Current Faculty Research Interests
Active student participation in research projects is strongly encouraged. We value student research, and provide active mentoring and financial support. Our students have presented their research results at meetings and employers, graduate and professional schools value their Fredonia research experiences. The Holmberg Foundation, Constantine Barker Memorial Fund, and the Merck/AAAS Foundation provide summer stipends for student researchers.
| Biology Faculty | Research Interests |
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| Dr. Todd Backes: 716-673-3362 todd.backes@fredonia.edu Contact for Exercise Science |
Applied Human Physiology - Study of how the physiological stress of acute and chronic exercise affects cognitive function. Study of how dehydration and fluid consumption affects exercise performance. |
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Dr. William Brown: 716-673-3620 william.brown@fredonia.edu |
Ecology and Evolution – Study of the ecology of cooperation and conflict in animal social groups and mating systems. |
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Dr. Scott Ferguson: 716-673-4883 scott.ferguson@fredonia.edu |
Molecular Biology – The use of genetic and cell biological approaches to further our understanding of the developmental factors that pattern the Drosophila oocyte. |
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Dr. Matthew Fountain: 716-673-3287 matthew.fountain@fredonia.edu |
Biochemistry – The structural biology of RNA hairpin loops and the binding of regulator proteins to DNA. |
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Dr. Frederick Harrington: 716-673-4958 frederick.harrington@fredonia.edu |
Physiology – The study of the growth of green algae in varying environmental conditions and the production of biofuel precursors. |
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Dr. Karry Kazial: 716-673-3284 karry.kazial@fredonia.edu |
Animal Behavior – Current research focuses on acoustic communication in bats and bat-insect interactions. |
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Dr. Jonathan Kniss: 716-673-3820
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Developmental Biology - The developing Zebrafish lateral line is used as a system to conduct genetic, molecular and cell biological experiments to better understand cell migration, organ formation and regeneration. |
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Dr. Theodore Lee: 716-673-3816 theodore.lee@fredonia.edu |
Microbiology- Analysis of microorganisms in potable water in Honduras and public health in rural Honduran villages. |
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Dr. Emeka Okeke: 716-673-3360 |
Immunology - Investigate the molecular mechanisms and signaling pathways that contribute to the inflammatory response of neutrophils and other immune cells. To identify novel drug targets for the control of inflammation. |
| Dr. Nick Quintyne: 716-673-3821 nicholas.quintyne@fredonia.edu |
Cell Biology - Examination of the dynamics of microtubule and microtubule associated protein regulation throughout the cell cycle. |
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Dr. Courtney Wigdahl-Perry: 716-673-4622 |
Aquatic Ecology - Response of lakes to environmental changes in the past and present. |