Graduate Faculty Areas of Study
There are research openings in biological sciences, microbiology and environmental toxicology. Labs of faculty with an asterisk (*) next to their names are available for lab rotations for Ph.D. students. Contact individual faculty directly or fill out a Clemson University Graduate School inquiry form.
To connect with faculty, visit the Departmental Directory page and select the name of the desired faculty member or click a faculty member’s name in the tables below.
Biological Sciences
M.S. and Ph.D. degrees include specializations in one of three emphasis areas:
- Ecology and evolutionary biology.
- Cell, molecular and developmental biology.
- Comparative organismal biology.
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Behavioral and evolutionary biology, molecular phylogenetics and genomics. |
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Mechanisms of developmental toxicity. |
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Interplay between obesity and toxicant exposure. |
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Global change ecology, conservation biology. |
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Dynamical systems models applied to everything from disease to community ecology. |
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Evolutionary morphology and biomechanics. |
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Microbial ecology and bioinformatics. |
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Bacteria, host, and inter-kingdom communications. |
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Developmental biology and genetics of autism. |
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Coral reef ecology and marine animal behavior. |
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Mechanisms of developmental toxicity, diet-toxicant interactions, in vivo screening. |
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Plant population and community ecology. |
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Fungal biology, pathogenesis and drug response. |
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Nutrient metabolism in parasitic pathogens. |
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Brain development and disorders. |
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Plant and ecosystem ecology. |
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Neurobiology and neurogenomics. |
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Synthetic biology; systems biology; microbiome analysis and engineering. |
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Evolutionary morphology, physiology and biomechanics of insects. |
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| Plant evolutionary ecology, floral evolution. | |
| Fate and transport of persistent organic pollutants. | |
| Stem cell biology, cardiovascular toxicology and metabolism, genomics. | |
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Evolution of biodiversity, genomics, phylogenetics. |
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Speciation; animal behavior and mating systems; population divergence in fishes; conservation genetics. |
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Craniofacial development and evolution. |
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Biodiversity and macroevolution; phylogenetics and paleontology. |
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Immunotoxicology, comparative marine immunobiology. |
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Microbial genomics. |
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Host-pathogen interactions in zebrafish. |
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Physiological ecology, ecological modeling, climate change biology. |
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Interactions between infectious diseases and the gut microbiota. |
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Plant evolutionary ecology, plant-animal interactions. |
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Molecular and cellular mechanisms that govern the biogenesis and function of endosomes, protein trafficking in the pathogenicity of the protozoan parasite, Entamoeba histolytica. |
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Bioelectric patterns in insect guts. |
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Toxicology of environmental pollutants in aquatic ecosystems, effects of contaminants, detoxification of pollutants. |
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NK cell-based anti-cancer immunotherapy. |
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Water treatment, wetland (ecologically)-based chemical remediation. |
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Plant systematics, phylogenomics and comparative genomics. |
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Tumor immunotherapy and gene therapy. |
Microbiology
M.S. and Ph.D. degrees include specializations in one of three emphasis areas:
- Cellular and physiological microbiology.
- Microbial genetics and molecular microbiology.
- Environmental microbiology.
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Microbial ecology and bioinformatics. |
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Bacteria, host, and inter-kingdom communications. |
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| Fungal biology, pathogenesis and drug response. | |
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Nutrient metabolism in parasitic pathogens. |
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Brain development and disorders. |
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Bioremediation, biodegradation, combined microbial and chemical reactions. |
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Foodborne pathogen detection and inactivation; antibiotic resistance. |
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Microbial diversity and biogeochemistry. |
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Microbial genomics. |
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Host-pathogen interactions in zebrafish. |
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Interactions between infectious diseases and the gut microbiota. |
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Molecular and cellular mechanisms that govern the biogenesis and function of endosomes, protein trafficking in the pathogenicity of the protozoan parasite, Entamoeba histolytica. |
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Magnetic mediated energy delivery for selective killing of pathogens. |
Environmental Toxicology
A diverse range of research interests within the environmental toxicology graduate program are grouped into three main emphasis areas:
- Chemical fate.
- Biochemical toxicology.
- Ecological and aquatic toxicology.
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Mechanisms of developmental toxicity. |
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Interplay between obesity and toxicant exposure. |
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Mechanisms of developmental toxicity, diet-toxicant interactions, in vivo screening. |
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Bioremediation, biodegradation, combined microbial and chemical reactions. |
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Landscape ecology, risk assessment. |
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Transformation mechanisms and kinetics of organic contaminants. |
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Stem cell biology, cardiovascular toxicology and metabolism, genomics. |
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Toxicokinetic modeling. |
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Comparative immunobiology and immunotoxicology. |
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Toxicology of natural plant materials. |
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Phase II detoxification enzymes and biomarkers. |
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Nutrient remediation using constructed wetland systems. |
Find out More
For more information about graduate students currently in the graduate programs, visit the Biological Sciences Graduate Student Association website.
Additional questions about degree programs should be addressed to Kelsey Loftus, graduate student services coordinator. Alternatively, email:
- Biological sciences: biolgrad@clemson.edu
- Environmental toxicology: entoxgrad@clemson.edu
- Microbiology: micrograd@clemson.edu
