Matthew Toomey is an Assistant Professor of Biology in the College of Engineering and Natural Sciences. His research is focused on understanding the adaptations of the avian visual system by bringing together a diversity of approaches from optical physics to animal behavior. He also pursues studies of the molecular and enzymatic mechanisms of pigment metabolism that generate the spectacular diversity of coloration in the animal kingdom.

Sensory Biology
Visual Ecology
Carotenoid Biology
Molecular Genetics of Animal Coloration

Cell and molecular biology

• Introduction to Molecular and Cellular Biology
• Research Experience
• Thesis
• Independent Research
• Selected Topics in Biological Science
• Principles of Neuroscience
• Seminar in Organismic/Environmental Biology