Faculty Directory

Jacob Adler

Jacob Adler

Assistant Professor of Practice

Research Interests:

Biology Education Research

R. Claudio Aguilar

R. Claudio Aguilar

Professor

Research Interests:

Cell and Molecular Biology, Neuroscience and Physiology

Brittany Allen-Petersen

Brittany Allen-Petersen

Assistant Professor

Research Interests:

Cell and Molecular Biology

Bruce Applegate

Bruce Applegate

Professor
Department of Food Science
Courtesy Appointment Department of Biological Sciences

Research Interests:

Microbiology, Immunology & Infectious Disease

Edward Bartlett

Edward Bartlett

College of Science Associate Dean of Undergraduate Affairs
Professor
75% Biological Sciences, 25% Biomedical Engineering

Research Interests:

Neurobiology and Physiology, Biology Education Research

Ximena Bernal

Ximena Bernal

Professor and Director of Graduate Studies

Research Interests:

Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Biology Education Research

Ignacio Camarillo

Ignacio Camarillo

Associate Professor

Research Interests:

Neuroscience and Physiology, Biology Education Research

Beatriz Castro

Beatriz Castro

Lecturer

Research Interests:

Biology Education Research

Henry Chang

Henry Chang

Associate Professor

Research Interests:

Cell and Molecular Biology

Leifu Chang

Leifu Chang

Associate Professor

Research Interests:

Structural and Computational Biology and Biophysics

Mark Christie

Mark Christie

Professor
75% Biological Sciences, 25% Forestry and Natural Resources

Research Interests:

Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Genomics, Multiomics & AI

Alexander Chubykin

Alexander Chubykin

Associate Professor

Research Interests:

Neuroscience and Physiology

Meng Cui

Meng Cui

Associate Professor
25% Biological Sciences, 75% Electrical and Computer Engineering

Research Interests:

Microbiology, Immunology, and Infectious Disease, Neuroscience and Physiology

Qing Deng

Qing Deng

Professor

Research Interests:

Cell and Molecular Biology, Microbiology, Immunology, and Infectious Disease

Andrew DeWoody

Andrew DeWoody

Professor
Department of Forestry and Natural Resources
Courtesy Appointment, Department of Biological Sciences

Research Interests:

Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Jimmy Dooley

Jimmy Dooley

Assistant Professor

Research Interests:

Neuroscience and Physiology

Janice Evans

Janice Evans

College of Science Associate Dean for College Initiatives and Graduate Education
Professor of Biological Sciences

Research Interests:

Cell and Molecular Biology

Esteban Fernandez-Juricic

Esteban Fernandez-Juricic

Professor

Research Interests:

Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Boran Gao

Boran Gao

Assistant Professor

Research Interests:

Genomics, Multiomics & AI

Stephanie Gardner

Stephanie Gardner

Faculty Director for the Undergraduate Science Scholars Program and Professor and Director of Mentorship Success, Biological Sciences

Research Interests:

Neuroscience and Physiology, Biology Education Research

Stanton Gelvin

Stanton Gelvin

Edwin Umbarger Distinguished Professor of Biology

Research Interests:

Cell and Molecular Biology, Microbiology, Immunology, and Infectious Disease

Michael Gribskov

Michael Gribskov

Professor

Research Interests:

Genomics, Multiomics & AI, Structural and Computational Biology and Biophysics

S. Selcen Guzey

S. Selcen Guzey

Professor
25% Biological Sciences, 75% Curriculum & Instruction

Research Interests:

Biology Education Research

Jason Hanna

Jason Hanna

Assistant Professor

Research Interests:

Cell and Molecular Biology

Qixin He

Qixin He

Mary J. Elmore New Frontiers Assistant Professor

Research Interests:

Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Genomics, Multiomics & AI

Sean Humphrey

Sean Humphrey

Senior Lecturer

Research Interests:

Biology Education Research

Rucha Karve

Rucha Karve

Lecturer

Research Interests:

Biology Education Research

Andrea Kasinski

Andrea Kasinski

Walther Professor of Cancer Biology

Research Interests:

Cell and Molecular Biology

Daisuke Kihara

Daisuke Kihara

Professor
Associate Department Head for Research and Graduate Education
60% Biological Sciences, 40% Computer Science

Research Interests:

Genomics, Multiomics & AI, Structural and Computational Biology and Biophysics

Lisa Kolo

Lisa Kolo

Lecturer

Research Interests:

Biology education

Richard Kuhn

Richard Kuhn

The Trent and Judith Anderson Distinguished Professor in Science

Research Interests:

Microbiology, Immunology, and Infectious Disease, Structural and Computational Biology and Biophysics

Yuk Fai Leung

Yuk Fai Leung

Associate Professor

Research Interests:

Genomics, Multiomics & AI, Neuroscience and Physiology

Stephen Lindemann

Stephen Lindemann

Associate Professor
Department of Food Science
Courtesy Appointment, Department of Biological Sciences

Research Interests:

Microbiology, Immunology, and Infectious Disease

Jeffrey Lucas

Jeffrey Lucas

Professor

Research Interests:

Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Neuroscience and Physiology

Angeline Lyon

Angeline Lyon

Associate Professor
25% Biological Sciences, 75% Chemistry

Research Interests:

Cell and Molecular Biology, Structural and Computational Biology and Biophysics

Seema Mattoo

Seema Mattoo

Associate Professor

Research Interests:

Cell and Molecular Biology, Microbiology, Immunology, and Infectious Disease

Andrew Mesecar

Andrew Mesecar

Distinguished Professor of Biochemistry, Robert W. Miller Director, Purdue Institute for Cancer Research 10% Biological Sciences, 90% Biochemistry

Research Interests:

Microbiology, Immunology, and Infectious Disease, Structural and Computational Biology and Biophysics

Lauren Ann Metskas

Lauren Ann Metskas

Assistant Professor
75% Biological Sciences, 25% Chemistry

Research Interests:

Structural and Computational Biology and Biophysics

Brian Metzger

Brian Metzger

Assistant Professor Of Biology

Research Interests:

Cell and Molecular Biology, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Genomics, Multiomics & AI

Sergio Munoz-Gomez

Sergio Munoz-Gomez

Assistant Professor

Research Interests:

Cell and Molecular Biology, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Microbiology, Immunology, and Infectious Disease

Nicholas Noinaj

Nicholas Noinaj

Associate Professor, Graduate Chair

Research Interests:

Structural and Computational Biology & Biophysics, Microbiology, Immunology, and Infectious Diseases

Matthew  Olson

Matthew Olson

Associate Professor

Research Interests:

Microbiology, Immunology, and Infectious Disease

Donald Pappas

Donald Pappas

Senior Lecturer

Peristera Paschou

Peristera Paschou

Head of Biological Sciences and Professor

Research Interests:

Genomics, Multiomics & AI, Neuroscience and Physiology, Structural and Computational Biology and Biophysics

Scott Pluta

Scott Pluta

Assistant Professor

Research Interests:

Neuroscience and Physiology

Carol Post

Carol Post

Distinguished Professor of Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology
Courtesy Appointment, Department of Biological Sciences

Research Interests:

Structural and Computational Biology and Biophysics

Donald Ready

Donald Ready

Professor

Research Interests:

Neuroscience and Physiology

Christie Sahley

Christie Sahley

Professor
Director, Center for Faculty Success

Research Interests:

Neuroscience and Physiology, Biology Education Research

David Sanders

David Sanders

Associate Professor

Research Interests:

Microbiology, Immunology, and Infectious Disease

Catherine Searle

Catherine Searle

Associate Professor
Associate Department Head for Academic Programs and Strategic Initiatives

Research Interests:

Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Microbiology, Immunology, and Infectious Disease

Christopher Staiger

Christopher Staiger

Distinguished Professor of Biological Sciences
10% Biological Sciences, 90% Botany and Plant Pathology

Research Interests:

Cell and Molecular Biology, Microbiology, Immunology, and Infectious Disease

Cynthia Stauffacher

Cynthia Stauffacher

Professor

Research Interests:

Microbiology, Immunology, and Infectious Disease, Structural and Computational Biology and Biophysics

Ramaswamy Subramanian

Ramaswamy Subramanian

Professor
85% Biological Sciences, 15% Biomedical Engineering

Research Interests:

Cell and Molecular Biology, Structural Biology and Biophysics

Daniel Suter

Daniel Suter

Professor
Associate Department Head for Faculty Affairs and Undergraduate Student Success

Research Interests:

Cell and Molecular Biology, Neuroscience and Physiology

Daniel Szymanski

Daniel Szymanski

Professor
Department of Botany and Plant Pathology
Courtesy Appointment, Department of Biological Sciences

Research Interests:

Cell and Molecular Biology

Matt Tegtmeyer

Matt Tegtmeyer

Assistant Professor

Research Interests:

Genomics, Multiomics & AI, Neuroscience and Physiology

John Tesmer

John Tesmer

Walther Distinguished Professor in Cancer Structural Biology

Research Interests:

Structural and Computational Biology and Biophysics

Dylan Kenji Wainwright

Dylan Kenji Wainwright

Assistant Professor

Research Interests:

Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Tong Wang

Tong Wang

Assistant Professor

Research Interests:

Genomics, Multiomics & AI, Microbiology, Immunology, and Infectious Disease

Stuart White

Stuart White

Lecturer

Research Interests:

Biology Education

Bing Yang

Bing Yang

Assistant Professor

Research Interests:

Cell and Molecular Biology

Weiruo Zhang

Weiruo Zhang

Assistant Professor
75% Biological Sciences, 25% Computer Science

Research Interests:

Genomics, Multiomics & AI

Daoguo Zhou

Daoguo Zhou

Professor

Research Interests:

Microbiology, Immunology, and Infectious Disease

Geyu Zhou

Geyu Zhou

Assistant Professor

Research Interests:

Genomics, Multiomics & AI

Denise Zielinski

Denise Zielinski

Senior Lecturer

Research Interests:

Biology Education