24 faculty and 40 courses in Biology at University of Vermont.
- Nicholas J. Gotelli, University Distinguished Professor, George H. Perkins Professor h-index 87
Organization of animal and plant communities BIO My research addresses basic questions about the organization of animal and plant communities. What are the forces that determine the species composition and abundance of natural assemblages?
Notable: “Quantifying biodiversity: procedures and pitfalls in the measurement and comparison of species richness” (2001) · 6,404 citations
- Bryan Ballif, Professor, University Scholar h-index 47
Signal transduction, proteomics, neuroscience BIO Research in the Ballif lab is primarily focused on elucidating molecular mechanisms of signal transduction with two major emphases: (A) genetically-defined signaling pathways regulating vert
Notable: “ATM and ATR Substrate Analysis Reveals Extensive Protein Networks Responsive to DNA Damage” (2007) · 3,076 citations
- John Mitchell, Senior Lecturer h-index 42
Epidermis; skeletal cardiac and smooth muscle; development, differentiation and remodeling of lung BIO Primary research activities have focused on the form and function of the Cytoskeleton of Eukaryotic Cells. These studies were under
Notable: “Phenylalanine hydroxylase deficiency: diagnosis and management guideline” (2014) · 722 citations
- Bin Deng, Research Professor h-index 38
Proteomics research BIO My main responsibility is to work with the faculty, staff, and students of UVM and VGN Baccalaureate Partner Institutions (BPIs) in using mass spectometry-based proteomic techniques for their projects. Please visit V
Notable: “Phosphorylation by p38 MAPK as an Alternative Pathway for GSK3β Inactivation” (2008) · 469 citations
- Jim O. Vigoreaux, Breazzano Family Green and Gold Professor h-index 29
Muscle biology BIO Research in the Vigoreaux lab has focused on five areas of muscle biology: Identification and functional characterization of novel muscle proteins . Early work involved the discovery, identification and characteriza
Notable: “Flightin, a novel myofibrillar protein of Drosophila stretch-activated muscles.” (1993) · 115 citations
- Sara Helms Cahan, Howard Professor of Natural History, Associate VP Research h-index 27
Social insect ecology, ant species, entomology, UVM natural history collections. BIO The research in Sara Helms Cahan lab focuses on the consequences of sociality on the evolution of individual, population, and species characteristics
Notable: “Hybridization and speciation” (2013) · 2,281 citations
- Melissa Pespeni, Professor h-index 26
Marine biology, global change biology, ecology, experimental evolution, genomics, physiology, sea urchins, sea stars, copepods. BIO
Notable: “Evolutionary change during experimental ocean acidification” (2013) · 354 citations
- Laura J. May-Collado, Associate Professor h-index 23
Animal Communication and Soundscapes, Marine Mammal Acoustic Behavior and Conservation BIO I am an integrative marine biologist with a research focus on sound as a tool to study marine communities and marine mammal evolution, behavioral eco
Notable: “A time-calibrated species-level phylogeny of bats (Chiroptera, Mammalia)” (2011) · 221 citations
- Linden Elizabeth Higgins, Senior Lecturer h-index 19
STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) for adults. BIO Scientists have the reputation of being terrible instructors, but in my time in college-level teaching, I've met few who did not deeply care about what and how their students
Notable: “The Nephila clavipes genome highlights the diversity of spider silk genes and their complex expression” (2017) · 236 citations
- Ying Wai Lam, Research Associate Professor h-index 16
Proteomics, Biological mass spectrometry BIO The Vermont Biomedical Research Network ( VBRN ), formerly VGN) Proteomics Facility operates with the goals of providing expertise and the latest proteomics technology to researchers, and establi
Notable: “Direct cysteine sulfenylation drives activation of the Src kinase” (2018) · 148 citations
- Alicia Ebert, Associate Professor h-index 14
Development of eyes, sight, and optics. BIO My research focuses on two aspects of zebrafish eye development. The eyes develop from forebrain tissues and must migrate bilaterally to take up their final position. I am interested in what
Notable: “Calcium extrusion is critical for cardiac morphogenesis and rhythm in embryonic zebrafish hearts” (2005) · 138 citations
- Brent L. Lockwood, Associate Professor, Chair h-index 13
Evolution, genetics, insects, marine invertebrates, environmental stress, ecological physiology. BIO We investigate the physiological impacts of abiotic factors like temperature and how species evolve to cope with environmental change. We a
Notable: “Transcriptomic responses to heat stress in invasive and native blue mussels (genusMytilus): molecular correlates of invasive success” (2010) · 233 citations
- Molly Stanley, Assistant Professor h-index 13
Cellular neuroscience, physiology BIO I am fascinated by food-brain connections. All animals must regularly make important feeding decisions, such as when to eat, what to eat, and how much to eat, and these choices impact the overall health
Notable: “Hyperglycemia modulates extracellular amyloid-β concentrations and neuronal activity in vivo” (2015) · 218 citations
- M. Elise Lauterbur, Assistant Professor h-index 13
Bats, lemurs, infectious diseases in wild animals, ecological threats and adaptation, evolutionary ecology and genomics, population genetics, comparative genomics, computational methods development, bioinformatics, conservation genomics, wi
Notable: “An ancient viral epidemic involving host coronavirus interacting genes more than 20,000 years ago in East Asia” (2021) · 106 citations
- Ellen Martinsen, Lecturer, Vertebrate Collections Manager h-index 12
Center on host-parasite ecology and evolution, wildlife disease, avian biology, and conservation. Through broad collaboration and the integration of field, microscopy, and genetic methods, she has pursued the study of pathogen diversity, di
Notable: “A three-genome phylogeny of malaria parasites (Plasmodium and closely related genera): Evolution of life-history traits and host switches” (2007) · 477 citations
- Joaquin Nunez, Assistant Professor h-index 11
Evolutionary biology, population genetics, computational biology, climate change adaption in fruit flies. BIO We tackle fundamental questions in the fields of population genetics and evolutionary genomics using a combination of comput
Notable: “Drosophila Evolution over Space and Time (DEST): A New Population Genomics Resource” (2021) · 86 citations
- Sarah Wittman, Senior Lecturer h-index 10
Notable: “Assembly rules of ground‐foraging ant assemblages are contingent on disturbance, habitat and spatial scale” (2007) · 107 citations
- Raquel Asuncion Lima-Cordon, Lecturer h-index 7
Infectious disease ecology and evolution; Chagas disease; vector-borne diseases; vector ecology, taxonomy, and entomology; ecohealth and community-based interventions; phylogenetics and population genetics BIO Dr. Raquel A. Lima-Cordón is a
Notable: “Description of Triatoma huehuetenanguensis sp. n., a potential Chagas disease vector (Hemiptera, Reduviidae, Triatominae)” (2019) · 91 citations
- Daniel Peipert, Lecturer h-index 2
Multiple sclerosis, neuroscience and neurological diseases, interactions among the gut microbiota, immune system, and nervous system BIO Dan Peipert is a lecturer in the Dept. of Biology for the undergraduate neuroscience program. Dan compl
Notable: “Modulation of multiple sclerosis risk and pathogenesis by the gut microbiota: Complex interactions between host genetics, bacterial metabolism, and diet” (2024) · 26 citations
- Emily Mikucki, Lecturer h-index 2
Notable: “Local thermal environment and warming influence supercooling and drive widespread shifts in the metabolome of diapausing Pieris rapae butterflies” (2021) · 10 citations
- Kristin Bishop, Lecturer
- Leo Tsz Ho Tang, Assistant Professor
Neurobiology of memory and learning, Insulin signaling in the nervous system, synapse regulation. BIO We are interested in understanding the genetic, biochemical, and cellular basis of memory and learning. To overcome the difficulties
- Rachel Plouffe, Lecturer
- Ryann Guayasamin, Lecturer
Roster/catalog compiled from the college’s public directory. Faculty counts are directory headcounts; the named list may be a subset. h-index shown only for ORCID-backed or high-confidence OpenAlex matches. Data as of 2026-07-02.