Biology Department

Faculty & Staff

Stephen W. Arch, Emeritus - Website
Regulatory biology; neurochemistry

Steven D. Black, Emeritus - Website
Developmental biology

Bert G. Brehm, Emeritus
Plant evolutionary biology

Kara Cerveny - Website
Developmental biology, growth control, and the visual system

David A. Dalton - Website
Plant physiology; biological nitrogen fixation; forest ecophysiology

G. Frank Gwilliam, Emeritus
Neurobiology; invertebrate zoology; marine biology

Robert H. Kaplan - Website
Evolutionary ecology; population biology; conservation biology

Keith Karoly - Website
Plant evolution; evolution of plant mating systems

Maryanne C. McClellan - Website
Cellular biology; hormonal regulation of growth and differentiation

Jay Mellies - Website
(on sabbatical 2012–13)
Microbiology; pathogenesis

Suzy Renn - Website
Behavioral biology; genomic analysis of animal behavior

Laurens N. Ruben, Emeritus - Website
Immunology

Peter J. Russell, Emeritus - Website
Molecular genetics: RNA virus gene expression in yeast

Sarah Schaack - Website
Genetics/genomics; transposable elements; mutation

Janis Shampay - Website
Molecular biology; chromosome structure and function

Erik Zornik - Website
Neurobiology, neural basis of behavior

Kristy Gonyer
Biology Outreach Coordinator

Carey Booth - Details
Departmental Associate

Susan Buttrick
Administrative Coordinator

Kristine Gunter
Lab & Biology Stockroom Manager

Ned Knight - Details
Departmental Associate

Gene Olson - Details
Laboratory Associate

Jeremy Coate - Website
Plant evolutionary biology; polyploidy; genomics

Leigh C. Latta IV - Website
Senior Research Associate
Ecological genomics; plasticity; mutation

Etienne Bezault
Senior Research Associate
Genome evolution; gene duplication; adaptive radiation