Refer to the lists below to learn about the Faculty and Administrative Staff in the Biology Department at Boston College.
Biology Faculty - Graduate Research & Teaching Faculty
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Ph.D., University of Massachusetts at Amherst |
Molecular biology; Chromatin assembly and histone modifications in mammalian cells and fission yeast |
617-552-3812 |
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Ph.D., Penn State College of Medicine |
Neuroscience; glutamate toxicity in cell culture as a model of stroke and neurodegenerative disease | 617-552-3556 544B Higgins |
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University of California at Davis |
Cytokinesis, polarization of the cytoskeleton | 617-552-1606 528 Higgins |
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Ph.D., Harvard University |
Epigenetics, functional genomics, gene regulatory networks, molecular mechanisms of genome plasticity | 617-552-6851 501A Higgins |
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Ph.D., University of Florida, College of Medicine |
Molecular immunobiology of B lymphocytes | 617-552-0840 414 Higgins |
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Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
Computational approaches to comparative genomics, gene regulation, and molecular evolution | 617-552-0804 420A Higgins |
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Ph.D., Duke University |
RNA thermodynamics-based algorithms, protein and RNA structure, function and molecular evolution machine learning in bioinformatics | 617-552-1332 577 Higgins |
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Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
Transcriptional regulation of nodule formation | 617-552-3217 412 Higgins |
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Ph.D., Utrecht University, the Netherlands |
Genetic approaches towards the cell biology of Toxoplasma gondii | 617-552-8722 501B Higgins |
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Ph.D., Tufts University |
Translational regulation and signal transduction during meiosis and in early animal development | 617-552-1935 428 Higgins |
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Ph.D., Tufts University, Sackler School |
Glucose sensing, signal transduction, and transcriptional regulation in the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe | 617-552-2779 401B Higgins |
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Ph.D., Harvard University |
Structural analysis of amyloids and myelin sheaths | 617-552-0211 515 Higgins |
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D.Sc., Washington University, St. Louis |
DNA sequence variation, genome data mining and informatics, population genetics, medical genetics | 617-552-3571 415 Higgins |
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Ph.D., Rockefeller University |
Nuclear import and export of viral and cellular macromolecules | 617-552-1713 578 Higgins |
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Ph.D., University of California at San Diego |
Wetland and microbial ecology, nitrogen cycling, greenhouse gases and global change, biodiversity |
617-552-4223 544A Higgins |
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Ph.D., Stanford University |
Molecular cell biology of Notch signaling during development. Molecular cell biology of host-pathogen interactions in vector insects. |
617-552-2717 |
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Ph.D., Purdue University |
Protein methylation and the repair of age-damaged proteins | 617-552-2553 444A Higgins |
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Ph.D., University of California at Berkeley |
Developmental regulation of gene expression and molecular evolution of Drosophila eggshell genes | 617-552-3272 411 Higgins |
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Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
Molecular biology; structure and function of Class III Metallothioneins; metal ions as regulators in microbial systems; metal ion detoxification mechanisms | 617-552-3559 545A Higgins |
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Ph.D., University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign |
Gene-environmental interactions in epilepsy and brain cancer | 617-552-3563 514 Higgins |
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Ph.D., Tufts University |
Urban Ecology, Conservation Biology, Science Education | 617-552-0735 444B Higgins |
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Ph.D., McGill University |
Central nervous system macrophages, neuroAIDS, AIDS pathogenesis, monocyte/macrophage biology | 617-552-1186 445B Higgins |
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Visiting Assistant Professor |
Dr. Wing teaches courses ranging from Introductory Biology to Advanced Laboratories. He has expertise in the areas of gene discovery, platform technology development and assay development | 617-552-0953 545B Higgins |
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Ph.D., Tufts University |
Behavioral Ecology, Marine Ecology, Pre-Health Careers | 617-552-4663 648 Higgins |
Biology Adjunct Faculty
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Peter Auger 617-552-2477 ---- 644B Higgins |
Dr. Auger is the Director of the Sandy Neck Field Station on Cape Cod and teaches several courses in field biology including Coastal Field Ecology and Methods in Environmental Research. |
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Lynn DiBenedetto 617-552-1560 ---- 345A Higgins |
More information is coming soon |
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Rebecca Dunn 617-552-2477 ---- 644B Higgins |
Dr. Dunn's area of expertise is molecular cell biology, epigenetics, and biotechnology. |
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Carol Chaia Halpern 617-552-3565 ---- 365 Higgins |
Dr. Halpern is in charge of the anatomy & physiology and microbiology courses and laboratories for nursing students. She also teaches endocrinology & comparative animal physiology for majors and university course entitled "Spirituality, Science and Life". |
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Colleen Hitchcock 617-552-2477 ---- 644B Higgins |
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. |
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Kathryn Holthaus 617-552-3540 ---- 378 Higgins |
K. Holthaus teaches General Biology, Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics labs. |
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Debra Mullikin-Kilpatrick 617-552-1560 ---- 545A Higgins |
Dr. Mullikin-Kilpatrick’s area of expertise is neurobiology; specifically, modulation of neuronal voltage-activated calcium channels. Her teaching background includes Vertebrate Cell Biology. Currently, she teaches the Physiology Laboratory. |
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Marilee Ogren 617-552-0372 ---- 545A Higgins |
Dr. Ogren teaches in the introductory biology and neurobiology courses. She has expertise in scientific writing and served as an associate editor for the Journal of Comparative Neurology. |
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Danielle Taghian 617-552-6325 ---- 545B Higgins |
Dr. Taghian lectures 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. |
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Arlene Wyman 617-552-3105 ---- 411 Higgins |
Dr. Wyman lectures in the biochemistry and introductory biology courses. Her research background includes seminal papers in human molecular genetics and RFLP polymorphisms. |
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Research Associate Professors: |
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| Dong Cai, Ph.D. Research Associate Professor, Chiles Lab 617-552-3573 ---- 478 Higgins |
Nano-biotechnology with nanomaterials, especially carbon nanotubes and metallic nanoparticles, incorporated devicing |
| Valentin Ilyin, Ph.D. Research Associate Professor, Clote Lab 617-552-1342 ---- 581 Higgins |
Computational Biology, Bioinformatics, Biostatistics, Computational Structural Biology |
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Research Assistant Professors: |
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| Tricia Burdo, Ph.D. Research Assistant Professor, Williams Lab 617-552-3103 ---- 445A Higgins |
NeuroAIDS pathogenesis, HIV/SIV peripheral neuropathy, osteopontin, monocytes/macrophages |
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F. Douglas Ivey, Ph.D.
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Chemical biology; signal transduction; fungal biology |
| Purna Mukherjee, Ph.D. Research Assistant Professor, Seyfried Lab 617-552-8071 ---- 510 Higgins |
Molecular mechanisms of diet on brain tumors |
| Chip Stewart, Ph.D. Research Assistant Professor, Marth Lab 617-552-2913 ---- 431 Higgins |
DNA sequence variation, signal processing, population genetics, medical genetics |
Biology Active Emeritus Faculty and Lecturer
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Joseph Orlando, Ph.D. — Professor Emeritus |
Biology Administration
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Biology Department Administration: |
General Number: |
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 | |
| Graduate Program Director | Charles Hoffman, Ph.D. | charles.hoffman@bc.edu | 401B Higgins Hall |
| Director of Administration | Bill Nunez | nunezg@bc.edu | 355H Higgins Hall 617-552-3541 |
| Undergraduate Program Administrator | Kristen Adrien | kristen.adrien.1@bc.edu | 355 Higgins Hall 617-552-1076 |
| Graduate Program Administrator | Peter Marino | peter.marino@bc.edu | 355 Higgins Hall 617-552-0505 |
| Administrative Assistant | Diane Butera | diane.butera@bc.edu | 355 Higgins Hall 617-552-0337 |
| Faculty Support Assistant | Colette McLaughlin | colette.kelley-mclaughlin.1@bc.edu | 355 Higgins Hall 617-552-3540 |
| Unix Systems Administrator | Tony Schreiner, Ph.D. | tony.schreiner@bc.edu | 477 Higgins Hall 617-552-6487 |
| Cell Sorting Facility Manager | Patrick Autissier | patrick.autissier.1@bc.edu | 468 Higgins Hall 617-552-1417 |
| Imaging Facility Manager | Joshua Rosenberg | joshua.rosenberg.2@bc.edu | 525 Higgins Hall 617-552-4643 |
| Director of Laboratories | Michael Piatelli, Ph.D. | michael.piatelli.1@bc.edu | 378 Higgins Hall 617-552-3552 |
| Assistant Director of Laboratories | Meghan Rice | meghan.rice.1@bc.edu | 376 Higgins Hall 617-552-2782 |
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Higgins Operations and Business Services (HOBS):
| Business Manager | Yasmin Nunez | yasmin.nunez.1@bc.edu | 355C Higgins Hall 617-552-6773 |
| Communications Specialist | Irina Bariakhtar | irina.bariakhtar.1@bc.edu | 335 Higgins Hall 617-552-6918 |
| Procurement Assistant | Donna Gillis | donna.gillis.1@bc.edu | 355E Higgins Hall 617-552-8571 |
| Facility & Operations Manager | John O'Grady | john.ogrady.1@bc.edu | 355D Higgins Hall 617-552-6778 |
| Operations Assistant | Brad Garman | bradford.garman.1@bc.edu | 175 Higgins Hall 617-552-0058 |
| Grant Proposal and Award Administrator | Rosemary Panza | rosemary.panza.1@bc.edu | 355E Higgins Hall 617-552-9254 |
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TC Sciences |
Andrew Pope Howard White |
tcsci@bc.edu | 223 Higgins Hall |
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For more information about HOBS, visit the Higgins Operations & Business Service Web site. | |||