Principal Investigator
Professor of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
Curator of Lepidoptera, Cornell University Insect Collection
Research Interests: Evolution and development of butterfly wing patterns. The developmental genetic basis of seasonality. Evolution of gene regulation.
Publication List on Google Scholar
Twitter – @FascinatingPupa
Email: robertreed@cornell.edu
Phone: (607) 254-1315
Education
2004-2007 – Postdoc – Duke University
• Advisor: H. Frederik Nijhout
2004 Ph.D. – University of Arizona – Molecular and Cellular Biology
• Dissertation Advisor: Lisa M. Nagy
• Minor in Entomology
1997 A.B. – U.C. Berkeley – Integrative Biology
• Thesis Advisor: Felix A.H. Sperling
• Minor in Entomology
Appointments
- 2019-present – Professor of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology – Cornell University
- 2019-present – Curator of Lepidoptera – Cornell University Insect Collection
- 2012-2018 – Associate Professor of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology – Cornell University
- 2012-2018 – Associate Curator of Lepidoptera – Cornell University Insect Collection
- 2007-12 – Assistant Professor of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology – University of California, Irvine