HMC
Faculty and Staff

 Biology Staff  |  Biology Faculty  |  Emeritus Biology Faculty  |  Other Life Sciences Faculty

Biology Staff

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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

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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

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Suheilah Abdalla
Biology Laboratory Technician
F. W. Olin Science Center, Room 2343 
(909) 607-4143
Suheilah_Abdalla at hmc dot edu


Biology Faculty

asai1 David J. Asai

Stuart Mudd Professor of Biology (on leave 2008-9)
Ph.D., California Institute of Technology 
Cell biology–dynein and microtubules
david_asai at hmc dot edu

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Steve Adolph (Interim Chair)

Professor of Biology 
Ph.D., University of Washington 
Physiological & evolutionary ecology
Olin 2381 · (909) 607-1872
e-mail: adolph followed by hmc.edu

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Anna N. Ahn

Assistant Professor of Biology 
Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley 
Neural control and mechanics of locomotion
Olin 2375 · (909) 607-9122
anna_ahn at hmc dot edu

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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

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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

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Nancy V. Hamlett

Visiting Professor of Biology
Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University
Microbial genetics
Olin 2364 · (909) 607-3811
nancy_hamlett at hmc dot edu

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Karl Haushalter

Associate Professor of Chemistry & Biology (on leave 2009-10)
Ph.D., Harvard University
Chromatin structure and function
Jacobs 2313 · (909) 607-3928
karl_haushalter at hmc dot edu

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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


Michael Poon

HHMI Teaching and Research Post-Doctoral Fellow
Ph.D., UCLA
Molecular mechanisms of learning and memory
Olin 2351 · (909) 607-1218
michael_poon at hmc dot edu

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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

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Mary E. Williams

Professor of Biology (on leave 2008-10)
Ph.D., The Rockefeller University 
Plant developmental biology
Olin 2351 · (909) 607-1218
mary_williams at hmc dot edu

  

Emeritus Biology Faculty

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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