Faculty by Research Focus

Evolution, Ecology, Genetics, and Genomics

 

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    Brisson, Jennifer

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    • Professor
    Research Active
    Office Location
    310 Hutchison
    Telephone
    (585) 275-8392
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    Interests: Evolution of morphology; Molecular basis of phenotypic plasticity; Evolution and development in the pea aphid; The role of epigenetics in polyphenism

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    Chen, Nancy

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    • Assistant Professor
    Research Active
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    Office Location
    477 Hutchison
    Telephone
    (585) 276-7149
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    Interests: Population genetics with pedigrees; Contemporary evolution in natural populations; Evolutionary genetics; Conservation genomics; Avian genomics

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    Fay, Justin

    • Professor
    Research Active
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    Office Location
    319 Hutchison
    Telephone
    (585) 275-2998
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    Interests: Evolution of gene regulation; Comparative genomics and domestication; Disease consequences of human evolution

  • James Fry

    Fry, James D

    • Associate Professor
    • Director of the Undergraduate Program in Biology and Medicine
    Research Active
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    Office Location
    318 Hutchison
    Telephone
    (585) 275-7835

    Interests: Genetics of ecological adaptation in Drosophila; Evolutionary effects of deleterious mutations; Quantitative-genetic theory and methodology

  •  J. David Lambert

    Lambert, J. David

    • Professor
    Office Location
    344 Hutchison
    Telephone
    (585) 273-2482
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    Interests: The evolution of developmental mechanisms; Early patterning in molluscs and related groups; Cytoskeletal basis of asymmetric cell divisions; Evolution of novel phenotypes

  • Amanda Larracuente

    Larracuente, Amanda

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    • Associate Professor
    • Associate Chair
    Research Active
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    Office Location
    343 Hutchison
    Telephone
    (585) 273-1693
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    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; Centromere organization and evolution

  • Robert L. Minckley

    Minckley, Robert L.

    • Professor of Instruction
    Research Active
    Office Location
    446 Hutchison
    Telephone
    (585) 275-0272
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    Interests: Ecology and evolution of host breadth in bees; Community structure of desert bees; Conservation biology of pollinators

  • Allen Orr

    Orr, H. Allen

    • Shirley Cox Kearns Professor
      Professor of Biology
    • On sabbatical until July 2024
    Office Location
    342 Hutchison
    Telephone
    (585) 275-3838
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    Interests: Genetics of speciation in Drosophila; Genetics and theory of adaptation; Population genetics

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    Peter, Benjamin

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    • Assistant Professor
    Research Active
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    Office Location
    478 Hutchison
    Telephone
    (585) 275-2634
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    Interests: Population genetics; Evolutionary genetics; Human genetic history; Ancient DNA; Population structure

  • Daven C. Presgraves

    Presgraves, Daven C.

    • Dean's Professor
      Professor of Biology
    Research Active
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    Office Location
    481 Hutchison
    Telephone
    (585) 275-0925
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    Interests: Evolutionary genetics ; Speciation genetics; Molecular population genetics; Selfish gene complexes

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    Uy, J. Albert C.

    • Professor and Chair
    Research Active
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    Office Location
    450 Hutchison
    Telephone
    (585) 273-1309
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    Interests: Evolutionary Ecology; Behavioral Ecology; Evolutionary Genetics; Speciation; Conservation

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    Uy, Floria Mora-Kepfer

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    • Assistant Professor
    Office Location
    460 Hutchison
    Telephone
    (585) 275-4891
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    Interests: Evolution of sociality; Neuroethology; Host-parasite interactions; Behavioral Ecology; Conservation

  • John H. Werren

    Werren, John H.

    • Research Professor
    • Nathaniel and Helen Wisch Professor in Biology
    Office Location
    306 Hutchison
    Telephone
    (585) 275-3694

    Interests: Evolutionary genetics, genomics, and proteomics. The unifying theme is how interacting elements shape systems at different levels of biological organization. A current research project focuses on combining computational and molecular evolutionary approaches to investigate protein function and protein-protein interactions relevant to biology and disease. Other research topics include the genetics of speciation, nuclear-mitochondrial coevolution, microbe-host interactions, and parasitism across biological levels.