Thirteen CBS faculty members received promotion or tenure this spring.
May 20, 2026
Several faculty members receiving tenure and promotion gathered in May to celebrate their professional achievements, along with BTL Department Head David Kirkpatrick, EEB Department Head Kieran McNulty and CBS Dean Saara DeWalt.
The University of Minnesota awarded 13 College of Biological Sciences faculty with promotion or tenure this spring. These researchers and educators study the living world at every scale, from molecules to ecosystems, while also training and mentoring the next generation of biologists. This year’s faculty receiving promotion and tenure include:
Promoted to full professor
- Mikael Elias (Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Biophysics)
- Trinity Hamilton (Plant and Microbial Biology)
- Will Harcombe (Ecology, Evolution and Behavior)
- Forest Isbell (Ecology, Evolution and Behavior)
- Suzanee McGaugh (Ecology, Evolution and Behavior)
- Allison Shaw (Ecology, Evolution and Behavior)
- Heather Zierhut (Genetics, Cell Biology and Development)
Promoted to associate professor
- Kelly Lane (Biology Teaching and Learning)
- Tom Niehaus (Plant and Microbial Biology)
- Daniel Stanton (Ecology, Evolution and Behavior)
Promoted to teaching professor
- Brian Gibbens (Biology Teaching and Learning)
- Anna Mosser (Biology Teaching and Learning)
Promoted to associate teaching professor
- Emily Flynn (Biology Teaching and Learning; Genetics, Cell Biology and Development)