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Evolutionary genomics

Faculty in the Bioinformatics and Genomics option of the IBIOS graduate program with research interests in this area.

Name	Email/phone	Interests include
Akashi, Hiroshi Associate Professor of Biology	akashi@psu.edu 814-865-5013 (University Park)	Molecular evolution and population genetics.
Axtell, Michael (Mike) Assistant Professor of Biology	mja18@psu.edu 814-867-0241 (University Park)	Genomics and bioinformatics of microRNAs, siRNAs, and their targets.
DePamphilis, Claude Professor of Biology	cwd3@psu.edu 814-863-6412 (University Park)	Origin and diversification of flowers & developmental pathways. Comparative genomcis of angiosperms & plant gene families. Genomics and evolution of parasitic plants. Organelle function & evolution.
Hedges, S. Blair Professor of Biology	sbh1@psu.edu 814-865-9991 (University Park)	Evolutionary ecology. Molecular evolution and systematics of vertebrates; biogeography; connections between biological evolution and Earth history.
House, Christopher Associate Professor of Geosciences	chouse@geosc.psu.edu 814-865-8802 (University Park)	Microbial diversity and cultivation, microbial paleontology, molecular evolution and genomics, astrobiology, and geomicrobiology
Kang, Seogchan Associate Professor of Plant Pathology	sxk55@psu.edu 814-863-3846 (University Park)	Molecular genetics and genomics of plant-pathogen interactions.
Lesk, Arthur Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	aml25@psu.edu 814-865-4743 (University Park)	Protein evolution. Conformations of antigen-binding sites of immunoglobulins and related proteins.
Nei, Masatoshi Evan Pugh Professor of Biology Director of the Institute of Molecular Evolutionary Genetics	nxm2@psu.edu 814-863-7334 (University Park)	Molecular and genomic evolution.
Schaeffer, Stephen Associate Professor of Biology	sws4@psu.edu 814-865-3269 (University Park)	Molecular population genetics and genomics.
Schuster, Stephan Associate Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	scs19@psu.edu 814-863-9278 (University Park)	Genome evolution in host-adapted bacteria.
Weiss, Kenneth (Ken) Evan Pugh Professor of Biological Anthropology and Genetics Adjunct Professor of Biology	kmw4@psu.edu 814-865-0989 (University Park)	The evolution of complex traits.