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 |
Jeffrey Chuang |
Computational approaches to comparative genomics, gene regulation, and molecular evolution |
617-552-0804 |
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 |
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, Ph.D. 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. |
670 Higgins |
| Charles Hoffman Ph.D., Tufts University, Sackler School Professor |
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 |
| 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 |
Robert Wolff |
Behavioral Ecology, Marine Ecology, Pre-Health Careers | 617-552-4663 648 Higgins |
Biology Part-Time Faculty
Lynn DiBenedetto |
Teaches courses in Anatomy and Physiology, directed to Biology majors interested in professions within health science |
425 Higgins |
Bradley Coleman |
Dr. Coleman teaches "Epidemics, Disease & Humanity" and Immunology. His research interests include epigenetic regulation of virulence genes in P. falciparum malaria. |
545B Higgins |
| Alex Coverdill Ph.D., Univeristy of Washington |
Dr. Coverdill teaches ecology and evolution | 425 Higgins |
Rebecca Dunn |
Dr. Dunn's area of expertise is molecular cell biology, epigenetics, and biotechnology. |
365 Higgins |
Kirsten Fertuck |
Dr. Fertuck's background is in cellular and molecular biology, cancer biology, and environmental toxicology. |
644B Higgins |
Carol Chaia Halpern |
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." |
365 Higgins |
Debra Mullikin-Kilpatrick |
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. |
425 Higgins |
| Kellee R. Siegfried-Harris Ph.D., University of Wisconsin Madison |
Dr. Siegfried-Harris teaches advanced laboratories in Molecular and Cell Biology; is a Research Associate at Children's Hospital | 575 Higgins |
Arlene Wyman |
Dr. Wyman lectures in the biochemistry and introductory biology courses. Her research background includes seminal papers in human molecular genetics and RFLP polymorphisms. |
411 Higgins |
Research Associate Professors
Dong Cai, Ph.D. |
Nano-biotechnology with nanomaterials, especially carbon nanotubes and metallic nanoparticles, incorporated devicing |
444B Higgins
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Research Assistant Professors
Tricia Burdo, Ph.D. |
NeuroAIDS pathogenesis, HIV/SIV peripheral neuropathy, osteopontin, monocytes/macrophages |
445A Higgins |
| 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 |
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 |
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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 |
Michael Piatelli, Ph.D. |
378 Higgins Hall |
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Assistant Director of Laboratories |
Meghan Rice |
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 | Dina Goodfriend | dina.goodfriend@bc.edu | 355E Higgins Hall |
Post-Award Grants Administrator |
Caitlin Joyce |
355E Higgins Hall |
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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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