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Biology Staff

Molly Stoykovich
Biology Administrative Assistant
Department administration, accounting, pre-med recommendations
F. W. Olin Science Center, Room 2345
(909) 621-8561

molly_stoykovich at hmc dot edu

Elaine Guerra
Biology Laboratory Manager
Purchasing, laboratory oversight, safety
F. W. Olin Science Center, Room 2343
(909) 607-4143 · (909) 268-4011 (cell)

elaine_guerra at hmc dot edu

Vanessa Brisson
Biology Laboratory Technician
F. W. Olin Science Center, Room 2343
(909) 607-4143
vanessa_brisson at hmc dot edu

Biology Faculty

	David J. Asai Stuart Mudd Professor of Biology and Chair, Department of Biology (on leave 2008-9) Ph.D., California Institute of Technology Cell biology–dynein and microtubules Olin 1257 · (909) 607-2257 david_asai at hmc dot edu
	Steve Adolph Professor of Biology Ph.D., University of Washington Physiological & evolutionary ecology Olin 2381 · (909) 607-1872 e-mail: adolph followed by hmc.edu
	Anna N. Ahn Assistant Professor of Biology (on leave Fall 2008) Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley Neural control and mechanics of locomotion Olin 2375 · (909) 607-9122 anna_ahn at hmc dot edu
	Eliot C. Bush Assistant Professor of Biology Ph.D., California Institute of Technology Molecular evolution and computational biology Olin 2341 · (909) 607-0653 eliot_bush at hmc dot edu
	Robert A. Drewell Assistant Professor of Biology Ph.D., King’s College, University of Cambridge Gene regulation during development Olin 2340 · (909) 607-2670 robert_drewell at hmc dot edu
	Karl Haushalter Assistant Professor of Chemistry & Biology Ph.D., Harvard University Chromatin structure and function Jacobs 2313 · (909) 607-3928 karl_haushalter at hmc dot edu
	Catherine S. McFadden Professor of Biology Ph.D., University of Washington Marine population biology and molecular systematics Olin 2361 · (909) 607-4107 catherine_mcfadden at hmc dot edu
	Jason Price Life Science Librarian for the Claremont Colleges Adjunct Professor of Biology Ph.D., Indiana University Plant evolutionary ecology Seeley Mudd Library · (909) 621-8437 jprice at libraries dot claremont dot edu
	Mary E. Williams Professor of Biology (on leave 2008-9) Ph.D., The Rockefeller University Plant developmental biology Olin 2351 · (909) 607-1218 mary_williams at hmc dot edu

Emeritus Biology Faculty

William K. Purves

Professor Emeritus of Biology
Ph.D., Yale University
Learning strategies & educational software
Bill_Purves@hmc.edu

Life Sciences Faculty in Other HMC Departments

Chemistry

Shenda M. Baker
Professor of Chemistry
Ph.D., California Institute of Technology
Biochemistry, chemistry of surfaces

Kerry K. Karukstis
Professor of Chemistry
Ph.D., Duke University
Micelles, drug delivery

David Vosburg
Assistant Professor of Chemistry
Ph.D. The Scripps Research Institute
Biomimetic cyclizations and natural product synthesis

Computer Science

Elizabeth (“Z”) Sweedyk
Associate Professor of Computer Science
Approximation algorithms and visualization of computational biology data

Engineering

Mary P. Cardenas
La Fetra Associate Professor of Engineering
Ph.D., University of California, Santa Barbara
Transport and fate of pollutants in water

Nancy Lape
Assistant Professor of Engineering
Ph. D., University of Minnesota
Transport across skin and biologically-inspired barriers

Liz Orwin
Ph. D., University of Minnesota
Associate Professor of Engineering
Tissue engineering

Donald S. Remer
Oliver C. Field Professor of Engineering
Ph.D., California Institute of Technology
Economic modeling of biotechnology ventures and products

Mathematics

Lisette de Pillis
Professor of Mathematics
Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles
Mathematical models of tumor growth and development of cancer therapy treatment protocols

Jon Jacobsen
Associate Professor of Mathematics
Ph.D., University of Utah
Nonlinear partial differential equations and their applications. Current projects include studies of pattern formation in systems of reaction-diffusion equations with applications in biology and ecology.

Physics

Richard C. Haskell
Professor of Physics
Ph.D., The Johns Hopkins University
Optical imaging of biological tissues

Daniel Petersen
Professor of Physics emeritus
Ph.D. Harvard University
Optical imaging of biological tissues