Robert A. Desharnais
Emeritus Professor of Biology; Ph.D., University of Rhode Island
Contact: (323) 343-2056
E-mail: [email protected] or [email protected]
- Population ecology
- Population genetics
- Mathematical modeling
- Computer simulation
- Laboratory experiments involving flour beetles
- Chaos theory
- Application of technology to the teaching of science
- Web resource for teaching genetics, called Virtual FlyLab
Ashley Heers
Assistant Professor of Biology; Ph.D., University of Montana
Contact: (323) 343-2072
E-mail: [email protected]
- Functional morphology and anatomy
- Biomechanics
- Bird locomotion
- Bird development and evolution
- Feathered dinosaurs
Margaret Jefferson
Emerita Professor of Biology; Ph.D., University of Arizona
Contact: (323) 343-2059
E-mail: [email protected]
- Human genetics
- Human Genome Project
- Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP) undergraduate program
- LSAMP-Bridge to the Doctorate (LSAMP-BD) graduate program
Patrick Krug
Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences; Ph.D., UCSD (Scripps Institution of Oceanography)
Contact: (323) 343-2076
E-mail: [email protected]
- Marine biology
- Chemical communication
- Sea slugs
- Evolution and wetland ecology
Nancy McQueen
Professor of Biology; Ph.D., UCLA School of Medicine
Contact: (323) 343-2036
E-mail: [email protected]
- Medical microbiology
- Pathogenic bacteriology
- Hematology Virology
- Study of intracellular and surface transport of membrane proteins
Paul Narguizian
Associate Professor of Biological Sciences; Ed.D., University of Southern California
Contact: (323) 343-2054
Email: [email protected]
- K-12 science instruction
- Curriculum development
- Design issues associated with science education
- Evolution education
- Organisms of the California Channel Islands and Galapagos Islands
- Science instruction and literacy issues
- Informal science learning in museums and natural field settings
- Models for the assessment of science learning
Fluent in: Armenian.
Hyunsook Park
Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences; Ph.D., Ewha Women’s University, Korea
Contact: (323) 343-2060
Email: [email protected]
- Microbiology
- Mycology
- Microbial pathgoenesis
- Virulence mechanism of pathogenic fungi
Fluent in: Korean.
Edith Porter
Associate Professor of Biological Sciences; M.D., Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany
Contact: (323) 343-6353
E-mail: [email protected]
- Medical microbiology
- Immunology
- Innate immunity
- Host defense on mucosal surfaces
- Inflammatory bowel disease
- Salmonellosis
- Sexually transmitted diseases
- Cystic fibrosis
- Novel antibiotics
Fluent in: German (Also speaks some French and Hungarian).
Carlos Robles
Emeritus Professor of Biology; Ph.D., UC Berkeley
Contact: (323) 343-2067 or (323) 343-5799
E-mail: crobles@[email protected]
- Intertidal community ecology
- Ecology and marine-related courses
- Distribution of mussel beds and algae
Amelia Russo-Neustadt
Associate Professor of Biology; M.D./Ph.D., UC Irvine
Contact: (323) 343-2074
E-mail: [email protected]
- Neuroscience
- Neuropharmacology
- Psychiatry
- Developmental neurobiology research
- Antidepressant treatments
Tina Salmassi
Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences; Ph.D., Caltech
Contact: (323) 343-2065
E-mail: [email protected]
- Environmental microbiology
- Microbial ecology
Fluent in: Armenian, some Farsi.
Sandra Sharp
Emerita Professor of Biology; Ph.D., UCLA
Contact: (323) 343-2072
E-mail: [email protected]
- Genetic engineering
- Molecular biology