Zachary Emberts
Jeffrey Sosa-Calvo
Cody Coyotee Howard
Michelle Gaither
Research Area(s) Marine biology, ichthyology, genomics, population genetics, deep-sea, coral reefs, eDNA
Ken Fedorka
Research Area(s) Eco immunology / disease ecology, evolutionary genetics, sexual selection, sexual conflict, and life history evolution
Laurence von Kalm
Dr. von Kalm is an Associate Professor in Biology whose research focuses on Drosophila (small fruit fly), studying the roles of polyamine transport and methionine restriction in cancer and the aging process. His research has been funded by external agencies such as the Department of the Army and the National Institute of Health. Dr. von […]
Eric Hoffman
Eric Hoffman serves as the new Chair of the Department of Biology at UCF. He received his Ph.D. from Oregon State University in 2003. As a member of the UCF Department of Biology for more than eighteen years he has received multiple Research Incentive Awards (RIAs) as well as Teaching Incentive Program (TIP) awards. Dr. […]
Anna Savage
Research Area(s) Immunogenetics, functional genomics, disease ecology, molecular evolution, ecological immunology, population genetics
Barbara Sharanowski
Research Area(s) Phylogenetic systematics of Hymenoptera, particularly parasitic wasps in the family Braconidae, evolution of insects, evolution of genomes, understanding patterns of biodiversity, integrated pest management, and biocontrol.
Robert Fitak
Dr. Fitak teaches Wildlife Genomics in addition to other genetics-related courses. Dr. Fitak’s experience encompasses a wide swath of questions and species, covering topics such as population genomics, phylogenetics, zoonotic diseases, sensory physiology, and circular statistics in species ranging from a fungus to salmonids to wolves and even camels. Dr. Fitak’s research will hope to […]