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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
	Anna Lee Biology Laboratory Technician II F. W. Olin Science Center, Room 2343 (909) 607-4143 Anna_Lee at hmc dot edu

Biology Faculty

	Steve Adolph Stuart Mudd Professor of Biology Ph.D., University of Washington Physiological & evolutionary ecology Olin · (909) 607-1872 e-mail: adolph followed by hmc.edu (On sabbatical during 2012-3 academic year.)
	Anna N. Ahn Associate 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
	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 Associate 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
	Elizabeth Glater Assistant Professor of Biology Ph.D., Harvard University Neuroscience Olin 2351 · (909) 621-8767 elizabeth_glater at hmc dot edu
	Nancy V. Hamlett Visiting Professor of Biology Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University Microbial genetics Olin 2380 · (909) 607-3811 nancy_hamlett at hmc dot edu
	Karl Haushalter Associate Professor of Chemistry & Biology Ph.D., Harvard University RNA interference and HIV-AIDS Jacobs 1218 · (909) 607-3928 karl_haushalter at hmc dot edu
	Catherine S. McFadden (Chair) 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
	Marcos E. Ortega HHMI Post-Doctoral Teaching Fellow Ph.D., University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver Structural biology of viruses Olin 2381 · (909) 607 - marcos_ortega at hmc dot edu
	Daniel M. Stoebel Assistant Professor of Biology Ph.D., Stony Brook University Function and evolution of bacterial regulatory networks Olin 2364 · (909) 607-1141 daniel_stoebel 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

Former Biology Faculty

David Asai

Stuart Mudd Professor and Chair of Biology (2003-10)
Ph.D., California Institute of Technology
Cell biology–dynein and microtubules
asaid at hhmi dot org

Mary Williams

Professor of Biology (1995 – 2009)
Ph.D. The Rockefeller University
Plant developmental biology
mwilliams at aspb dot org

Michael Poon

HHMI Teaching and Research Post-Doctoral Fellow (2009-11)
Ph.D., UCLA
Molecular mechanisms of learning and memory
michael_poon at hmc dot edu

Life Sciences Faculty in Other HMC Departments

Chemistry

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

Ran Libeskind-Hadas
Professor of Computer Science
Algorithms for computational biology

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.

Rachel Levy
Associate Professor of Mathematics
Hydrodynamics of whale flukeprints

Physics

Sharon Gerbode
Assistant Professor of Physics
Biophysics of plant tissues

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

Catherine S. McFadden (Chair)

Emeritus Biology Faculty

Former Biology Faculty

David Asai

Mary Williams

Michael Poon