Physiology Faculty

We work to understand how organisms function at the molecular, cellular, and organ-systems levels, with a focus on the ecological and evolutionary aspects of physiology. OEB has a strong program in biomechanics and physiology, with expertise in microbes, plants, invertebrates, and vertebrates, and has a wide array of facilities for studying organismal function in the laboratory and in the field.

Noel Michele Holbrook
Charles Bullard Professor of Forestry
Faculty Fellow of the Arnold Arboretum
Affiliate of Environmental Science and Engineering
Not Accepting Graduate Students for the 2027-2028 Academic Year
Professor Noel Michele Holbrook standing in a field wearing a purple top

Mandë Holford
Professor of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
Curator of Malacology in the Museum of Comparative Zoology
Accepting Graduate Students for the 2027-2028 Academic Year
Mande Holford, smiling, with long dark hair and blue and white patterned tops, in front of dark background

George V. Lauder
Henry Bryant Bigelow Professor of Ichthyology
Curator of Ichthyology in the Museum of Comparative Zoology
Not Accepting Graduate Students for the 2027-2028 Academic Year
George Lauder with short gray hair wearing glasses and a plaid shirt in front of grey background

L. Mahadevan
Lola England de Valpine Professor of Applied Mathematics, of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology and of Physics
Faculty Dean of Mather House of Harvard College
Not Accepting Graduate Students for the 2027-2028 Academic Year
L. Mahadevan with short dark hair and beard, wearing white button down shirt, with grass and shrubs behind him