Andor J. Kiss

Andor J. Kiss is an Adjunct Assistant Professor at Miami University and Director of the Center for Bioinformatics & Functional Genomics. He earned his Ph.D. in Ecology, Ethology, and Evolution from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in 2005. His research focuses on understanding how animals adapt to extreme environments through molecular and physiological mechanisms.

Key research areas include: (1) adaptive physiology of vertebrates, (2) structural basis of protein stability in extreme conditions, and (3) epigenetic responses to environmental stressors. Current projects involve genome sequencing of freeze-tolerant wood frogs and comparative studies of cold-adapted proteins in Antarctic fish.

Recent publications explore topics such as phase separation in crystallin proteins, nitrogen/phosphorus impacts on Antarctic phytoplankton, and RNA isolation methodologies. Kiss directs Miami University’s molecular biology core facility, providing bioinformatics and genomics services to both internal and external researchers via Science Exchange.

His work bridges evolutionary biology, biochemistry, and functional genomics, with applications in understanding adaptation mechanisms relevant to climate change and human health.