Faculty by Research Focus
Evolution, Ecology, Genetics, and Genomics
Brisson, Jennifer
she/her/hers
- Professor
- jennifer.brisson@rochester.edu | (585) 275-8392
- 310 Hutchison
Interests: Evolution of morphology; Molecular basis of phenotypic plasticity; Evolution and development in the pea aphid; The role of epigenetics in polyphenism
Chen, Nancy
she/her/hers
- Assistant Professor
- nancy.chen@rochester.edu | (585) 276-7149
- 477 Hutchison
Interests: Population genetics with pedigrees; Contemporary evolution in natural populations; Evolutionary genetics; Conservation genomics; Avian genomics
Fay, Justin
- Professor
- justin.fay@rochester.edu | (585) 275-2998
- 319 Hutchison
Interests: Evolution of gene regulation; Comparative genomics and domestication; Disease consequences of human evolution
Fry, James D
- Associate Professor
- james.fry@rochester.edu | (585) 275-7835
- 318 Hutchison
Interests: Genetics of ecological adaptation in Drosophila; Evolutionary effects of deleterious mutations; Quantitative-genetic theory and methodology
Lambert, J. David
- Professor
- dlamber2@ur.rochester.edu | (585) 273-2482
- 344 Hutchison
Interests: The evolution of developmental mechanisms; Early patterning in molluscs and related groups; Cytoskeletal basis of asymmetric cell divisions; Evolution of novel phenotypes
Larracuente, Amanda
she/her/hers
- Associate Professor
- Associate Chair
- alarracu@bio.rochester.edu | (585) 273-1693
- 343 Hutchison
Interests: Evolutionary genetics and genomics; Intragenomic conflict and the evolution of selfish DNA; Evolutionary and functional genomics of satellite DNA; Sex chromosome and dot chromosome evolution in Drosophila
Minckley, Robert L.
- Professor of Instruction
- rminckle@mail.rochester.edu | (585) 275-0272
- 446 Hutchison
Interests: Ecology and evolution of host breadth in bees; Community structure of desert bees; Conservation biology of pollinators
Orr, H. Allen
- Shirley Cox Kearns Professor
Professor of Biology
- allen.orr@rochester.edu | (585) 275-3838
- 342 Hutchison
Interests: Genetics of speciation in Drosophila; Genetics and theory of adaptation; Population genetics
Presgraves, Daven C.
- Dean's Professor
Professor of Biology
- daven.presgraves@rochester.edu | (585) 275-0925
- 481 Hutchison
Interests: Evolutionary genetics ; Speciation genetics; Molecular population genetics; Selfish gene complexes
Uy, J. Albert C.
- Professor and Chair
- al.uy@rochester.edu | (585) 273-1309
- 450 Hutchison
Interests: Evolutionary Ecology; Behavioral Ecology; Evolutionary Genetics; Speciation; Conservation
Uy, Floria Mora-Kepfer
she/her/hers
- Assistant Professor of Instruction
Research Assistant Professor
- floria.uy@rochester.edu | (585) 275-4891
- 460 Hutchison
Interests: Evolution of cooperation; Neuroethology; Host-parasite interactions; Behavioral Ecology; Conservation
Werren, John H.
- Nathaniel and Helen Wisch Professor in Biology
Professor of Biology
- jack.werren@rochester.edu | (585) 275-3694
- 306 Hutchison
Interests: Evolutionary genetics; Microbial-host interactions with emphasis on Wolbachia in arthropods, genetics of speciation and evolution of development; Genetics, genomics and evolution of Parasitoids (e.g. Nasonia and relatives); The role of "selfish" or "parasitic" DNA in evolution