Faculty Directory
R. CLAUDIO AGUILAR
Associate Professor, Assistant Head
Office: HANS 321
Phone: 765-496-3547
Email: claudio@purdue.edu
Cell, Molecular, and Developmental Biology
BRITTANY ALLEN-PETERSEN
Assistant Professor
Office: HANS 207A
Phone: 765-496-1896
Email: ballenpe@purdue.edu
JOHN ANDERSON
Professor
Office: LILY 1-223B
Phone: 765-494-4998
Email: andersjn@purdue.edu
(Eukaryotic gene expression) Control of eukaryotic gene expression and replication; DNA structure; virus evolution.
BRUCE APPLEGATE
Associate Professor
Department of Food Science
Courtesy Appointment
Office: Food Science Building Room 3161
Phone: 765-496-7920
Email: applegate@purdue.edu
Detection of viable foodborne pathogens using bateriophage; automatedextraction of nucleic acids from various matrices; enumeration ofmicroorganisms (i.e. pathogens and other organisms) using quantitativePCR;...more
EDWARD BARTLETT
75% Biology, 25% Biomedical Engineering
Professor
Office: MJIS 2023
Phone: 765-496-1425
Email: ebartle@purdue.edu
(Neurobiology and physiology) Central auditory neurophysiology and neuroanatomy at the systems and cellular levels.
XIMENA BERNAL
Associate Professor
Office: LILY G-347
Phone: 765-494-0127
Email: xbernal@purdue.edu
My interests lie at the interface between behavior, evolution and ecology. My research focuses on animal communication. I address questions about signal function and evolution by performing experiments within a naturalistic context.
JEFFREY BOLIN
Professor
Associate Vice President for Research CoS
Office: HOCK 133
Phone: 765-494-4922
Email: jtb@purdue.edu
(Structural molecular biology; biochemistry) Protein structure and function; X-ray crystallography; metalloenzymes; biodegradation of PCBs and related compounds.
C DAVID BRIDGES
Professor
Office: LILY 1-230
Phone: 765-494-8153
Email: bridgesc@purdue.edu
(Biochemistry; physiology) Biochemistry and physiology of the visual process; evolution of vision; transport and utilization of vitamin A in the body; genes for retinoid-binding proteins, hereditary retinal degenerations.
IGNACIO CAMARILLO
Associate Professor
Office: HANS 131A
Phone: 765-494-0172
Email: ignacio@purdue.edu
(Endocrine physiology) Hormonal regulation of mammary gland development; hormone binding protein function.
GIOVANNA CARPI
Assistant Professor
Office: LILY G-333
Phone: 765-494-5720
Email: gcarpi@purdue.edu
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
NICHOLAS CARPITA
Professor in Botany and PlantPathology
Courtesy Appointment
Email: carpita@purdue.edu
LEIFU CHANG
Assistant Professor
Office: HOCK 129
Phone: 765-494-0748
Email: lchang18@purdue.edu
Dr. Chang combines cryo-EM and biochemical reconstitution approach to understand the molecular mechanism of large protein complexes, focusing on those in cell cycle regulation.
HENRY CHANG
Associate Professor
Office: LILY 2-223
Phone: 765-494-0394
Email: hcchang@purdue.edu
(Cell and developmental biology) Membrane trafficking; molecular genetics; cell polarity; development; signal transduction.
MARK CHRISTIE
75% Biology, 25% Forestry and Natural Resources
Assistant Professor
Office: LILY G-337
Phone: 765-494-2070
Email: markchristie@purdue.edu
I am a molecular ecologist and evolutionary biologist. Much of my research focuses on conservation genetics, kinship and parentage analyses, gene expression, and population genetics. Whenever possible,...more
ALEXANDER CHUBYKIN
Assistant Professor
Office: LILY 2-235
Phone: 765-496-0064
Email: chubykin@purdue.edu
neural circuits in mouse vision, synaptic plasticity, optogenetics, neurotechnology and autism
WILLIAM CRAMER
Henry Koffler Distinguished Professor of Biological Sciences
Office: HOCK 325
Phone: 765-494-4956
Email: waclab@purdue.edu
Structure/function of alpha-helical and beta-barrel membrane proteins involved in photosynthetic electron transport and energy transduction; structure-function of receptors involved in protein (specifically colicins) import.
LASZLO CSONKA
Professor
Office: HANS 327A
Phone: 765-494-4969
Email: csonka@purdue.edu
(Microbiology) Adaptation to osmotic stress, regulation of thermotolerance, mechanism of transcriptional regulation of Mg2+ genes in Salmonella enterica.
MENG CUI
25% Biology, 75% Electrical and Computer Engineering
Assistant Professor
Office: WANG 2063
Phone: 765-494-5486
Email: mengcui@purdue.edu
Neurophotonics, In vivo imaging, High-throughput and high-quality imaging, Drug discovery, Wavefront engineering.
RUPA DE
Continuing Lecturer
Office: LILY 2-234
Phone: 765-494-8147
Email: rde@purdue.edu
Continuing lecturer.
QING DENG
Assistant Professor
Office: LILY G-231
Phone: 765-494-0423
Email: qingdeng@purdue.edu
neutrophils, microRNA, cell migration, microbial-host interaction and zebrafish
ANDREW DEWOODY
Professor of Genetics, Department of Forestry and Natural Resources
Courtesy Appointment
Office: FORS 108
Phone: 765-496-6109
Email: dewoody@purdue.edu
Evolutionary genetics; molecular ecology and evolution; natural history; conservation biology; wildlife and fisheries management.
BRIAN DILKES
Biochemistry
Associate Professor of Biochemistry
Courtesy Appointment
Office: WSLR Room B036B
Phone: 765-494-2584
Email: bdilkes@purdue.edu
Plant Genetics
JEFFREY DUKES
25% Biology, 75% Forestry and Natural Resources
Professor Forestry and Natural Resources, Biological Sciences
Office: PFEN 221A
Phone: 765-494-1446
Email: jsdukes@purdue.edu
(Global change ecology) Responses and feedbacks of terrestrial ecosystems to climate and atmospheric change; Biodiversity and biological invasions
DAVID EICHINGER
40% Biology, 60% Curriculum & Instruction
Associate Professor
Office: WTHR 221B
Phone: 765-494-0711
Email: deich@purdue.edu
(Science education) Professional preparation and development of both elementary and secondary teachers; collaborative problem solving and its role in the teaching and learning of science; the nature of science in science education and its importance for both teachers and students.
JANICE EVANS
Professor and Department Head of Biological Sciences
Office: LILY 1-118
Phone: 765-494-4407
Email: janiceevans@purdue.edu
Janice’s vigorous research program investigates the underlying molecular mechanisms that insure correct mammalian development with special attention given to understanding how the mammalian embryo inherits the appropriate amount of DNA through sperm-egg interactions and throughout the oocyte’s progression through meiosis.
DONNA FEKETE
Professor
Office: LILY 2-224
Phone: 765-496-3058
Email: dfekete@purdue.edu
(Neuroscience and Developmental Biology) Development of the inner ear; Zika virus infection of the brain and inner ear
ESTEBAN FERNANDEZ- JURICIC
Professor
Office: LILY G-325
Phone: 765-494-6044
Email: efernan@purdue.edu
- Behavioral Ecology, Sensory Ecology, Conservation Ecology
- Evolution of the visual system in vertebrates
- Antipredator, foraging, and mating behaviors
- Human-wildlife interactions
- Applied sensory ecology
RAINER FISCHER
Research Professor in the Departments of Biological Sciences and Chemistry
Email: fische70@purdue.edu
ALAN FRIEDMAN
Associate Professor
Office: LILY G-343
Phone: 765-494-5911
Email: afried@purdue.edu
(Structural biology) Structural cell biology of infection, immunity, and aging.
STEPHANIE GARDNER
Associate Professor
Office: LILY 2-226
Phone: 765-496-2936
Email: sgardne@purdue.edu
1) Revealing and improving student competence with the analysis and graphing of biological data, 2) Characterizing and improving student mechanistic reasoning about biological phenomena, 3) Evaluating...more
STANTON GELVIN
Edwin Umbarger Distinguished Professor of Biology
Office: HANS 339
Phone: 765-494-4939
Email: gelvin@purdue.edu
(Plant molecular biology) Mechanism of the transfer to and expression of the Agrobacterium tumefaciens Ti-plasmid in plant cells.
BARBARA GOLDEN
Professor of Biochemistry
Courtesy Appointment
Office: BCHM 22
Phone: 765-496-6165
Email: barbgolden@purdue.edu
Structural Basis for RNA function.
MICHAEL GRIBSKOV
Professor
Office: HOCK 331
Phone: 765-494-6933
Email: gribskov@purdue.edu
(Computational Systems Biology; Bioinformatics) Computational analysis of biological networks and the macromolecular components that they comprise. My interests range from the relationship between...more
S. SELCEN GUZEY
25% Biology, 75% Curriculum & Instruction
Assistant Professor
Office: BRNG 4160
Phone: 765-494-9749
Email: sguzey@purdue.edu
My research is focused in two areas: integrated STEM education and technology integration into biology classrooms. I am currently working on two research projects supported by the National Science Foundation and National Institutes of Health.
PETER HOLLENBECK
25% Biology, 75% Provost office
Professor and Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs
Office: LILY 2-237
Phone: 765-496-3378
Email: phollenb@purdue.edu
(Neurobiology) Intracellular organelle transport in neurons.
WEN JIANG
Professor
Office: HOCK 131
Phone: 765-496-8436
Email: jiang12@purdue.edu
(Cryo-EM, structural biology, biophysics, and computational biology) Structures of viruses, protein complexes, nano-particles; Structure based drug discovery; Development of cryo-EM methods including stablization of protein conformations, affinity grids, TEM alignment, data collection automation, and image processing/3D reconstruction algorithms
ANDREA KASINSKI
Assistant Professor
Office: BIND 292
Phone: 765-496-1658
Email: akasinski@purdue.edu
(Cancer and Molecular Biology) Identifying roles for microRNAs in cancer development and progression and using this knowledge for clinical applications.
DAISUKE KIHARA
60% Biology, 40% Computer Sciences
Professor
Office: HOCK 229
Phone: 765-496-2284
Email: dkihara@purdue.edu
(Bioinformatics, computational biology) protein tertiary structure prediction/comparison, protein-protein docking, protein-ligand docking, protein function prediction, protein sequence analysis, metabolic/regulatory pathway analysis.
STEPHEN KONIECZNY
Professor
Office: LILY 1-118
Phone: 765-494-4407
Email: sfk@purdue.edu
(Eukaryotic molecular biology) Gene expression during mammalian development; cancer model systems.
SHIHUAN KUANG
Professor of Animal Sciences
Courtesy Appointment
Office: SMITH 174B
Phone: 765-494-8283
Email: skuang@purdue.edu
Research area: (Cell and developmental biology) Stem cells and tissue homeostasis, regeneration of skeletal muscles, adipose tissue plasticity and obesity
RICHARD KUHN
The Trent and Judith Anderson Distinguished Professor in Science,
Department of Biological Sciences
Krenicki Family Director, Purdue Institute of Inflammation, Immunology and Infectious Disease
Office: HOCK 225
Phone: 765-494-1164
Email: kuhnr@purdue.edu
(Molecular biology and animal virology) Viral gene expression; virus-host interactions; pathogenesis; virus receptors and virus assembly.
YUK FAI LEUNG
Associate Professor
Office: LILY 2-236
Phone: 765-496-3153
Email: yfleung@purdue.edu
(Development and Disease) Drug discovery for retinal degeneration
JEFFREY LUCAS
Professor
Office: LILY G-339
Phone: 765-494-8112
Email: jeffrey.r.lucas.1@purdue.edu
(Evolutionary ecology; behavioral ecology) Animal Communication, sensory ecology, hearing and call complexity in birds, use of dynamic game theory in animal behavior
ZHAO-QING LUO
Professor
Office: LILY 1-233
Phone: 765-496-6697
Email: luoz@purdue.edu
(Infection and Immunity) Intracellular multiplication and trafficking of bacterial pathogens and host response to bacterial infection.
ANGELINE LYON
25% Biology, 75% Chemistry
Assistant Professor
Office: BROWN 3130C
Phone: 765-494-5291
Email: lyonam@purdue.edu
Cardiovascular disease is a growing problem worldwide and the leading cause of death in the United States. Phospholipase C (PLC) enzymes, in particular PLCβ and PLCε, are essential for...more
SEEMA MATTOO
Assistant Professor
Office: LILY G-227
Phone: 765-496-7293
Email: smattoo@purdue.edu
(Biochemistry, Signal Transduction, and Microbiology) Investigation of Fic domain containing proteins in Cellular Signaling.
Post-translational modification of proteins is a common theme in signal...more
MAUREEN MCCANN
Professor, Director of the Energy Center, Discovery Park
Office: HANS 301A
Phone: 765-496-1779
Email: mmccann@purdue.edu
(Plant cell and molecular biology; genomics) Plant extracellular matrix and cell differentiation
GORDON MCNICKLE
Assistant Professor
Courtesy Appointment
Office: Lilly Hall Room 1238
Phone: 765-494-4645
Email: gmcnickle@purdue.edu
ANDREW MESECAR
10% Biology, 90% Biochemistry
Walther Professor in Cancer Structural Biology
First Deputy of Director of the Purdue University Center for Cancer Research
Department of Biochemistry Department head
Office: HOCK 311
Phone: 765-494-1924
Email: amesecar@purdue.edu
DENNIS MINCHELLA
50% Biology, 50% College of Science
Professor
Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education, College of Science
Office: LILY 1-122
Phone: 765-494-8188
Email: dennism@purdue.edu
(Population biology; genetics) Host-parasite coevolution; influence of parasitism on host life-history patterns; molecular ecology and genetics; genetic diversity of parasite populations
NICHOLAS NOINAJ
Associate Professor
Office: HOCK 333
Phone: 765-496-0061
Email: nnoinaj@purdue.edu
Primary Research Area: Structural and Computational Biology & Biophysics
Secondary Research Area:...more
MATTHEW OLSON
Assistant Professor
Office: HANS 309
Phone: 494-1254
Email: olson126@purdue.edu
The immune system is comprised of a variety of cell types that work in a highly organized fashion to protect the body from infection and minimize tumor formation. This organizational process is...more
PERISTERA PASCHOU
Associate Professor
Office: LILY 1-225
Phone: 765-494-1601
Email: ppaschou@purdue.edu
NANCY PELAEZ
Associate Professor
Office: LILY G-224
Phone: 765-496-3261
Email: npelaez@purdue.edu
(Physiology) Vascular smooth muscle physiology and signal transduction, physiology and evolution, physiology education.
SCOTT PLUTA
Assistant Professor
Office: Lilly 1-227
Email: spluta@purdue.edu
Research in my lab focuses on elucidating the neural mechanisms underlying sensory perception, sensory-guided behavior, and sensorimotor loops. We use cutting-edge optogenetic, neurophysiological, viral tracing and behavioral tools to probe the functional connectivity of neural circuits underlying sensation and action.
CAROL POST
Distinguished Professor of Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology
Courtesy Appointment
Office: HOCK 127
Phone: 765-494-5980
Email: cbp@purdue.edu
(Structural biology; computational chemistry and biology) Signal transduction; viral protein structure and function; molecular recognition; enzymatic catalysis; protein dynamics; NMR structure determination.
YUAN (ALAN) QI
Associate Professor of Computer Science
Associate Professor of Statistics
Courtesy Appointment
Office: LWSN 1207
Phone: 496-9370
Email: alanqi@cs.purdue.edu
Machine learning, computational biology, and Bayesian statistics
DONALD READY
Professor
Office: LILY 2-231
Phone: 765-494-4975
Email: readyd@purdue.edu
(Biology; developmental neurobiology) Cellular, molecular, and genetic studies of Drosophila retinal development.
ESTUARDO ROBLES
Assistant Professor
Office: Lilly B-129
Phone: 765-494-8413
Email: roblese@purdue.edu
Neuroscience, Cell Biology, Molecular Biology
ARTHUR ROSEN
Professor
Office: LILY 3-305
Phone: 765-496-2098
Email: rosena@purdue.edu
(Neurophysiology, membrane physiology, biophysics) Ion channel function.
CHRISTIE SAHLEY
Professor; Associate Head and Office of the Provost
Office: LILY 2-232
Phone: 765-494-0487
Email: sahley@purdue.edu
(Neurobiology) Cellular and molecular analysis of learning; cellular response to neural injury.
DAVID SANDERS
Associate Professor
Office: LILY 1-228
Phone: 765-494-6453
Email: retrovir@purdue.edu
(Molecular virology) Entry of retroviruses and other enveloped viruses into cells; mechanism of enzymatic phosphoryl transfer; scientific publication ethics and peer-review reform.
CATHERINE SEARLE
Assistant Professor
Office: LILY G-331
Phone: 765-496-0062
Email: searlec@purdue.edu
Disease ecology, community ecology, host-parasite interactions, freshwater biology
MOHAMED SELEEM
Professor of Microbiology & Section Head of Microbiology & Immunology
University Faculty Scholar & Graduate Studies Committee Chair
Department of Comparative Pathobiology
Courtesy Appointment
Office: VPTH 126
Phone: 765-494-0763
Email: mseleem@purdue.edu
The long-term goal of the Seleem research program is focused on developing new antimicrobials and improving delivery of drugs for the treatment of infectious diseases.
LOUIS SHERMAN
Professor
Office: LILY G-235
Phone: 765-494-8106
Email: lsherman@purdue.edu
(microbiology) Photosynthetic membranes - structure, function, and assembly in cyanobacteria; functional genomics and impact of environmental factors on photosynthesis; analysis of global regulation with microarrays; regulation of photosynthesis and N2-fixation in unicellular cyanobacteria.
CHRISTOPHER STAIGER
10% Biology, 90% Botany and Plant Pathology
Biology Distinguished Professor and Botany and Plant Pathology Department Head
Office: HANS 335
Phone: 765-496-1769
Email: staiger@purdue.edu
(Plant cell/developmental biology) Cytoskeletal function during plant development and cellular morphogenesis; cytoskeletal response to environmental signals and host-cell response to microbes.
CYNTHIA STAUFFACHER
Professor and Associate Head
Office: HOCK 327
Phone: 765-494-4937
Email: cstauffa@purdue.edu
(Biophysics; molecular biology; biochemistry) Macromolecular structure and assembly using X-ray crystallography; membrane associated proteins; enzyme structure and function.
RAMASWAMY SUBRAMANIAN
Professor
Office: 433 Discovery Learning Research
Phone: 765-496-2235
Email: subram68@purdue.edu
Structural biology of host-pathogen interactions, molecular mechanisms of enzyme action, protein engineering, glycans in regeneration
DANIEL SUTER
Professor
Office: LILY 2-239
Phone: 765-496-1562
Email: dsuter@purdue.edu
Cell biology, neurobiology, nervous system development, advanced light microscopy, neuronal growth cone motility and guidance, cell adhesion and migration, cytoskeletal dynamics, signal transduction, biomechanics
DANIEL SZYMANSKI
Professor
Genetics and Cell Biology of Plant Growth
Courtesy Appointment
Office: LILY 2-353 WSLR 226
Phone: 765-494-8092
Email: dszyman@purdue.edu
Molecular genetics, live cell imaging, biochemistry, computational modeling of plant cell morphogenesis
ELIZABETH TAPAROWSKY
50% Biology, 50% College of Science
Professor
Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Education
Office: HANS 219A
Phone: 765-494-7978
Email: taparows@purdue.edu
(Eukaryotic molecular biology) Oncogene expression in eukaryotic cells.
JOHN TESMER
Professor
Office: HOCK 329
Phone: 765-494-1807
Email: jtesmer@purdue.edu
Structure, function, and chemical biological targeting of eukaryotic signaling proteins and cholesterol metabolizing enzymes
OLGA YURCHENKO
Continuing Lecturer
Office: LILY 2-227
Phone: 765-494-4148
Email: oyurchen@purdue.edu
DAOGUO ZHOU
Professor
Office: LILY 1-235
Phone: 765-494-8159
Email: zhoud@purdue.edu
(Cellular microbiology) Salmonella typhimurium Type III secretion; actin cytoskeleton rearrangements and bacteria-host interactions.
DENISE ZIELINSKI
Continuing Lecturer
Office: LILY G-329
Phone: 765-496-6352
Email: dzielins@purdue.edu
continuing lecturer
PATRICK ZOLLNER
Forestry and Natural Resources
Associate Professor of Wildlife Science
Courtesy Appointment
Office: FORS Room 307
Phone: 765-496-9495
Email: pzollner@purdue.edu