STEPHEN C. ADOLPH, Professor of Biology and Chair, Department of Biology (Ph.D. University of Washington): physiologi- cal, evolutionary, and behavioral ecology of lizards; mathematical biology.

ANNA N. AHN, Asst. Professor of Biology (Ph.D., UC Berkeley): neural control and mechanics of locomotion.

ELIOT BUSH, Asst. Professor of Biology, Department of Biology (Ph.D., Caltech): molecular evolution and computational biology.

ROBERT DREWELL, Assoc. Professor of Biology (Ph.D., Cambridge University): genetic mechanisms underlying animal development.

KARL HAUSHALTER, Assoc. Professor of Chemistry and Biology (Ph.D., Harvard University): biochemistry and function of DNA repair enzymes.

CATHERINE S. MCFADDEN, Vivian and D. Kenneth Baker Professor of Biology (Ph.D., University of Washington): evolutionary and ecological consequences of asexual vs. sexual reproduction in marine invertebrates.

DANIEL STOEBEL, Asst. Professor of Biology (Ph.D., Stony Brook University); evolution of gene regulation in bacteria.

........................................................................................................................................................................................................................ RECENT STUDENT RESEARCH

Determining the Functional Role of Paired CTCF-binding Sites at the hTERT Gene

Thermal Sensitivity of Sprint Speed in a Spiny Lizard

Community Structure in North Pacific Food Webs

Characterization of Putative Enhancers in the Drosophila melanogaster bithorax complex

Rearrangements in the Mitochondrial Genome of Octocorals

Characterization of a Thermophilic Bacterium from the Salton Sea Mud Volcanos

Evolution of Cooperativity in an Artificial Chemistry

Investigation of Putative CTCF Transcription Factor Binding Sites in the Promoter Region of Telomerase

Characterization of Mercury Resistance Genes in Bacillus sp. 6A3

Thermal Sensitivity of Locomotory Performance in the Tarantula Aphonopelma hentzi

Investigation of Functional Sequences within the Drosophila IAB5 Enhancer via Molecular Dissection

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