Major research areas within the Department of Biological Sciences:

Ecology and Limnology

Nancy Auer
Fish Biology, Zooplankton Ecology, Limnology, Conservation Biology

Janice Glime, Professor Emeritus
Ecology, Bryology, Moss Gardening, Bog Ecology, Stream Biology, Stream Insect Ecology

Casey Huckins
Fish Ecology, Ecology of Lakes, Streams and Riparian Systems; Biology and Functional Morphology of Fishes

Robert Keen
Limnology, Biostatistics, Computer Simulation, Invertebrate Zoology

Charles Kerfoot
Aquatic Ecology; Paleoecology; Director, Lake Superior Ecosystem Research Center

Thomas Snyder
Tropical Island Community Ecology, Genetics and Molecular Evolution

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

John Adler, Chair Biological Sciences
Plant Physiology, Environmental Biochemistry, General Biology

Susan Bagley
Environmental Microbiology, Environmental Toxicology, Bioremediation

Michael Gretz
Algal Extracellular Polymers and Biocomposites - Regulation of Biogenesis

Donald Lueking, Associate Professor Emeritus
Molecular Mechanisms for PAH Assimilation; Megaplasmid Characterization; Biosensor Development; Bioremediation; Bioleaching

Ramakrishna Wusirika
Plant Molecular Biology and Comparative Genomics; Bioinformatics; Evolutionary and Functional Analysis of Plant Genes, Promoters, and Transposable Elements; Organization and Evolution of Cereal Disease Resistance Genes

Heather Youngs
Plant Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Enzymology and Kinetics, Structure/function Studies, Oxidative Stress, Bioremediation, Biomass Utilization

Health Related Fields

Eunice Carlson
Microbiology, Virology, Mycology, Toxicology

Jason Carter, Chair Exercise Science, Health and Physical Education
Regulation of Arterial Blood Pressure, Vestibulosympathetic Reflex, Adaptations to Microgravity and Exercise

Karyn Fay
Hematology, Immunohematology, Clinical Chemistry, Medical Bacteriology, Medical Terminology, and Clinical Laboratory Administration and Management

Ronald Gratz, Director of  Pre-Health Professions
Comparative Animal Physiology, Respiratory Physiology

Martha Janners, Professor Emeritus
Developmental and Cell Biology

Jeff Massey, Director Michigan Department of Community Health-Upper Peninsula Laboratories
Clinical Microbiology, Clinical Laboratory Science, Molecular Diagnostics

Alice Soldan, Director of Clinical Laboratory Science Programs
Clinical Immunology and Serology, Parasitology, Clinical Laboratory Techniques, Human Nutrition, Introduction to Clinical Laboratory Science, CLS Core Concept Integration and Application, CLS Practicum and Career Preparation