MATTHEW T. ANDREWS .  Dept. of Biology and Dept. of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, UMD School of Medicine.  B.S., 1979, University of Michigan; M.S., 1981, Central Michigan University; Ph.D., 1984, Wayne State University School of Medicine.  GENES CONTROLLING HIBERNATION: Gene expression responsible for environmental adaptations in mammals.  Genomic and proteomic analysis of physiological adaptations. mandrews@d.umn.edu

DONN K. BRANSTRATOR.   Dept. of Biology.  B.A., 1987, Lawrence University; Ph.D., 1993, University of Michigan.  LIMNOLOGY, PLANKTON BIOLOGY: ecology and evolution of zooplankton, food webs, African lakes. dbranstr@d.umn.edu

CLAY J. CARTER .   B.S., Biotechnology, 1997, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Ph.D., Biochemistry, 2002, Iowa State University.  PLANT MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR BIOLOGY. I am primarily interested in the biochemistry of plant nectars and the molecular basis of nectar secretion. Other areas of interest include plant defense against pathogens and membrane trafficking in plants. cjcarter@d.umn.edu

TIMOTHY P. CRAIG.   Dept. of Biology B.S., 1980, Kansas State University; M.S. 1984, Ph.D., 1987, Northern Arizona University.  EVOLUTIONARY ECOLOGY:  Speciation; population dynamics; plant-insect  interactions, parasitoids. tcraig@d.umn.edu

JULIE R. ETTERSON , Deparment of Biology. B.A., 1986, School for International Training; B.S., 1994, University of Minnesota; Ph.D. 2000, University of Minnesota. ECOLOGICAL GENETICS: Local adaptation of plant populations; invasive species; climate change. (Bot, Environ) jetterso@d.umn.edu

STEPHEN C. HEDMAN Dept. of Biology. B.A., 1963, University of Minnesota (Duluth); Ph.D., 1968, Stanford University. GENETICS: Cytogenetics of fish and mammals; computer applications in genetic analyses. (Cell, Environ, Zool) grad@d.umn.edu

RANDALL E. HICKS Dept. of Biology. B.S., 1977, University of Oklahoma; Ph.D., 1983, University of Georgia. MICROBIAL ECOLOGY: Ecology, genetics, and physiology of aquatic bacteria and fungi; community ecology; organic geochemistry; biodegradation; ecotoxicology. (Cell, Environ, Zool) rhicks@d.umn.edu

THOMAS R. HRABIK. Department of Biology.  B.S. 1993.  University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point;  M.S. 1995, Ph.D., 1999, University of Wisconsin-Madison.  AQUATIC ECOLOGY:  North temperate lake ecology, trophic interactions, island biogeography, fisheries ecology, habitat selection in fishes. thrabik@d.umn.edu

M. RAJ KARIM Dept. of Biology. B.Sc. (Hons.), 1962, University of Karachi (Pakistan); M.S., 1966, University of Minnesota (Twin Cities); Ph.D., 1974, University of Montana. MICROBIOLOGY: Chemo-immuno therapy of bacterial and viral diseases; ethnomedicine. (Cell, Zool) rkarim@d.umn.edu

ANDREW R. KLEMER Dept. of Biology. B.A., 1964, La Salle College; Ph.D., 1973, University of Minnesota. LIMNOLOGY, ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS: Ecology and physiology of phytoplankton; lake eutrophication and restoration. (Bot, Cell, Environ) aklemer@d.umn.edu

ALLEN F. MENSINGER Dept. of Biology.  B.A., 1983, Duke University; Ph.D., 1991, University of California (Santa Barbara).  NEUROPHYSIOLOGY:  Teleost sensory physiology, nerve regeneration, predator-prey interactions.  (Cell, Environ, Zool) amensing@d.umn.edu

GERALD J. NIEMI Natural Resources Research Institute, Center for Water and the Environment and Dept. of Biology. B.S., 1974, M.S., 1977, University of Minnesota (Duluth); Ph.D., 1983, Florida State University. ECOLOGY: Avian communities; biostatistics; landscape and conservation bioloy; sustainable natural resource development. (Environ, Zool) gniemi@nrri.umn.edu

JOHN J. PASTOR Natural Resources Research Institute, Center for Water and the Environment and Dept. of Biology. B.S., 1974,University of Pennsylvania; M.S., 1977, Ph.D., 1980, University of Wisconsin (Madison). ECOSYSTEMS ECOLOGY: Northern ecosystems; nutrient cycling; climate change; forest productivity. (Bot, Environ) jpastor@nrri.umn.edu

ANNA RACHINSKY Dept. of Biology. M.S. (Diploma), 1985, Ph.D., 1990, University of Tuebingen/Germany. DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY: Neuroendocrine regulation of insect reproduction and development; intracellular signal transduction; environmental-dependent expression of alternative phenotypes in insects. (Cell) arachins@d.umn.edu

DAVID J. SCHIMPF Dept. of Biology. B.S., 1970, Iowa State University; Ph.D., 1977, Utah State University. PLANT ECOLOGY: Autecology and population ecology of vascular plants; vegetation of the Lake Superior region. (Bot, Environ) dschimpf@d.umn.edu

LYLE J. SHANNON.   Dept. of Biology.  B.S., 1970, Cornell University; M.S., 1973, Michigan State University; M.S., 1977, University of Minnesota (Duluth).  AQUATIC ECOLOGY: ichthyology, zooplankton ecology.  lshannon@d.umn.edu