Biosciences
A revolution in the biosciences has dissolved disciplinary boundaries by defining a new research program that draws on the expertise not only of basic and applied biologists, biochemists, biomedical, and agricultural researchers
and practitioners, but also physicists, information and cognitive scientists, engineers, and social scientists. NMSU.s biosciences efforts are guided by researchers working in such diverse areas as infectious disease in humans,
animals, and plants; cancer; drug development; public health; environmental biology and ecosystems; genetics; crop and livestock breeding; bioinformatics; neuroscience; and comparative genomics, metabolomics, and proteomics.
For more information about research in biosciences area contact Michele Nishiguchi, Department of Biology, (575)646-3721
Biosciences focus areas
Biodiversity, Co-evolution and Speciation:
- Brenda Benefit, Sociology-Anthropology, (575)646-5940
Host-Pathogens: Disease, Host-Symbiont: Development
- Rebecca Creamer, Entomology, Plant Pathology and Weed Sciences (505) 646-3068
Bioinformatics & Computational Methodologies
- Enrico Pontelli, Computer Science, (575)646-6239
Human Population Based Studies
- Bob Buckingham, Health Science, (575)646-8138
Cognitive, Neural and Behavioral Sciences
- Laura Thompson, Psychology, (575)646-4024
- Jeff Arterburn, Chemistry-Biochemistry, (575)646-2738
- Milt Thomas, Animal & Range Science, (575)646-3427
Global Change in Biogeography, Biodiversity and Ecosystem Function
- Vince Gutshick, Biology, (575)646-5661
Organic/Sustainable Agriculture
- Joe Ellington, Entomology, Plant Pathology & Weed Science, (575)646-2037