Faculty
The faculty in the Genetics Program are all engaged in active research programs and are experts in their chosen fields. This means that genetics courses provide up-to-date information on rapidly changing areas of genetics. In addition, the faculty offer outstanding opportunities for undergraduates to gain valuable research experience carrying out independent projects in the following areas:
 | John J. Collins
Cell Signaling in Metazoan Development; Evolution and Dynamics of Eukaryotic Genomes |
 | Vaughn Cooper
Microbial evolutionary genetics: Mechanisms of pathogenic adaptation by Burkholderia cepacia |
 | Thomas M. Davis
Genomics and genome evolution in a complex polyploid: strawberry; Genetic dissection of economic traits in horticultural crops: strawberry and mint |
 | Clyde L. Denis
Regulatory pathways in mRNA degradation |
 | Estelle M. Hrabak
Protein kinases and phosphatases involved in plant signal transduction; Subcellular targeting of proteins by acylation |
 | Anita S. Klein
Phylogeography of native and invasive algae species; Molecular Population Genetics of Northeastern Conifer Species |
 | J. Brent Loy
Breeding and Physiology of Yield in Cucurbits; Conservation and Utilization of Plant Genetic Resources |
 | Subhash Minocha
Genetic Manipulation of Forest Trees to Alter Stress Response; Biochemical and Molecular Aspects of Somatic Embryogenesis in Carrot |
 | Robert L. Taylor, Jr.
Genetic Bases for Resistance and Immunity to Avian Diseases |
 | W. Kelley Thomas
Understanding genome-proteome evolution |
 | Louis S. Tisa
Microbial Physiology and Genomics |
 | Cheryl Whistler
Beneficial Host-Microbe Interactions |
