USC Department of Biology
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Research

The research interests of our faculty can be divided into three general themes:

  1. Organisms and their interaction with the environment
  2. Integration of the control and dynamics of physiological processes
  3. Evolution and life history

Each member is classified below with respect to the aforementioned themes.

Name
Organisms and their interaction with the environment Integration of the control and dynamics of physiological processes Evolution and life history
Arnheim, Norm X   X
Boehm, Chris     X
Bottjer, David   X X
Bottjer, Sarah X X  
Chiappe, Luis X   X
Donovan, Casey   X  
Edmands, Suzanne X   X
Finch, Caleb X X X
Finkel, Steve X X X
Flashner, Henryk   X X
Johnson, Ken X   X
Liman, Emily X X  
Manahan, Donal X X X
McNitt-Gray, Jill X X X
Michaels, Tony X    
Nealson, Ken X   X
Nordborg, Magnus X   X
Stanford, Craig X   X
Távare, Simon X X X
Turcotte, Lorraine   X X
Wang, Xiaoming X   X
Yamashita, Nayuta X X X

The true interdisciplinary nature of the program lies in the experiences that our various graduate students draw from. Click here to view an example. More to come!