Dr. Okazaki’s research investigates the role of ecdysteroids (arthropodan molting hormones) in crustacean egg development and in the reproductive physiology of nemerteans. His current research is determining the presence and role of heat shock proteins during thermal stress in nemerteans and terrestrial snails. His former students have done research in the endocrinology of salamanders, snakes, and birds. Dr. Okazaki teaches comparative physiology, animal biology, human biology, and principles of zoology I.

Dr. Robert K. Okazaki

SL 404

Phone: (801) 626-6166
FAX: (801) 626-7445
e-mail: rokazaki@weber.edu