Faculty in the Department of Biology are active in research and conduct studies in diverse subdisciplines within biology, including molecular biology, cell biology, physiology, ecology and evolutionary biology.
The department also has faculty members with expertise in pedagogical studies, genomic analysis and neuroscience.
Departmental Faculty Leadership
Laurie Shornick, Ph.D.
Department Chair
Gerardo Camilo, Ph.D.
Associate Chair
Jonathan Fisher, Ph.D.
Graduate Affairs Committee Chair
Lindzy Dodson, Ph.D.
Undergraduate Student Coordinator
Julie Thole, Ph.D.
Undergraduate Research Coordinator
Faculty
- Betsy Angeli, M.S.
- Alaina Baker-Nigh, Ph.D.
- Jan Barber, Ph.D.
- Peter Bernhardt, Ph.D.
- Stephen Blake, Ph.D.
- Elena Bray Speth, Ph.D.
- Gerardo Camilo, Ph.D.
- Lindzy Dodson, Ph.D.
- Brian Downes, Ph.D.
- Benjamin England, Ed.D.
- Jonathan Fisher, Ph.D.
- Kasey Fowler-Finn, Ph.D.
- Eva Gonzales, Ph.D.
- Blythe Janowiak, Ph.D.
- John Kennell, Ph.D.
- Jason Knouft, Ph.D.
- Zhenguo Lin, Ph.D.
- Richard Mayden, Ph.D.
- Ashley Milam, Ph.D.
- Allison Miller, Ph.D.
- Judith Ogilvie, Ph.D.
- Sofia Origanti, Ph.D.
- Laurie Russell, Ph.D.
- Laurie Shornick, Ph.D.
- Susan Spencer, Ph.D.
- Julie Thole, Ph.D.
- Alice Tipton, Ph.D.
- Thomas Valone, Ph.D.
- Yuqi Wang, Ph.D.
- Daniel Warren, Ph.D.
- Robert Wood, Ph.D.
- Wenyan Xiao, Ph.D.
- Fenglian Xu, Ph.D.
- Dapeng Zhang, Ph.D.
Emeritus Faculty
- Robert D. Aldridge, Ph.D.
- Joe Leverich, Ph.D.
- John Severson, Ph.D.
- William S. Stark, Ph.D.
Affiliated Faculty
- Cheryl Asa, Ph.D., St. Louis Zoo; reproductive biology, ecology and conservation of reptiles
- Kristine Callis-Duehl, Ph.D., Donald Danforth Plant Center
- Thomas Croat, Ph.D., Missouri Botanical Garden; systematics of the Araceae
- Anthony Dell, Ph.D., National Great Rivers Research and Education Center, Dell Ecology Lab
- Peter Goldblatt, Ph.D., Missouri Botanical Garden; systematics, karyology and breeding systems of African Iridaceae
- Charles Hoessle, Ph.D., St. Louis Zoo Director Emeritus; animal conservation, zoo biology and education
- Peter Hoch, Ph.D., Missouri Botanical Garden; systematics and evolution of North American species of Onagraceae
- Kevin Kayset, Ph.D., Sigma-Aldrich; microbiology, enzyme thermostability, thermophilic expression systems
- Peter Kevan, Ph.D.; pollination biology
- Peter Raven, Ph.D., Director, Missouri Botanical Garden; biogeography of seed plants; coevolution of plants and animals; plant systematics
Faculty Resources
Employee/Employment Forms
- Biology paper time sheet
- Undergraduate teaching assistant application
- Biology student worker hiring request form