Department of Biology and Chemistry
Research Labs
The Plant Pathology Lab
PI: Dr. JP Dundore-Arias
Areas of research: Ecology and Management of Plant-Associated Microbes, Biocontrol of Plant Pathogens, Agricultural Microbiomes
PI: Dr. Frank Macabenta
Areas of Research:
Developmental biology, cell biology, collective migration, organogenesis, genetics, signal transduction pathways
The Macabenta Lab is interested in uncovering the genetic mechanisms that control collective migration, quality control, and organ assembly by using Drosophila as a model system.
Genomics and Bioinformatics Lab
Dr. Nathaniel Jue
Areas of Research: Evolutionary and functional genomics, genetics
The Sreenivasan Lab
PI: Dr. Aparna Sreenivasan
Areas of Research: Cell cycle, molecular biology, genetics, genomics and science communication
Undergraduate students work on numerous projects that require various resources. Many projects require Machine Learning, GaussView, Mathematica, and more. Current projects include research with ionic liquids, asphaltenes, and reverse micelles to simulate aerosols.