Biological Sciences Faculty // Department of Biological Sciences // University of Notre Dame

Teaching and Research Faculty

	Archie, Beth Assistant Professor Research Interests: Behavioral ecology, disease ecology and population genetics
	Belovsky, Gary E. Professor and Gillen Director of UNDERC Research Interests: Population/community ecology, conservation biology
	Besansky, Nora J. Professor Research Interests: Molecular evolutionary genetics of mosquitoes
	Boyd, Sunny K. Professor, Director of Graduate Studies Research Interests: Neuroendocrine control of behavior
	Champion, Patricia Assistant Professor Research Interests: Molecular genetics of mycobacterial protein secretion and pathogenesis
	Collins, Frank H. Professor, George and Winifred Clark Chair in Biological Science Research Interests: Genetics of arthropod vectors of human pathogens
	D’Souza-Schorey, Crislyn Professor Research Interests: Cell signaling and cancer progression
	Duffield, Giles E. Assistant Professor Research Interests: Molecular biology of circadian rhythms in mammals and mosquito vectors; clock control of metabolism
	Duman, John G. Martin J. Gillen Professor of Biological Sciences Research Interests: Physiological adaptations to subzero temperature, antifreeze proteins
	Feder, Jeffrey Professor Research Interests: Ecological genetics
	Ferdig, Michael T. Associate Professor Research Interests: Genetics and genomics of drug resistance and virulence in the malaria parasite
	Fraser, Jr., Malcolm J. Professor Research Interests: Molecular biology and genetics of viruses
	Grimstad, Paul R. Associate Professor, Assistant Chair, Director of Undergraduate Studies and Director of Environmental Science Majors Research Interests: Vector-borne disease ecology and epidemiology
	Haldar, Kasturi Professor, Julius Nieuwland Chair in Biological Sciences Research Interests: Understanding disease pathology and developing treatments in rare and neglected diseases
	Hellmann, Jessica J. Associate Professor Research Interests: Conservation biology, population ecology, global change
	Hill, Reginald Assistant Professor Research Interests: Genetic models of pancreatic cancer
	Hollocher, Hope Associate Professor Research Interests: Population and evolutionary genetics
	Hyde, David R. Professor, Rev. H.J. Kenna, C.S.C. Memorial Director of the Zebrafish Research Center and Co-Director of the Molecular Bioscience Program Research Interests: Retinal development and neuronal regeneration using adult stem cells in Zebrafish
	Jones, Stuart E. Assistant Professor Research Interests: Aquatic microbial and ecosystem ecology
	Lamberti, Gary A. Professor and Chair Research Interests: Stream ecology and plant-animal interactions
	Lee, Shaun Assistant Professor Research Interests: Molecular microbiology and biosynthesis of peptide antibiotics
	Li, Lei Associate Professor Research Interests: Molecular genetics of retinal degeneration and visual modulation
	Lodge, David M. Professor Research Interests: Freshwater ecology; biology of invasions
	McDowell, Mary Ann Associate Professor Research Interests: Immunobiology of Leishmania infections
	McLachlan, Jason Assistant Professor Research Interests: Ecology of forests and plant population ecology, statistical modeling, paleoecology
	Michael, Edwin Professor Research Interests: Epidemiology and population ecology of disease transmission
	Morales, Miguel A. Assistant Professor Research Interests: Molecular parasitology, Leishmania stress response and drug resistance
	O’Tousa, Joseph E. Professor Research Interests: Photoreceptor function and processes of retinal degeneration
	Pfrender, Michael Associate Professor Research Interests: Ecological genomics, adaptation in natural populations, plasticity
	Ravosa, Matthew Professor Research Interests: Evolutionary morphology and pathobiology of the mammalian skull, masticatory complex and musculoskeletal system
	Ridenhour, Ben Assistant Professor Research Interests: Evolution and ecology of infectious diseases
	Rocha, Adrian Assistant Professor Research Interests: Ecosystem ecology, land-atmosphere interactions, and disturbance
	Romero-Severson, Jeanne Associate Professor Research Interests: Quantitative and population genetics
	Schafer, Zachary T. Assistant Professor Coleman Junior Chair in Cancer Biology Research Interests: Cancer cell biology and metabolism
	Schorey, Jeff S. Professor Research Interests: Immunology and cell biology of Mycobacterium – Host cell interactions
	Schulz, Robert A. Professor The University of Notre Dame Chair in Biological Sciences Research Interests: Development and stem cells
	Severson, David W. Professor Research Interests: Mosquito genetics and genomics
	Syed, Zainulabeuddin (Zain) Assistant Professor Research Interests: Neuroethology and chemical ecology of arthropod vector of diseases
	Tank, Jennifer L. Galla Professor Research Interests: Stream ecology and biogeochemistry
	Timp, Gregory Professor, Keough-Hesburgh Chair Research Interests: Single molecule spectroscopy, genetic engineering, THz-transistor technology and laser-guided assembly of living cells into tissue for applications in life sciences and medicine
	Vaughan, Kevin T. Associate Professor Research Interests: Molecular basis of organelle transport
	Wingert, Rebecca Assistant Professor Research Interests: Developmental biology and regeneration
	Zhang, Siyuan Assistant Professor Research Interests: Cancer biology: tumor metastasis and drug resistance

Adjunct Faculty (can advise graduate students)

	Bohlson, Suzanne Adjunct Assistant Professor Research Interests: Immunology and host pathogen interactions
	Olson, Kenneth Adjunct Professor Research Interests: Ion transport; cardiovascular blood flow in fish gill
	Prosperi, Jenifer R. Adjunct Assistant Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Research Interests: Breast cancer tumor development
	Scheel, Molly Duman Adjunct Associate Professor Research Interests: Genetics of nervous system development
	Sheets, Patrick Adjunct Assistant Professor Research Interests: Neurobiology of cortical circuits involved in pain, stress, and autonomic regulation
	Vargo-Gogola, Tracy Adjunct Assistant Professor Research Interests: Tumor cell biology
Concurrent Faculty
	Goodson, Holly V. Concurrent Associate Professor; Molecular and Cell Biology and Biophysics Research Interests: Biochemistry, molecular biology, bioinformatics
	Shrader-Frechette, Kristin Concurrent Professor; O’Neill Professor of Philosophy; Director, Center for Environmental Justice and Children's Health Research Interests: Population-biology modeling, epidemiological risk assessment, philosophy of science, environmental justice
	Shrout, Joshua Concurrent Assistant Professor Research Interests: Bacterial biofilms, cell-cell signaling, and surface motility
Guest Faculty
	Jensen, Richard Guest Professor Research Interests: Plant taxonomy/systematics
Research Faculty
	Behura, Susanta Research Assistant Professor Research Interests: Vector competence of Aedes aegypti to dengue virus and genomics of mosquitoes
	Bhattacharjee, Souvik Research Assistant Professor
	Bailey, Travis J. Research Assistant Professor Research Interests: Development of organ tissue, genetic mutations
	Chaloner, Dominic Research Assistant Professor Research Interests: Pacific salmon, specifically in terms of ecosystem resource subsidies, ecosystem engineering, and contaminant biotransport
	Christopher-Gokkaya, Sheila Research Assistant Professor, Notre Dame Environmental Change Initiative Research Interests: Watershed ecology, biogeochemistry
	Egan, Scott Research Assistant Professor Research Interests: Ecological genetics & speciation
	Jerde, Christopher Research Assistant Professor Research Interests: Invasive species ecology, quantitative methods, and conservation management
	Leevy, W. Matthew Research Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Director, Biological Imaging, Notre Dame Integrated Imaging Facility
	Lobo, Neil Research Associate Professor Research Interests: Mosquito genomics, malaria transmission and epidemiology
	Miglietta, Maria Pia Research Assistant Professor Research Interests: Evolution, marine invertebrates
	Mori, Akio Research Associate Professor
	Ragland, Greg Research Assistant Professor, Notre Dame Environmental Change Initiative Research Interests: Evolution, physiology
	Rizk, Shahir Research Assistant Professor
	Singh, Prachi Research Assistant Professor Research Interests: Exosomes, modulation of Immune response during M.tuberculosis infection
	Sohn, Bong-Hee Visiting Research Assistant Professor Research Interests: Transgenic silkworm
	Suckow, Mark Research Professor, Director of Freimann Life Science Center
	Tan, John Research Assistant Professor, Managing Director of Genomics Core Facility
	Taylor, Katherine Research Professor, Director of Operations for the Eck Institute of Global Health
	Tanaka, Tetsuya Research Assistant Professor, Chemical and Biochemical Engineering and Biological Sciences
	Tokusumi, Tsuyoshi Research Assistant Professor
	Vaughan, Patricia S. Research Assistant Professor Research Interests: Dynactin & cytoplasmic Dynein-mediated motility
Special Professional Faculty
	Bock, Joseph Professional Specialist; Director of Global Health Training, Eck Institute for Global Health Research Interests: Mobile phone applications to global health; violence prevention
	Cramer, Michael Assistant Teaching Professor and Assistant Director UNDERC-East
	Deak, Karen Imgrund Assistant Professor of the Practice
	Filchak, Kenneth Associate Teaching Professor
	Hellenthal, Barbara Assistant Professional Specialist Curator, Museum of Biodiversity and Greene-Nieuwland Herbarium
	Laws, Angela Nardoni Assistant Director University of Notre Dame Environmental Research Center-West
	Lewis, Kristin Associate Teaching Professor Gen Bio Coordinator
	Milord, Marie Denise Assistant Professional Specialist Research Interests: Neglected tropical diseases (NTD) and coordination of malaria and lymphatic filariasis elimination efforts in Hispaniola
	Olsen, T. Mark Associate Teaching Professor, Intro Bio Coordinator
	Robichaud, Jennifer Assistant Teaching Professor
	Streit, CSC,Thomas Associate Professional Specialist Research Interests: Vector-borne disease transmission, control and prevention
	Veselik, David Assistant Teaching Professor Biology Club Advisor
	Whaley, Michelle Teaching Professor, Genetics and Cell Biology REU Program Director, Coordinator of Undergraduate Research program