Faculty Research Areas

Overview of Genetics Focus Areas at
 The University of Arizona

This list is meant to be neither exhaustive nor exclusive, but rather to give prospective graduate students an understanding of the areas under research. For a complete faculty listing and more detailed research descriptions, see the Faculty Members page.

Epigenetics

Nathan Ellis

Fiona McCarthy

Casey Romanoski

Jin Zhou

Felicia Goodrum

Rebecca Mosher

Cathy Smith

Ramin Yadegari

Keith Maggert

Aikseng Ooi

Donata Vercelli

Marc Orbach

Fernando Martinez

 

 

 

 

Genomics, Systems Biology, and Bioinformatics

Andrew Capaldi

Qin M. Chen

Jared Churko

Daren Cusanovich

Katrina Duglosch

Ryan Gutenkunst

Bonnie Hurwitz

Jason Karnes

John Kececioglu

Yann Klimentidis

Eric Lyons

Joanna Masel

Fiona McCarthy

Deborah Meyers

Aikseng Ooi

Casey Romanoski

George Sutphin

Jana U'Ren

Joseph Watkins

Guang Yao

Xiaoxiao Sun

     

 

Conservation and Ecological Genetics

Paul Carini Melanie Culver Katrina Duglosch Rachel Gallery
Jeremiah Hackett Bonnie Hurwitz John Koprowski Laura Meredith
John Weins Renee Duckworth    

 

Human Genetics and Complex Disease

Thomas Doetschman Jared Churko Daren Cusanovich Nathan Ellis
Robert Erickson Michael F. Hammer Robert Karn Jason Karnes
Yann Klimentidis Christina Laukaitis

Fernando Martinez

Deborah Meyers
Janko Nikolich-Zugich Aikseng Ooi Linda Restifo Greg Rogers
Casey Romanoski Joyce Schroeder Cathy Smith George Sutphin
Joann Sweasy Koenraad Van Doorslaer Donata Vercelli Bruce Walsh
Guang Yao Daniela Zarnescu Jin Zhou  

 

Immunogenetics and Microbial Genetics

Deepta Bhattacharya Bentley Fane Felicia Goodrum Sterling Michael Kuhns
Janko Nikolich-Zugich Marc Orbach Magdalene So Koenraad Van Doorslaer
Ted Weinert Michael Worobey    

 

Microbiome

Elizabeth Arnold Paul Carini Rachel Gallery Bonnie Hurwitz
Fernando Martinez Laura Meredith Magdalene So Jana U'Ren
Donata Vercelli      

 

Molecular and Biochemical Genetics

Timothy Bolger Andrew Capaldi Eli Chapman Qin M. Chen
Carol L. Dieckmann Nathan Ellis Bentley Fane Henk Granzier
Nancy Horton Suwon Kim Walter Klimecki Keith Maggert
Ravishankar Palanivelu Gregory Rogers Monica Schmidt Joyce Schroeder
Cathy Smith Joann Sweasy Frans Tax Ted Weinert
Daniela Zarnescu      

 

Neurogenetics

Martha Bhattacharya Michael Hammer Linda Restifo Todd Schlenke
Daniela Zarnescu Michael Kruer    

 

Plant Genetics

Elizabeth Arnold Katrina Duglosch Eric Lyons Rebecca Mosher
Marc Orbach Ravishankar Palanivelu Duke Pauli Monica Schmidt
Frans Tax Ramin Yadegari    

 

Population and Evolutionary Genetics

Katrina Duglosch David Enard Ryan Gutenkunst Michael F. Hammer
Robert Karn Fernando Martinez Joanna Masel Todd Schlenke
Koenraad Van Doorslaer Donata Vercelli Bruce Walsh John Weins
Michael Worobey Renee Duckworth