Evolution & Population Biology - University of Virginia

The program in Evolution and Population Biology at UVa is currently recruiting graduate students. Faculty in Biology, and associated faculty in Environmental Sciences and Physics, work closely together advising students on projects related to the evolutionary ecology of natural populations, phylogenetic analysis, and conservation. Mountain Lake Biological Station is used for field studies by many students, faculty, and by evolutionary ecologists from throughout the country.

JANIS ANTONOVICS: Lewis and Clark Professor. Population and ecological genetics, with a current emphasis on the role of pathogens in the evolution and population dynamics of natural populations.

LAURA GALLOWAY: Assistant Professor. Plant ecological genetics including breeding systems, life history, and ecological and evolutionary response to environmental heterogeneity.

JOHN GITTLEMAN: Associate Professor. Macroevolution with particular emphasis on phylogenetic analyses and applications, and conservation and biodiversity.

DEBORAH ROACH: Assistant Professor. Plant life history evolution and experimental studies on the evolution of senescence.

DOUG TAYLOR: Associate Professor. Evolutionary biology & population genetics, especially in plants.  Sex ratio evolution, host-pathogen systems, phylogeography, and evolution in structured populations.

HENRY WILBUR: BFD Runk Professor. Population and community ecology, life history evolution, and conservation biology of salamanders and forest trees.

ASSOCIATED FACULTY:

DAVID CARR: Research Assistant Professor of Environmental Sciences.
MICHAEL BOWERS: Research Associate Professor of Environmental Sciences.
JAMES MURRAY: Samuel Miller Professor of Biology (Emeritus).
ERIC NAGY: Research Assistant Professor and Associate Director Mt Lake Biological Station.
TIM NEWMAN: Research Assistant Professor of Biology and Physics.
MARK KOPENY: Associate Professor General Faculty of Biology.