Faculty by Research Focus
Evolution, Ecology, Genetics, and Genomics
Brisson, Jennifer
she/her/hers
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
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
Fay, Justin
Professor
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- Office Location
- 319 Hutchison
- Telephone
- (585) 275-2998
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Interests: Evolutionary genetics; Domestication of yeast; Comparative genomics; Gene regulation
Fry, James D
Associate Professor
Director of the Undergraduate Program in Biology and Medicine
Research Active
- 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
Hibbins, Mark
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Assistant Professor
Coming July 2025
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Interests: Phylogenomics; Phylogenetic methods; Hybridization and introgression; Genome evolution; Evolution of gene regulation; Convergent evolution; Computational biology
Lambert, J. David
Professor
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- 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
Larracuente, Amanda
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Nathaniel and Helen Wisch Professor of Biology
Professor of Biology
Associate Chair, Department of Biology
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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
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
Peter, Benjamin
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Assistant Professor
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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
Presgraves, Daven C.
Shirley Cox Kearns Professor of Biology
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
Uy, J. Albert C.
Dean's Professor
Professor of Biology
Chair, Department of Biology
Research Active
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- Office Location
- 450 Hutchison
- Telephone
- (585) 273-1309
- al.uy@rochester.edu
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Interests: Evolutionary Ecology; Behavioral Ecology; Evolutionary Genetics; Speciation; Conservation
Uy, Floria Mora-Kepfer
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Assistant Professor
Research Active
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- Office Location
- 332 Hutchison
- Telephone
- (585) 275-3305
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Interests: Evolution of sociality; Neuroethology; Host-parasite interactions; Behavioral Ecology; Conservation
Werren, John H.
Nathaniel and Helen Wisch Professor Emeritus of Biology
Research Professor
- Office Location
- 613 Hylan
- 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.