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.

Jeannine Cavender-Bares

jcavender@fas.harvard.edu

Climate Action Acceleration Professor of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology

Director of the Harvard University Herbaria

Chair of the Harvard Forest Leadership Committee

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Benjamin L. de Bivort

debivort@oeb.harvard.edu

Professor of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology

Co-Chair of the Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology

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Peter R. Girguis

pgirguis@oeb.harvard.edu

Professor of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology

Co-Director of the Harvard Microbial Sciences Initiative

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Noel Michele Holbrook

holbrook@oeb.harvard.edu

Charles Bullard Professor of Forestry

Faculty Fellow of the Arnold Arboretum

Affiliate of Environmental Science and Engineering

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Mandë Holford

mholford@fas.harvard.edu

Professor of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology

Curator of Malacology in the Museum of Comparative Zoology

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George V. Lauder

glauder@oeb.harvard.edu

Henry Bryant Bigelow Professor of Ichthyology

Curator of Ichthyology in the Museum of Comparative Zoology

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L. Mahadevan

lm@seas.harvard.edu

Lola England de Valpine Professor of Applied Mathematics, of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology and of Physics

Faculty Dean of Mather House of Harvard College

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Benton Taylor

bentontaylor@fas.harvard.edu

John L. Loeb Associate Professor of the Natural Sciences

Faculty Fellow of the Arnold Arboretum

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