Faculty

Frank Bayliss

Professor; Director of the Student Enrichment Opportunities Office

University of California Davis

Office:

Sci 200

Office Phone:

(415) 338-1071

Katharyn Boyer

Associate 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

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

University of Wisconsin

Office:

Hensill Hall 710

Office Phone:

(415) 338-7680

Specialties:

developmental biology, cancer biology, myogenesis, neural tube patterning, cell signaling, generation of morphogen gradients

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

Lily Chen

Associate 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

Joseph Chen

Assistant Professor

Harvey Mudd College (B.S.); Harvard University (Ph.D.)

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?

Diana Chu

Assistant Professor

University of California, Los Angeles

Office:

Hensill Hall 764

Office Phone:

(415) 405-3487

Specialties:

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

Frank Cipriano

Research Associate Professor and Director of the Molecular Genetics Lab

University of Arizona

Office:

Hensill 450

Office Phone:

(415) 338-3453

Specialties:

Systematics, behavioral ecology, and conservation of Cetaceans (whales, dolphins and porpoises); Molecular forensics and species identification; Factors influencing evolution, diversification and speciation in marine ecosystems

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 and algal biofuels.

C. Sarah Cohen

Associate Professor

University of Washington

Office:

Hensill 545, and RTC

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.

Edward F. Connor

Professor

Florida State University

Office:

Hensill 760

Office Phone:

(415) 338-6997

Specialties:

Population and quantitative ecology; insect-plant interactions.

Karen Crow

Assistant 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

Bettina Engelbrecht

Assistant Professor

University of Darmstadt

Office:

Dr. Engelbrecht is on leave

Specialties:

Physiological Plant Ecology, Functional Ecology, Plant Population Ecology, Community Ecology, Tropical Ecology

Megumi Fuse

Associate Professor

University of Toronto

Office:

HH 422

Office Phone:

415-405-0728

Specialties:

Insect endocrinology and neurobiology

Michael A. Goldman

Professor and Chair

Purdue University

Office:

Hensill Hall 534

Office Phone:

(415) 338-1549

Specialties:

chromatin structure, human genetics, developmental biology

John Hafernik

Professor

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 during Plant Development. Cell Wall-Associated Kinases. Ultraviolet B (UV-B) Signaling.

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

Associate Professor

University of California, Santa Barbara

Office:

Hensill 741

Office Phone:

(415) 405-0729

Specialties:

conservation biology, plant evolutionary ecology, solitary bee population and community ecology, monitoring

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 664

Office Phone:

(415) 338-3289

Specialties:

bacterial genetics; transitioning to cancer disparities research

Christopher Moffatt

Asssociate Professor

Johns Hopkins University

Office:

Hensill 420

Office Phone:

(415) 338-1631

Specialties:

Hormonal modulation of neural mechanisms

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

Office:

Hensill 451

Office Phone:

(415) 338-1237

Specialties:

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

Robert Ramirez

Professor

Univ. of California, Davis, 1990, Microbiology

Office:

Hensill 665

Office Phone:

415-338-1102

Specialties:

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

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/UCSF/Pacific Dental Reapplicant Program Director, SFSU Adjunct Dental Post-Bac Program

Eric Routman

Professor

Washington University

Office:

Hensill Hall 761

Office Phone:

(415) 338-1196

Specialties:

Population Genetics Phylogeography

Ravinder Sehgal

Assistant Professor

University of California, San Francisco

Office:

Hensill 548

Office Phone:

(415) 405-0329

Specialties:

Avian Parasitology, Ecology of Infectious Disease

Christopher Smith

Assistant Professor

University of California, San Francisco

Office:

Hensill Hall 518

Office Phone:

(415) 405-2505

Specialties:

Bioinformatics, Heterochromatin, Behavioral Genetics, Epigenetics, Biodiversity

Greg Spicer

Professor

University of Chicago (1990)

Office:

Hensill 755

Office Phone:

(415) 338-6756

Specialties:

Evolutionary biology and molecular systematics of insects and birds,

Jonathon Stillman

Assistant 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.

Kimberly Tanner

Assistant Professor; Director of SEPAL

University of California, San Francisco

Office:

Hensill 243

Office Phone:

(415) 405-3438

Specialties:

biology education research, science education research, science teaching methods for scientists, partnerships with K-12 schools, development of novel assessment tools

Anne Todgham

Lecturer

University of British Columbia

Office:

Hensill Hall 437

Office Phone:

415-405-2864

Specialties:

Ecological physiology, environmental genomics, climate change biology

José R. de la Torre

Assistant Professor

University of California, San Francisco

Office:

Hensill Hall 668A

Office Phone:

(415) 338-7043

Specialties:

Microbiology; Microbial Ecology; Environmental Genomics (Metagenomics); Archaea; Nitrogen Cycle; Life in Extreme Environments

Vance Thomas Vredenburg

Assistant Professor

University of California, Berkeley

Office:

Hensill 227

Office Phone:

(415) 338-7296

Specialties:

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

Steven L. Weinstein

Associate Professor

University of California, San Francisco

Office:

Hensill 670

Office Phone:

415-338-1843

Specialties:

Signal transduction; macrophages; host response to infection

Frances Wilkerson

RTC Research Professor

University of Bristol

Office:

Romberg Tiburon Center

Office Phone:

415-338-3519

Specialties:

Nutrient and phytoplankton interactions in the sea, especially those involving diatoms and eutrophic regions.

Stan Williams

Arizona State University

Office:

Hensill 216

Office Phone:

(415) 338-1695

Specialties:

Origin, distribution and affinities of American scorpions. Cladistic and phenetic relationships among arthropods, especially scorpions. Arthropod bionomics (particularly of Arachnids). Evolution of morphological mechanisms of scorpions. Urban entomology. Effects of environmental disturbance on species diversity in arthropods.

Andrew Zink

Assistant Professor

Cornell University

Office:

Hensill 436

Office Phone:

(415) 405-2761

Specialties:

Evolution of social behavior; mathematical modeling; insect behavior and ecology