According to the Chronicle of Higher Education (Jan. 12, 2007), the 2005 Scholarly Productivity Index, by Academic Analytics, ranked Emory number two in the nation in the areas of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. As the nucleus of the Population Biology, Ecology, and Evolution (PBEE) Program is composed of faculty in the Department of Biology, this ranking clearly reflects the quality and the contributions of our PBEE faculty.

The several faculty in the area of PBEE study diverse problems and systems which range from the dynamics of bacterial populations to the ecology and evolution of human diseases.

Faculty working in this area of research:

Faculty		Quick Description
	Rustom Antia Rollins 1107 404-727-1015 rustom.antia@emory.edu	I am interested in developing a quantitative understanding of the dynamics of pathogens and immune responses. View Profile.
	Chris Beck Rollins 1105 404-712-9012 christopher.beck@emory.edu	I am working on improving inquiry-based learning in laboratory classes by developing the bean beetle as a new model system for teaching. View Profile.
	Jaap De Roode Rollins 1113 404-727-2340 jacobus.deroode@emory.edu	We study the evolution of parasites and their hosts. One of our main questions is how environmental conditions can select for more or less harmful parasites. View Profile.
	Nicole Gerardo Rollins 1111 404-727-0394 nicole.gerardo@emory.edu	Our lab is interested in how host and microbial traits shape the evolution of both beneficial and harmful associations. We are particularly interested in how host immune responses differ upon introduction of beneficial versus harmful microbes, and how the presence of protective microbes alters host investment in immunity. We utilize insect microbe associations amenable to experimental manipulation. View Profile.
	Bruce Levin Rollins 1109 404-727-2826 blevin@emory.edu	We do theoretical and empirical studies of the population biology and evolution of bacteria and their accessory genetic elements and the population dynamics, evolution, and control of infectious disease. View Profile.
	John Lucchesi Rollins 1011 404-727-4943 jclucch@emory.edu	Chromatin is the complex of DNA and protein that makes up chromosomes. We study the chemical and structural changes that occur in chromatin in order to initiate and maintain gene expression. View Profile.
	David Lynn Emerson Hall 407 404-727-9348 dlynn2@emory.edu	My research interests include chemical biology, self-assembly, and signal transduction in cellular development and pathogenesis, conformation and molecular evolution, nanostructural synthesis and self-assembly, molecular skeletons for storing and reading information, and the origins of life. View Profile.
	Ilya Nemenman Math & Science Center 240 404-727-9286 ilya.nemenman@emory.edu	My group is applying methods of theoretical physics and information theory to understand how biological systems, such as molecular circuits, entire cellular networks, single neurons, whole brains, and entire populations learn from their surrounding environment and respond to it. View Profile.
	Leslie Real Rollins 1101A 404-727-4099 lreal@emory.edu	Interaction of genetic structure of populations and the ecological dynamics of infectious diseases; molecular evolution in rabies viruses. View Profile.
	Todd Schlenke Rollins 1017 404-727-0817 tschlen@emory.edu	Our lab uses genetic mapping, gene expression, molecular biology, and comparative genomic techniques to study (1) the cellular immune response of fruitflies against natural pathogens, (2) the infection strategies parasitic wasps use to circumvent the Drosophila immune system, and (3) fruitfly resistance to insecticides and other toxins. View Profile.
	Yun Tao Rollins 1015 404-727-0815 ytao3@emory.edu	We study the genetics of new species formation and the genetics of intragenomic conflicts in the fruitfly species Drosophila simulans and its sibling species. We are testing the hypothesis that genetic conflicts are the major cause of speciation. View Profile.
	James Taylor Rollins 2019 404-727-4906 james.taylor@emory.edu	We use machine learning to understand how gene regulation is encoded in the genome, and build software to facilitate accessible, transparent and reproducible computational biology. View Profile.
	Shozo Yokoyama Rollins 1103 404-727-5379 shozo.yokoyama@emory.edu	We study the molecular genetics and adaptive evolution of color and dim-light vision in various vertebrate species. To elucidate the molecular mechanisms of these adaptive events, we use methods of molecular/cell biology, protein modeling, quantum chemistry, psychophysics, and molecular evolution. View Profile.