Physiology

Dr. Ian Cooke - cellular mechanisms linking electrical and secretory activities of peptide-secretory cells, especially the role of calcium movements in control of secretion.

Dr. Michael Hadfield - the chemosensory mechanisms of marine slugs, with a special emphasis on finding and characterizing the major gene family that specifies chemoreceptor proteins.

Dr. Daniel Hartline - neuroethology and neuroecology of zooplankton (mechano- and chemoreception in copepods); computational properties of network neurons; and computational studies of space clamp errors in point-clamp experiments.

Dr. Kim Holland - the physiological ecology of aquatic organisms and the interface between animal behavior and physiology; relating pelagic and nearshore fishes diel movements, home range sizes and swimming strategies to their foraging success and energy budgets.

Dr. Gordon Grau - regulation of reproduction, development, immune function and environmental adaptation through the release of hormones by the neuroendocrine system; the role of prolactin in freshwater omoregulation, and the cellular mechanisms that mediate the osmoreceptive response.

Dr. Petra Lenz (Associate Faculty) - the relationship between physiological and structural properties of mechanosensory systems in copepods and its relation to behavior and ecology.

Dr. Tom Humphreys - immune systems of sessile marine invertebrate (sponges), molecular characterization of immune system receptor and immunocytes, and activation of immune response upon contact with pathogens and other organisms.

Dr. Steven Robinow - genetic and hormonal regulation of nervous system development in the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster, particularly how developmental signals such as hormones, nuclear receptors, trophic factors and synaptic contacts regulate gene expression to control nervous system development and function.

Dr. Tim Tricas - mating strategies, reproductive endocrinology, and neuroendocrine systems that may affect sensory processing in fishes.

Dr. Christopher Womersley - the physiological/biochemical adaptations in response to extreme environmental stress (i.e., dehydration and freezing).