Welcome to Biology!!

Seniors BBQ at Cat , May 2012

BBQ at Cat Cove, May 2013 The Biology Department 2013

• Dr. Ryan Fisher, Department Chair • Marine nematode community ecology • Invertebrates • Biological Society • Introductory Biology

I enjoy looking for animals in mud! The Biology Department 2013

• Prof. Peter Alachi • Visiting Instructor • Microbiology • Introductory courses – for non-majors and

majors www.images.google.com • Salem State Biologist Prof. Alachi – the world of microbiology editor The Biology Department 2013

• Dr. Juditha Burchsted • Evolutionary biology • Comparative anatomy • Spider biology

Argiope aurantia Dr. Burchsted – spiders! The Biology Department 2013

Dr. Joe and Pond • Dr. Joe Buttner Manager, Earnest • Professor discuss options for • Program Coordinator, fish culture at the Cat Cove Marine Lab Ganta Mission, Liberia • Aquaculture, Aquatic Biology, Fish Biology SSU students, Dave • Active outreach Simon and Ethan program Fertsch, grow fish • Applied and basic and lettuce by research aquaponics • >$1.7 million in grants • ~$2 million in contracts • >100 publications Promoting sustainable aquaculture, working waterfronts, food security and perpetuating a fishing tradition The Biology Department 2013 • Dr. Susan Case – Genetics and evolution (especially of Anolis lizards) – Pre-health professions committee chair • Please stop by if you are interested in med school, dentistry, vet, PA, podiatry, optometry, ….. • Office: 247 Meier Dr. Case’s animal of choice - • [email protected] an Anolis lizard

The Biology Department 2013

• Dr. Lisa Delissio • Tropical forest trees • Conservation biology • Undergraduate research abroad • Arts integration • STEM teaching and learning

Conservation of tropical trees The Biology Department 2013 • Dr. Lynn Fletcher • Behavioral Ecology • Entomology – discovering the charismatic microfauna! • Organismal and Evolutionary Biology The Biology Department 2013

• Dr. Mark Fregeau – Coordinator of the Cat Cove Marine Laboratory – Areas of interest: • Aquaculture • Benthic ecology • Invertebrate zoology

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• Dr. Ethel Gordon • Anatomy & Physiology • Expression of proteins and genetic factors that affect the induction of diabetes • Coordinator of the Graduate Certificate Program in Clinical Trials Management The Biology Department 2013 • Dr. Midge Hoover • Vascular function of crayfish arteries • Blood circulation in zebrafish, Daphnia & Lumbriculus • Secondary Education Coordinator The Biology Department 2013

• Dr. Paul Kelly • Natural history of amphibians and reptiles • Anatomy and Physiology • Scanning electron microscopy The Biology Department 2013

• Dr. Larry Lewis • Marine Botany • Protozoology • Anatomy and Physiology • Introductory Biology

Dr. Lewis and past student – Veronica Wade The Biology Department 2013

• Prof. Christine Maney • Visiting Senior Instructor • Anatomy and Physiology

All things anatomical! The Biology Department 2013 • Prof. Ted Maney – Lab Instructor – Benthic Marine Ecology – Scuba Club Faculty Advisor – Mussel Aquaculture – Marine Invasives Monitoring

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• Dr. David Mercer • Pre-medical advisor • Nuclear Medicine Program • Teaching Interests: – Human Anatomy – Neuroscience – Human Pathology – Introductory Biology The Biology Department 2013 • Dr. Harry Pariser • Cell Biology and Biochemistry • Research in signaling events which occur in cancer cells • Teaches Cell Communication, Biological Chemistry, and other Cell related courses The Biology Department 2013

• Dr. Sheila Marie Schreiner • Upward Bound, STEM faculty • Research Interests: – Autoimmunity, Immunotherapy, Cell Stress Response • Teaching Interests: – Microbiology, Anatomy & Physiology, Science Education

The Biology Department 2013 • Dr. Gwen Scottgale • Respiratory Physiologist • Teaching: – A & P – Physiology – Immunology – Nutrition – Endocrinology • Biology Internships

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• Dr. Nelson Scottgale • Cell and Developmental Biology • Member of Pre-Health Advisory Committee The Biology Department 2013

• Dr. Amy Sprenkle, ‘Bench Scientist!’ • Microbiology – Micro is BIO 406! Don’t wait, see me sooner than your senior year! – Host-pathogen interactions, Immunology, HIV

• Cell/Molecular Biology Gene expression, signal transduction, tissue culture techniques SEM of macrophage engulfing Mycobacterium tuberculosis The Biology Department 2013

• Dr. David Tapley • Symbioses between marine species • Invertebrate physiology • Environmental issues • Introductory Biology

Dr. Tapley on the West The Biology Department 2013 Dr. Tracy Ware

•Molecular Biology (Gene Cloning) •Biochemistry •Biotechnology Internships •Research or Volunteering Abroad (Nepal, Madagascar, Belize, or Costa Rica) •Population Health & The Environment (PHE) Programs (Conservation + Family Planning) The Biology Department 2013

• Dr. Alan Young • Ecology, oceanography, environmental issues • Crustacean biology • Salt marsh ecology • Marine Studies Consortium • Salem Coastwatch The Biology Department 2013

• Adjunct Instructors – Dr. Lynn Atkinson – Dr. Reza Hassanzadeh – Professor Blake Klauber – Professor John Taylor – Professor Mae Taylor The Biology Department 2013

• Administrator – Deb Germano • Senior Lab Technician – Patti Welch • Lab Technicians: – Taryn Janeliunas – Nicholas Rudolph

Some of our technical staff & others! The Biological Society 2013

Noelia Fernandez, Stephanie Lopez, President Vice President

Ethan Fertsch, Treasurer

Mirna Portillo, Secretary

Join the BioSociety group in person and online: http://www.facebook.com/groups/biosocietyssu/ Bio Society - Upcoming Events • Meeting: today, 23 September at 12:00, 533 MH Biology at SSU Undergrad Research Symposium Research in Biology Summer 2013 • Eel Grass Meadow Survey at Juniper Point Beach, Salem, MA • Students: – Louis Logan – Mic Boyer – Katie Plotner Dr. Alan Young and class at Oceanographic Institution Cat Cove Staff 2012 Growing fish! Seniors BBQ – May 2013 Herping! Field Work!