Faculty Research and Scholarly Work

Nancy Auer - Associate Professor and Departmental Graduate Advisor
Fish Biology, Zooplankton Ecology, Limnology, Conservation Biology

Susan Bagley – Professor
President of Society for Industrial Microbiology
Environmental Microbiology, Biofuels, Bioprocessing, Environmental Toxicology

Eunice Carlson - Professor
Microbiology, Virology, Mycology, Toxicology

Qing-Hui Chen - Assistant Professor
Exercise Science

Rupali Datta - Associate Professor
Plant Biochemistry, Environmental Remediation, Plant-Microbe Interactions

Karyn Fay - Professor of Practice
Hematology, Immunohematology, Clinical Chemistry, Medical Bacteriology, Medical Terminology, and Clinical Laboratory Administration and Management

K. Michael Gibson - Department Chair
Inherited Human Genetic Disorders

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

Michael Gretz - Professor
Algal Extracellular Polymers and Biocomposites - Regulation of Biogenesis

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

Wan Jin Jahng - Assistant Professor
Vision mechanism, retinal degeneration, functional proteomics, neurotransmitter, retinoid and melatonin, circadian clock, mechanism based drug design and synthesis

Robert Keen - Associate Professor
Limnology, Biostatistics, Computer Simulation, Invertebrate Zoology

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

Amy Marcarelli – Assistant Professor
Aquatic ecology, Ecosystem and Community Ecology of Streams and Rivers, Biogeochemistry

Thomas Snyder - Associate Professor
Tropical Island Community Ecology, Genetics and Molecular Evolution

Alice Soldan - Senior Lecturer
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

Mi Hye Song - Assistant Professor
Cell Biology, Genetics, Caenorhabditis elegans, Cell Cycle Regulation, Centrosome biogenesis, RNA interference, High-resolution live imaging, Confocal Microscopy, Phosphoproteomics

Dr. Xiaoqing Tang - Assistant Professor
Diabetes; Obesity; Insulin Production, Secretion, and Signaling; microRNA and Human Diseases; microRNA Array Technology.

Catherine Tarasoff - Assistant Professor
Botany, Invasion Ecology, Stress Physiology, Road Ecology, Plant Competition, Upland Restoration, Cropping systems

Thomas Werner - Assistant Professor
Evolution, Genetics, Toxicology, Developmental Biology, Insect Immunology, Virology

Ramakrishna Wusirika - Associate Professor
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

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Department of Biological Sciences Adjunct Faculty:

Robert A. Andersen - Adjunct Professor
Molecular Phylogeny and evolution, phycology and genomics.

Colin Brooks – Instructor
Manager of Environmental Science Laboratory, Research Scientist, MTRI: Michigan Tech Research Institute (Ann Arbor)
Resource Ecology

Aparna Deshpande - Assistant Professor
Plant Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Biochemical Characterization and Genetic Analysis of Plant Root Exudates, Rhizoremediation by Copper resistant Microorganisms, Functional and Phylogenetic Characterization of Homeobox Genes in Plants.

David Domozych – Professor
Department of Biology, Skidmore College
Plant Biology, Cell walls and Secretory Biochemistry

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

Robert Shuchman – Professor
Co-director of MTRI: Michigan Tech Research Institute (Ann Arbor)
Oceanic Sciences/Natural Resources, AR, MS, and Photo-imaging Applied to Oceanography, Earth Resources, and Military Coastal Environmental Assessment

Robert J. Stottlemyer - Adjunct Professor
Environmental Quality

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

Additional adjunct faculty associated with our Clinical Laboratory Science program.

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Department of Biological Sciences Faculty Emeriti:

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

Robert Janke – Professor Emeritus
Ecology of Isle Royal<

Martha Janners - Professor Emerita
Developmental and Cell Biology

Donald Lueking - Professor Emeritus
Microbial Biochemistry and Molecular Biology