Click the name of one of our Department of Biology faculty members to learn more about their research.
Full-Time Faculty
Russell Burke
Professor
Urban ecology, vertebrate (mostly reptile) ecology, evolution and conservation, disease ecology
516-463-7272
Room 128 Gittleson Hall
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Peter Daniel
Professor
Chemosensory systems of crustaceans
516-463-6718
Room 10 Gittleson Hall
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Michael Dores
Associate Professor
Cellular communication and membrane trafficking of G protein coupled receptors in vascular inflammation and disease
516-463-5273
Room 306D Gittleson Hall
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Lisa Filippi
Professor
Behavioral ecology, evolution of parental care (primarily in insects), urban ecology, insect diversity in urban habitats
516-463-5831
Room 222 Gittleson Hall
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Matthew Fisher
Assistant Professor
Epigenetic regulation of the tumor microenvironment in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma
516-463-7718
Room 301 Gittleson Hall
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Javier Izquierdo
Professor
Applied and environmental microbiology, microbial ecology of lignocellulose utilization, microbial geochemical cycling
516-463-4784
Room 317 Gittleson Hall
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Abigail Kimmitt
Assistant Professor
Physiological drivers and evolutionary consequences of seasonal behaviors in birds
516-463-5792
Room 102A Gittleson Hall
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Maureen Krause
Chair and Professor
Molecular ecology of marine invertebrates
516-463-6178
Room 132 Gittleson Hall
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Brittany Miller
Assistant Professor
Cell biology, exocyst formation and regulation
516-463-5267
Room 302 Gittleson Hall
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Steve Raciti
Associate Professor
Plant and soil ecology; urbanization;
global environmental change
516-463-6001
Room 225 Gittleson Hall
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Jessica Santangelo
Professor
The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, biology education, metacognition
516-463-5517
Room 128 Gittleson Hall
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Nicholas Santangelo
Professor
Behavioral ecology and neuroendocrine processes of aggression, biparental care, mate choice, and breeding habitat in fish
516-463-7394
Room 108 Gittleson Hall
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Luciana Santoferrara
Associate Professor
Ecology and evolution of ciliated protists and other microbes in marine plankton
516-463-8510
Room 326 Gittleson Hall
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Ronald Sarno
Professor
Ecology and evolution, molecular genetics, behavioral ecology, population ecology, and conservation biology
516-463-4266
Room 228 Gittleson Hall
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Michael Shahandeh
Assistant Professor
Unraveling the genetic mechanisms of behavior and its evolution
516-463-5552
Room 306D Gittleson Hall
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Katherine Taylor
Assistant Professor
Genomics and bioinformatics to understand rapid evolution in insects
516-463-5528
Room 102A Gittleson Hall
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Christopher Boyko
Laboratory Director
516-463-5530
Room 217 Gittleson Hall
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Dafang (Faith) Wang
Assistant Professor
Plant genetics, transposon silencing mechanisms
516-463-6719
Room 309A Gittleson Hall
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Jason Williams
Graduate Director and Donald E. Axinn Distinguished Professor in Ecology and Conservation
Biology of marine invertebrates, particularly crustacean and polychaete symbionts (parasites and commensal species)
516-463-5524
Room 218 Gittleson Hall
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Emeritus Faculty
Beverly Clendening
Associate Professor
Developmental biology, sex determination, molecular mechanisms
516-463-5528
Room 326 Gittleson Hall
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Robert Seagull
Professor
Cotton fiber development, regulation of plant cell growth, hormones, and plant development
516-463-5267
Room 222 Gittleson Hall
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Laura VallierSpecial and Adjunct Faculty
Glory Bassey
Adjunct Assistant Professor
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Faye Benjamin
Special Assistant Professor
516-463-5960
Room 229 Gittleson Hall
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Bill Capitano
Adjunct Professor
516-463-4246
Room 209 Gittleson Hall
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Joseph Carrion
Adjunct Assistant Professor
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Thomas Duchak
Adjunct Professor
516-463-4246
Room 209 Gittleson Hall
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Matthew Dunn
Special Assistant Professor
516-463-7336
Room 229 Gittleson Hall
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Connor Fitzpatrick
Special Assistant Professor
516-463-5551
Room 103 Gittleson Hall
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Sabrina Geraci-Yee
Special Assistant Professor
516-463-6542
Room 318A Gittleson Hall
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Gabrielle Germain
Special Assistant Professor
516-463-5527
Room 102A Gittleson Hall
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Robert Gillespie
Adjunct Assistant Professor
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Jiyun Kim
Adjunct Associate Professor
516-463-3047
Room 102A Gittleson Hall
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Kyungwoo Lee
Adjunct Assistant Professor
516-463-4246
Room 209 Gittleson Hall
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Vinay Mandati
Adjunct Assistant Professor
516-463-4246
Room 209 Gittleson Hall
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Stephanie Marotta
Adjunct Instructor
516-463-4246
Room 209 Gittleson Hall
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Jennifer Martinez
Adjunct Assistnat Professor
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Sophia Mihalatos
Adjunct Instructor
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Indranil Murkherjee
Adjunct Assistant Professor / Postdoctoral Scholar
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John Pagiazitis
Adjunct Assistant Professor
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Christopher Papayannakos
Adjunct Assistant Professor
516-463-4246
Room 209 Gittleson Hall
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Casey Personius
Adjunct Instructor
516-463-4246
Room 209 Gittleson Hall
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Lisa Prazak
Adjunct Associate Professor
516-463-4246
Room 209 Gittleson Hall
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Penelope Ramos
Adjunct Instructor
516-463-4246
Room 209 Gittleson Hall
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Sean Roberts
Adjunct Associate Professor
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Nelson Rodriguez
Adjunct Assistant Professor
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Punam Saxena
Adjunct Instructor
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Juliana Tafrova
Adjunct Associate Professor
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Jyoti Thapaliya
Adjunct Assistant Professor
516-463-4246
Room 209 Gittleson Hall
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