Research Areas
Research Areas

Within the School of Biological Sciences, faculty are affiliated with one of two broad research areas. Faculty collaborate extensively within and between these areas as well as with colleagues in other departments.

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Ecology, Evolution, & Behavior (EEB)

Faculty members address fundamental, interdisciplinary research questions that bridge ecological, evolutionary, physiological, and behavioral processes. We use a diversity of approaches to address these questions including: field studies, laboratory experiments, mathematical modelling, comparative genomics, functional genetics, systems biology, and phylogenetics. We are an interactive community of researchers who collaborate among laboratories and across the university to make new discoveries related to the diversity of the natural world.

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Genetics, Cellular, & Molecular Biology (GCMB)

Faculty members use proteomic and genomic strategies, combined with bioinformatics to study fundamental biological processes of organisms ranging from viruses, prokaryotes, unicellular eukaryotes and fungi, to whole plants and animals. Areas of focus include cell biology, population and molecular genetics, epigenetics, microbiology, virology, immunology, structural biology, animal/plant pathology, genomics, bioinformatics, and molecular evolution. Interactive clusters of research groups focus on plant and animal virology, microbial physiology and cell biology, comparative pathobiology, plant growth and development, biotic stresses, biofuels, protein engineering, evolutionary genomics, and computational biology.

Animal Behavior

Faculty Section Department Research Interests
Eileen Hebets EEB Biological Sciences; Entomology Evolution and Function of Animal Communication, Sensory Systems and Mating Systems
Ian Keesey EEB Biological Sciences Comparative neurobiology, sensory systems, and chemical ecology
Emily Moore EEB Biological Sciences Evolutionary, behavioral, and reproductive genomics
Daizaburo Shizuka EEB Biological Sciences Evolutionary and Behavioral Ecology; Social Networks; Ornithology
Matthew Andrews GCMB School of Natural Resources; School of Biological Sciences; EPSCoR Hibernation, Small mammals, Winter adaptation, Metabolism and physiology, Gene expression, Transplantation medicine, Organ preservation, Hemorrhagic shock
Rick Bevins EEB

Psychology;Center for Brain, Biology and Behavior; Minority Health Disparities Initiative; Substance Abuse and Violence Initiative

Neuroscience, Pharmacology, Animal Learning and Behavior and Biopsychology
Jeffrey Stevens EEB

Psychology;Center for Brain, Biology & Behavior

Evolution of Decision Making and Cognition

Bioinformatics

Faculty Section Department Research Interests
Alan Christensen GCMB Biological Sciences DNA Damage and Repair, Plant Mitochondrial Genomes, Repeats Of Unusual Size, Recombination
Emily Moore EEB Biological Sciences Evolutionary, behavioral, and reproductive genomics
Etsuko Moriyama GCMB Biological Science; Center for Plant Science Innovation; Nebraska Food for Health Center Bioinformatics; Molecular Evolution; Molecular Population Genetics
Hideaki Moriyama GCMB Biological Sciences Electrophysiology and Structural Biology; Molecular Biology and Biochemistry; Bioinformatics
Nicole Sexton GCMB Biological Sciences Evolution, codon usage, and host-virus interactions of arthropod-borne viruses. Genetic robustness of RNA viruses.
Rebecca Varney GCMB Biological Sciences Eukaryotic extremophiles in both freshwater and marine systems, Evolutionary biology, Genomics & Physiology
Eric Weaver GCMB Biological Sciences Virology; Microbiology; Immunology
Chi Zhang GCMB Biological Sciences; Center for Plant Science Innovation Computational Systems Biology; Bioinformatics; Gene Protein Interaction Network; Omics Data Integration
Jeff Mower GCMB Agronomy & Horticulture; Center for Plant Science Innovation Comparative Genomics and Molecular Evolution of Plant Genomes
Samodha Fernando GCMB Animal Science;Food Science & Technology; Nebraska Food for Health Center; Gut Function Initiative Microbiome; Host-Microbe Interactions; Microbe-Microbe Interactions; Antibiotic Resistance
Jessica Petersen GCMB Animal Science Identifying Functional Variation Associated with Health and Performance Traits in Livestock and Horses
Jean-Jack Riethoven GCMB Center for Biotechnology Bioinformatics; Computational Biology; Massive Parallel Workflows; Cloud Computing for Lifesciences
Andrew Benson GCMB Food Science & Technology; Nebraska Food for Health Center Complex Sets of Host and Dietary Factors that Collectively Influence Composition and Function of the Gut Microbiome
Asit K. Pattnaik GCMB Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences;Nebraska Center for Virology Zika Virus Replication and Pathogenesis; Host Cell Functions in RNA Virus Replication, Antivirals, Vaccines, Interferons

Biology Education & Science Communication

Faculty Section Department Research Interests
Chad Brassil EEB Biological Sciences Mathematical Modeling of Ecological Interactions
Brian Couch GCMB Biological Sciences Assessment in Undergraduate STEM Courses
Eileen Hebets EEB Biological Sciences; Entomology Informal Science Education, STEM Outreach, and Science Communication
Karl Reinhard EEB Natural Resources Parasitology; Palynology

Ecology

Faculty Section Department Research Interests
Chad Brassil EEB Biological Sciences

Mathematical Modeling of Ecological Interactions

Clay Cressler EEB Biological Sciences Disease Ecology and Evolution
John DeLong EEB Biological Sciences Body Size Evolution; Predator-Prey Ecology; Eco-evolutionary Dynamics; Ecological and Evolutionary Energetics; Human Population Ecology
Sheri Fritz EEB Biological Sciences; Earth & Atmospheric Sciences Paleoecology; Aquatic Ecology; Tropical Ecology
Eileen Hebets EEB Biological Sciences; Entomology Evolution and Function of Animal Communication, Sensory Systems, and Mating Systems
Michael Herman EEB/GCMB Biological Sciences Genetics, Evolutionary and Ecological Genomics, Nematode-Bacterial Interactions
Ian Keesey EEB Biological Sciences Comparative neurobiology, sensory systems, and chemical ecology
Kate Lyons EEB Biological Sciences; Smithsonian Institute Species and Community Level Responses to Climate Change; Extinction and Extinction Risk; Macroecological Patterns Across Space and Time; Macroevolution of Body Size in Mammals; Biases in the Mammalian Fossil Record
Sabrina E. Russo EEB Biological Sciences; Center for Root & Rhizobiome innovation Biodiversity; Plant Ecology and Ecophysiology; Plant-Microbe Interactions; Seed Dispersal
Daizaburo Shizuka EEB Biological Sciences Evolutionary and Behavioral Ecology; Social Networks; Ornithology
Brigitte Tenhumberg EEB Biological Sciences; Mathematics; Natural Resources; Entomology; Agronomy & Horticulture Plant and Insect Ecology; Life History Evolution; Population Management and Demography
Peter Wagner EEB Biological Sciences; Earth & Atmospheric Sciences; Nebraska State Museum Phylogenetics; Sampling Theory; Evolutionary Rates; Evolutionary Trends
Karrie A. Weber GCMB Biological Sciences; Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Nebraska Water Center, Daughtery Water for Food Institute Microbiology of Soil, Sediment and Water Biogeochemical Cycling; Geomicrobiology of Modern and Paleo-Environments; Physiology of Novel Microorganisms and Metabolisms Using Culture Dependent and Independent Techniques
Bob Zink EEB Biological Sciences; Natural Resources Systematics; Phylogeography; Conservation Genetics
Samodha Fernando GCMB Animal Science; Food Science & Technology; Nebraska Food for Health Center; Gut Function Initiative Microbiome; Host-Microbe Interactions; Microbe-Microbe Interactions; Antibiotic Resistance
Rhae Drijber PP Agronomy & Horticulture; Plant Pathology; Center for Plant Science Innovation Soil Microbial Ecology; Soil and Plant Root Microbiomes; Ecology of Mycorrhizal Fungi; Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Cycling; Agronomic Impacts on Soil Processes
David Wedin EEB Natural Resources Plant Ecology; Ecosystem Science
Bob Harveson PP Plant Pathology;Panhandle Research and Extension Center Root Rot Diseases of Sugar Beets; Bacterial Diseases of Dry Beans; Diseases of Sunflower, Peas, Chickpeas and Potatoes
Jeffrey Stevens EEB Psychology; Center for Brain, Biology & Behavior Evolution of Decision Making and Cognition

Evolution

Faculty Section Department Research Interests
Sheri Fritz EEB Biological Sciences; Earth & Atmospheric Sciences Paleoecology; Aquatic Ecology; Tropical Ecology
Eileen Hebets EEB Biological Sciences; Entomology Evolution and Function of Animal Communication, Sensory Systems and Mating Systems
Ian Keesey EEB Biological Sciences Comparative neurobiology, sensory systems, and chemical ecology
Colin Meiklejohn EEB Biological Sciences Population, Evolutionary, and Speciation Genomics
Kristi Montooth EEB Biological Sciences Evolution of Genes, Genomes and Physiology
Emily Moore EEB Biological Sciences Evolutionary, behavioral, and reproductive genomics
Etsuko Moriyama GCMB Biological Sciences; Center for Plant Science Innovation; Nebraska Food for Health Center Bioinformatics; Molecular Evolution; Molecular Population Genetics
Nicole Sexton GCMB Biological Sciences Evolution, codon usage, and host-virus interactions of arthropod-borne viruses. Genetic robustness of RNA viruses.
Jay Storz EEB Biological Sciences Evolutionary Genetics, Genomics and Physiology
Rebecca Varney GCMB Biological Sciences Eukaryotic extremophiles in both freshwater and marine systems, Evolutionary biology, Genomics & Physiology
Peter Wagner EEB Biological Sciences; Earth & Atmospheric Sciences; Nebraska State Museum Phylogenetics; Sampling Theory; Evolutionary Rates; Evolutionary Trends

Genetics & Genomics

Faculty Section Department Research Interests
Paul Blum GCMB Biological Sciences;Nebraska Center for Energy Sciences; Chemical & Bimolecular Engineering; Biological Systems Engineering Microbial Extremophile Biology; Human Neuron Biology
Heriberto Cerutti GCMB Biological Sciences; Center for Plant Science Innovation Functional Genomics; Epigenetics; RNA interference; Biotechnology; Renewable Biofuels
Alan Christensen GCMB Biological Sciences DNA Damage and Repair, Plant Mitochondrial Genomes, Repeats Of Unusual Size, Recombination
Brian Couch GCMB Biological Sciences Assessment in Undergraduate STEM Courses
Michael Herman EEB/GCMB Biological Sciences Genetics, Evolutionary and Ecological Genomics, Nematode-Bacterial Interactions
Colin Meiklejohn EEB Biological Sciences Population, Evolutionary, and Speciation Genomics
Kristi Montooth EEB Biological Sciences Evolution of Genes, Genomes and Physiology
Emily Moore EEB Biological Sciences Evolutionary, behavioral, and reproductive genomics
Etsuko Moriyama GCMB Biological Sciences; Center for Plant Science Innovation; Nebraska Food for Health Center Bioinformatics; Molecular Evolution; Molecular Population Genetics
Jay Storz EEB Biological Sciences Evolutionary Genetics, Genomics and Physiology
Rebecca Varney GCMB Biological Sciences Eukaryotic extremophiles in both freshwater and marine systems, Evolutionary biology, Genomics & Physiology
Karrie A. Weber GCMB Biological Sciences; Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Nebraska Water Center, Daughtery Water for Food Institute Microbiology of Soil, Sediment and Water Biogeochemical Cycling; Geomicrobiology of Modern and Paleo-Environments; Physiology of Novel Microorganisms and Metabolisms Using Culture Dependent and Independent Techniques
Bin Yu GCMB Biological Sciences; Center for Plant Science Innovation RNA Silencing and Epigenetics
Chi Zhang GCMB Biological Sciences; Center for Plant Science Innovation Computational Systems Biology; Bioinformatics; Gene Protein Interaction Network; Omics Data Integration
Bob Zink EEB Biological Sciences; Natural Resources Systematics; Phylogeography; Conservation Genetics
Matthew Andrews GCMB School of Natural Resources; School of Biological Sciences; EPSCoR Hibernation, Small mammals, Winter adaptation, Metabolism and physiology, Gene expression, Transplantation medicine, Organ preservation, Hemorrhagic shock
P. Stephen Baenziger GCMB Agronomy & Horticulture Plant Breeding and Genetics
Jeff Mower GCMB Agronomy & Horticulture; Center for Plant Science Innovation Comparative Genomics and Molecular Evolution of Plant Genomes
Harkamal Walia GCMB Agronomy & Horticulture; Center for Plant Science Innovation Plant Adaptation to Environmental Stresses
Daniel Ciobanu GCMB Animal Science Functional Genomics; Genetic Dissection of Complex Traits; Genetics of Disease Susceptibility
Jessica Petersen GCMB Animal Science Identifying Functional Variation Associated with Health and Performance Traits in Livestock and Horses
Nicole Buan GCMB Biochemistry

Biochemistry; Redox Biology Center; Nebraska Center for Integrated Biomolecular CommunicationResearch Interests: Microbial Physiology and Metabolism, Redox Biochemistry, Bioenergy, Systems and Synthetic Biology

Julie Stone GCMB Biochemistry; Center for Plant Science Innovation; Redox Biology Center Plant Programmed Cell Death; Sphingolipids; Redox
Andrew Benson GCMB Food Science and Technology; Nebraska Food for Health Center Complex Sets of Host and Dietary Factors that Collectively Influence Composition and Function of the Gut Microbiome
Richard Wilson GCMB, PP Plant Pathology; Redox Biology Center Molecular Mechanisms Governing Fungal Colonization of Rice Cells
Asit K. Pattnaik GCMB Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences; Nebraska Center for Virology Zika Virus Replication and Pathogenesis; Host Cell Functions in RNA Virus Replication, Antivirals, Vaccines, Interferons
Fernando Osorio GCMB Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences; Nebraska Center for Virology Pathogenesis and Protective Immunity of Animal Viruses, using animal models testing vaccines in their target species
Matt Wiebe GCMB Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences; Nebraska Center for Virology Molecular Biology of Poxviruses; Intrinsic Defenses Against Foreign DNA

Human Health

Faculty Section Department Research Interests
Paul Blum GCMB Biological Sciences;Nebraska Center for Energy Sciences; Chemical & Bimolecular Engineering; Biological Systems Engineering Microbial Extremophile Biology; Human Neuron Biology
Qingsheng Li GCMB Biological Sciences; Nebraska Center for Virology HIV Transmission, Vaccine, and Prevention
Luwen Zhang GCMB Biological Sciences; Nebraska Center for Virology Viral Oncogenesis; Stem Cell Biology; Infectious Diseases; Innate Immunity
Andrew Benson GCMB Food Science and Technology; Nebraska Food for Health Center Complex Sets of Host and Dietary Factors that Collectively Influence Composition and Function of the Gut Microbiome
Bob Hutkins GCMB Food Science and Technology; Nebraska Food for Health Center Gut Microbiology, Probiotics, Prebiotics
Amanda Ramer-Tait GCMB Food Science and Technology; Nebraska Food for Health Center Host-Microbiota Interactions; Influence of the Diet on the Gut Microbiota
Thomas Petro GCMB UNMCOral Biology;Nebraska Center for Virology; Nebraska Center for Cell Signaling Antiviral and Antitumor Immune Responses
Rick Bevins EEB Psychology;Center for Brain, Biology and Behavior; Minority Health Disparities Initiative; Substance Abuse and Violence Initiative Neuroscience, Pharmacology, Animal Learning and Behavior and Biopsychology
Shi-Hua Xiang GCMB Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences; Nebraska Center for Virology Molecular Virology; Anti-Viral Research (Vaccines and Therapeutics)

Mathematical Modeling

Faculty Section Department Research Interests
Chad Brassil EEB Biological Sciences Mathematical Modeling of Ecological Interactions
Clay Cressler EEB Biological Sciences Disease Ecology and Evolution
John DeLong EEB Biological Sciences Body Size Evolution; Predator-Prey Ecology; Eco-evolutionary Dynamics; Ecological and Evolutionary Energetics; Human Population Ecology
Hideaki Moriyama GCMB Biological Sciences Electrophysiology and Structural Biology; Molecular Biology and Biochemistry; Bioinformatics
Sabrina E. Russo EEB Biological Sciences; Center for Root & Rhizobiome innovation Biodiversity; Plant Ecology and Ecophysiology; Plant-Microbe Interactions; Seed Dispersal
Brigitte Tenhumberg EEB Biological Sciences; Mathematics; Natural Resources; Entomology; Agronomy & Horticulture Plant and Insect Ecology; Life History Evolution; Population Management and Demography
Peter Wagner EEB Biological Sciences; Earth & Atmospheric Sciences; Nebraska State Museum Phylogenetics; Sampling Theory; Evolutionary Rates; Evolutionary Trends
Jeffrey Stevens EEB Psychology; Center for Brain, Biology & Behavior Evolution of Decision Making and Cognition

Microbiology

Faculty Section Department Research Interests
Heriberto Cerutti GCMB Biological Sciences; Center for Plant Science Innovation Functional Genomics; Epigenetics; RNA interference; Biotechnology; Renewable Biofuels
Michael Herman EEB/GCMB Biological Sciences Genetics, Evolutionary and Ecological Genomics, Nematode-Bacterial Interactions
Ian Keesey EEB Biological Sciences Comparative neurobiology, sensory systems, and chemical ecology
Karrie A. Weber GCMB Biological Sciences;Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Nebraska Water Center, Daughtery Water for Food Institute Microbiology of Soil, Sediment and Water Biogeochemical Cycling; Geomicrobiology of Modern and Paleo-Environments; Physiology of Novel Microorganisms and Metabolisms Using Culture Dependent and Independent Techniques
Luwen Zhang GCMB Biological Sciences; Nebraska Center for Virology Viral Oncogenesis; Stem Cell Biology; Infectious Diseases; Innate Immunity
Samodha Fernando GCMB Animal Science; Food Science & Technology; Nebraska Food for Health Center; Gut Function Initiative Microbiome; Host-Microbe Interactions; Microbe-Microbe Interactions; Antibiotic Resistance
Rhae Drijber PP Agronomy & Horticulture; Plant Pathology; Center for Plant Science Innovation Soil Microbial Ecology; Soil and Plant Root Microbiomes; Ecology of Mycorrhizal Fungi; Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Cycling; Agronomic Impacts on Soil Processes
Nicole Buan GCMB Biochemistry

Biochemistry; Redox Biology Center; Nebraska Center for Integrated Biomolecular CommunicationResearch Interests: Microbial Physiology and Metabolism, Redox Biochemistry, Bioenergy, Systems and Synthetic Biology

Andrew Benson GCMB Food Science & Technology; Nebraska Food for Health Center Complex Sets of Host and Dietary Factors that Collectively Influence Composition and Function of the Gut Microbiome
Bob Hutkins GCMB Food Science & Technology; Nebraska Food for Health Center Gut Microbiology, Probiotics, Prebiotics
Jacques Izard GCMB Food Science & Technology Microbiome of the Digestive Tract, Interaction with Wellness and Diet
Amanda Ramer-Tait GCMB Food Science & Technology; Nebraska Food for Health Center Host-Microbiota Interactions; Influence of the Diet on the Gut Microbiota
Thomas Petro GCMB UNMCOral Biology; Nebraska Center for Virology; Nebraska Center for Cell Signaling Antiviral and Antitumor Immune Responses
Bob Harveson PP Plant Pathology; Panhandle Research and Extension Center Root Rot Diseases of Sugar Beets; Bacterial Diseases of Dry Beans; Diseases of Sunflower, Peas, Chickpeas and Potatoes
James Steadman PP Plant Pathology;Center for Plant Science Innovation; Agronomy and Horticulture; Panhandle Research and Extension Center Bean Diseases
James Van Etten GCMB, PP Plant Pathology; Nebraska Center for Virology
Richard Wilson GCMB, PP Plant Pathology; Redox Biology Center Molecular Mechanisms Governing Fungal Colonization of Rice Cells
Raul Barletta GCMB Veterinary & Biomedical Sciences; Redox Biology Center Molecular Genetics of Pathogenesis and Drug Resistance in Mycobacteria
Shi-Hua Xiang GCMB Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences; Nebraska Center for Virology Molecular Virology; Anti-Viral Research (Vaccines and Therapeutics)

Molecular & Cellular Biology

Faculty Section Department Research Interests
Heriberto Cerutti GCMB Biological Sciences; Center for Plant Science Innovation Functional Genomics; Epigenetics; RNA interference; Biotechnology; Renewable Biofuels
Brian Couch GCMB Biological Sciences Assessment in Undergraduate STEM Courses
Michael Herman EEB/GCMB Biological Sciences Genetics, Evolutionary and Ecological Genomics, Nematode-Bacterial Interactions
Colin Meiklejohn EEB Biological Sciences Population, Evolutionary, and Speciation Genomics
Etsuko Moriyama GCMB Biological Sciences; Center for Plant Science Innovation; Nebraska Food for Health Center Bioinformatics; Molecular Evolution; Molecular Population Genetics
Nicole Sexton GCMB Biological Sciences Evolution, codon usage, and host-virus interactions of arthropod-borne viruses. Genetic robustness of RNA viruses.
Rebecca Varney GCMB Biological Sciences Eukaryotic extremophiles in both freshwater and marine systems, Evolutionary biology, Genomics & Physiology
Eric Weaver GCMB Biological Sciences; Nebraska Center for Virology Virology; Microbiology; Immunology
Karrie A. Weber GCMB Biological Sciences; Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Nebraska Water Center, Daughtery Water for Food Institute Microbiology of Soil, Sediment and Water Biogeochemical Cycling; Geomicrobiology of Modern and Paleo-Environments; Physiology of Novel Microorganisms and Metabolisms Using Culture Dependent and Independent Techniques
Bin Yu GCMB Biological Sciences; Center for Plant Science Innovation RNA Silencing and Epigenetics
Luwen Zhang GCMB Biological Sciences; Nebraska Center for Virology Viral Oncogenesis; Stem Cell Biology; Infectious Diseases; Innate Immunity
Matthew Andrews GCMB School of Natural Resources; School of Biological Sciences; EPSCoR Hibernation, Small mammals, Winter adaptation, Metabolism and physiology, Gene expression, Transplantation medicine, Organ preservation, Hemorrhagic shock
Paul Staswick GCMB Agronomy & Hortculture; Center for Plant Science Innovation Hormonal Activity in Plants
Nicole Buan GCMB Biochemistry

Biochemistry; Redox Biology Center; Nebraska Center for Integrated Biomolecular CommunicationResearch Interests: Microbial Physiology and Metabolism, Redox Biochemistry, Bioenergy, Systems and Synthetic Biology

Julie Stone GCMB Biochemistry; Center for Plant Science Innovation; Redox Biology Center Plant Programmed Cell Death; Sphingolipids; Redox
Thomas Petro GCMB UNMCOral Biology;Nebraska Center for Virology; Nebraska Center for Cell Signaling Antiviral and Antitumor Immune Responses
James Van Etten GCMB, PP Plant Pathology; Nebraska Center for Virology
Richard Wilson GCMB, PP Plant Pathology; Redox Biology Center Molecular Mechanisms Governing Fungal Colonization of Rice Cells
Asit K. Pattnaik GCMB Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences; Nebraska Center for Virology Zika Virus Replication and Pathogenesis; Host Cell Functions in RNA Virus Replication, Antivirals, Vaccines, Interferons
Fernando Osorio GCMB Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences; Nebraska Center for Virology Pathogenesis and Protective Immunity of Animal Viruses, using animal models testing vaccines in their target species
Matt Wiebe GCMB Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences; Nebraska Center for Virology Molecular Biology of Poxviruses; Intrinsic Defenses Against Foreign DNA
Shi-Hua Xiang GCMB Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences; Nebraska Center for Virology Molecular Virology; Anti-Viral Research (Vaccines and Therapeutics)

Parasitology

Faculty Section Department Research Interests
Clay Cressler EEB Biological Sciences Disease Ecology and Evolution
Scott Gardner EEB Biological Sciences; H.W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology Parasite Mammal Biodiversity
Karl Reinhard EEB Natural Resources Parasitology; Palynology

Plant Biology & Pathology

Faculty Section Department Research Interests
Heriberto Cerutti GCMB Biological Sciences; Center for Plant Science Innovation Functional Genomics; Epigenetics; RNA interference; Biotechnology; Renewable Biofuels
Alan Christensen GCMB Biological Sciences DNA Damage and Repair, Plant Mitochondrial Genomes, Repeats Of Unusual Size, Recombination
Sabrina E. Russo EEB Biological Sciences; Center for Root & Rhizobiome innovation Biodiversity; Plant Ecology and Ecophysiology; Plant-Microbe Interactions; Seed Dispersal
Bin Yu GCMB Biological Sciences; Center for Plant Science Innovation RNA Silencing and Epigenetics
P. Stephen Baenziger GCMB Agronomy & Horticulture Plant Breeding and Genetics
Rhae Drijber PP Agronomy & Horticulture; Plant Pathology; Center for Plant Science Innovation

Soil Microbial Ecology; Soil and Plant Root Microbiomes; Ecology of Mycorrhizal Fungi; Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Cycling; Agronomic Impacts on Soil Processes

Jeff Mower GCMB Agronomy & Horticulture; Center for Plant Science Innovation Comparative Genomics and Molecular Evolution of Plant Genomes
Daniel Schachtman GCMB

Agronomy & Horticulture; Center for Biotechnology; Center for Plant Science Innovation

Plant Root Microbiome, Plant Abiotic Stress Tolerance, Microbial Diversity, Plant Physiology and Molecular Biology
Paul Staswick GCMB Agronomy & Horticulture; Center for Plant Science Innovation Hormonal Activity in Plants
Harkamal Walia GCMB Agronomy & Horticulture; Center for Plant Science Innovation Plant Adaptation to Environmental Stresses
Julie Stone GCMB Biochemistry; Center for Plant Science Innovation; Redox Biology Center Plant Programmed Cell Death; Sphingolipids; Redox
Karl Reinhard EEB Natural Resources Parasitology; Palynology
Bob Harveson PP Plant Pathology; Panhandle Research and Extension Center Root Rot Diseases of Sugar Beets; Bacterial Diseases of Dry Beans; Diseases of Sunflower, Peas, Chickpeas and Potatoes
Richard Wilson GCMB, PP Plant Pathology; Redox Biology Center Molecular Mechanisms Governing Fungal Colonization of Rice Cells

Virology

Faculty Section Department Research Interests
Qingsheng Li GCMB Biological Sciences, Nebraska Center for Virology HIV Transmission, Vaccine, and Prevention
Hideaki Moriyama GCMB Biological Sciences Electrophysiology and Structural Biology; Molecular Biology and Biochemistry; Bioinformatics
Nicole Sexton GCMB Biological Sciences Evolution, codon usage, and host-virus interactions of arthropod-borne viruses. Genetic robustness of RNA viruses.
Eric Weaver GCMB Biological Sciences; Nebraska Center for Virology Virology; Microbiology; Immunology
Luwen Zhang GCMB Biological Sciences; Nebraska Center for Virology Viral Oncogenesis; Stem Cell Biology; Infectious Diseases; Innate Immunity
Samodha Fernando GCMB Animal Science; Food Science & Technology; Nebraska Food for Health Center; Gut Function Initiative Microbiome; Host-Microbe Interactions; Microbe-Microbe Interactions; Antibiotic Resistance
Hiep Vu GCMB Animal Science; Nebraska Center for Virology Intervention Strategies to Control Animal Viruses
Thomas Petro GCMB UNMC Oral Biology; Nebraska Center for Virology; Nebraska Center for Cell Signaling Antiviral and Antitumor Immune Responses
James Van Etten GCMB, PP Plant Pathology; Nebraska Center for Virology
Asit K. Pattnaik GCMB Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences; Nebraska Center for Virology Zika Virus Replication and Pathogenesis; Host Cell Functions in RNA Virus Replication, Antivirals, Vaccines, Interferons
Fernando Osorio GCMB Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences; Nebraska Center for Virology Pathogenesis and Protective Immunity of Animal Viruses, using animal models testing vaccines in their target species
Matt Wiebe GCMB Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences; Nebraska Center for Virology Molecular Biology of Poxviruses; Intrinsic Defenses Against Foreign DNA
Shi-Hua Xiang GCMB Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences; Nebraska Center for Virology Molecular Virology; Anti-Viral Research (Vaccines and Therapeutics)

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