Department of Biological Sciences

Dodge Hall Rm 375
118 Library Dr
Rochester, MI 48309-4479
(location map)
(248) 370-3550
fax: (248) 370-4225
[email protected]

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Faculty/Staff Directory

The department of Biological Sciences has 29 full-time and 19 part-time faculty members with 6 staff members to support more than 800 OU students with a declared major in biology. We maintain an active research environment and are committed to mentoring and assisting students to achieve excellence in the biological sciences.

Gerard Madlambayan

Gerard Madlambayan
Professor, Ph.D.
Chairperson
Office 376 DH
(248) 370-3580
Lab: 324 & 326 DH
(248) 370-3663
[email protected]

Faculty
Full-Time Faculty
A head shot of Amy Banes-Berceli
Banes-Berceli, Amy
Associate Professor, Ph.D.
Associate Provost for Operations
Office: 205 Wilson Hall
(248) 370-2190
[email protected]
A headshot of Fabia Battistuzzi.
Battistuzzi, Fabia
Associate Professor, Ph.D.
Associate Dean, CAS
Office: 340 DH
(248) 370-3593
Lab: 335 DH
(248) 370-2658
[email protected]
A head shot of Keith Berven
Berven, Keith
Associate Professor, Ph.D.
Office: 350 DH
(248) 370-3581
Lab: 302 & 351 DH
(248) 370-3548
[email protected]
A head shot of Subha Bhaskara
Bhaskaran, Subha
Special Instructor, Ph.D.
Office: 339 DH
(248) 370-4013
[email protected]
Headshot of Sarah Blumer-Schuette
Blumer-Schuette, Sara
Associate Professor, Ph.D.
Office: 331 MSC
(248) 370-3168
Lab: 330 MSC
(248) 370-2918
[email protected]
A head shot of Rasul Chaudhry
Chaudhry, Rasul
Professor, Ph.D.
Office: 327 MSC
(248) 370-3350
Lab: 328 MSC
(248) 370-3520
[email protected]
Mary Craig
Craig, Mary
Special Instructor, M.S., PCHE
Office: 323 MSC
(248) 370-3566
[email protected]
headshot of Elizabeth Delorme-Axford
Delorme-Axford, Elizabeth
Assistant Professor, Ph.D.
Office: 307 MSC
(248) 370-4906
Lab: 310 MSC
(248) 370-3592
[email protected]
Vandre Figueiredo
Figueiredo, Vandré C.
Assistant Professor, Ph.D.
Office: 303 DH
(248) 370-2517
Lab: 310 & 312 DH
(248) 370-3546
[email protected]
A head shot of Chhabi Govind
Govind, Chhabi
Professor, Ph.D.
Office: 333 MSC
(248) 370-2027
Lab: 334 MSC
(248) 370-4905
[email protected]
A head shot of Fay Hansen
Hansen, Fay
Associate Professor, Ph.D.
Office: 301 MSC
(248) 370-3574
[email protected]
A head shot of Sarah Hosch
Hosch, Sarah
Special Instructor, Ph.D.
Office: 341 DH
(248) 370-3561
[email protected]
A head shot of Mary Jamieson
Jamieson, Mary
Associate Professor, Ph.D.
Office: 327 DH
(248) 370-3576
Lab: 329 & 335 DH
(248) 370-3584
[email protected]
A head shot of Lan Jiang
Jiang, Lan
Professor, Ph.D.
Office: 322 DH
(248) 370-3552
Lab: 321 & 323 DH
(248) 370-3549
[email protected]
Headshot of Shailesh Lal
Lal, Shailesh
Professor, Ph.D.
Chair, Bioengineering Department
Office: 346 DH
(248) 370-2875
Lab: 347, 349 & 353 DH
(248) 370-2517
[email protected]
A head shot of Zijuan Liu
Liu, Zijuan
Professor, Ph.D.
Office: 303 MSC
(248) 370-3554
Lab: 316 MSC
(248) 370-4904
[email protected]
Headshot of Gerard Madlambayan
Madlambayan, Gerard
Professor, Ph.D.
Chairperson
Office: 325 & 376 DH
(248) 370-3585
Lab: 324 & 326 DH
(248) 370-3663
[email protected]
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Oleksyk, Taras
Associate Professor, Ph.D.
Office: 367 DH
(248) 370-3359
Lab: 368 DH
[email protected]
headshot of Thomas Raffel
Raffel, Thomas
Associate Professor Ph.D.
Office: 354 DH
(248) 370-3551
Lab: 355 thru 357 & 361 DH
(248) 370-3547
[email protected]
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Rhee, Sang
Associate Professor Ph.D .
Office: 330 DH
(248) 370-4162
Lab: 331 & 332 DH
(248) 370-3589
[email protected]
A head shot of Mi Hye Song
Song, Mi Hye
Associate Professor, Ph.D.
Office: 344 DH
(248) 370-3569
Lab: 343 DH
(248) 370-4278
[email protected]
A head shot of Mark Sturtevant
Sturtevant, Mark
Associate Professor of Practice, Ph.D.
Office: 338 DH
(248) 370-3579
[email protected]
A head shot of Scott Tiegs
Tiegs, Scott
Professor, Ph.D.
Office: 366 DH
(248) 370-2695
Lab: 364 & 365 DH
(248) 370-3546
[email protected]
Headshot of Luis Villa-Diaz
Villa-Diaz, Luis G.
Associate Professor, D.V.M., Ph.D.
Office: 305 MSC
(248) 370-2837
Lab: 304 MSC
(248) 370-4903
[email protected]
Nicole Wagner
Wagner, Nicole
Assistant Professor, Ph.D.
Office: 337 DH
(248) 370-4497
Lab: 207 DH
[email protected]
A head shot of Satish K. Walia.
Walia, Satish K.
Associate Professor, Ph.D.
Office: 318 DH
(248) 370-3583
Lab: 319 DH
[email protected]
A headshot of Valance Washington.
Washington, A. Valance
Professor, Ph.D.
Office: 313 DH
Lab: 314 & 315 DH
(248) 370-4495
[email protected]
A headshot of Doug Wendell
Wendell, Douglas
Associate Professor, Ph.D.
Office: 156 DH
(248) 370-4457
Lab: 328 DH
(248) 370-2516
[email protected]
Headshot of Randal Westrick
Westrick, Randal
Associate Professor, Ph.D.
Office: 305 DH
(248) 370-3577
Lab: 301, 304 & 307 DH
(248) 370-4243
[email protected]
A head shot of Jonathan Yates
Yates, Jonathan
Special Instructor, Ph.D.
Chief Advisor
Office: 362 DH
(248) 370-2994
[email protected]
Adjunct Faculty
Bee, Mary
Adjunct Professor, Ph.D.
Office: 325 MSC
(248) 370-3599
[email protected]

Cucullo, Luca
Adjunct Professor, Ph.D.
Office: 165 DH; 415 ODH
Lab: 163A & 164 DH
(248) 370-3884
[email protected]

Dinda, Sumit
Adjunct Professor, Ph.D.
Office: 3164 HHB
(248) 364-8676
[email protected]

Fuller, Grace
Adjunct Associate Professor, Ph.D.
(248) 336-5759
[email protected]

Goldberg, Andrew
Adjunct Professor, Ph.D.
Office: 359 DH
(248) 370-2393
[email protected]

Klausner, Howard
Adjunct Associate Professor, M.D.
[email protected]

Kumar, Ashok
Adjunct Associate Professor, Ph.D.
(313) 577-6213
[email protected]
Part-Time and Special Lecturers
Abdukhamitova, Shakhnoza
Lecturer, M.D.
[email protected]

Ahmad, Nisar
Special Lecturer
[email protected]

Chaudhry, Sophia
Lecturer
[email protected]

Elsouhag, Dalia
Special Lecturer, M.D., M.S., M.P.H.
Office: 152 DH
[email protected]

Fishwild, Thomas
Special Lecturer, M.S.
Office: 152A DH
(248) 370-3567
[email protected]

Hibbett, Robin
Special Lecturer, M.D.
Office: 166 DH
[email protected]

Ismail, Noura
Special Lecturer, Ph.D.
Office: 166 DH
[email protected]

Kauhn, Chris
Special Lecturer, M.S.
Office: 34 MSC
(248) 370-3575
[email protected]

Majeske, Audrey
Special Lecturer, Ph.D.
Office: 309 MSC
(248) 370-3605
[email protected]

Miller, Gary
Special Lecturer, M.S.
[email protected]

Montante, James
Lecturer
[email protected]

Moyer, Andrea
Special Lecturer, Ph.D.
[email protected]

Niedzwiecki, Megan
Special Lecturer, M.S.
Office: 318A HH
[email protected]

Sabina, Richard
Lecturer, Ph.D.
[email protected]

Sil, Sukanya
Special Lecturer, M.D.
[email protected]

Sturtevant, Ann
Special Lecturer, Ph.D.
Office: 325 MSC
(248) 370-3599
[email protected]

Troxell-Smith, Sandra
Special Lecturer, Ph.D.
Office: 152A DH
(248) 370-3567
[email protected]
Staff
Bills, Jan 
Office Assistant, B.B.A.
Office: 371 DH
(248) 370-4638
[email protected]

Gabriel, Renee
Office Assistant
Office: 375 DH
(248) 370-3550
[email protected]

Hugger, Sheryl 
Stockroom Manager
Office: 374 DH
(248) 370-3558
[email protected]

Lesich, Kathleen 
Research Support Coordinator, M.S.
Office: 300 DH
(248) 370-4662
[email protected]

Starnes, Catherine 
Laboratory Manager, M.S.
Office: 370 DH
(248) 370-3556
[email protected]
Professors Emeriti
Cowlishaw, John 
Professor Emeritus, Ph.D.
[email protected]

Gamboa, George
Professor Emeritus, Ph.D.
[email protected]

Gordon, Sheldon R.
Professor Emeritus, Ph.D.
[email protected]

Goudsmit, Esther M. 
Professor Emeritus, Ph.D.

Hitt, Anne
Professor Emeritus, Ph.D.
[email protected]

Hunter, Doug
Professor Emeritus, Ph.D.
[email protected]

Lindemann, Charles
Professor Emeritus, Ph.D.
[email protected]

Moudgil, Virinder K.
Professor Emeritus, Ph.D.
[email protected]