Faculty

Oct 10, 2023

Eric Miller

Our interests include the molecular biology and genomics of bacteriophages and bacteria. Bacteriophages are the single most abundant biological entities on earth, with estimates of over 1031 in number. Over several…

Oct 10, 2023

Bill Thompson

My two main research projects at present involve DNA replication and epigenetics. One is a large collaboration involving colleagues at three major institutions that seeks to characterize DNA replication programs…

Oct 10, 2023

Orlando Arguello-Miranda

Cell Biology Through Data Science Our laboratory wants to understand how cells divide. We want to discover new biochemical mechanisms that help cells divide when needed. In the same manner,…

Oct 10, 2023

Rachael Thomas

Originally from the UK, Rachael received her first-class honors degree in Biology from the University of Bath in 1996 and her PhD in Molecular Biology and Cytogenetics from the University…

Oct 10, 2023

Andrey Kuznetsov

Dr. Kuznetsov is interested in developing models of electrically charged monolith filters capable of capturing viruses. At the graduate level, Dr. Kuznetsov teaches Heat Transfer Theory and Applications (MAE 505)…

Oct 10, 2023

Alun Lloyd

I am a mathematical biologist. The majority of my work concerns the epidemiology of infectious diseases, with a particular recent interest in mosquito-borne infections. I am the Associate Dean for…

Oct 10, 2023

Astrid Schnetzer

Research My research interests focus on the ecology of protists and zooplankton which comprise numerous taxa and play diverse ecological roles within aquatic ecosystems. Protists are major primary producers (phytoplankton) and…

Oct 10, 2023

Craig Yencho

Websites https://potatoes.cals.ncsu.edu/ https://sweetpotatogenomics.cals.ncsu.edu/ https://plantbreeding.ncsu.edu/ Responsibilities Dr. Yencho has research responsibilities (100%) in sweetpotato and potato breeding and genetics. Research emphasis is on developing disease and insect resistant table-stock, processing and…

Oct 10, 2023

Lily Hughes

Bio My lab uses a combination of genomics and data from natural history collections to understand the biodiversity of fishes. We are based at the North Carolina Museum of Natural…

Oct 10, 2023

Dilip Panthee

Education PhD University of Tennessee, Knoxville 2005 M.Phil. University of Birmingham and Reading, UK 1997 B.Sc.Ag. Institute of Agriculture and Animal Science, Tribhuvan University, Nepal 1990 Area(s) of Expertise Breeding and development of tomato lines and…

Oct 10, 2023

Liz Kierepka

I am a wildlife geneticist with broad interests across ecology and evolution. I investigate varied questions across wildlife from reproductive isolation in evolutionary lineages to evaluating management strategies in invasive…

Oct 10, 2023

Christina Cowger

USDA Research Plant Pathologist Biology, epidemiology, and population genetics of small grain pathogens Research: Dr. Cowger investigates the biology, epidemiology, and population genetics of economically important pathogens of small grains, particularly wheat…