Ecological genomics has been identified as a frontier in ecology and evolutionary biology. The Department of Biological Sciences at Mississippi State University recently has positioned itself to become a leader in ecological genomics research with plans to further expand the faculty in 2008. Faculty involved with the ecological genomics initiative at Mississippi State University seek graduate students interested in diverse areas ranging from landscape and community ecology to molecular evolutionary biology. Additional funding for Ph.D. students recently has become available for Fall 2007. Interested students should apply prior to July 31. Application materials are available online at: http://www.msstate.edu/dept/grad/
Ecological Genomics Faculty (http://www.msstate.edu/dept/biosciences/bio.html) Christopher Brooks (beginning Fall 2007), [EMAIL PROTECTED], quantitative ecology, disease ecology, spatial network theory, landscape ecology Mark Welch (beginning Fall 2007), [EMAIL PROTECTED], population genetics/genomics, speciation genetics, conservation genetics Lisa Wallace, [EMAIL PROTECTED] , plant systematics, population genetics, phylogeography, http://www2.msstate.edu/~lw404/) Walter Diehl, [EMAIL PROTECTED], evolutionary biology, comparative genomics, http://www.msstate.edu/dept/biosciences/facu.html Gary Ervin, [EMAIL PROTECTED] , plant ecology, wetlands ecology, invasive species, http://www.msstate.edu/courses/ge14/)
