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Faculty	Interests	Research Description
Srdan Acimovic	Bacteriology Disease Pathogenesis Molecular Biology Systematics	Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology The Acimovic lab is located at the Cornell's Hudson Valley Research Laboratory (HVRL), in Highland, NY.
Steven Adie	Biotechnology	Biomedical Engineering We develop new optical imaging capabilities for the study of biomechanical interactions of cells with their extracellular matrix (ECM). Our parent imaging technique is optical coherence tomography (OCT).
Carolyn Adler	Cell Biology Development Genetics Genomics	Molecular Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine My lab is interested in understanding animal regeneration. We focus on a highly regenerative animal, planarian flatworms, which can regenerate entire bodies after amputation. Regeneration relies on an active population of adult stem cells.
Anurag Agrawal	Ecology Entomology Evolution	Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Ecology and evolution of plant-insect interactions, including aspects of herbivory, community ecology, phenotypic plasticity, coevolution, plant defense and herbivore offense, coevolution.
Beth Ahner	BioEngineering Climate Change Ecology Microbiology	Biological and Environmental Engineering Biofuel production from plants and algae, lipid biosynthesis in algae.
Christopher A. Alabi	BioEngineering Biophysics Biotechnology	Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Research in the Alabi lab seeks to understand how the composition and sequence of a macromolecular chain affects its chemical, structural and biological properties with an eye towards engineering sustainable materials and biomolecular therapeutics.
Eric Alani	Biochemistry Biomedical Sciences Cancer Biology Genetics Genomics Molecular Biology Reproduction	Molecular Biology and Genetics My research efforts are focused on understanding highly conserved mismatch repair (MMR) systems, which recognize and repair base pair and small insertion/deletion mismatches that arise as the result of DNA replication errors, DNA damage, and genetic recombination.
Esther Angert	Bacteriology Development Microbiology Molecular Biology	Microbiology My laboratory studies intestinal symbionts. One group of bacteria of particular interest is the Epulopiscium family. Some of these intestinal symbionts of tropical surgeonfish are among the largest known bacteria, with individuals reaching lengths of 0.6 mm. These cells also reproduce in an unusual manner.
Doug Antczak	Development Genomics Immunology Reproduction	Baker Institute for Animal Health, College of Veterinary Medicine Genetics and genomics of the horse. Development of the equine placenta. Equine immunology and immunity.
Charles "Chip" Aquadro	Cell Biology Computational Biology Development Evolution Genetics Genomics Molecular Biology	Molecular Biology and Genetics We study naturally occurring genomic variation in natural populations, focusing on Drosophila populations and species from around the world.
Avery August	Biomedical Sciences Immunology	Microbiology and Immunology We are interested in the role of tyrosine kinases, particularly the kinase Itk, in the regulation of the immune response. We work on the role of intracellular signaling in regulating T cell differentiation and cytokine production, particularly inflammatory and anti-inflammatory cytokines.
Yimon Aye	Biochemistry Molecular Biology	Chemistry and Chemical Biology Chemistry-driven methods development in deconstructing redox-dependent signal transduction; Molecular regulation of redox-responsive therapeutic targets.
Antje Baeumner	BioEngineering Genomics Microbiology	Biological and Environmental Engineering Development of biosensors and bioanalytical microsystems and micro total analysis systems for the detection of pathogenic organisms in food, the environment and for clinical diagnostics. Pathogens we focus on include C. parvum, E. coli, Dengue virus, HIV.
Joel Baines	Microbiology Molecular Biology Virology	Vet Microbiology and Immunology Herpes Simplex Virus, Replication, DNA packaging
Daniel Barbash	Development Evolution Genetics Molecular Biology	Molecular Biology and Genetics We are interested in how animals develop, evolve and form new species. We use a variety of techniques including genetics, developmental biology and molecular evolution. Most of our research is done with Drosophila (fruit flies).
Buz Barstow	Genetics	Biological and Environmental Engineering The Barstow lab’s mission is to solve problems in sustainable energy with applied biology. We will develop new tools to understand biology; understand the genetics and physics behind the amazing capabilities that biology brings to energy; and apply all of this to problems in energy.
Andrew Bass	Development Genetics Neurobiology	Neurobiology and Behavior Animal communication; evolution of vertebrate nervous system; hormones, brains, and behavior; comparative neuroanatomy; sexual differentiation of the brain; hormonal control of development, teleost fish
Nina Bassuk	Ecology Environmental Physiology Plant Biology	Horticulture Urban trees and soils. Developing techniques to improve plant growth in cities.
Erica Behling-Kelly	Cancer Biology Cell Biology Disease Pathogenesis Immunology Molecular Biology Physiology	Clinical Pathology My laboratory currently focuses on determining the pathogenic potential and diagnostic utility of serum lipoproteins in domestic species.
William E. Bemis	Evolution Paleobiology Systematics	Ecology and Evolutionary Biology I study the comparative anatomy of living and fossil vertebrates using techniques ranging from dissection and osteology (study of skeletons) to histology and micro-computed tomography (micro-CT). My research focuses on fishes, but I have worked on and am interested in all major groups of vertebrates.
Gary C. Bergstrom	Climate Change Disease Pathogenesis Ecology Environmental Genetics Genomics Systematics Toxicology	Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Biology, population genetics, and epidemiology of diseases of corn, wheat, and bioenergy feedstock grasses. Host resistance, cultural, biological, and chemical disease control strategies as components of integrated crop management of corn, forage legume, small grain cereal, oilseed, and bioenergy feedstock crops.
Rodrigo Bicalho	Bacteriology Biotechnology Disease Pathogenesis Immunology Molecular Biology Reproduction	Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences I am an Associate Professor of Dairy Production Medicine in the Department of Population and Diagnostic Sciences. My research interests are diverse and include areas of microbiology, molecular biology, vaccinology, infectious diseases, and immunology.
Karyn Bischoff	Toxicology	Vet Population Medicine and Diagnostic Services Heavy metals toxicology and trace mineral imbalances are my primary interests in the field of toxicology. Currently, Analytical Toxicology is studying the kinetics of lead in cattle in the field. Lead poisoning is a common problem in cattle and the goal of our research is to prevent lead contamination of meat and milk for human consumption.
Thomas Björkman	Climate Change Physiology Plant Biology	Horticulture I study two main biological questions. How does temperature regulate reproductive development in the massive inflorescence of broccoli? How do cover crops’ roots alter the rhizosphere to improve soil health and improve the sustainability of vegetable production?
Bernd Blossey	Conservation Ecology Entomology Plant Biology	Natural Resources impact of invasive plants on native flora and fauna, biological control of non-indigenous plant species in natural areas, plant-insect interactions, and invasion and conservation biology
David Bonter	Behavior Citizen Science Conservation Ecology Ornithology	Lab of Ornithology I'm an ecologist primarily studying questions related to the behavior, foraging, and survival of birds. My students work at various scales.
Dwight Bowman	Disease Pathogenesis Ecology Immunology Microbiology Parasitology	Vet Microbiology and Immunology Parasitology, most aspects. Interested in the practical application of modern methods to disease prevention, diagnosis, and unraveling the mysteries of zoology.
Adam Boyko	Disease Pathogenesis Evolution Genetics Genomics	Biomedical Sciences Inferring demography and selection from genomic data. Genetics of the domestic dog. Developing statistical, simulation, and bioinformatic tools for analyzing genomic data.
John Brady	Biochemistry Biophysics Computational Biology Molecular Biology	Food Science Molecular biophysics, Molecular dynamic simulations of proteins and carbohydrates, structure, dynamics, and hydration of carbohydrates
Nicolas Buchon	Bacteriology Biomedical Sciences Biophysics Cancer Biology Cell Biology Computational Biology Development Disease Pathogenesis Entomology Evolution Genetics Genomics Immunology Molecular Biology Neurobiology Nutrition Parasitology Physiology Virology	Entomology We study host microbe interactions (immunology, microbiology), as well as intestinal physiology. We focus on how gut microbes (either invading pathogens or the indigenous gut microbiota) alter stem cell behavior in the gut.

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