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  • Head shot of Victor Albert, University at Buffalo plant evolution expert.
    4/7/23

    Victor Albert

    Empire Innovation Professor of Biological Sciences

    Expertise: plant evolutionary biology; evolution of carnivorous plants; genomes of Amborella, avocado, birch, coffee and gardenia; comparative genomics; junk DNA

    Phone: 716-645-4983

    Email: vaalbert@buffalo.edu

  • Head shot of Irus Braverman, University at Buffalo wildlife, conservation and environmental law expert.
    6/17/25

    Irus Braverman

    SUNY Distinguished Professor of Law

    Expertise: laws governing animals, zoos, wildlife, coral reefs, extinction and climate change law, law and society, law and conservation, law and the environment, environmental justice in Israel/Palestine

    Phone: 716-645-3030

    Email: irusb@buffalo.edu

  • Portrait of Omer Gokcumen, University at Buffalo evolutionary genomics and ancient humans expert.
    11/2/23

    Omer Gokcumen

    Professor of Biological Sciences

    Expertise: human and primate evolution, ancient humans (including Neanderthals and Denisovans), anthropological genomics

    Phone: 716-645-4937

    Email: omergokc@buffalo.edu

  • Head shot of Joyce Hwang, University at Buffalo animal architecture or "habitecture" expert.
    2/4/25

    Joyce Hwang

    Professor of Architecture

    Expertise: animal architecture; habitecture; habitart; wildlife habitats, ecology and architecture

    Phone: 716-829-5906

    Email: jh96@buffalo.edu

  • Portrait of Charlotte Lindqvist.
    11/20/25

    Corey Krabbenhoft

    Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences

    Expertise: fish and other aquatic species; freshwater fishing industry in the U.S.; freshwater ecosystems; invasive species; conservation; climate change

    Phone: 716-645-4972

    Email: ckrabben@buffalo.edu

  • Head shot of Howard Lasker, University at Buffalo coral reef expert.
    4/13/23

    Howard Lasker

    Professor Emeritus of Environment and Sustainability

    Expertise: coral reefs; coral bleaching; climate change and oceans

    Phone: 716-645-4870

    Email: hlasker@buffalo.edu

  • Portrait of Charlotte Lindqvist.
    11/2/23

    Charlotte Lindqvist

    Professor of Biological Sciences

    Expertise: evolutionary biology, evolution of polar bears, hybridization of polar bears and brown bears, genomics

    Phone: 716-645-4986

    Email: cl243@buffalo.edu

  • Head shot of Vincent Lynch, University at Buffalo evolutionary developmental biology (evo-devo) expert.
    8/17/21

    Vincent Lynch

    Associate Professor of Biological Sciences

    Expertise: evolutionary developmental biology; genetics; genomics; mammoths; evolution of mammalian pregnancy and cancer

    Phone: 716-645-4899

    Email: vjlynch@buffalo.edu

  • Head shot of Stephanie A. Poindexter, University at Buffalo primate evolution and behavior expert.
    8/17/21

    Stephanie A. Poindexter

    Assistant Professor of Anthropology

    Expertise: biological anthropology, primate evolution, primate conservation

    Phone: 716-645-0427

    Email: sapoinde@buffalo.edu

  • Head shot of Noreen von Cramon-Taubadel, University at Buffalo human and primate evolution expert.
    8/17/21

    Noreen von Cramon-Taubadel

    Associate Professor of Anthropology

    Expertise: human and primate evolution; human skeleton; morphological evolution; biological anthropology

    Phone: 716-645-0430

    Email: noreenvo@buffalo.edu

  • Head shot of Zhen Wang, University at Buffalo medicinal plant and synthetic biology expert.
    8/17/21

    Zhen Wang

    Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences

    Expertise: plant natural products, medicinal plants, synthetic biology, metabolic engineering

    Phone: 716-645-4969

    Email: zhenw@buffalo.edu