Faculty and Staff Listing
biology department
Refer to the lists below to learn about the Faculty and Administrative Staff in the Biology Department at Boston College.
Biology Faculty – Graduate Research and Teaching Faculty
Anthony T. Annunziato |
Molecular biology; Chromatin assembly and histone modifications in mammalian cells and fission yeast |
617-552-3812 |
Joseph R. Burdo |
Hereditary hemochromatosis as a modifier of heavy metal toxicity in the brain, development of a cell culture model of human stroke and identification of neuroprotective compounds using that culture model |
617-552-3556 |
David Burgess |
Cytokinesis, polarization of the cytoskeleton |
617-552-1606 |
Hugh P. Cam |
Epigenetics, functional genomics, gene regulatory networks, molecular mechanisms of genome plasticity |
617-552-6851 |
Thomas C. Chiles |
B lymphocyte growth and survival, metabolomics, nanodiagnostics |
617-552-0840 |
Peter Clote |
RNA thermodynamics-based algorithms, protein and RNA structure, function and molecular evolution machine learning in bioinformatics |
617-552-1332 |
Mary Kathleen Dunn |
Transcriptional regulation of nodule formation |
617-552-3217 |
Rebecca Dunn |
Dr. Dunn's area of expertise is molecular cell biology, epigenetics, and biotechnology. |
411 Higgins |
| Eric S. Folker Ph.D., Notre Dame Assistant Professor |
Cellular Organization. Mechanisms of nuclear movement and the role of nuclear movement in muscle development and disease pathogenesis. | Higgins 578 Joining Faculty in January 2014 |
Marc-Jan Gubbels |
Genetic approaches towards the cell biology of Toxoplasma gondii |
617-552-8722 |
Laura E. Hake |
Translational regulation and signal transduction during meiosis and in early animal development |
617-552-1935 |
Colleen Hitchcock University of Pennsylvania |
Dr. Hitchcock teaches in the Ecology and Core Biology courses. Her area of expertise is Ecology and Evolution. Her research has focused on protective coloration of invertebrates and predator-free space on chemically defended plants. |
425 Higgins 617-552-6657 |
| Charles Hoffman Ph.D., Tufts University, Sackler School Professor & Graduate Program Director |
Glucose sensing, signal transduction, and transcriptional regulation in the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe |
617-552-2779 |
Welkin Johnson |
Retroviruses; Primate lentiviruses (HIV and SIV); Co-evolution of viruses and their hosts |
617-552-3540 |
Daniel A. Kirschner |
Structural analysis of amyloids and myelin sheaths | 617-552-0211 |
| Laura Anne Lowery Ph.D., MIT Assistant Professor |
Cytoskeletal dynamics during cell migration, axon outgrowth, development of the nervous system | Joining Faculty in January 2014 |
| Gabor Marth D.Sc., Washington University, St. Louis Associate Professor |
DNA sequence variation, genome data mining and informatics, population genetics, medical genetics | 617-552-3571 415 Higgins |
Michelle Meyer |
Computational biology, non-coding RNA discovery and validation, molecular evolution, RNA and protein structure |
617-552-0735 |
Junona Moroianu |
Nuclear import and export of viral and cellular macromolecules |
617-552-1713 |
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Marc A.T. Muskavitch |
Malaria and vector biology, vector mosquito genomics and genetics, malaria parasite proteasome function. |
617-552-2717 |
| David S. Newburg Ph.D. Boston University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Visiting Professor |
Bioactive glycans of human milk, glycans of the immature intestinal mucosa, and how these glycans interact to provide a coordinated innate immune system that promotes normal gut colonization while inhibiting enteric diseases. |
617-552-1529 |
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Clare M. O'Connor |
Protein methylation and the repair of age-damaged proteins |
617-552-2553 |
Thomas N. Seyfried Ph.D., University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Professor |
Gene-environmental interactions in epilepsy and brain cancer | 617-552-3563 514 Higgins |
Danielle Taghian Ph.D., Harvard University |
Dr. Taghian teaches in Developmental Biology and Cancer Biology. She has taught labs in Molecular and Cellular Biology, Genetics, and Mammalian Cell Culture. Her research background includes work in DNA recombination and repair mechanisms and the response of human cancers to ionizing radiation. | 617-552-6325 |
Kenneth C. Williams Ph.D., McGill University |
Central nervous system macrophages, neuroAIDS, AIDS pathogenesis, monocyte/macrophage biology | 617-552-1186 |
| Tim van Opijnen Ph.D.; University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands Assistant Professor |
Microbial Systems Biology; drug/gene interaction networks and the development of new antimicrobials, the development of genome-wide next generation sequencing strategies to link genotypes to phenotypes, and the engineering of bacteria with new traits and novel applicability. | 617-552-0804 420A Higgins |
Robert Wolff |
Behavioral Ecology, Marine Ecology, Pre-Health Careers | 617-552-4663 648 Higgins |
Biology Part-Time Faculty
Lynn DiBenedetto |
Dr. DiBenedetto teaches Human Anatomy and lab for Biology majors and Microbiology lab for nursing students |
425 Higgins |
Bradley Coleman |
Dr. Coleman teaches Principles of Immunology. His research focuses on the cell biology of human parasites. This previously included Plasmodium falciparum, the cause of human malaria, and is currently concentrated on the related organism Toxoplasma gondii. |
590 Higgins |
| Alex Coverdill Ph.D., Univeristy of Washington |
Dr. Coverdill teaches Ecology and Evolution as well as Introduction to Physiology. Dr. Coverdill's research interests are focused on the physiology and behavior of migratory songbirds. |
425 Higgins |
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Kirsten Fertuck |
Dr. Fertuck's background is in cellular and molecular biology, cancer biology, and environmental toxicology. She teaches courses in Environmental Biology and Plant Biology |
425 Higgins |
Carol Chaia Halpern |
Dr. Halpern teaches Anatomy & Physiology for nursing students. |
425 Higgins |
Debra Mullikin-Kilpatrick |
Dr. Mullikin-Kilpatrick’s area of expertise is neurobiology; specifically, modulation of neuronal voltage-activated calcium channels. Currently, she teaches Human Physiology and lab. |
425 Higgins |
Arlene Wyman |
Dr. Wyman teaches Biological Chemistry and an elective course in Biochemistry entitled: Medical Biochemistry & Metabolism. Her research background includes seminal papers in human molecular genetics and RFLP polymorphisms. |
425 Higgins |
Research Associate Professors
Tricia Burdo, Ph.D. |
NeuroAIDS pathogenesis, HIV/SIV peripheral neuropathy, osteopontin, monocytes/macrophages |
445A Higgins
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Research Assistant Professors
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| Ivan Dotu, Ph.D. Clote Lab |
Computational Biology, RNA structure, System Biology |
581 Higgins |
Purna Mukherjee, Ph.D. |
Molecular mechanisms of diet on brain tumors |
510 Higgins |
Biology Active Emeritus Faculty and Lecturer
Joseph Orlando, Ph.D. |
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411 Higgins |
Biology Administration
Biology Department Administration |
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Biology Office |
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Chairperson |
Thomas C. Chiles, Ph.D. |
355 Higgins Hall |
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Associate Chairperson |
Mary Kathleen Dunn, Ph.D. |
412 Higgins Hall |
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Graduate Program Director |
Charles Hoffman, Ph.D. |
401B Higgins Hall |
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Department Administrator/Graduate Program Administrator |
Peter Marino | 355 Higgins Hall |
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Undergraduate Program Administrator |
Kristen Adrien |
355 Higgins Hall |
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Administrative Assistant |
Diane Butera |
355 Higgins Hall |
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Faculty Support Assistant |
Colette McLaughlin |
355 Higgins Hall |
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Unix Systems Administrator |
Tony Schreiner, Ph.D. |
555 Higgins Hall |
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Cell Sorting Facility Manager |
Patrick Autissier |
455 Higgins Hall |
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Imaging Facility Manager |
Bret Judson |
bret.judson@bc.edu | 525 Higgins Hall |
Director of Laboratories |
Doug Warner, Ph.D. |
378 Higgins Hall |
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Assistant Director of Laboratories |
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376 Higgins Hall |
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Higgins Operations and Business Services (HOBS)
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Director of Administration for Biology, Physics and, Higgins Operations and Business Services
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Bill Nunez |
355H Higgins Hall |
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Business Manager |
Travis Songer |
355C Higgins Hall |
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Operations Assistant |
Brad Garman |
175 Higgins Hall |
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Procurement Assistant |
Donna Gillis |
355E Higgins Hall |
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| Fiscal/Staff Assistant, Higgins Operations and Business Services | Carole Cardarelli | carole.cardarelli@bc.edu |
355E Higgins Hall |
Post-Award Grants Administrator |
Dina Goodfriend |
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355E Higgins Hall |
Facility & Operations Manager |
John O'Grady |
355D Higgins Hall |
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Grant Proposal and Award Administrator |
Rosemary Panza |
355E Higgins Hall |
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TC Sciences |
Andrew Pope Howard White |
223 Higgins Hall |
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For more information about HOBS, please visit the Higgins Operations & Business Services Web site. |
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