Our people
Department Chair
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Michael Abler Profile of Michael Abler |
Academic Department Associate
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Mandy Wagner Profile of Mandy Wagner |
Department people
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Michael Abler Profile of Michael Abler |
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Anita Baines Profile of Anita Baines |
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Lee Baines Profile of Lee Baines |
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Sierra Colavito
Profile of Sierra Colavito
Assistant Professor
4031 Cowley Hall scolavito@uwlax.edu 608.785.6998 Specialty areas: Breast Cancer Cell Biology |
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Scott Cooper
Profile of Scott Cooper
Professor
3022 Cowley Hall scooper@uwlax.edu 608.785.6983 Specialty areas: Effects of hibernation on blood clotting in 13-lined ground squirrels. |
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Faye Ellis
Profile of Faye Ellis
Senior Lecturer
343 Cowley Hall fellis@uwlax.edu 608.785.5066 Specialty areas: Cellular and Molecular Biology |
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Jason Freund Profile of Jason Freund |
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Anne Galbraith
Profile of Anne Galbraith
Associate Professor
3025 Cowley Hall agalbraith@uwlax.edu 608.785.8246 Specialty areas: Genetics, genetic disorders, genetics, moleular biology, genetics, baker's yeast, genetics |
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Daniel Gerber Profile of Daniel Gerber |
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Gretchen Gerrish Profile of Gretchen Gerrish |
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Rick Gillis
Profile of Rick Gillis
Professor
3014 Cowley Hall rgillis@uwlax.edu 608.785.8253 Specialty areas: I am a broadly trained zoologist with an interest in the ecology of whole organisms, particularly amphibians and reptiles. A good deal of my time is also committed to the continuing development and maintenance of the Animal Biology and Human Anatomy & Physiology Laboratory web sites as well as the Department of Biology web site. |
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Kristin Greany Profile of Kristin Greany |
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Franklin Greene Profile of Franklin Greene |
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Kurt Grunwald
Profile of Kurt Grunwald
Laboratory Manager I
350 Cowley Hall kgrunwald@uwlax.edu 608.785.6458 Specialty areas: Equipment Manager and Radiation Safety Officer |
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William Haviland Profile of William Haviland |
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Tisha King-Heiden
Profile of Tisha King-Heiden
Associate Professor
3028 Cowley Hall tking-heiden@uwlax.edu 608.785.6463 Specialty areas: Reproductive physiology & toxicology; developmental toxicology |
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Barrett Klein
Profile of Barrett Klein
Office hours
Associate Professor
3021 Cowley Hall bklein@uwlax.edu 608.785.6995 Specialty areas: Animal Behavior, Entomology, Social Insect Biology, Sleep Biology, Scientific Visualization, Intersection of Entomology and Art, Cultural Entomology Barrett Klein's office hoursMonday
1:15 p.m. to 2:15 p.m.
or by appointment
Wednesday
1:15 p.m. to 2:15 p.m.
or by appointment
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Jennifer Klein Profile of Jennifer Klein |
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Lisa Kobs Profile of Lisa Kobs |
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Megan Litster
Profile of Megan Litster
Office hours
Assistant Professor
3009 Cowley Hall mlitster@uwlax.edu 608.785.8252 Specialty areas: Biology Education Megan Litster's office hoursMonday
1 p.m. to 2 p.m.
or by appointment
Tuesday
1 p.m. to 2 p.m.
Wednesday
1 p.m. to 2 p.m.
or by appointment
Thursday
1 p.m. to 2 p.m.
Friday
1 p.m. to 2 p.m.
or by appointment
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Sumei Liu
Profile of Sumei Liu
Office hours
Professor
0040 Health Science Center sliu@uwlax.edu 608.785.6971 Specialty areas: Gastrointestinal Physiology; Enteric Nervous System Sumei Liu's office hoursMonday
noon to 1 p.m.
Tuesday
By appointment only
Wednesday
By appointment only
Thursday
noon to 1 p.m.
Friday
By appointment only
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Margaret Maher
Profile of Margaret Maher
Professor
0024 Health Science Center mmaher@uwlax.edu 608.785.6967 Specialty areas: Nutrition and Endocrinology |
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Markus Mika
Profile of Markus Mika
Office hours
Associate Lecturer
234 Cartwright Center mmika@uwlax.edu 608.785.5270 Specialty areas: Breeding ecology, phylogeography, and evolution in birds Markus Mika's office hoursTuesday
11:45 a.m. to 1:45 p.m.
Wednesday
3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.
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Teresa Mika Profile of Teresa Mika |
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Jennifer Miskowski Profile of Jennifer Miskowski |
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Todd Osmundson
Profile of Todd Osmundson
Associate Professor
3034 Cowley Hall tosmundson@uwlax.edu 608.785.6975 Specialty areas: Biodiversity & conservation, Biogeography, Bioinformatics, DNA barcoding, Metagenomics, Molecular phylogenetics, Mycology, Population Genetics, Systematics |
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Elisabeth Paluch Profile of Elisabeth Paluch |
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Elizabeth Peitzman
Profile of Elizabeth Peitzman
Office hours
Assistant Professor
25 Health Science Center epeitzman@uwlax.edu 608.785.6459 Elizabeth Peitzman's office hoursMonday
By appointment only
Tuesday
By appointment only
Wednesday
By appointment only
Thursday
By appointment only
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Renee Redman Profile of Renee Redman |
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Anton Sanderfoot
Profile of Anton Sanderfoot
Office hours
Associate Professor
4033 Cowley Hall asanderfoot@uwlax.edu 608.785.8240 Specialty areas: Plant cell biology, protein secretion, genetic screens, molecular biology, microscopy Anton Sanderfoot's office hoursMonday
10 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Tuesday
10 a.m. to 11 a.m.
1 p.m. to 2 p.m.
Wednesday
10 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Thursday
10 a.m. to 11 a.m.
1 p.m. to 2 p.m.
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Gregory Sandland
Profile of Gregory Sandland
Professor
2032 Cowley Hall gsandland@uwlax.edu 608.785.6982 Specialty areas: Host-parasite interactions, life-history evolution, disease ecology, invasive species dynamics, mathematical biology |
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Christine Schwartz
Profile of Christine Schwartz
Assistant Professor
0023 Health Science Center cschwartz@uwlax.edu 608.785.6974 Specialty areas: Neuroscience, Physiology, Hibernation biology |
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Bradley Seebach
Profile of Bradley Seebach
Office hours
Associate Professor
0042 Health Science Center bseebach@uwlax.edu 608.785.6964 Specialty areas: Neurophysiology, Human Anatomy & Physiology; advising Biomedical Science Concentrators Bradley Seebach's office hoursMonday
10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
or by appointment
Tuesday
10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
or by appointment
Wednesday
10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
or by appointment
Thursday
By appointment only
Friday
2:15 p.m. to 2:55 p.m.
or by appointment
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Eric Snively
Profile of Eric Snively
Assistant Professor
3032 Cowley Hall esnively@uwlax.edu 608.785.6978 Specialty areas: Vertebrate functional anatomy and paleontology |
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Eric Strauss
Profile of Eric Strauss
Professor
2033 Cowley Hall estrauss@uwlax.edu 608.785.8262 Specialty areas: Limnology, Ecosystem Ecology, Water Quality |
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Meredith Thomsen
Profile of Meredith Thomsen
Professor
3026 Cowley Hall mthomsen@uwlax.edu 608.785.8245 Specialty areas: Plant ecology, invasive species, ecological restoration, habitat fragmentation |
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Thomas Volk
Profile of Thomas Volk
Professor
3024 Cowley Hall tvolk@uwlax.edu 608.785.6972 Specialty areas: Mycology, Plant Pathology, especially Forest Pathology |
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Rebecca Werren Profile of Rebecca Werren |
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Jaclyn Wisinski Profile of Jaclyn Wisinski |
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Amy Yu
Profile of Amy Yu
Assistant Professor
2028 Cowley Hall ayu@uwlax.edu 608.785.6988 Specialty areas: Genetics (in Drosophila); Chronobiology; Genome instability and DNA repair |
Emeritus Faculty & Academic Staff
| NAME EMAIL ADDRESS | YEARS | PRINCIPAL AREAS OF INSTRUCTION | STATUS |
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| A. Glenn Brice | 1988-2017 | Human Physiology | Retired |
| LaVerne Buldhaupt | 1961-1996 | Parasitology, Vertebrate Zoology | Deceased |
| Robert Burns | 1968-1998 | Microbiology | Retired |
| Thomas O. Claflin | 1966-2001 | Limnology, River Studies | Retired |
| Jerry Davis sivadjam@mhtc.net |
1968-2002 | Plant Biology, General Biology | Retired |
| Richard A. Fletcher | 1968-1994 | Endocrinology, Human Anatomy & Physiology | Retired |
| Richard T. Hartley | 1950-1971 | Embryology | Deceased |
| John W. Held | 1967-1997 | Fisheries Biology, Vertebrate Zoology | Retired |
| David Howard | 1999-2015 | Cell Biology | Deceased |
| Rudy G. Koch | 1980-1990 | General Biology; Plant Taxonomy | Deceased |
| Stuart McIlraith | 1962-1995 | Invertebrate Zoology, Human Biology | Deceased |
| Rodney C. Mowbray | 1972-2006 | Developmental Biology, Radiation Biology | Retired |
| Allen C. Nelson list-olsleln@aol.com |
1964-1996 | Mycology | Retired |
| Deon Nontelle dnontelle@hargray.com |
1973-2005 | General Biology | Retired |
| Richard P. Nord | 1966-1999 | General Biology | Retired |
| James E. Parry jeppwp@aol.com |
1967-1998 | Genetics, Vertebrate Zoology | Retired |
| Ronald G. Rada rrada@uwlax.edu |
1975-1998 | Limnology, River Studies | Administration |
| Jean C. Ruhser prairiegenes@gmail.com |
1975-2001 | General Biology, Ornithology | Retired |
| Laura A. Schuh | 1957-1983 | Entomology | Deceased |
| Grace M. Smith | 1971-1996 | Medical Technology | Retired |
| Daniel Sutherland | 1994-2006 | Parasitology, Organismal Biology | Deceased |
| Eileen G. Temte | 1967-1994 | General Biology | Retired |
| Rob Tyser | 1978 - 2015 | Ecology and Ornithology | Retired |
| Larraine M. Unbehaun junbehaun@fflax.net |
1969-1999 | Cell Biology | Retired |
| James H. Warner | 1963-1996 | Plant Ecology | Deceased |
| A. Vincent Weber | 1956-1989 | Plant Morphology | Retired |
| Thomas F. Weeks | 1970-2001 | Cell Biology, Radiation Biology | Retired |
| Howard F. Young | 1955-1984 | Ornithology | Deceased |