College of Letters & Science
Research Developmental Biology, Evolutionary Biology, Genetics/Genomics Google Scholar My lab investigates how new plant forms evolve using comparative genetics, genomics, and developmental biology. We seek to uncover the genetic and developmental mechanisms that drive morphological innovation, with a particular focus on repeated (i.e., convergent) evolution of traits, such as plant armature. By comparing independently evolved …
Research Biodiversity, Bioinformatics, Conservation Biology, Ecology, Evolutionary Biology, Genetics/Genomics, Microbiology/Immunology Google Scholar The Pringle laboratory focuses on fungi, organisms whose biology seem very different from our own. Fungi encompass an astonishing biodiversity of mushrooms, molds, and other species, and the Pringle laboratory uses them as tools to test and elucidate general principles of ecology and …
Research iEcology, Evolutionary Biology Google Scholar The Quantitative Evolutionary Physiology lab integrates experiments, comparative methods, and advanced quantitative tools to study physiological adaptation using plants as model systems. Education PhD, Evolutionary Biology, Indiana University, 2013
Research Evolutionary Biology, Genetics/Genomics, Molecular Biology, Physiology Google Scholar The Maeda laboratory brings together diverse researchers and ideas to investigate the evolutionary diversification and regulatory mechanisms of nitrogen metabolic network and biosynthesis of aromatic amino acids, essential human nutrients and precursors of numerous plant natural products. Utilizing evolutionary biochemistry and molecular genetic approaches the group …
Research Evolutionary Biology Google Scholar My overarching research goal is to understand how evolution works, and how it resulted in the remarkable diversity of living organisms around us today. For most of my career I focused on plants as models, but now my focus is on the origin and early evolution of life. My lab …
Research Animal Behavior, Biodiversity, Conservation Biology, Ecology, Evolutionary Biology, Plant Behavior Google Scholar I am interested in behavior, ecological interactions, and how information, space, and time mediate ecology and evolution. Much of my work occurs where these themes converge, with a focus on terrestrial plants and mammals. I utilize multiple approaches: I develop theory to …
Research Aquatic Biology, Biodiversity, Evolutionary Biology, Genetics/Genomics, Physiology Google Scholar Research in my laboratory focuses on evolutionary mechanisms that enable rapid adaptation to environmental change, including biological invasions, climate change, and pollution. My research program integrates evolutionary genetics/genomics and physiology in an ecological context in order to gain core insights into mechanisms that enable expansions …