Department of Biology
Faculty
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Robert H. Benno Professor Ph.D., University of Iowa 1978 |
Neurobehavioral Genetics: gene/environment interactions influencing autism |
Phone: 1 973 720 3440 |
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Robert H. Chesney Professor Ph.D., University of Virginia 1974 |
Biotechnology; bacterial and phage genetics | Phone: 1 973 720 3455 Office: SCIE 4051 ChesneyR@wpunj.edu |
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Danielle Desroches |
Neuroendocrinology; teratogenic agents and development | Phone: 1 973 720 2329 Office: SCIE 4056 DesrochesD@wpunj.edu |
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E. Eileen Gardner Professor Ph.D., University of Texas 1980 |
Protein expression during development | Phone: 1 973 720 3441 Office: SCIE 4057 GardnerE@wpunj.edu |
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| David Gilley Associate Professor Ph.D., Cornell University 2003 |
Animal Behavior; Social Insects | Phone: 1 973 720 2549 Office: SCIE 4038 GilleyD@wpunj.edu |
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Jeung Woon Lee Assistant Professor Ph.D., Boston University 2000 |
Neurophysiology of pain; Transplantation of genetically engineered cells for pain research | Phone: 1 973 720 2442 Office: SCIE 4044 LeeJ22@wpunj.edu |
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Claire M. Leonard Professor Ph.D., New York Medical College 1987 |
Molecular biology of metabolic diseases | Phone: 1 973 720 2791 Office: SWest 4058 LeonardC@wpunj.edu |
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Kendall J. Martin Associate Professor Ph.D., Oregon State University 2001 |
Microbial ecology | Phone: 1 973 720 3452 Office: SCIE 4045 MartinK31@wpunj.edu |
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Jaishri Menon Professor Ph.D., University of Baroda India 1978 |
Physiology and vertebrate morphology | Phone: 1 973 720 2795 Office: SCIE 4040 MenonJ@wpunj.edu |
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Emily Monroe |
Genomics & molecular biology of marine organisms; secondary metabolism; harmful algal blooms | Phone: 1 973 720 2792 Office: SCIE 4053 MonroeE@wpunj.edu |
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Emmanuel Onaivi Professor Ph.D., University of Bradford England 1987 |
Molecular biology of drug abuse | Phone: 1 973 720 3453 Office: SCIE 4049 OnaiviE@wpunj.edu |
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Pradeep Patnaik Professor Ph.D., Indiana University 1989 |
DNA replication and the molecular genetics of parasitic protozoa | Phone: 1 973 720 3454 Office: SCIE 4053 PatnaikP@wpunj.edu |
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| Michael S. Peek Associate Professor Ph.D., University of Maryland 2002 |
Plant ecophysiology | Phone: 1 973 720 2247 Office: SCIE 4054 PeekM@wpunj.edu |
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Lance S. Risley Professor & Department Chair Ph.D., University of Georgia 1987 |
Ecology of forest ecosystems; conservation biology (focus on bats) | Phone: 1 973 720 3438 Office: SCIE 4064B RisleyL@wpunj.edu |
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David Slaymaker Associate Professor Ph.D.,University of California at Riverside 1999 |
Molecular plant ecology; molecular plant-pathogen interactions | Phone: 1 973 720 2439 Office: SCIE 4048 SlaymakerD@wpunj.edu |
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Joseph Spagna Assistant Professor Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley 2006 |
Systematics, evolution and biomechanics of arthropods | Phone: 1 973 720 2793 Office: SCIE 4039 SpagnaJ@wpunj.edu |
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Stephen G. Vail Professor Ph.D.,University of California at Davis 1990 |
Population ecology; plant-animal interactions; Lyme disease | Phone: 1 973 720 2487 Office: SCIE 4041 VailS@wpunj.edu |
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Miryam Z. Wahrman Professor Ph.D., Cornell University 1981 |
Biotechnology; Molecular biology of development; bioactive marine compounds | Phone: 1 973 720 3456 Office: SCIE 4050 WahrmanM@wpunj.edu |
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Carey Waldburger Associate Professor Ph.D.,University of Southern California 1992 |
Molecular biology, biochemistry, and genetics of bacterial signal transduction | Phone: 1 973 720 2486 Office: SCIE 4052 WaldburgerC@wpunj.edu |
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Jamie Weiss Assistant Professor Ph.D.,Iowa State University |
Molecular and cellular basis of neurological diseases and Neurophysiology, nerve cell communication |
Phone: 1 973 720 3457 |
William Paterson University
300 Pompton Road
Wayne, New Jersey 07470
973-720-2000
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