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	Barry W. Ache Whitney Faculty Distinguished Professor of Biology and Neuroscience Locations: Whitney Laboratory for Marine Bioscience LG-101D McKnight Brain Institute Phones: (904) 461-4034 (352) 294-5363 Email: bwa@whitney.ufl.edu Interests: Chemical Senses: Olfaction Whitney page: Barry W. Ache, Ph.D. Top of page ↑
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	Charles Baer Associate Professor Office: 621 Bartram Hall Phone: (352) 392-3550 Email: cbaer@ufl.edu Interests: Population and Evolutionary Genetics Website: The Baer Lab Profile: Charles F. Baer Top of page ↑
	William (Brad) Barbazuk Professor Office: 407 Cancer & Genetics Research Complex Phone: (352) 273-8624 Email: bbarbazuk@ufl.edu Interests: Computational, Comparative and Functional Genomics Profile: William (Brad) Barbazuk Top of page ↑
	Michael Barfield Assistant Scientist Office: 111 Bartram Hall Phone: (352) 392-6914 Email: mjb01@ufl.edu Interests: Theoretical ecology Webpage: Michael Barfield Top of page ↑
	Karen Bjorndal Distinguished Professor Office: 320 Carr Hall Phone: (352) 392-1126 Email: bjorndal@ufl.edu Interests: Nutritional ecology; ecology of sea turtles Website: Archie Carr Center for Sea Turtle Research Profile: Karen Anne Bjorndal Top of page ↑
	David C. Blackburn Museum Faculty, Preeminent Scholar Associate Curator of Amphibians and Reptiles Office: 262 Dickinson Hall, Florida Museum of Natural History Phone: (352) 273-1943 Email: dblackburn@flmnh.ufl.edu Interests: Herpetology, Systematics, Africa Website: The Blackburn Lab Profile: Dr. David C. Blackburn Top of page ↑
	Jonathan Bloch Museum Faculty Curator of Vertebrate Paleontology, Chair of the Department of Natural History Office: 222 Dickinson Hall, Florida Museum of Natural History Phone: (352) 273-1938 Email: jbloch@flmnh.ufl.edu Interests: Vertebrate paleontology Profile: Jonathan I. Bloch \| Home Top of page ↑
	Alan Bolten Professor & Research Assistant Office: 313 Carr Hall Phone: (352) 392-5194 Email: abolten@ufl.edu Interests: Ecology and conservation of sea turtles Website: Archie Carr Center for Sea Turtle Research Profile: Alan Bruce Bolten Top of page ↑
	Cherie Bond Lecturer Office: 522B Carr Hall Phone: (352) 273-4985 Email: bondc@ufl.edu Interests: With a specialty is human molecular neurogenetics, I have collaborated on many research projects, including molecular genetic test development for Huntington, Alzheimer, and Fragile X disorders, discovery of human opioid receptor polymorphisms and their functional significance, and basic research in sepsis, stress, and chronic heart disease effects on gene expression in the brain. Website: _ Top of page ↑
	Edward Braun Professor Office: 514 Carr Hall Phone: (352) 846-1124 Email: ebraun68@ufl.edu Interests: Evolutionary and comparative genomics Webpage: Edward L. Braun Top of page ↑
	John (Gordon) Burleigh Associate Professor & Graduate Coordinator Office: 218 Carr Hall Phone: (352) 392-2776 Email: gburleigh@ufl.edu Interests: Computational phylogenetics Top of page ↑
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	Nico Cellinese Museum Faculty Associate Curator, Herbarium & Informatics Office: 354 Dickinson Hall, Florida Museum of Natural History Phone: (352) 273-1979 Email: ncellinese@flmnh.ufl.edu Interests: My research focuses on two main general areas: Taxonomy, systematics, and biogeography Biodiversity informatics and phyloinformatics. Profile: Dr. Nico Cellinese Top of page ↑
	Sixue Chen Professor & Director of Proteomics Facility Office: 438 Cancer & Genetics Research Complex Phone: (352) 273-8330 Email: schen@ufl.edu Interests: Plant signaling, metabolism and molecular networks Website: The Chen Lab Profile: Sixue Chen Top of page ↑
	Keith Choe Associate Professor Office: 321 Bartram Hall Phone: (352) 273-0139 Email: kchoe@ufl.edu Interests: Animal Physiology and Molecular Biology Department profile: Keith Choe, Ph.D. Website: The Choe Lab Top of page ↑
	Martin Cohn Professor – Joint Faculty Office: 406 Cancer & Genetics Research Complex Phone: (352) 273-8099 Email: mjcohn@ufl.edu Interests: Developmental biology and evolution Website: The Cohn Laboratory Biology profile: Martin J Cohn Top of page ↑
	Derek Cummings Professor & Preeminent Scholar Office: 422 Carr Hall & 106 Emerging Pathogens Institute Phone: (352) 273-6555 Email: datc@ufl.edu Interests: Infectious Disease Dynamics, Disease Ecology, Population Biology Website: Infectious Disease DYNAMICS Top of page ↑
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	Christine Davis Senior Lecturer, Coordinator of Introductory Biology; Director, Biology Learning Assistants Program Office: 620 Carr Hall Phone: (352) 846-1156 Email: christine.davis@ufl.edu Interests: Plant diversity, evolution, and systematics; bryology; plant-fungal symbioses Profile: E. Christine Davis Website: Christine Davis Top of page ↑
	Norman A. Douglas Lecturer Office: 618A Carr Hall Phone: (352) 294-2842 Email: nadouglas@ufl.edu Interests: Plant systematics & phylogeography, edaphic endemism, and conservation genetics Website: Norman A. Douglas Top of page ↑
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	Gareth Fraser Assistant Professor Office: 512 Carr Hall Phone: (352) 273-4758 Email: g.fraser@ufl.edu Interests: EvoDevo Website: Fraser Lab Top of page ↑
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	Stefanie K. Gazda Biology Online Major Coordinator Office: 214A Bartram Hall Phone: (352) 273-0114 Email: stefanie.gazda@ufl.edu Interests: Online student engagement, dolphin behavioral and foraging ecology, predator-prey spatial dynamics Website: http://major.biology.ufl.edu/ Top of page ↑
	Nicole Gerlach Undergraduate Coordinator for Botany, Zoology, and Marine Sciences Office: 520 Carr Hall Phone: (352) 392-2419 Email: ngerlach@ufl.edu Interests: Behavioral ecology; mating behavior and sexual selection Website: Nicole M. Gerlach Top of page ↑
	Jamie Gillooly Associate Professor Office: 409 Carr Hall Phone: (352) 392-2743 Email: gillooly@ufl.edu Interests: Physiological ecology, community and ecosystem ecology, macroecology Website: Gillooly Lab Top of page ↑
	Matt Gitzendanner Museum Faculty Scientist & Collection Manager Office: 301 C Dickinson Hall, Florida Museum of Natural History Phone: (352) 273-1960 Email: magitz@ufl.edu Interests: Population genetics Website: Gitzendanner Lab Top of page ↑
	Robert Guralnick Museum Faculty, Preeminent Scholar Associate Curator of Biodiversity Informatics Office: 358 Dickinson Hall Phone: (352) 273-1980 Email: rguralnick@flmnh.ufl.edu Research Interests: Biodiversity focusing on spatiotemporal changes in genetic and species diversity Website: The Guralnick Lab Top of page ↑
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	Alice Harmon Professor Office: 621 Carr Hall Phone: (352) 392-9169 Email: harmon@ufl.edu Interests: Molecular Biologist Signal Transduction Profile: Alice Harmon Top of page ↑
	Bernard Hauser Associate Professor Office: 516A Bartram Hall Phone: (352) 392-0009 Email: bahauser@ufl.edu Interests: Reproductive biology Profile: Bernard Hauser Top of page ↑
	Andrew Hill Adjunct Lecturer Office: 123 Bartram Hall Phone: (352) 294 0532 Email: andrew.hill@ufl.edu Interests: Neuroscience, Behavior, Developmental toxicology Top of page ↑
	Tom Hladish Research Assistant Scientist Office: 417 Carr Hall Email: tjhladish@ufl.edu Interests: Computational epidemiology, stochastic modeling, dengue and influenza dynamics Top of page ↑
	Robert Holt Eminent Scholar & Arthur R. Marshall Jr. Chair in Ecology Office: 111 Bartram Hall Phone: (352) 392-6917 Email: rdholt@ufl.edu Interests: Theoretical Ecology Website: Robert D. Holt Top of page ↑
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	Douglas Jones Museum Faculty Professor & Director Office: 291 Dickinson Hall, Florida Museum of Natural History Phone: (352) 273-1901 Email: dsjones@flmnh.ufl.edu Interests: Invertebrate paleontology Website: Douglas S. Jones \| Home Top of page ↑
	David Julian Associate Professor Office: 123 Bartram Hall Phone: (352) 392-5878 Email: djulian@ufl.edu Interests: Comparative and ecological physiology Website: The Julian Lab Profile: David Julian Top of page ↑
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	Akito Kawahara Museum Faculty Associate Curator Office: McGuire Hall, Florida Museum of Natural History Phone: (352) 273-2018 Email: kawahara@flmnh.ufl.edu Interests: Phylogenomics, systematics, evolution and behavior of insects Website: The Kawahara Lab Profile: Akito Y. Kawahara \| Home Top of page ↑
	Nick Keiser Assistant Professor Office: 622A Carr Hall Phone: (352) 273-4981 Email: ckeiser@ufl.edu Interests: Behavioral Ecology, Disease Ecology Website: Keiser Lab Top of page ↑
	Rebecca Kimball Professor Office: 528 Bartram Hall Phone: (352) 846-3737 Email: rkimball@ufl.edu Interests: Behavioral ecology; Molecular phylogenetics Website: Rebecca T Kimball Top of page ↑
	Michal Kowalewski Museum Faculty Professor and Curator Office: Florida Museum of Natural History Phone: (352) 273-1944 Email: kowalewski@ufl.edu Interests: Paleoecology, taphonomy, geochronology, stratigraphy, quantitative methods, marine ecology, conservation biology, mollusks, brachiopods Website: Michal Kowalewski \| Home Top of page ↑
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	Mathew Leibold Professor & Preeminent Scholar Office: 627 Bartram Hall Phone: (352) 294-7544 Email: mleibold@ufl.edu Interests: Community ecology, aquatic ecology Website: LEIBOLD LAB Top of page ↑
	James Liao Whitney Faculty Associate Professor of Biology – UF Term Professor 2016-2019 Location: Whitney Laboratory for Marine Bioscience Phone: (904) 461-4011 Email: jliao@whitney.ufl.edu Interests: Biomechanics and neurobiology of fish behavior Website: www.liaolab.com Whitney page: James C. Liao, Ph.D. Top of page ↑
	Jeremy Lichstein Assistant Professor Office: 317 Carr Hall Phone: (352) 392-1540 Email: jlichstein@ufl.edu Interests: Forest dynamics; biodiversity; carbon cycle; climate change Website: Lichstein Lab Top of page ↑
	Harvey Lillywhite Professor Office: 122 Bartram Hall Phone: (352) 392-1101 Email: hblill@ufl.edu Interests: Physiology and ecology of reptiles and amphibians Website: Harvey B. Lillywhite Top of page ↑
	Paul Linser Whitney Faculty Professor of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Neuroscience, Microbiology and Cell Science, Entomology, and Biology Location: Whitney Laboratory for Marine Bioscience Phone: (904) 461-4036 Email: pjl@whitney.ufl.edu Interests: Developmental and Molecular Biology of Disease Vector Arthropods Whitney page: Paul J. Linser, Ph.D. Top of page ↑
	Ana V. Longo Assistant Professor Office: 412 Carr Hall Phone: (352) 273-4982 Email: ana.longo@ufl.edu Interests: Disease Ecology; Microbial Ecology; Amphibians Website: thelongolab.com Top of page ↑
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	Bruce MacFadden Museum Faculty Distinguished Professor & Curator of Vertebrate Paleontology Office: 218 Dickinson Hall Phone: (352) 273-1937 Email: bmacfadd@flmnh.ufl.edu Interests: Vertebrate paleontology Website: Bruce J. MacFadden \| Home Top of page ↑
	Malcolm Maden Professor Office: 326 Bartram Hall Phone: (352) 392-5856 Email: malcmaden@ufl.edu Interests: Developmental and Regenerative Biology Profile: Malcolm Maden Top of page ↑
	Lucas Majure Assistant Curator of the Herbarium Office: 378 Dickinson Hall Phone: 352-273-2102 Email: lmajure@floridamuseum.ufl.edu Interests: Plant Systematics, reticulate evolution, morphological evolution, biogeography, Flora of the Neotropics Profile: The Majure Lab Top of page ↑
	Steven Manchester Museum Faculty Curator of Paleobotany Office: 214 Dickinson Hall, Florida Museum of Natural History Phone: (352) 273-1935 Email: steven@flmnh.ufl.edu Interests: Plant paleontology Link: Steven R. Manchester \| Home Top of page ↑
	Mark Martindale Whitney Faculty Professor of Biology – Director of the Whitney Laboratory Location: Whitney Laboratory for Marine Bioscience Phone: (904) 461-4051 Email: mqmartin@whitney.ufl.edu Interests: Experimental Embryology and Evo-Devo Whitney page: Mark Q. Martindale, Ph.D. Top of page ↑
	Stuart McDaniel Associate Professor Office: 213 Carr Hall Phone: (352) 273-0123 Email: stuartmcdaniel@ufl.edu Interests: Evolutionary genetics Website: McDaniel Lab Top of page ↑
	Michael Miyamoto Professor Office: 311 Bartram Hall Phone: (352) 392-3275 Email: miyamoto@ufl.edu Interests: Molecular systematics and evolution Webpage: Michael Masao Miyamoto Top of page ↑
	Teresa Mutahi Lecturer & Undergraduate Coordinator for the UF Biology Major Office: 214B Bartram Hall Phone: (352) 273-0115 Email: tmutahi@ufl.edu Interests: With an expertise in biology, science and mathematics education, Dr. Mutahi is interested in research and initiatives geared towards biology/STEM curriculum development, diverse learners and active learning strategies in higher education institutions. Another area of interest is enhancing inclusion and success of underrepresented groups in STEM programs. Website: UF Biology Major Top of page ↑
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	Gavin Naylor Director of Florida Program for Shark Research Office: Dickinson Hall Phone: 352-273-1954 Email: gnaylor@flmnh.ufl.edu Interests: Molecular phylogenetics, Biogeography, & Comparative anatomy of sharks and rays Webpage: Sharks Rays Top of page ↑
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	David Oppenheimer Associate Professor & Associate Chair Office: 115 Carr Hall Phone: (352) 273-0121 Email: oppenhe@ufl.edu Interests: Cell biology, genetics, and plant development Website: The Oppenheimer Lab Top of page ↑
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	Larry Page Museum Faculty Curator of Fishes Office: 282 Dickinson Hall Phone: (352) 273-1952 Email: lpage@flmnh.ufl.edu Interests: Systematics, evolution, and ecology of freshwater fishes; protection of aquatic natural areas. Link: Larry M. Page \| Home Top of page ↑
	Todd Palmer Associate Professor Office: 411 Carr Hall Phone: (352) 392-6357 Email: tmp@ufl.edu Interests: Mutualism, tropical ecology; community ecology; plant-animal interactions Website: The Palmer Lab Top of page ↑
	Gustav Paulay Museum Faculty Curator of Marine Malacology Office: 278 Dickinson Hall, Florida Museum of Natural History Phone: (352) 273-1948 Email: paulay@flmnh.ufl.edu Interests: Invertebrate evolution & biogeography Website: Gustav Paulay \| Home Top of page ↑
	José Miguel Ponciano Associate Professor Office: 309 Carr Hall Phone: (352) 392-2784 Email: josemi@ufl.edu Interests: Stochastic processes in ecology, evolution and population genetics Webpage: José Miguel Ponciano Castellanos Top of page ↑
	Francis E. (Jack) Putz Distinguished Professor Office: 209 Carr Hall Phone: (352) 392-1486 Email: fep@ufl.edu Interests: Conservation Biology, Tropical Forestry, Fire Ecology, Restoration Ecology, Economic Botany, Natural Resource Economics, Plant Ecology, Botany, Plant Biomechanics Webpage: Francis E. (Jack) Putz Top of page ↑
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	David Reed Museum Faculty Curator of Mammals, Associate Director of Research & Collections, Associate Provost for External Faculty Honors and Awards Office: 350 Dickinson Hall Phone: (352) 273-1971 Email: dreed@flmnh.ufl.edu Interests: Mammalogy; Host-parasite coevolution Website: David L. Reed \| Home Top of page ↑
	Constance Rich Lecturer Office: 522A Carr Hall Phone: (352) 273-4984 Email: c.rich@ufl.edu Interests: _ Website: _ Top of page ↑
	Scott Robinson Museum Faculty Eminent Scholar & Katharine Ordway Professor of Ecosystem Conservation Office: 305 Dickinson Hall Phone: (352) 273-1965 Email: srobinson@flmnh.ufl.edu Interests: Conservation biology; Avian ecology Website: Scott K. Robinson \| Home Top of page ↑
	Joseph Ryan Whitney Faculty Assistant Professor of Biology Location: Whitney Laboratory for Marine Bioscience Phone: (904) 461-4046 Email: jfryan@ufl.edu Interests: Evolutionary Genomics using experimental biology and bioinformatic techniques to address questions at the intersection of evolutionary biology, developmental biology, and ecology Whitney page: Joseph F. Ryan, Ph.D. Top of page ↑
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	Kristen Sauby Adjunct Lecturer Office: 110 Bartram Hall Phone: (352) 392-1040 Email: ksauby@ufl.edu Interests: Spatial, population, and community ecology, and applications of ecological theory, sampling design, and statistical analysis to management and conservation of populations and communities Top of page ↑
	Christine E. Schnitzler Whitney Faculty Assistant Professor of Biology Office: Whitney Laboratory for Marine Bioscience · St. Augustine, FL Phone: (904) 461-4050 Email: christine.schnitzler@whitney.ufl.edu Interests: Evolutionary, comparative, and functional genomics; stem cells and regeneration Whitney page: Christine E. Schnitzler, Ph.D. Top of page ↑
	Elaine Seaver Whitney Faculty Professor of Biology Office: Whitney Laboratory for Marine Bioscience Room 27 Phone: (904) 461-4030 Email: seaver@whitney.ufl.edu Interests: Evolution and development of marine invertebrates Whitney page: Elaine C. Seaver, Ph.D. Top of page ↑
	Emily Sessa Assistant Professor Office: 521A Bartram Hall Phone: (352) 392-1098 Email: emilysessa@ufl.edu Interests: Plant systematics; genomics; reticulate evolution; physiological ecology Website: The Sessa Lab Top of page ↑
	Vassiliki (Betty) Smocovitis Professor Office: 617 Carr Hall Phone: (352) 392-9647 Email: bsmocovi@ufl.edu Interests: Evolutionary theory, systematics, and history Website: Vassiliki Betty Smocovitis Top of page ↑
	Doug Soltis Museum Faculty Distinguished Professor Location: Dickinson Hall, Florida Museum of Natural History Phone: (352) 273-1963 Email: dsoltis@ufl.edu Interests: Systematics Webpage: Laboratory of Molecular Systematics & Evolutionary Genetics \| Doug Soltis Top of page ↑
	Pam Soltis Museum Faculty Distinguished Professor & Curator Office: 301 Dickinson Hall Phone: (352) 273-1964 Email: psoltis@flmnh.ufl.edu Interests: Polyploidy and plant phylogenetics Webpage: Pamela S. Soltis \| Home Top of page ↑
	Colette St. Mary Professor Office: 610 Bartram Hall Phone: (352) 392-1107 Email: stmary@ufl.edu Interests: Behavioral ecology; sexual selection Website: Colette M St. Mary Top of page ↑
	David Steadman Museum Faculty Curator of Ornithology Office: 320 Dickinson Hall Phone: (352) 273-1968 or (352) 273-1969 Email: dws@flmnh.ufl.edu Interests: Avian ecology and paleoecology Website: Dr. David W. Steadman Top of page ↑
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	Hannah Vander Zanden Assistant Professor Office: 420 Carr Hall Phone: (352) 294-0438 Email: hvz@ufl.edu Interests: Animal ecology, stable isotope ecology Website: Vander Zanden Lab Top of page ↑
	Kent Vliet Coordinator of Laboratories Office: 208 Carr Hall Phone: (352) 392-8130 Email: kvliet@ufl.edu Interests: Crocodilian physiology and ecology Profile: Kent A. Vliet Webpage: Kent Vliet’s Home Page Top of page ↑
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	Marta Wayne Professor & Department Chair Office: 427 Bartram Hall Phone: (352) 392-9925 Email: mlwayne@ufl.edu Interests: Host-parasite coevolution; evolutionary genetics and genomics Profile: Marta L. Wayne Website: Under construction – coming soon Top of page ↑

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	Hua Yan Assistant Professor Office: 511A Carr Hall Phone: (352) 273-4983 Email: hua.yan@ufl.edu Interests: Behavioral and aging (epi)genetics in social animals Website: Hua Yan Top of page ↑
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