Our people
Department Chair
Academic Department Associate
Department people
4031 Cowley Hall
scolavito@uwlax.edu
608.785.6998
Specialty areas:
Breast Cancer Cell Biology
scooper@uwlax.edu
608.785.6983
Specialty areas:
Effects of hibernation on blood clotting in 13-lined ground squirrels.
agalbraith@uwlax.edu
608.785.8246
Specialty areas:
Genetics, genetic disorders, genetics, molecular biology, genetics, baker's yeast, genetics
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.
kgrunwald@uwlax.edu
608.785.6458
Specialty areas: Equipment Manager and Radiation Safety Officer
tking-heiden@uwlax.edu
608.785.6463
Specialty areas: Reproductive physiology & toxicology; developmental toxicology
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
3009 Cowley Hall
mlitster@uwlax.edu
608.785.8252
Specialty areas:
Biology Education
Megan Litster's office hours
sliu@uwlax.edu
608.785.6971
Specialty areas:
Gastrointestinal Physiology; Enteric Nervous System
Sumei Liu's office hours
0024 Health Science Center
mmaher@uwlax.edu
608.785.6967
Specialty areas: Nutrition and Endocrinology
234 Cartwright Center
mmika@uwlax.edu
608.785.5270
Specialty areas:
Breeding ecology, phylogeography, and evolution in birds
Markus Mika's office hours
tosmundson@uwlax.edu
608.785.6975
Specialty areas:
Biodiversity & conservation, Biogeography, Bioinformatics, DNA barcoding, Metagenomics, Molecular phylogenetics, Mycology (Fungal Biology), Population Genetics, Systematics
epeitzman@uwlax.edu
608.785.6459
Elizabeth Peitzman's office hours
asanderfoot@uwlax.edu
608.785.8240
Specialty areas:
Plant cell biology, protein secretion, genetic screens, molecular biology, microscopy
Anton Sanderfoot's office hours
gsandland@uwlax.edu
608.785.6982
Specialty areas:
Host-parasite interactions, life-history evolution, disease ecology, invasive species dynamics, mathematical biology
0023 Health Science Center
cschwartz@uwlax.edu
608.785.6974
Specialty areas:
Neuroscience, Physiology, Hibernation biology
0042 Health Science Center
bseebach@uwlax.edu
608.785.6964
Specialty areas:
Neurophysiology, Human Anatomy & Physiology; advising Biomedical Science Concentrators
Bradley Seebach's office hours
esnively@uwlax.edu
608.785.6978
Specialty areas:
Vertebrate functional anatomy and paleontology
mthomsen@uwlax.edu
608.785.8245
Specialty areas:
Plant ecology, invasive species, ecological restoration, habitat fragmentation
tvolk@uwlax.edu
608.785.6972
Specialty areas:
Mycology, Plant Pathology, especially Forest Pathology
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |