Department of Biological Sciences
Faculty and Staff

• Full Time Teaching Faculty and Staff
• Adjunct Faculty
• Emeritus Faculty
• Office, Administrative and Support Staff
• Key Information for relevant contacts:
  • -- The Current Bio Students link above will direct students to many relevant web resources.
  • -- Questions about enrolling in a Biology course should be directed to the course instructor; questions about enrolling in courses from other departments must be directed to that department's office or instructor.
  • -- General advising questions should be directed to your advisor, as listed in MyUAlbany.
  • -- Questions on Waivers, Substitutions, Exceptions and Transfer Credit should be directed to Denise McKeon.
  • -- Questions about Human Biology should be directed to the Anthropology Department Office.
  • -- Students interested in undergraduate research should consult the relevant web pages and direct unanswered questions to the Department Office or the faculty liaison, Dr. Robert Osuna.
  • -- Questions about admission to the BS in Biochem/Molecular Biology should be directed to the Program Head, Dr. Robert Osuna.
  • -- Prospective Grad students can direct questions to the Department Office or the Chair of Graduate Admission, Dr. Greg Lnenicka.
  • -- Current Grad Students can direct questions to the Department Office or the Chair of the Graduate Programs Committee, Dr. Richard Cunningham.
  • -- Questions and issues with University computers within the Department can be directed to the Department's Technology Coordinator, David Tieman; questions about student's personal computers, about email, or about computer accounts should be directed to the ITS HelpDesk: consult the ITS web pages, go to or phone the ITS HelpDesk in LC27 (442-3700) or submit a question to the HelpDesk. Answers to frequently asked questions may be available online at askIT.