Faculty With Interests in Evolution

Genetics
K. Arndt
T.-L. Ashman
G. Campbell
D. Chapman
G. Hatfull
J. Hildebrand
L. Jacobson
S. Kalisz
J. Martens
W. Saunders
B. Stronach
S. Tonsor
R. Wood

Microbiology
J. Boyle
G. Hatfull
R. Hendrix
J. Lawrence
J. Pipas
M. Popa
I. Campbell
R.L. Duda
S. Godfrey
V. Oke

Molecular Biology
K. Arndt
J. Boyle
J. Franzen
P. Grabowski
G. Hatfull
R. Hendrix
L. Jen-Jacobson
J. Martens
C. Peebles
J. Pipas
J. Rosenberg
A. Schwacha
C. Walsh

Plant Biology
T.-L. Ashman
W. Carson
S. Kalisz
V. Oke
C. Partanen
S. Tonsor
B. Traw

Science Education
A. Bledsoe
K. Curto
S. Donovan
L. Daniels
S. Godfrey
N. Kaufmann
C. LaFave
J. Newman
V. Oke
E. Polinko
M. Popa
L. Roberts
T. Seiflein
R. Sherwin
A. Slinskey Legg

Structural Biology
M. Grabe
J. Hempel
R. Hendrix
L. Jen-Jacobson
J. Rosenberg
A. VanDemark

Former Faculty

Nothing in biology makes sense except in the light of evolution
--Theodosius Dobzhansky

Evolutionary biology is an exciting field with important implications for all other areas of the biological sciences. Research by faculty in the Evolution Group in the University of Pittsburgh Department of Biological Sciences spans a diversity of topics and organisms, ranging from the molecular evolution of bacterial genomes to the physiological ecology of mammals. A major area of faculty research is in microevolutionary processes and mechanisms, including the evolution of plant mating systems, the roles of selection and genetic constrait in the evolution of separate sexes in plants, and the role of gene interactions in the evolutionary process. The study of macroevolutionary patterns is also a major focus of the group, with emphasis placed on the phylogeny and systematics of birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fossil mammals.

	Dr. Tia-Lynn Ashman Associate Professor Plant Evolutionary Ecology Dr. Ashman is currently accepting graduate students Dr. Anthony Bledsoe Lecturer Avian systematics and evolution
	Dr. Susan Kalisz Professor Plant Population Genetics Dr. Kalisz is currently accepting graduate students Dr. Jeffrey Lawrence Associate Professor Molecular Evolution of Bacterial Genomes Dr. Lawrence is currently accepting graduate students
	Dr. Zhe-Xi Luo Adjunct Professor Phylogeny and Evolutionary Morphology of Mammals Dr. Rick Relyea Associate Professor and Director, Pymatuning Laboratory of Ecology Aquatic Ecology, Toxicology, Evolution and Behavior Dr. Relyea is currently accepting graduate students
	Dr. Stanley Shostak Associate Professor Emeritus Embryology and Histology Dr. Stephen Tonsor Associate Professor Plant Evolutionary Genetics Dr. Tonsor is currently accepting graduate students
	Dr. Brian Traw Assistant Professor Plant Evolutionary Ecology Dr. Traw is currently accepting graduate students

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