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Wake Forest University

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4.08/20/2025

Always supportive and understanding.

5.04/30/2025

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About Erik

Erik C. Johnson serves as Professor and Chair of the Department of Biology at Wake Forest University. He earned a B.A. from the University of Maine in 1992 and a Ph.D. from the University of Maine in 2000. Johnson joined the Wake Forest University faculty in 2004 and assumed the role of department chair in July 2022. His research centers on the neural control of physiology and behavior, employing Drosophila melanogaster as a model organism. Key areas of investigation include molecular mechanisms of biological oscillators, neuropeptide signaling, metabolic regulation, nutrient sensing, stress responses, and circadian rhythms. Johnson contributes to the Center for Molecular Signaling and participates in the Neuroscience PhD Graduate Program at Wake Forest.