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Department of Biological Sciences
  Directory
FACULTY & TEACHING STAFF

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Chairperson: Albert Millis
Department Office: email

 
 
Caraco, Thomas B., Associate Professor
Theoretical ecology; landscape ecology of epidemics.
caraco@albany.edu
 
Chen, Haijun., Assistant Professor
The molecular properties of channels and signalling in the cell membrane.
hchen01@albany.edu
 
Cunningham, Richard P., Professor
Biochemical and biophysical studies on DNA repair enzymes.
moose@albany.edu
 
Gervasi, Christine, Instructor
Coordinator of General Biology.
cgervasi@albany.edu
 
Ghiradella, Helen T., Professor
Cuticular patterning in insects; insect structural colors; flash control in the firefly; sensory systems in minute arthropods; effects of lead on insect behavior.
hghff@albany.edu

Gonder, Mary Katherine (Katy), Assistant Professor
Comparative human and non-human primate evolutionary genetics, primate biogeography and primate behavior and ecology with a special interest in African biodiversity.
gonder@albany.edu
 
Hirsch, Helmut V.B., Distinguished Teaching Professor
Behavioral and genetic analysis of developmental plasticity in Drosophila; developmental neuroethology; use of Drosophila as a model system for studying the effects of stress,pollution, and climate changes.
hirsch@albany.edu
 
 
Jacklet, Jon W., Professor
Neurobiology; neural correlates of behavior; cellular and molecular basis of
membrane electrical activity; emphasis on nitric oxide as neurotransmitter
and neuromodulator.

jwj74@albany.edu
 
Kleppel, Gary S., Professor
Aquatic ecology; effect of human demographic and land-use
patterns on ecosystem integrity.

gkleppel@albany.edu
 
Larsen, Melinda, Assistant Professor
Molecular basis for organ development, role of cell-extracellular matrix and cell-cell signaling
mlarsen@albany.edu
 
Lee, Min-Ho, Assistant Professor
RNA metabolism and Translational Regulation in Germline Development; C. elegans and closely related Nematodes
mhlee@albany.edu
 
Li, Pan T.X., Assistant Professor
Single Molecule Manipulation and Detection; RNA Folding and Macromolecule Assembly
panli@albany.edu
 
Lnenicka, Gregory A., Professor
Role of activity in axon growth and synaptic development; synaptic physiology
and morphology; activity-dependent changes in Ca2+ regulation.

gregL@albany.edu
 
McKean, Kurt, Assistant Professor
Evolutionary and ecological immunology, and evolution of pathogen virulence.
kmckean@albany.edu
 
McKeon, Denise, Instructional Support Technician
mckeon@albany.edu
 
Millis, Albert J., Professor and Chairperson
Molecular biology of cellular aging and vascular smooth-muscle cell differentiation; extracellular matrix and metalloproteinase gene regulation and expression.
millis@albany.edu
 
Orokos, Donald D., Instructional Support Technician
Associate Director, Forensic Molecular Biology Program
orokos@albany.edu
 
Osuna, Robert, Associate Professor
Regulation of bacterial gene expression.
osuna@albany.edu
 
Robinson, George R., Associate Professor
Plant community ecology; biological invasions; biodiversity and public policy; restoration ecology.
grobins@albany.edu
 
Rusconi, Jamie C., Assistant Professor
Developmentally regulated programmed cell death (PCD) or apoptosis; genetics and cell biology of developing Drosophila.
jrusconi@albany.edu
 
Schmidt, John T., Professor
Gene expression in synapse formation and plasticity in the retinotectal projection; growth cone motility and its regulation by myosin light chain kinase.
js213@albany.edu
 
Shi, Hua, Assistant Professor
Molecular and cell biology of transcription and signal transduction; aptamer-mediated multi-pathway control in living organisms; forward engineering approach to cancer drug discovery and development.
hshi@albany.edu
 
Shub, David A., Professor
Origin and function of self/splicing introns; catalytic RNA and gene regulation; homing endonucleases and unidirectional gene conversion.
shub@albany.edu
 
Stewart, Caro-Beth, Associate Professor
Molecular basis for adaptive evolution; evolution of digestive enzymes;
phylogenetic analysis of gene families; primate molecular evolution and phylogeny.

cs812@albany.edu
 
Szaro, Ben G., Professor
Cytoskeletal proteins in developing and regenerating axons.
bgs86@albany.edu
 
Travis, Jeffrey L., Research Associate Professor
Mechanism of intracellular transport; membrane-cytoskeletal interactions;
novel methods of microtubule assembly.

jefft@albany.edu

Wang, Ing-Nang, Assistant Professor
Experimental evolution; microbial evolution; molecular population genetics.
ingnang@albany.edu
 
Wang, Sho-Ya, Professor
Retinoids and gene regulation; murine teratocarcinoma cell differentiation;
transcription factors and differentiation; Na+ channel structure-function relationships.

sywang@albany.edu
 
Wulff, Daniel L., Professor
dwulff@albany.edu
 
Zitomer, Richard S., Professor
Regulation of expression of the yeast genes by oxygen.
rz144@albany.edu

 

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