Who Are We? Where Did We Come From? What Do We Do in the Department?

Department of Biology

Who are we? Where did we come from? What do we do in the Department?

Faculty

Name Origin Title Primary Teaching/Admin. Responsibilities 1. Birchard, ESP Tenured Associate Professor Biodiversity Geoffrey Upper-level Physiology Honors Seminar 2. Christensen, SSB Tenured Associate Professor General Genetics Alan Biotechnology & Genetic Engineering Molecular Biology & Biotechnology Laboratory 3. Crerar, Lorelei UG BIOL Term Assistant Professor Ecology & Evolution Program Applied Ecology 4. Davis, UG BIOL Term Assistant Professor Cell Structure and Function Claudette Program General Genetics Biology Seminar

5. Edwards, Cody ESP Tenured Associate Professor Evolution Conservation Biology 6. Fondufe, UG BIOL Term Assistant Professor Introductory Biology I & II Gwendolyn Program Cell Structure and Function Senior Seminar 7. Forkner, ESP Tenured Associate Professor Conservation Biology Entomology Rebecca Reproductive Strategies Tropical Biology 8. Gillevet, ESP Tenured Professor, Molecular Ecology Patrick Director MicroBiome Analysis Methods in Center Evolutionary Biology 9. Grant, Geri SSB Tenured Associate Professor Cell Structure and Function, Assistant Chair Honors Eukaryotic Cell Biology Research Semester Seminar 10. Kocache, UG BIOL Term Associate Professor HIV/AIDS Malda Program Medical Microbiology Introductory Microbiology

UG BIOL Term Assistant Professor; BIOL 104 11. Laemmerzahl, Program Director of Animal Collections Biostatistics Arndt Facility Introduction to Research Design Other Affiliations: Castilla, Marina: BMED Davis, Claudette: STEM Accelerator Edwards, Cody: Provost Office and Analysis Mammalogy Herpetology 12. Lawrey, James ESP Tenured Professor Biodiversity Senior Seminar 13. Luther, David UG BIOL Term Associate Introductory Biology I/II Program Professor Animal Behavior Ornithology 14. Madden, UG BIOL Term Associate Professor Cell Structure and Function Charles Program Infectious Diseases (301) Biology of Microorganisms Microbial Physiology and Metabolism 15. Masterson, UG BIOL Term Assistant Professor Human Anatomy and Physiology Alexandra Program 16. Olmo, Valerie UG BIOL Term Assistant Professor Cell Structure and Function Program Developmental Biology

17. Polayes, UG BIOL Term Professor; Biology of Microorganisms Deborah Program Director of UG studies Biology of Microorganisms, Lab Microbial Genetics Microbial Diversity General Biochemistry 18. Rockwood, ESP Tenured Professor, Ecology and Evolution Larry Chairman Population Ecology 19. Scherer, Anne UG BIOL Term Assistant Professor Genetics Program Developmental Genetics Phage Genomics

20. Schwebach, UG BIOL Term Assistant Professor Cell Structure and Function Reid Program Microbiology Phage Ecology 21. Tomson, UG BIOL Term Assistant Professor Human Anatomy and Physiology Allison Program 22. Tondi, Brenda UG BIOL Term Associate Professor Human Anatomy and Physiology Program Advanced Human Anatomy and Physiology 23. Verhoeven, UG BIOL Term Associate Professor; Immunology Anne Program Director, Medical Laboratory Immunology, Lab Science Program Introduction to Medical Laboratory Science 24. Weeks, ESP Tenured Associate Professor, Biodiversity Andrea Director of Herbarium Plant Diversity and Evolution Assistant Chair Plant Ecology

Honorary Members Other Affiliations Laemmerzahl, Arndt: BMED Luther, David: Smithsonian-Mason School of Conservation, Liason Schwebach, Reid: STEM Accelerator, Governor’s School Andalibi, Ali EMDP2 Associate Dean of Research, Medical Microbiology College of Science Fox, Donna BMED Associate Dean, Student Affairs Cell Biology & Special Programs, Infectious Disease College of Science Biodefense Peters, Esther ESP Term Associate Professor Histology Histotechniques Verardo, Stacy AOES Term Associate Professor Invertebrate Paleontology, Paleoclimatology Chong, Aikwan ESP Webmaster

Staff Primary Responsibilities Name Origin Title Teaching/Prepping Zimmerman, UG BIOL Academic Administrative Joanne Program Specialist/Human Resources Specialist Einhorn, Peggy UG BIOL Laboratory and Research General Genetics Program Coordinator Immunology, Lab McKenna, UG BIOL Administrative Support Genevieve Program Specialist Madden, Bonnie UG BIOL Laboratory and Research Biology of Microorganisms, Lab Program Specialist Stock Room Salehian, UG BIOL Laboratory and Research Ecology and Evolution Shakiba Program Specialist Biodiversity Smith, Alyson UG BIOL Laboratory and Research Introductory Biology I/II Program Specialist Cell Structure and Function Washington, UG BIOL Administrative and Program Angel Program Specialist III-B; Fiscal Coordinator Jones, Rosanne UG BIOL Wages Human Anatomy and Physiology Program Advanced Human Anatomy and Physiology