Christopher Chandler

Christopher Chandler, an assistant professor of biology, is probing the relationship between genetics and sexual development by using Caenorhabditis elegans (C. elegans), a tiny worm that allows for rapid experimentation.

"For C. elegans, you can raise an entire generation in three or four days, which means very quick results," Chandler said. "I'm examining the question of how an organism determines whether it's going to be male or female, and what factors influence that determination."

Chandler comes to Oswego with a Ph.D. in evolutionary biology from Iowa State University and a bachelor's in biological sciences from Cornell University. Most recently, he was a postdoctoral researcher at Michigan State University.