ants, kidnapper ants, chemical ecology, pheromones, urban parks, East Bay Regional Parks

Dept of Environmental Science, Policy & Management

Dept of Molecular & Cell Biology

genetics, neuroanatomy, electrophysiology, mechanisms of nervous system structure and function, drosophila mutants

Ying Cui

Dept of Industrial Engineering & Operations Research

continuous optimization, optimization under uncertainty, statistical estimations, machine learning, artificial intelligence

Georjana Barnes

Georjana Barnes

Dept of Molecular & Cell Biology

biochemistry, genetics, cancer, biology, microtubule cytoskeleton, cell cycle controls, cellular imaging

Elizabeth Purdom

Elizabeth Purdom

Dept of Statistics

computational biology, bioinformatics, statistics, data analysis, sequencing, cancer genomics

Professor Ahmad Omar sitting in front of a glass whiteboard marked with equations related to his research.

Ahmad Omar

Dept of Materials Science and Engineering

statistical mechanics, active matter, biophysics, physical chemistry, polymer science, directed self-assembly

Kranthi K. Mandadapu

Kranthi K. Mandadapu

Dept of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering

statistical mechanics, fluid mechanics, solid mechanics, biological membranes, active matter, glassy dynamics

Dept of Political Science

American political institutions, bureaucratic organizations, executive branch, public administration, political economy, statistical modeling

Eileen A. Lacey

Dept of Integrative Biology

evolutionary biology, population, mammals, behavioral ecology, vertebrates, molecular genetics, subterranean rodents, Argentina, Chile

Niyogi checking plants in the Oxford Tract greenhouse. Photo credit: Mathew Burciaga.

Krishna K. Niyogi

Dept of Plant and Microbial Biology

genetics, plant and microbial biology, algae, photosynthesis, CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing, carbon sequestration

Dept of Plant and Microbial Biology

microbiology, microbial development, molecular genetics, biochemistry, microbial social behaviors, bacterial communities / microbiomes, collective behaviors

Professor Michi Taga with Petri plate

Michi Taga

Dept of Plant and Microbial Biology

molecular biology, genetics, microbial biology, chemical biology, cofactors, nutrient exchange, microbial communities, bacteria

Fei Xu

Dept of Psychology

cognitive development, language development, learning mechanisms, statistical learning and statistical inference, conceptual development, developmental psychology, word learning, physical reasoning, social cognition in infants and children, learning in infants and young children, computational models of cognitive development, cognitive development and AI models, psychology and philosophy

Douglas Koshland

Douglas Koshland

Dept of Molecular & Cell Biology

higher order chromosome structure, genome integrity, sister chromatid cohesion, chromosome condensation, desiccation tolerance, microbial genetics

Dept of Molecular & Cell Biology

neurobiology, RNA splicing, synaptic plasticity, psychedelic biology, electrophysiology, two-photon imaging, molecular genetics, molecular biology

Dept of Molecular & Cell Biology

TB, mycobacterium tuberculosis, M. tuberculosis, genetics, proteomics, transcriptional profiling, host-pathogen interactions, host-directed therapy

Jonah B. Gelbach

civil procedure, statutory interpretation, law and economics, event study methodology, securities litigation, economics of crime, public assistance, statistical methods

Dept of Political Science

political economy, ethnic politics, comparative clientelism in developing countries, research design, causal inference, statistical methods, multi-method research