WelcomeWelcome to the Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Organismal Biology (EEOB) at Iowa State University. EEOB has many active research programs and opportunities for student interest in conservation biology, ecological and evolutionary genomics, population, community, and ecosystem ecology, quantitative genetics, and other traditional organismal disciplines such as taxonomy. The 28 faculty, 13 post-doctoral research associates and staff, and 50 graduate students are housed in Bessey Hall, where the hallways are lined with research displays highlighting, for example, the evolution of the eye in mollusks, sex determination in turtles, the genetic make-up of sponges, the restoration of grasslands, and the great diversity of tropical bamboo species.
If you have any questions about programs or opportunities in EEOB, please contact us at 515-294-0133. We look forward to serving you.
Graduate Student Spotlight
PhD Candidate, Chelsea Berns, receives NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
For more information, visit https://www.fastlane-beta.nsf.gov/grfp/Login.do Recent Graduate Student SpotlightsRecent Graduate Student Publications
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News & Updates"Genomic expression dominance in allopolyploids" published in BMC BiololgyPhD Candidate, Ryan Rapp and Dr. Johua Udall and EEOB Department Chair, Dr. Jonathan Wendel's paper has invoked commentary in related journal. Bigger is not always betterIowa State animal behaviorist Clint EEOB Postdoc, Jennifer Neuwald, featured on Year of ScienceYear of Science has gathered profiles of practicing evolutionary scientists. Iowa State undergraduates present their research projects at annual Capitol eventFrom the antimicrobial effect of common plant extracts to the upper-air flow patterns of floods in the Central Plains, 23 Iowa State University undergraduate students have lots to talk about when they present their research to legislators and others during the fourth annual "Research in the Capitol." The event will be from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday, March 9, in the rotunda of the State Capitol building in Des Moines. Michael Rausch, of Dr. Diane Debinski's lab, will presnt on "Assessing effects of fire and grazing on prairie insect biodiversity". Environmental Studies Enrollment SoarsAn article in the New York Times examines the increase in enrollment for environmental studies programs. EEOB Faculty member, William Crumpton, discusses a similar trend at Iowa State University. Turtles alter nesting dates due to temperature change says ISU researcherFred Janzen, a professor in ecology, evolution and organismal biology, has studied turtle nesting habits and also accumulated research going back decades in order to track the habits of the turtles to find out when they make nests and lay eggs. Iowa Efforts to Reduce Gulf Hypoxia Earns Awards, Iowa State Has RoleA cooperative effort to reduce the loss of nitrate and phosphorus from Iowa farm fields has earned national recognition. Iowa State University researchers play a key, supporting role in the ongoing effort to reduce hypoxia in the Gulf of Mexico. |
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