Faculty

Ivan Anastassov

Assistant Professor

City University of New York

Office:

Hensill Hall 227 - Email: ianastassov@sfsu.edu

Office Phone:

415-405-2115

Specialties:

Biology of Vision, Comparative Retinal Neurophysiology, Development of Retinal Circuits, Functional and Anatomical Diversity of Sensory Neurons.

Frank Bayliss

Professor; Director of the Student Enrichment Opportunities Office

University of California Davis

Office:

Sci 200

Office Phone:

(415) 338-1071

Specialties:

http://seo.sfsu.edu/

Katharyn Boyer

Professor

UCLA (Ph.D), San Diego State (M.S.), University of Maryland, College Park (B.S.)

Office:

Romberg Tiburon Center, Bldg 36, rm 204; Hensill Hall 545

Office Phone:

(415) 338-3751

Specialties:

Wetland and coastal ecology and restoration, community ecology, biodiversity and ecosystem functioning, nutrient dynamics, trophic interactions, habitat structure

Jennifer Breckler

Professor

University of California, Los Angeles

Office:

426 Hensill Hall

Office Phone:

(415) 338-2340

Specialties:

My current research focus is on science education: 1) Biology student learning styles and course performance. 2) Kinesthetic approaches to teaching introductory biology, histology and physiology. 3) Impact of introductory biology coursework on student career choice.

Laura Burrus

Professor & Chair

University of Wisconsin

Office:

Hensill Hall 710

Office Phone:

(415) 338-7680

Specialties:

developmental biology, cancer biology, neural tube patterning, cell signaling, generation of morphogen gradients, biochemistry of Wnt lipid modifications

Jason Cantley

Assistant Professor

University of Hawai'i at Mānoa

Office:

HH 722

Office Phone:

415-405-3731

Specialties:

Botany, Evolution, Biogeography, Population Genetics, Conservation Genetics, New Species Description, and Molecular Systematics

Edward Carpenter

Professor

North Carolina State University

Office:

#300, Bldg 36, Romberg Tiburon Center

Office Phone:

415-338-3732

Specialties:

Marine phytoplankton ecology, nutrient cycling, primary productivity, ocean acidification effects, microbial ecology

Mark Chan

Assistant Professor

PhD Stanford, Postdoc UCSF

Office:

HH450

Office Phone:

415-405-2864

Specialties:

Organelle size control in budding yeast, Cell Biology, Fluorescence microscopy, Computational imaging analysis

Jaime Chaves

Assistant Professor

UCLA (Ph.D), San Francisco State University (M.S.), Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador (B.S.)

Office:

HH759

Specialties:

Evolution, Phylogenetics, Phylogeography, Ornithology, Galápagos, Darwin's finches

Joseph Chen

Associate Professor

Harvey Mudd College, Harvard University

Office:

Hensill Hall 623

Office Phone:

(415) 405-2762

Specialties:

Bacterial Genetics and Physiology, Molecular Microbiology: how are subcellular components synthesized and assembled at the appropriate time and place in response to internal cues and environmental conditions?

Lily Chen

Professor

State University of New York, Buffalo

Office:

Hensill Hall 546

Office Phone:

415-338-6763

Specialties:

microbial pathogenesis, public health microbiology, biotechnology and Professional Science Master's degree

Diana Chu

Professor

University of California, Los Angeles

Office:

Hensill Hall 764

Office Phone:

(415) 405-3487

Specialties:

epigenetics, chromatin, gene expression, chromosome dynamics, male fertility

William P. Cochlan

RTC Research Professor

University of British Columbia (Ph.D. and B.Sc-H), Dalhousie Univ. (M.Sc.)

Office:

Romberg Tiburon Center for Environmental Studies

Office Phone:

(415) 338-3541

Specialties:

Marine Microbial Ecology and Oceanography, specifically phytoplankton ecology and physiology, harmful algal blooms (HABs) nutrient dynamics, algal biofuels and ocean acidification.

C. Sarah Cohen

Professor

University of Washington

Office:

Hensill 545, and RTC, Bldg 36 first floor

Office Phone:

(415) 338-3750

Specialties:

Population biology and genetics, molecular evolution of marine animals and plants. Evolution of recognition systems in colonial invertebrates and vertebrates.

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Edward F. Connor

Professor

Florida State University

Office:

Hensill 760

Office Phone:

(415) 338-6997

Specialties:

Population and quantitative ecology; insect-plant interactions.

Robyn Crook

Assistant Professor

City University of New York

Office:

HH 419

Specialties:

Neurobiology, Sensory Neuroscience, Pain Physiology, Animal Behavior, Comparative Physiology, Nervous System Evolution

Karen Crow

Associate Professor

University of California, Santa Cruz

Office:

Hensill 214

Office Phone:

(415) 405-2760

Specialties:

Evolution and ecology of fishes, Ichthyology, Molecular evolution of duplicate genes, Evolutionary Developmental Biology (Evo-Devo)

Wilfred Denetclaw

Associate Professor

University of California, Berkeley

Office:

Hensill 704

Office Phone:

415-338-1784

Specialties:

Cell biology and development.

Dennis E. Desjardin

Professor and Director of the Harry D. Thiers Herbarium

University of Tennessee

Office:

Hensill 429

Office Phone:

(415) 338-2439

Specialties:

Fungal systematics, ecology and biogeography with a focus on species associated with tropical and island habitats. Bioluminescent fungi. Phylogeny of mushroom-forming lineages.

Carmen Domingo

Professor

University of California, Berkeley

Office:

Hensill 705

Office Phone:

(415) 338-6995

Specialties:

Vertebrate development and gene regulation.

Richard Dugdale

RTC Research Professor

University of Wisconsin

Office:

Romberg Tiburon Center

Office Phone:

415-338-3518

Specialties:

Biogeochemical cycling and the interaction of phytoplankton, nutrients and CO2

Lauren A. Esposito, PhD

Cal Academy of Science Research Faculty

Office Phone:

415-379-5728

Specialties:

Arachnid Systematics, Biogeography & Genomics

Megumi Fuse

Professor

University of Toronto

Office:

HH 422

Office Phone:

415-405-0728

Specialties:

Insect endocrinology and neurobiology

Michael A. Goldman

Professor

Purdue University

Office:

Hensill Hall 534

Office Phone:

(415) 338-1549

Specialties:

chromatin structure, human genetics, developmental biology

John Hafernik

Professor Emeritus

University of California, Berkeley

Office:

Hensill 519

Office Phone:

(415) 338-1740

Specialties:

Evolution, ecology and conservation biology of insects and their relatives.

Zheng-Hui He

Professor

University of Virginia

Office:

Hensill 550

Office Phone:

(415) 338-6193

Specialties:

Molecular Mechanisms of Cell-Cell and Cell-Environment Communications in Plant Development, Vitamin B6 and Ultraviolet B (UV-B) Signaling, Plant Stress Physiology.

Wim Kimmerer

RTC Research Professor

University of Hawai'i

Office:

Romberg Tiburon Center

Office Phone:

415-338-3515

Specialties:

Aquatic ecosystem of the San Francisco Estuary

Gretchen LeBuhn

Professor

University of California, Santa Barbara

Office:

Hensill 741

Office Phone:

(415) 405-0729

Specialties:

Ecology and conservation of wildand areas, citizen science, monitoring, urban ecology, andplant evolutionary ecology,

Leticia Márquez-Magaña

Professor

Stanford BS/MS in Biological Sciences; UC Berkeley PhD in Biochemistry, Stanford Medical Center Post-doctoral Fellowship in Molecular Pharmacology

Office:

Hensill Hall 665

Office Phone:

(415) 338-3289

Specialties:

Community-engaged, transdisciplinary research to achieve health equity

Christopher Moffatt

Associate Professor

Johns Hopkins University

Office:

Hensill 420

Office Phone:

(415) 338-1631

Specialties:

Hormonal modulation of neural mechanisms

Karina Nielsen

Director and Professor Romberg Tiburon Center and Department of Biology

Brooklyn College City University of New York; Oregon State University

Office:

Romberg Tiburon Center for Environmental Studies, Building 36, room 203

Office Phone:

(415) 338-3713

Specialties:

Coastal ecosystems, community ecology, biological oceanography, environmental physiology, conservation biology, natural history and science policy.

V. Thomas Parker

Professor

University of California, Santa Barbara

Office:

Hensill Hall 449

Office Phone:

(415) 338-2375

Specialties:

Plant Ecology, Community Ecology, Vegetation dynamics (dispersal, seed banks, seedling establishment, mycorrhizae), Fire Ecology, Vegetation conservation and management, Evolution and Ecology of Arctostaphylos (Ericaceae) and Ceanothus (Rhamnaceae), Tidal Wetlands, Chaparral, Mixed Evergreen Forests

Sally G Pasion

Associate Professor

University of California, Los Angeles

Office:

Hensill Hall 668C

Office Phone:

(415) 405-0736

Specialties:

DNA replication, DNA repair, telomere biology, cell cycle regulation, genetics

Robert Patterson

Professor

University of California, Santa Barbara

Specialties:

Systematic Botany. Phylogenetics of Linanthus & Leptosiphon (Polemoniaceae) and Phacelia (Boraginaceae). California floristics.

Pleuni Pennings

Assistant Professor

PhD: Ludwig Maximillian's University, Munich

Office:

Hensill Hall 520 and 763

Specialties:

Evolution, drug resistance, HIV, population genetics, mathematical modeling, computer simulations, (sequence) data analysis.

Robert Ramirez

Professor

B.S. in Biology, Univ. of California, Riverside, 1981. Ph.D. in Microbiology, Univ. of California, Davis, 1990.

Office:

Hensill 665

Office Phone:

(415) 338-1102

Specialties:

Teaching: Microbial Physiology and Virology. Research: Osmoregulation in yeast

Blake Riggs

Assistant Professor

UC Santa Cruz

Office:

HH 724

Office Phone:

(415)338-1499

Specialties:

mitotic spindle assembly, chromosome segregation, mitotic membrane rearrangement, cell division

Rori Rohlfs

Assistant Professor

University of Washington

Office:

HH 762

Specialties:

population genetics, evolution, statistical genetics, gene expression, forensic genetics

Joseph Romeo

Professor

University of California, San Diego

Office:

Hensill Hall 513

Office Phone:

(415) 338-6008

Specialties:

Molecular virology, mechanisms of HIV latency and immune evasion, regulation of gene expression

Barry Rothman

Professor; Pre-Health Professions Advisor

Haverford College (BS, 1969) and California Institute of Technology (Ph.D., 1976)

Office:

Hensill Hall, Room 221

Office Phone:

(415) 338-2418 (no voicemail)

Specialties:

Professor of Biology Chair, Health Professions Advising Committee Director, Pre-Health Professions Certificate Program Director, SFSU - University of Pacific Dental Post-Bac Program Director, Summer Science Institute

Eric Routman

Professor

Washington University

Office:

Hensill Hall 761

Office Phone:

(415) 338-1196

Specialties:

Population Genetics Quantitative Genetics Phylogeography

Scott Roy

Assistant Professor

Harvard University

Office:

HH421

Office Phone:

(415) 338-1359

Specialties:

Bioinformatics, Molecular Evolution

Nicole Salazar Velmeshev

Assistant Professor

University of Miami

Office:

HH668A

Office Phone:

415-338-1184

Specialties:

Cancer Biology

Erica L Sanchez

University of Washington (PhD), University of California Davis (BS)

Office:

HH722

Specialties:

Kaposi's Sarcoma Herpesvirus (KSHV) G Protein-Coupled Receptor (vGPCR) contribution to metabolic regulation during infection Trafficking and signaling of KSHV vGPCR Molecular Biology techniques, Tissue Culture techniques, Experimental Design, and project management

Ravinder Sehgal

Associate Professor

University of California, San Francisco

Office:

Hensill Hall 723

Office Phone:

(415) 405-0329

Specialties:

Avian Parasitology, Ecology of Infectious Disease

Kevin Simonin

Assistant Professor

University of California, Berkeley

Office:

Hensill Hall 433

Specialties:

Environmental Plant Biology

Greg Spicer

Professor

University of Chicago

Office:

Hensill 755

Office Phone:

(415) 338-6756

Specialties:

Evolutionary biology and molecular systematics of insects, mites, and birds.

Jonathon Stillman

Professor

Oregon State University

Office:

Romberg Tiburon Center, B36. @ SFSU: Hensill 425

Office Phone:

(415) 338-3790

Specialties:

Environmental and evolutionary physiology of marine organisms, functional genomics of porcelain crabs, thermal physiology, responses to climate change.

Andrea Swei

Assistant Professor

U C Berkeley

Office:

HH 664

Office Phone:

(415) 338-1753

Specialties:

Disease ecology, population and community ecology, microbiome analysis, emerging infectious diseases

Kimberly Tanner

Professor; Director of SEPAL

Rice University (BA, Biochemistry); University of California, San Francisco (PhD, Neuroscience)

Office:

SEPAL Laboratory in Hensill Hall 243 - kdtanner@sfsu.edu

Office Phone:

(415) 405-3438

Specialties:

biology education research, equity and diversity in science, science education research, science teaching methods for scientists, partnerships with K-12 schools, development of novel assessment tools, community college biology teaching, cognitive psychology research

José R. de la Torre

Associate Professor

University of California, San Francisco

Office:

Hensill Hall 437

Office Phone:

(415) 338-7043

Specialties:

Microbial Ecology & Evolution, Comparative & Functional Genomics, Microbiome Analysis, Metagenomics, Biogeochemistry, Geobiology, Astrobiology, Microbiology of High Temperature Environments (Hot Springs), Archaea

Alejandro Vélez Meléndez

University of Minnesota

Office:

Hensill Hall 418

Office Phone:

(415) 338-2198

Specialties:

Sensory Physiology and Ecology, Animal Communication, Evolutionary Neuroscience, Neuroethology, Animal Behavior

Vance Thomas Vredenburg

Associate Professor

University of California Berkeley

Office:

Hensill Hall 754

Office Phone:

(415) 338-7296

Specialties:

Ecology of emerging infectious disease, amphibian ecology and biogeography, aquatic food webs

Gerdi Weidner

Research Professor

Kansas State University

Office:

Romberg Tiburon Center, Building 39 Room 217

Specialties:

Psychosocial and behavioral contributions to non-communicable chronic diseases (focus: cardiovascular diseases); public health, global health; gender differences.