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Carol Lee
Professor, Integrative Biology
Research focuses on evolutionary and physiological mechanisms that enable organisms to invade new environments or respond to climate change
Audrey Gasch
Associate professor, Genetics
Expert on comparative and functional genomics, systems biology, microbial physiology and evolution, eukaryotic stress-defense mechanisms.
Natalia de Leon
Professor, plant and agroecosystem sciences, Nelson Institute Center for Sustainability and the Global Environment
Expert on plant breeding and quantitative genetics
Michael Culbertson
Professor, genetics and medical genetics; chair, Laboratory of Genetics
Expert on molecular genetics
Aseem Ansari
Professor, biochemistry; member, Genome Center of Wisconsin
Expert on gene regulation and genome targeting with natural and synthetic molecules
Kent Weigel
Professor and chair, dairy science
Expert on genetic selection and genomics of dairy cattle
Alan Attie
Professor, biochemistry
Expert on genetics and physiology of diabetes, lipid and lipoprotein metabolism, and teaching methods in biochemistry.
R. Alta Charo
Emerita professor, law and bioethics
Expert on regulation and ethics of scientific and medical innovation, including genetics, synthetic biology, stem cell biology and reproductive technologies
John Denu
Professor, biomolecular chemistry; epigenetics theme leader, Wisconsin Institute for Discovery
Expert in epigenetics, gene expression, metabolic regulation, cell signaling and drug discovery
Jean-Michel Ané
Professor, bacteriology and plant and agroecosystem sciences
Expert on plant-microbe symbioses, nitrogen-fixation, mycorrhizae and legume genetics
David Baum
Professor of Botany; Fellow Wisconsin Institute of Discovery
Researcher and educator specializing in evolutionary biology and origins of life.
Shawn Kaeppler
Professor, plant and agroecosystem sciences
Expert in maize, corn, genetics, biofuel, epigenetics, plant breeding, plant biotechnology, transgenic plants, crops for underdeveloped countries, plant roots
Grace Boekhoff-Falk
Associate professor, anatomy
Expert in cell biology and genetics of animal development; development and evolution of limbs and neural tissues
Jae-Hyuk Yu
Associate professor, bacteriology, genetics, Food Research Institute
Expert on fungi, molds, mycotoxins, fungal molecular genetics and genomics
Jason Fletcher
Professor, La Follette School of Public Affairs
Expert on social networks, teen fertility, mental health, education, adolescent health, obesity, sociogenomics, and social policy
Nathaniel Chin
Assistant professor, medicine, geriatrics and gerontology
Expert on Alzheimer’s disease prevention strategies and healthy aging for the mind and body