Rate My Professor Andrew Andres

Andrew Andres is an Associate Professor Emeritus in the School of Life Sciences at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), where he joined the faculty in 2002. He earned his PhD from Indiana University Bloomington and his BS from Pennsylvania State University Main Campus. Throughout his career at UNLV, Andres advanced from Assistant Professor to Associate Professor and also served as Executive Associate Dean in the College of Sciences. He maintains graduate faculty status, enabling him to chair dissertation committees across all levels. His contact information includes phone 702-895-5551 and mail code 4004.

Andres' research focuses on steroid signaling in Drosophila, particularly how molting and metamorphosis are controlled by ecdysteroid hormones. His laboratory work aligns with areas in cellular and molecular biology, as well as integrative physiology. A notable publication is 'A Novel Ecdysone Receptor Mediates Steroid-Regulated Transcription in Drosophila Imaginal Discs,' published in PLOS Genetics in 2008. Andres has significantly influenced the academic community through extensive mentoring of graduate students. He served as second or third committee member on numerous doctoral dissertations, including 'The Effects of Starvation Selection on Drosophila Melanogaster Life History Traits' (2010), 'Physiological Implications of Natural Versus Induced Arousal from Hibernation' (2007), 'The Role of an ABC Transporter as a Steroid Antagonist in Drosophila' (2011), 'Global and Specific Controls of Protein Synthesis in Hibernators' (2011), 'Second-Order Conditioning in Drosophila' (2008), 'Mob Family Proteins and Tricornered Kinase Are Required to Form Apical Extensions on Drosophila Wing Imaginal Discs' (2022), 'Cellular Mechanisms of Embryonic Eye Regrowth in Xenopus Laevis' (2024), and 'An Analysis of the Influence of Human Disease Pathogens on Core Insect Immune Pathways' (2025). He has taught graduate-level courses such as BIOL 478 Genetics and Cell Biology of Cancer and BIOL 653 Immunology. Additionally, he mentored undergraduate researchers, including in projects on ABC transporters and presentations at UNLV research symposia.