Division of Biology
Faculty of the Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station

John M. Blair
University Distinguished Professor, Associate Director for Faculty Development

Specialization:
Ecosystem ecology and terrestrial biogeochemistry
Grasslands and global change
Restoration ecology
Ecology of soil invertebrates

Rollie J. Clem
Professor

Specialization:
Regulation of apoptosis in insects
Molecular biology of insect viruses

Walter K. Dodds
University Distinguished
Professor

Specialization:
Water quality
Nutrient cycling
Nutrient criteria

Carolyn J. Ferguson
Professor, Curator - K-State Herbarium

Specialization:
Plant systematics
Phylogeny and evolution of Phlox

Loretta C. Johnson
Professor, Co-Director - Ecological Genomics Institute

Specialization:
Ecological genomics
Plant ecology
Climate change

Allison Louthan
Assistant Professor

Specialization:
Population biology
Community ecology

Kristin Michel
Professor

Specialization:
Host-pathogen interactions
Vector biology

A. Lorena Passarelli
Professor, Associate Director for Student Development

Specialization:
Molecular biology of baculoviruses
Gene regulation and viral pathogenesis

Zakary Ratajczak
Assistant Professor

Specialization:

Kathrin Schrick
Associate Professor

Specialization:
Plant molecular biology
Developmental biology
Plant evolution

Ruth Welti
University Distinguished
Professor

Specialization:
Lipid analysis
Lipids in plants
Plant stress responses