Faculty

Phyllis Braun, Professor. BS, Fairfield University; Ph.D., Georgetown University – Molecular Biology – Presence of fibrillar mannoproteins determines the hydrophilic nature of Candida albicans. Using these cells, we investigate how the different hydrophobic and hydrophilic cell wall surfaces influenced the transport of various nutrients into the cell.

Diane Brousseau, Professor. Ph.D., University of Massachusetts – Marine Biology – Epizootiology of parasitic pathogens of marine bivalves and the effects of introduced species on the population biology of commercially-important bivalves such as oysters and clams.

Olivia Harriott, Associate Professor. Ph.D., University of Connecticut – Microbiology/ Molecular Biology – Optimize dispersed growth and biomass production of Frankia in laboratory culture; Develop a gene transfer system for Frankia; Characterize the nitrogen fixation gene cluster.

Virginia Hodgkinson, Associate Professor. Ph.D., Rutgers University – Parasitology – Cultivation and characterization of the vertebrate stge of Leishmania enriettii; Population studies of one of the vectors of Leishmania.

Jennifer Klug, Assistant Professor. BS, Indiana University; MS, University of Wisconsin; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin – Zoology – Study of how organisms are directly affected by changes in the environment and how the interactions among organisms affect overall community responses to environmental change.

Tod Osier, Assistant Professor. BS, Binghamton University; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin – Entomology – Ecology of plant-insect interactions; How plant chemistry affects the distribution and abundance of herbivorous insects on plants in relation to plant defense theory.

Shelley Phelan, Assistant Professor. BS Wellesley College; Ph.D., Harvard University – Cell Biology – Using molecular and cell biology approaches in mammalian tissue and cell culture to investigate the role of a newly described antioxidant in atherosclerosis and the stress response.

Ray Poincelot, Professor. BA, Southern Connecticut State University; Ph.D., Case Western Reserve University – Plant Biochemistry – Treatment of plants with various biostimulants and the measurement of subsequent growth and development to determine what natural researce can reduce fertilizer needs and still produce acceptable quality plants.

Donald Ross, Professor Emeritus. Ph.D., Fordham University. My office is located in Bannow 252. Fall 2004 I will be teaching BI 213, Endocrinology. The Webliography was created as a resource for this course. I may be reached at extension 2034.

Glenn Sauer, Assistant Professor. Ph.D., University of South Carolina, Cell Biochemistry – Cellular processing of metal ions in bone-forming cells and how biological macromolecules control metal metabolism; Understanding ways in which metal ions influence cell development and function.

Joanne Choly, MSC, BS, MA, CAS. Lab Supervisor and Adjunct Professor. My office is located in Bannow 239 (enter through Bannow 238B or Bannow 240). Please visit my web site which includes links to Ecology & Society (BI 75).

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