College faculty

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R. Scott McIvor, Ph.D.

Professor

Genetics, Cell Biology and Development

420 Washington Avenue SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455
United States

Luiza Mendonca Luiza Mendonca

Assistant Professor

Biochemistry Molecular Biology and Biophysics

Integrative imaging approaches to investigate cell pathways exploited by RNA viruses; identify molecular targets for therapeutic interventions

5-130 Nils Hasselmo
312 Church St SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455
United States

David Moeller

Professor

Plant and Microbial Biology

1445 Gortner Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55108
United States

Randy Moore headshot Randy Moore

Professor

Biology Teaching and Learning

My research involves evolution education and the evolution-creationism controversy.

515 Delaware St. SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455
United States

Anna Mosser

Teaching Associate Professor

Biology Teaching and Learning

515 Delaware Street SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455
United States

Joseph Muretta

Research Assistant Professor

Biochemistry Molecular Biology and Biophysics

312 Church Street SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455
United States

Sharon E. Murphy

Professor

Biochemistry Molecular Biology and Biophysics

Our research focuses on the contribution of individual differences in nicotine and carcinogen metabolism to lung cancer risk.

2231 6th St SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455
United States

Hiroshi Nakato, Ph.D.

Professor; Director, Developmental Biology Center

Genetics, Cell Biology and Development

Morphogen Signaling, Stem Cell Niche, Heparan Sulfate Proteoglycans, Regeneration Termination, Drosophila

515 Delaware Street SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455
United States

Thomas Neufeld, Ph.D.

Professor

Genetics, Cell Biology and Development

515 Delaware Street SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455
United States

Min Ni

Professor

Plant and Microbial Biology

Arabidopsis de-etiolation, seed development, genetics, epigenetics, and genomics.

1445 Gortner Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55108
United States

Laura Niedernhofer

Professor

Biochemistry Molecular Biology and Biophysics

321 CHURCH ST. SE
MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55455
United States

Thomas Niehaus portrait Thomas Niehaus

Assistant Professor

Plant and Microbial Biology

Studying metabolic biochemistry in plant and microbial organisms; focused on metabolite damage and repair associated with the TCA cycle.

778 BioSci
Saint Paul, MN 55108
United States

Michael O'Connor headshot Michael O'Connor, Ph.D.

Professor

Genetics, Cell Biology and Development

Cell-Cell communication and regulation of Drosophila development and physiology

515 Delaware Street SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455
United States

Douglas H. Ohlendorf

Professor, Associate Head of Education

Biochemistry Molecular Biology and Biophysics

312 Church St. SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455
United States

Craig Packer

Distinguished McKnight University Professor, Director - Lion Research Center

Ecology, Evolution and Behavior

I focus on restoration and biodiversity of East African grasslands via the propagation of native plants and managing livestock grazing.

1987 Upper Buford Circle
St. Paul, MN 55108
United States

Laurie Parker

Professor & Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education

Biochemistry Molecular Biology and Biophysics

We develop in vitro and cell-based assays and substrate tools for post-translational modification enzymes using peptide chemical biology and proteomics.

420 Washington Avenue SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455
United States

Steve Polasky

Regents Professor

Ecology, Evolution and Behavior

1994 Buford Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55108
United States

Vanessa Pompei

Advanced Education Program Specialist 3

Biology Teaching and Learning

1445 Gortner Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55108
United States

Mary Porter, Ph.D.

Professor

Genetics, Cell Biology and Development

420 Washington Avenue SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455
United States

Jennifer Powers in truck Jennifer S. Powers

Professor

Plant and Microbial Biology

Our lab studies ecosystem processes and community dynamics in seasonally dry tropical forests from microbial to biome-wide scales.

1987 Upper Buford Circle
St. Paul, MN 55108
United States

Kristina Prescott

Teaching Assistant Professor

Biology Teaching and Learning

515 Delaware St SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455
United States

Ewa Prochniewicz-Nakayama

Research Assistant Professor

Biochemistry Molecular Biology and Biophysics

Maureen Quin

Research Assistant Professor

Biochemistry Molecular Biology and Biophysics

Portrait of Ivan Radin Ivan Radin

Assistant Professor

Plant and Microbial Biology

610 Biological Sciences
1445 Gortner Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55108
United States

Headshot of Robyn Rebbeck Robyn Rebbeck

Research Assistant Professor

Biochemistry Molecular Biology and Biophysics

Develop fluorescence-based protein biosensors for high-throughput screening and to resolve structural regulation of Ca2+ handling proteins.

NHH 5-108
312 Church St SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455
United States

Krista Redlinger-Grosse headshot Krista Redlinger-Grosse

Assistant Professor; Director of Fieldwork and Supervisory Training

Genetics, Cell Biology and Development

Dr. Redlinger-Grosse’s research focuses on the intersection of genetic counseling and psychology in genetic counseling provision and training.

4-122 Moos Tower
515 Delaware Street SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455
United States

Tamar Resnick

Teaching Associate Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies - Biology Major

Biology Teaching and Learning

515 Delaware Street SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455
United States

Jack E. Richman

Research Assistant Professor

Biochemistry Molecular Biology and Biophysics

1479 Gortner Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55108
United States

Juan Carlos Rivera-Mulia

Assistant Professor

Biochemistry Molecular Biology and Biophysics

Developmental regulation of genome architecture and function

420 Washington Ave. S.E.
Minneapolis, MN 55455
United States

Paul D. Robbins

Professor

Biochemistry Molecular Biology and Biophysics

321 Church St SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455
United States

Gillian Roehrig

Professor of Science Education, Associate Director of STEM Education Center

Biology Teaching and Learning

1954 Buford Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55108
United States

Robert J. Roon

Associate Professor

Biochemistry Molecular Biology and Biophysics

312 Church St. SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455
United States

Osha Roopnarine

Research Associate Professor

Biochemistry Molecular Biology and Biophysics

312 Church Street SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455
United States

Ann Rougvie, Ph.D.

Professor

Genetics, Cell Biology and Development

420 Washington Avenue SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455
United States

Michel M. Sanders

Distinguished University Teaching Professor

Biochemistry Molecular Biology and Biophysics

420 Washington Ave SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455
United States

Leslie Schiff

Professor, CBS Honors Liaison, Associate Dean for University Curriculum, Director of Undergraduate Studies - Microbiology Major

Biology Teaching and Learning, Microbiology and Immunology

Minneapolis, MN 55455
United States

Jonathan Schilling

Professor

Itasca Biological Station and Laboratories, Plant and Microbial Biology

1445 Gortner Ave
Saint Paul, MN 55108
United States

Daniel Schmidt headshot Daniel Schmidt

Associate Professor

Genetics, Cell Biology and Development

Scalable methods for high-throughput engineering of synthetic protein systems with applications in neural circuit mapping and gene therapy.

420 Washington Avenue SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455
United States

Claudia Schmidt-Dannert

Distinguished McKnight University Professor, Associate Head of Research, Director Post Doctoral Studies

Biochemistry Molecular Biology and Biophysics

We are developing biological systems for the sustainable synthesis of valuable compounds and fabrication of functional materials through biological design.

1479 Gortner Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55108
United States

Janet L. Schottel

Professor

Biochemistry Molecular Biology and Biophysics

Studying cancer therapies focused on engineered bacteria to release immunomodulators that impact breast and fibrosarcoma tumors

1479 Gortner Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55108
United States

Anita Schuchardt

Associate Professor

Biology Teaching and Learning

515 Delaware St. SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455
United States

Cheryl Scott

Teaching Assistant Professor

Biology Teaching and Learning

515 Delaware St. SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455
United States

Eric Seabloom

Professor

Ecology, Evolution and Behavior

My research interests include many topics in community and ecosystem ecology including disease, biological invasions, and global change.

1987 Upper Buford Circle
St. Paul, MN 55108
United States

Burckhard Seelig Burckhard Seelig

Professor

Biochemistry Molecular Biology and Biophysics

Synthetic Biology - Protein Evolution and Engineering - Artificial Proteins - Origin of Life - Astrobiology

1479 Gortner Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55108
United States

Headshot of Allison Shaw Allison Shaw

Associate Professor

Ecology, Evolution and Behavior

Developing mathematical theory to understand the causes and consequences of organismal movement.

1987 Upper Buford Circle
St. Paul, MN 55108
United States

Ruth Shaw Ruth G. Shaw

Professor

Ecology, Evolution and Behavior

Our research employs quantitative genetics to study ongoing evolution in wild plant populations.

1987 Upper Buford Circle
St. Paul, MN 55108
United States

Naoko Shima, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Genetics, Cell Biology and Development

420 Washington Avenue SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455
United States

Paul G. Siliciano

Associate Professor

Biochemistry Molecular Biology and Biophysics

420 Washington Avenue SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455
United States

Jeffrey Simon, Ph.D.

Professor

Genetics, Cell Biology and Development

515 Delaware Street SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455
United States

Sivaraj (Shiv) Sivaramakrishnan

Professor

Genetics, Cell Biology and Development

420 Washington Avenue SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455
United States