Biology Department Faculty
For research interests of biology faculty, see http://www.biology.wustl.edu/faculty/index.php

  1. Garland E. Allen, Professor, Ph.D., Harvard University, 1966. History, philosophy and sociology of life sciences in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Office: Life Science 202D; 314-935-6808; e-mail: allen@biology.wustl.edu
  2. Roger N. Beachy, Professor, Ph.D., Michigan State University, 1973.  Gene expression and genetic transformation in plants.  Office:  Danforth Plant Sciences Center; phone 587-1000
  3. Yehuda Ben-Shahar, Assistant Professor, Ph.D., University of Illinois, 2002. Behavioral genetics of Drosophila melanogaster.  Office:  Monsanto 411; e-mail: yehuda-ben-shahar@uiowa.edu
  4. Robert E. Blankenship, Professor, Ph.D., University of California at Berkeley, 1975.  Biochemistry and evolution of photosynthesis and nitrogen fixation in bacteria.  Office:  McDonnell 232; x5-7971; e-mail:  blankenship@wustl.edu
  5. Stanton Braude, Instructor, Ph.D., University of Michigan, 1991.  Behavioral ecology.  Office:  McDonnell 306; x5-7352; e-mail:  braude@biology.wustl.edu
  6. Douglas L. Chalker, Associate Professor, Ph.D., University of California at Irvine, 1992. Developmentally regulated genomic rearrangements in ciliated protozoa. Office: Monsanto 304; x5-8838; e-mail: dchalker@biology2.wustl.edu
  7. Wilhelm S. Cruz, Instructor, Ph.D., St. Louis University, 1999. Biochemistry and molecular biology. Office: Rebstock 130; x5-5436; cruzws@biology.wustl.edu
  8. Ram Dixit, Assistant Professor, Ph.D., Cornell University, 1999. Cytoskeletal control of plant cell form and function. Office:  Monsanto 216; x5-8823; e-mail: ramdixit@biology2.wustl.edu
  9. Ian Duncan, Professor, Ph.D., University of Washington, 1978. Genetics: genes controlling segmentation in Drosophila. Office: McDonnell 122; 314-935-6719; e-mail: duncan@biology.wustl.edu
  10. Sarah C.R. Elgin, Professor, Ph.D., Caltech, 1971. Chromatin structure and gene expression in Drosophila. Office: McDonnell 131; 314-935-5348; e-mail: selgin@biology.wustl.edu
  11. Ursula W. Goodenough, Professor, Ph.D., Harvard University, 1969. Molecular biology of sexual interactions; extracellular matrix assembly; zygote development in Chlamydomonas. Office: McDonnell 215A; 314-935-6836; e-mail: ursula@biology.wustl.edu
  12. Kathleen Hafer, Professor of Practice, Ph.D., Washington University, 1990. Microbial genetics. Office: Life Sciences 102; 314-935-4424; e-mail: hafer@biology.wustl.edu
  13. Elizabeth Haswell, Assistant Professor, Ph.D., University of California at San Francisco, 2000.  Mechanical signal transduction in plants. Office:  McDonnell 205; x5-9223; e-mail:  ehaswell@biology2.wustl.edu
  14. Erik D. Herzog, Professor, Ph.D., Syracuse University, 1994. Neural basis of visually guided and circadian behaviors. Office: Monsanto 204; x5-8635; e-mail: herzog@biology.wustl.edu
  15. Tuan-hua David Ho, Professor, Ph.D., Michigan State University, 1976.  Hormone and stress-regulated gene expression in plants.  Office: Rebstock 220; x5-4632; e-mail:
  16. ho@biology.wustl.edu
  17. Joseph Jez, Associate Professor, Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania, 1998. Plant biochemistry. Office: Rebstock 313; x5-3376; e-mail: jjez@wustl.edu.
  18. Tammie Keadle, Lecturer, D.V.M., Louisiana State University, 1982. Ph.D. 1992. Veterinary medicine. Office: Psychology 133; x5-6875; e-mail: keadle@wustl.edu
  19. Tiffany M. Knight, Associate Professor, Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh, 2003.  Population ecology. Office: McDonnell 407; x5-8282; e-mail:  tknight@wustl.edu
  20. Robert G. Kranz, Professor, Ph.D., University of Illinois, 1984. Gene regulation; biogenesis of extracellular cytochromes. Office: Monsanto 306A; 314- 935-4278; e-mail: kranz@biology.wustl.edu
  21. Barbara Kunkel, Professor, Ph.D., Harvard University, 1990. Molecular genetic analysis of plant-microbe interactions. Office: Busch 155A; 314-935-7284; e-mail: kunkel@biology.wustl.edu
  22. Allan Larson, Professor and Assistant Chairman for Undergraduate Affairs, Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, 1982. Molecular phylogenetics and evolution. Office: Monsanto 413; 314-935-4656 e-mail: larson@wustlb.wustl.edu
  23. Petra A. Levin, Associate Professor, Harvard University, 1996. Molecular analysis of bacterial cell division. Office: Rebstock 211; x5-7888; e-mail plevin@biology.wustl.edu
  24. Scott Mangan, Assistant Professor, Ph.D., Indiana University, 2006. Role of microbes in tree species diversity.  Office:  TBA; e-mail: smangan@biology2.wustl.edu
  25. Kathryn G. Miller, Professor and Chairperson, Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University, 1981. Cell biological aspects of development in Drosophila. Office: McDonnell 116B; 314-935-7305; email: miller@biology.wustl.edu
  26. Jonathan A. Myers, Assistant Professor, Ph.D., Louisiana State University, 2010.  Forest community structure.  Office:  McDonnell 417; x5-8443; e-mail:  jamyers@wustl.edu
  27. Kenneth M. Olsen, Assistant Professor, Ph.D., Washington University, 2000.  Molecular population genetics and plant biology. Office:  McDonnell 303; x5-7013; e-mail:  kolsen@wustl.edu
  28. Philip A. Osdoby, Professor, Ph.D., Case Western Reserve University, 1978. Biochemical and physiological events regulating bone remodeling, specifically osteoclast development and activity. Office: McDonnell 045; 314-935-4044; email: osdoby@biology.wustl.edu
  29. Himadri B. Pakrasi, Professor, Ph.D., University of Missouri, Columbia, 1984. Photosynthesis; biochemistry and genetics of membrane protein complexes. Office: Rebstock 202A; 314-935-6853; email: pakrasi@biology.wustl.edu
  30. Eleanor Pardini, Lecturer, Ph.D., University of Georgia, 2006.  Ecology of invasive plants.  Office:  McDonnell 403; x5-4884; e-mail:  epardini@biology2.wustl.edu
  31. John W. Parks, Lecturer, Ph.D., Washington University, 2000. Behavioral ecology. Office: McDonnell 435; x5-6050; e-mail: parks@biology.wustl.edu
  32. Barbara G. Pickard, Professor, Ph.D., Harvard University, 1963. Sensory and regulatory physiology of plants. Office: Busch 257; 314-935-6835; email: pickard@biology.wustl.edu
  33. Ralph S. Quatrano, Professor Ph.D., Yale University, 1968. Mechanisms in establishing cell polarity and regulatory gene expression in plants. Office: Rebstock 321D; 314-935-6850; email: rsq@biology.wustl.edu
  34. David Queller, Professor. Ph.D. University of Michigan 1982. Evolutionary biology of cooperative behavior and sociality. Office: Wilson 312; x5-3527; e-mail queller@wustl.edu
  35. Barbara A. Schaal, Professor, Ph.D., Yale University, 1974.  Evolutionary genetics; molecular evolution of plants.  Office:  McDonnell 304; x5-6822; e-mail:  schaal@biology.wustl.edu
  36. Christopher D. Shaffer, Lecturer, Ph.D., Cornell University, 1991. Genetics, genomics and chromatin structure.  Office:  McDonnell 150; x5-5078; e-mail:  chris@biology2.wustl.edu
  37. Craig L. Smith, Lecturer, Ph.D., University of Michigan, 2001. Biochemistry of protein structure and function. Office: Life Sciences 114; x5-5896; e-mail: csmith@biology2.wustl.edu
  38. Paul S.G. Stein, Professor, Ph.D., Stanford University, 1970. Neural control of limb movement: scratch reflex in the turtle. Office: Monsanto 212; 314-935-6824; email: stein@biology.wustl.edu
  39. Lucia C. Strader, Assistant Professor, Ph.D., Washington State University, 2004. Plant developmental biochemistry and hormone action. Office: Rebstock 307A; x5-3298; e-mail: strader@wustl.edu
  40. Joan Strassmann, Professor. Ph.D. University of Texas at Austin, 1979. Evolutionary biology of cooperative behavior and sociality. Office: Wilson 312; x5-3528; e-mail strassmann@wustl.edu
  41. Nobuo Suga, Professor, Ph.D., Tokyo Metropolitan University, 1963. Neurophysiological, anatomical, and behavioral studies of hearing. Office: Monsanto 221; 314-935-6805; email: suga@wustlb.wustl.edu
  42. Alan R. Templeton, Professor, Ph.D., University of Michigan, 1972.  Evolutionary biology.  Office:  McDonnell 311; x5-6868; e-mail:  temple_a@biology.wustl.edu
  43. Sarah Van Vickle-Chavez, Lecturer, Ph.D., Washington University, 2008. Breast-cancer pathology and biological-imaging technology. Office: Rebstock Hall 131; x5-4782; e-mail: chavezs@biology2.wustl.edu
  44. Patrick Vigueira, Lecturer, Ph.D., Clemson University, 2011. Lipid metabolism in trypanosomes.  Office:  Life Sciences 305; x5-9117; e-mail: pvigueira@biology2.wustl.edu
  45. Peter S. Wyse Jackson, Englemann Professor of Botany, Ph.D., Trinity College Dublin, 1984.  Evolution and systematics of plants.  Office:  Missouri Botanical Garden; 577-9582; e-mail: peter.wysejackson@wustl.edu
  46. Hani Zaher, Assistant Professor, Ph.D. Simon Fraser University, 2007. Molecular biology and biochemistry. Office: 508A; x5-7662; e-mail: hzaher@biology2.wustl.edu

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