Ten faculty members study processes and patterns of evolution in plant and animal species. Their research includes the evolution of brain function, coevolution of plant-insect and plant-fungal mutualisms, molecular evolution, and the evolution of plant reproduction. Our new DNA sequencing facility provides state-of-the-art resources for studying evolutionary relationships among organisms. Research programs also include bioinformatics, genetics of human diseases, genomics, immunogenetics, molecular evolution, and population genetics.