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Biology Undergraduate Research The Department of Biology faculty have alway engaged undergraduates into their research programs and provided an important part of the undergraduate education experience. Students have the opportunity to work one on one with faculty, postdoctoral fellows, and graduate students in the laboratory setting. Undergraduate students have the opportunity to develop critical thinking skills and laboratory techniques that better prepare them for a scientific career. Visit the faculty links provided below to get a brief overview of the faculty laboratories. Some faculty maintain their own web pages which give a more complete description of their research program. Please contact the individual faculty members if you have an interest in getting involved in an undergraduate research project. A variety of additional research opportunities exist at the University including additional mentors, funding possibilities, summer programs, and various symposium events. Biology Department Faculty Members: James E. Alexander, Assistant Professor, Ph.D., University of Oklahoma , 1987. Population ecology and physiological ecology of aquatic invertebrates; zebra mussel (Dreissena) biology. jealex01 at gwise.louisville.edu  Margaret M. Carreiro, Associate Professor, Ph.D., 1989. University of Rhode Island . Nutrient cycling, ecosystem ecology of terrestrial habitats, particularly those in urban and suburban landscapes. M.Carreiro at louisville.edu Gary A. Cobbs, Professor; Ph.D., California , Riverside , 1974. Population genetics; protein polymorphism; evolutionary theory; Drosophila genetics. gacobb01 at gwise.louisville.edu Cindy Corbitt, Assistant Professor, Ph.D., University of Alaska Fairbanks, 1997. Behavioral neuroendocrinology, environmental signaling and the central nervous system. cynthia.corbitt at louisville.edu  Lee Dugatkin, Professor and Distinguished University Scholar, Ph.D., State University of New York , Binghamton.1991. Behavioral and evolutionary ecology; Evolution of cooperative and altruistic behavior; cultural transmission and female mate choice; evolutionary psychology. laduga01 at gwise.louisville.edu Perri Eason, Associate Professor and Director of Undergraduate Programs, Ph.D., University of California , Davis , 1991. Behavioral ecology and conservation biology of terrestrial vertebrates and insects. pkeaso01 at gwise.louisville.edu  Sarah Emery, Assistant Professor, Ph.D., Michigan State University, 2005, Plant ecology, biodiversity, succession, restoration, plant-fungus interactions, plant-insect interactions, invasive species, sand dune biology. sarah.emery at louisville.edu Paul Ewald, Professor, Ph.D., University of Washington , 1980. Evolutionary ecology of parasitism, evolutionary medicine, agonistic behavior, pollination biology. p0ewal01 at gwise.louisville.edu  Ronald D. Fell, Professor and Chair of the Department, Ph.D., Iowa State University, 1977. Applied physiology, nutrition, muscle metabolism and exercise physiology. Rfell at louisville.edu Hwa Seong Jin, Assistant Professor, Ph.D., University of Alabama, 2001. Ecosystem metabolism in streams and wetlands; stream ecosystem monitoring; stream ecosystem restoration; ecology of aquatic macroinvertebrates; reaeration coefficient measurements in streams and lakes; hwaseong.jin at louisville.edu Awdhesh Kalia, Assistant Professor, Ph.D., All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi , 2000. Bacterial pathogenesis integrating the fields of genomics, epidemiology, evolution and molecular cellular biology. a0kali02 at gwise.louisville.edu Arnold J. Karpoff, Associate Professor; Ph.D., Oregon , 1969. Morphology and Physiology of Plant Growth and Development; plant ultrastructure. ajkarp01 at gwise.louisville.edu Martin G. Klotz, Associate Professor; Ph.D., Friedrich Schiller Univ. Jena, Germany , 1986. Molecular genetics and evolution of metabolic modules in bacteria. Current focus is on autotrophic nitrification and tolerance to oxidative stress. Martin.Klotz at louisville.edu William D. Pearson, Professor, Curator, Clay Fish Collection, Ph.D., Utah State , 1970. Fisheries biology; ichthyology; aquatic ecology; stream drift, biospeleology. wdpear01 at gwise.louisville.edu Michael Perlin, Professor; Ph.D., Chicago,1983. Molecular genetics; structure and function of the gene; molecular biology of drug action; gene mapping and splicing, fungal phytopathogens, host/pathogen interaction. mhperl01 at gwise.louisville.edu Jennifer Mansfield-Jones, Assistant Professor, Ph.D., Michigan , 1995. Digestive energetics as related to parasitic infections. j0mans02 at louisville.edu Susanna Remold, Assistant Professor, Ph.D., Cornell, 1998. Evolution of disease causing microbes, microbial genome evolution, evolution in variable environments, evolution of complex traits, context-dependent genes (genes involved in pleiotropy and epistasis), genetic robustness and evolvability. susanna.remold at louisville.edu David J. Schultz, Associate Professor, Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University , 1996. Molecular genetics, biotechnology, and biochemistry; production of unusual lipids and secondary metabolites in plants; trichome mediated pest resistance in Pelargonium xhortorum (geranium). david.schultz at louisville.edu  Joseph M. Steffen, Associate Professor & Director of Graduate Programs; Ph.D., New Mexico,1980. Cellular and molecular physiology; environmental physiology, endocrine and growth factor effects on muscle. joe.steffen at louisville.edu Micah Worley, Assistant Professor, Ph.D., Oregon Health Sciences University, 2000. Microbiology of intracellular pathogens and they manipulate host cells. micah.worley at louisville.edu