Bennett, Bradley C., Associate Professor; Ph.D., North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1988. Neotropical ethnobotany; ecology of vascular epiphytes; flora and vegetation dynamics of southern Florida. bennet@fiu.edu

http://www.fiu.edu/~biology/hmpgs/bennett.htm

Bigger, Charles H., Associate Professor and MBRS Program Director; Ph.D., Florida State, 1978. Immune responses in marine animals. biggerc@fiu.edu
http://www.fiu.edu/~biology/hmpgs/bigger.html

Brown, Christopher. Professor; Ph.D. and Director of Marine Biology Program, University of Delaware, 1984. Fish endocrinology and developmental biology, modernization of aqua culture. brownch@fiu.edu
http://www.fiu.edu/~brownch/index.html

Chen, Chun-Fan, Associate Professor; Ph.D., Michigan, 1971. Neurophysiology of Aplysia. chencf@fiu.edu
http://www.fiu.edu/~biology/hmpgs/cfchen.html

Childers, Daniel, Associate Professor; Ph.D., LSU, 1989. Wetland ecosystems ecology; wetland biogeochemistry; landscape ecology; ecological modeling. childers@fiu.edu
http://serc.fiu.edu/fiuwww/fsgs/dan.htm

Collins, Laurel S, Associate Professor; Ph.D. Yale University, 1989. Evolution and biogeography of Cenozoic and Recent foraminifera, marine paleoenvironments and paleoecology, geology of Tropical America. collinsl@fiu.edu http://www.fiu.edu/~collinsl/pppimagemapnew.htm

Collins, Timothy M., Associate Professor, Ph.D., Yale, 1989. Molecular systematics; systematic theory; molecular biogeography; metazoan phylogeny, molluscan phylogeny and gastropod phylogeny. collinst@fiu.edu
http://www.fiu.edu/%7Ecollinst/

Cuervo, Leon A., Professor Emeritus; Ph.D., Maryland, 1968. Exercise physiology; respiratory regulation in exercise. cuervol@fiu.edu
http://www.fiu.edu/~cuervol/

Donnelly, Maureen A., Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies; Ph.D., Miami (Florida), 1987. Amphibian and reptile ecology and evolution; tropical conservation biology; donnelly@fiu.edu
http://www.fiu.edu/~donnelly/

Downum, Kelsey R., Professor and Associate Dean for Research in the College of Arts and Sciences; Ph.D., British Columbia, 1981. Plant biochemical ecology; phytochemistry; toxicology of plant chemicals. downumk@fiu.edu
http://www.fiu.edu/~downumk/

Fourqurean, James W., Associate Professor and Chairperson; Ph.D., Virginia. 1992. Ecosystems ecology, especially near-shore marine estuarine systems; seagrass biology and ecology. fourqure@fiu.edu
http://www.fiu.edu/~seagrass/

Francisco-Ortega, Javier, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., Birmingham (England), 1992. Evolution and conservation of plant biodiversity on tropical and subtropical islands; molecular systematics of cycads and palms; environmental biology of the Caribbean Basin. ortegaj@fiu.edu
http://www.fiu.edu/~biology/hmpgs/jfo.html

Gaiser, Evelyn, E., Assistant Professor; Ph.D., Georgia, 1997. Aquatic ecology; particularly phycology, diatom taxonomy and paleolimnology. gaisere@fiu.edu
http://serc.fiu.edu/periphyton/gaiserhome.htm

George, Robert, Lecturer; Ph.D., University of Washington, 1973. Forensic Facial Approximation. georger@fiu.edu
http://www.fiu.edu/~georger/

Goldberg, Walter M., Professor; Ph.D., Miami (Florida), 1973. Coral reef ecology; coral ultrastructure and biochemistry. goldberg@fiu.edu
http://www.fiu.edu/~biology/goldberg/goldberg.html

Heithaus, Mike, heithaus@fiu.edu

www.fiu.edu/~heithaus

Herrera, Rene J., Associate Professor; Ph.D., Fordham, 1982. Gene structure and function in higher eukaryotes, particularly humans. herrerar@fiu.edu
http://www.fiu.edu/~herrerar/

Jochem, Frank J. Assistant Professor; Ph.D., Kiel University, Germany, 1990. Phytoplankton ecology, planktonic microbial food web dynamics, nutrient cycling. frank@jochem.net
http://www.jochemnet.de/

Koptur, Suzanne, Professor; Ph.D., Berkeley, 1982. Plant- herbivore interactions and pollination; extrafloral nectary- mediated interactions between insects and plants. kopturs@fiu.edu
http://www.fiu.edu/~kopturs/

Kim, Leung, Assistant Professor, Ph.D., Rutgers, 1996. Biochemistry and molecular biology.

Kos, Lydia, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., Berkeley, 1992. Molecular genetic basis of early development in vertebrates. kosl@fiu.edu

Kuhn, David, N. Associate Professor; Ph.D., California-Davis, 1980. Biochemistry, molecular biology and genetics of fungi. kuhnd@fiu.edu
http://www.fiu.edu/~biology/hmpgs/kuhn.html

Lee, David W., Professor; Ph.D., Rutgers, 1970. Functional ecology of tropical forest plants, particularly function and development in the understory. leed@fiu.edu
http://www.fiu.edu/~biology/hmpgs/dwlee.html

Makemson, John C., Professor; Ph.D. Washington State, 1970. Molecular genetics and ecology of marine luminous bacteria. makemson@fiu.edu
http://www.fiu.edu/~makemson/index.html

Mathee, Kalai, Assistant Professor; Ph.D.; molecular mechanisms of Pseudomonas aeruginosa pathogenesis. matheek@fiu.edu
http://www.fiu.edu/~matheek/

Oberbauer, Steven F., Professor; Ph.D., Duke, 1983. Plant physiological ecology; photosynthesis and cell-water relations of tropical forest and arctic tundra plants, effects of climate change on plants and ecosystems. oberbaue@fiu.edu
http://www.fiu.edu/~oberbaue/

Okubo, Case K., Associate Professor and Undergraduate Program Director; Ph.D., Guelph, 1969. Molecular biology; use of molecular probes in the study of sex reversal; evolution of the chloroplast genome. okuboc@fiu.edu
http://www.fiu.edu/~okuboc/INDEX.HTM

Philippi, Thomas, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., University of Utah 1990. Community ecology, temporal dynamics, ecological monitoring, primarily with desert annual plants and temporary aquatic systems. philippi@darwin.fiu.edu
http://darwin.fiu.edu/philippi/index.html

Pitzer, Thomas, Instructor, M.S., Auburn, 1992. Population genetics, science education. pitzert@fiu.edu.
http://www.fiu.edu/~biology/hmpgs/pitzert.html

Richards, Jennifer H., Professor; Ph.D., Berkeley, 1981. Plant development and evolution; plant breeding systems; wetland plant ecology, with special interest in the autecology of Everglades plant species. richards@fiu.edu
http://serc.fiu.edu/periphyton/jrwebpage/index.htm

Richardson, Laurie, Associate Professor; Ph.D., Oregon, 1985. Microbial pathogens of corals; effects of corals disease on coral reefs; hyperspectral remote sensing of marine coastal zones. richardl@fiu.edu
http://www.fiu.edu/~biology/hmpgs/laur.htm

Smith, Sylvia. L., Professor, Ph.D. University of Miami, 1983. Microbiology & immunology; evolution of innate immunity; complement and immune modulation; shark antibacterial proteins/peptides; shark cartilage in complementary/alternative medicine.smiths@fiu.edu http://www.fiu.edu/~biology1/grad/smithsynopsis.htm

Stoddard, Philip K., Associate Professor.; Ph.D., Washington (Seattle), 1989. Animal behavior; neuroethology; electric fish communication & bird song. stoddard@fiu.edu
http://www.fiu.edu/~stoddard/

Tracey Jr. , Martin L. Professor; Ph.D., Brown, 1971. Complex sexual and forensic genetic polymorphisms. traceym@fiu.edu
http://www.fiu.edu/~biology1/grad/traceywebpage.htm

Trexler, Joel C., Associate Professor; Ph.D., Florida State, 1986. Population and community ecology; population and ecological genetics, especially of fishes. trexlerj@fiu.edu
http://www.fiu.edu/~trexlerj/

Weeks, Ophelia I., Associate Professor; Ph.D., Howard, 1980. Neuroanatomy; regeneration, reinnervation, and the central and peripheral organization of compartmentalized muscles. weekso@fiu.edu
http://www.fiu.edu/~weekso/