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The University of New Orleans, Department of Biological Sciences

Faculty

Name
Research Interests
Insect and vertebrate molecular ecology, historical biogeography and population genetics; conservation genetics
Phylogenetic systematics & biogeography of plants. Arriving Fall 2008.
Cell biology and tissue culture of exocrine gland physiological correlates of aging; receptor-mediated protein secretion and protein synthesis; stimulus-response coupling
Molecular genetics of regulation of meiosis and sporulation in yeast
Insect diversity, ecology, evolution, and conservation biology in broad contexts
Evolutionary genetics, systematics, historical biogeography, comparative morphology, and ecology of freshwater and marine fishes
Plant-animal interactions: evolutionary and behavioral ecology of insects, phenotypically flexible feeding strategies, evolution of mutualism
Conservation genetics; evolutionary ecology; evolution of sex; host-parasite interactions
Algal taxonomy and phytoplankton ecology, aquatic toxicology, water quality assessment
Sexual selection, physiological and evolutionary ecology, whole-organism performance. Arriving Spring 2009.


Dr. Stanley Leibo

Mammalian reproductive physiology; fertilization; development; and cryobiology
Signal Transduction Pathways in Yeast
Insect biology and diversification, with particular emphasis on phylogenetic systematics in Neotropical butterflies
Metabolic regulation in response to environmental and developmental cues
Microbial physiology; cyanobacterial photosynthesis; biosynthesis of light-harvesting proteins and environmental influences on gene expression

Epigenetics; DNA methylation and histone modification in Arabidopsis. Arriving Fall 2008.

Fertilization in marine invertebrates and mammals: cellular and biochemical mechanisms of gamete storage and recognition