cpalinkas@hpl.umces.edu
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Continental-margin sedimentation; formation and preservation of sedimentary strata in the geological record; deposition and accumulation of fluvial sediment in the coastal ocean

palmer@cbl.umces.edu
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Stream community and ecosystems ecology; restoration ecology; stream ecosystem structure and function; influence of land use, hydrology and geomorphology on health of running-water ecosystems

pancer@umbi.umd.edu
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Comparative immunology; origin of vertebrate adaptive immunity; rearranging antigen receptors of jawless vertebrates; molecular mechanisms of invertebrate and vertebrate immunity

mpaoliss@umd.edu
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Environmental and economic anthropology; environment and pollution; international and rural development; research methods and gender

sparveen@mail.umes.edu
Genotypic and phenotypic methods for detecting sources of fecal pollution in aquatic environments; rapid molecular and immunological methods for detection of water and food borne pathogens; improvement of safety and quality characteristics of seafood, poultry, produce

paynter@umd.edu
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Comparative biochemistry and physiology of estuarine animals, especially bivalves; oyster disease biochemistry; biology and ecology of the eastern oyster

spineiro@som.umaryland.edu
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Genomics; functional genomics; taxonomy and ecology of the Bdellovidrio and like organisms

pitelka@al.umces.edu
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Plant ecology; global change issues; effects of atmospheric deposition, elevated CO2, and climate change on natural ecosystems; population ecology of perennial herbs

jspitula@mail.umes.edu
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Transition metals and metabolism

place@umbi.umd.edu
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Elucidation of the molecular mechanisms that permit organisms to adapt to unique diets, environments, and interactions (symbiosis); molecular basis of sex determination

kpresto@umd.edu
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Sediment transport and depositional processes; mechanisms of streamflow generation and their variations with watershed scale, geology and land use; hydrology of coastal and riparian wetlands

provine@umbc.edu
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Biological bases of behavior; development of the nervous system and behavior; prenatal behavior