Department of Biology

Building 6S

Richard Veit, Chairperson and Professor

Professors: Gregory Cheplick, Leonard Ciaccio, Charles Kramer, Jacqueline LeBlanc, Gail Simmons, Andrzej Wieraszko. Associate Professors: Frank Burbrink, Alejandra del Carmen Alonso, Robert Corin, Margaret Dooley, Abdeslem Elidrissi, William L'Amoreaux, Elena McCoy, John Oppenheimer, Chang-Hui Shen, William Wallace. Assistant Professors: Jimmie Fata, Jianying Gu, Robert Matlock, Shibal Mitra. Chief College Lab Technician: Emmel (Tom) Brown. Senior College Lab Technicians: Cassandra Camillio, Kinnea Keating. College Lab Technicians: Jennifer Costello, Ileana D'Aversa, Carol DeMartinis-Hartman, Lisa Ghigliotti. Lecturer: Rebecca Chamberlain.

The department offers the Bachelor's degree in Biology, Biology with an option in Bioinformatics and a Master of Science degree in Biology. The department participates in the joint program for the Bachelor's degree in Biochemistry and a minor in Biochemistry, and in the interdisciplinary program leading to the Bachelor's degree in Medical Technology. The department participates in the University's Doctoral program in Biology, with many students in Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior and Neuroscience. The Medical Technology program utilizes hospital affiliations accredited by the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS).

The MS program in Biology is coordinated by Associate Professor Frank Burbrink. Associate Professor Elena McCoy serves as chair of the advisory committee for pre-medicine students.