Faculty - UNC DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY

Ahmed, Shawn
Professor
216 Fordham Hall
(919) 843-4780
shawn@med.unc.edu

Research interests: Telomere replication and germ cell immortality

Baldwin, Albert S., Jr.
William Rand Kenan, Jr. Distinguished Professor
22-000 Lineberger Cancer Center
(919) 966-3652
abaldwin@med.unc.edu

Research interests: Regulation of gene expression, and control of oncogenesis and apoptosis.

Barry, Edward G.
Professor (Emeritus)
439 Wilson Hall
(919) 962-6933

Bautch, Victoria L.
Beverly Long Chapin Distinguished Professor
415 Fordham Hall
205 Coker Hall (Chair)
(919) 966-6797
bautch@med.unc.edu

Research interests: Animal Models of Vascular Development and Endothelial Cell Biology

Bloom, Kerry S.
Chair of Biology
Thad L. Beyle Distinguished Professor
623 Fordham Hall
(919) 962-1182
kerry_bloom@unc.edu

Research interests: Molecular Biology; Chromosome and Spindle Dynamics

Bruno, John
Professor
340 Wilson Hall
(919) 962-1038
jbruno@unc.edu

Research interests: Marine and Climate Change Ecology

Burch, Christina
Professor
3163 Genome Sciences Building
919-962-4445
cburch@bio.unc.edu

Research interests: Experimental Evolution of Viruses

Burmeister, Sabrina
Associate Professor
2250 Genome Sciences Building
(919)-843-5105
sburmeister@unc.edu

Research interests: Neurobiology & behavior

Coble, Jennifer
Teaching Associate Professor; UNC BEST Program Coordinator
110 Wilson Hall
(919) 962-3705
jcoble@bio.unc.edu

Conlon, Frank
Professor
220 Fordham Hall
(919) 843-5500
frank_conlon@med.unc.edu

Research interests: Developmental Genetics

Copenhaver, Gregory P.
Professor
4161 Genome Sciences Building
(919) 962-4457
gcopenhaver@bio.unc.edu

Research interests: Genetics

Crews, Stephen
Professor of Biochemistry & Biophysics, Adjunct Professor of Biology
321 Fordham Hall
(919) 423-8236
steve_crews@unc.edu

Research interests: Drosophila Nervous System Development; Gene Regulation

Dangl, Jeff
HHMI Investigator and John N. Couch Professor
4260 Genome Sciences Building
(919) 962-4469
dangl@email.unc.edu

Research interests: Plant and Pathogen Genetics, Genomics and Cell Biology, Plant Disease Resistance and Plant Metagenomics

DeSaix, Jean S.
Teaching Professor
302 Coker Hall
(919) 962-1068
jdesaix@email.unc.edu

Dickerson, Brad
Assistant Professor

Research interests: Neuromechanics of gyroscopic sensing

Dowen, Jill
Assistant Professor, Biochemistry and Biophysics Department, Biology Department
3360 Genome Sciences Building
(919) 962-8132
jilldowen@unc.edu

Research interests: Three-dimensional genome architecture and gene regulation in development and disease

Dowen, Rob
Assistant Professor
321 Fordham Hall
858-736-6579
dowen@email.unc.edu

Research interests: Regulation of fat metabolism during development, aging, and disease

Duronio, Robert J.
Professor
Director of the Integrative Program for Biological and Genome Sciences
3350 Genome Sciences Building
(919) 962-4568
duronio@med.unc.edu

Research interests: Developmental control of the cell cycle

Evans, Mara
STEM Teaching Assistant Professor
104A Wilson Hall
(919) 843-7107
mara1@email.unc.edu

Feduccia, Alan
S. K. Heninger Distinguished Professor (Emeritus)
216 Wilson Hall
(919) 962-3050
feduccia@bio.unc.edu

Research interests: Avian Evolution, Paleobiology and Systematics

Fodrie, F. Joel
Adjunct Associate Professor, Biology Department
157 Coker Hall, 3431 Arendell Street, Morehead CIty, NC
(252) 726-6841 ext. 149
jfodrie@faculty.unc.edu

Research interests: Coastal Biological Oceanography

Furey, Terry
Associate Professor
5022 Genetic Medicine Building
(919) 966-7033 (Office)
tsfurey@unc.edu

Research interests: Genetics of gene regulation in complex traits; Computational genomics; Chromatin biology

Gabrielson, Paul
Adjunct Assistant Professor
3144 Genome Sciences Building

drseaweed@hotmail.com

Research interests: Biodiversity and Biogeography of Marine Algae (seaweeds)

Garland, Alaina
Teaching Assistant Professor
135 Wilson Hall

agarland@email.unc.edu

Gensel, Patricia G.
Professor
414 Coker Hall
(919) 962-6937
pgensel@bio.unc.edu

Research interests: Paleobotany

Gladfelter, Amy
Associate Professor
516 Fordham Hall
(919) 962-7299
amyglad@email.unc.edu

Research interests: Cytoskeleton dynamics, biophysical cell biology, cytoplasm organization

Goldstein, Bob
James L. Peacock III Distinguished Professor
616 Fordham Hall
(919) 843-8575
bobg@unc.edu

Research interests: Cell Polarity, Morphogenesis, and Evolution of Development

Gordon, Kacy
Assistant Professor

Research interests: Duplicate gene function in the germ line stem cell niche

Grant, Sarah R.
Research Associate Professor
4258 Genome Sciences Building
(919) 962-4470
sgrant@email.unc.edu

Research interests: The suite of pathogenicity factors in Pseudomonas syringae

Harris, Albert K.
Professor
103 Wilson Hall
(919) 966-1230
akharris@bio.unc.edu

Research interests: Cell Motility & Pattern Formation

Hedrick, Tyson L.
Professor
G40 Wilson Hall
(919) 962-0757
thedrick@email.unc.edu

Research interests: Biomechanics and Animal Locomotion

Hige, Toshihide
Assistant Professor
3157 Genome Sciences Building
(919) 962-4736
hige@email.unc.edu

Research interests: Neurophysiology and Behavior in Drosophila

Hogan, Kelly A.
Teaching Professor
Director of Instructional Innovation, College of Arts & Sciences
104B Wilson Hall
(919) 843-6047
kelly_hogan@unc.edu

Research interests: Curriculum and Instruction: Inclusive learning in large STEM courses

Hommersand, Max H.
Professor (Emeritus)
407 Coker Hall
(919) 962-6938
hommersand@bio.unc.edu

Research interests: Morphology; Systematics and Biology of the Marine Algae

Hurlbert, Allen
Associate Professor
331 Wilson Hall
(919) 843-9930
hurlbert@bio.unc.edu

Research interests: Biodiversity, biogeography, and macroecology

Johnson, Corey
Teaching Associate Professor; Associate Chair of Biology
210 Wilson Hall
(919) 843-6962
johnsonc@bio.unc.edu

Research interests: Curriculum and Instruction

Jones, Alan M.
Kenan Distinguished Professor
312 Coker Hall
(919) 962-6932
alan_jones@unc.edu

Research interests: Signal Perception and the Regulation of Growth and Development

Jones, Corbin
Professor
3159 Genome Sciences Building
(919) 962-4443
cdjones@email.unc.edu

Research interests: Evolutionary Genetics and Genomics

Kieber, Joseph
Kenan Distinguished Professor
4163 Genome Sciences Building
(919) 962-4455
jkieber@bio.unc.edu

Research interests: Molecular Genetic Analysis of Ethylene and Cytokinin Action in Arabidopsis

Kier, William M.
Professor
313B Wilson Hall (Lab)
(919) 962-5017 (Lab Office)
billkier@bio.unc.edu

Research interests: Biomechanics of marine invertebrates and musculoskeletal systems

Kingsolver, Joel G.
Kenan Distinguished Professor
334A Wilson Hall
(919) 843-6291
jgking@bio.unc.edu

Research interests: Evolutionary and physiological ecology

Laederach, Alain
Associate Professor
3354 Genome Sciences Building
919-962-4565
alain@unc.edu

Research interests: Disease-associated mutations and their effect on RNA Structure

Lohmann, Catherine
Teaching Assistant Professor
402 Coker Hall
(919) 962-3216
clohmann@email.unc.edu

Research interests: Behavior, Neuroscience, Sensory Biology, and Conservation of Marine Animals

Lohmann, Kenneth J.
Charles P. Postelle, Jr. Distinguished Professor
403 Coker Hall
(919) 843-4508
klohmann@email.unc.edu

Research interests: Behavior, Neuroscience, Sensory Ecology, and Conservation Biology of Marine Animals

Maddox, Amy Shaub
Associate Professor
408 Fordham Hall
919-843-3228
asm@unc.edu

Research interests: Cytoskeletal Dynamics and Cell Division

Maddox, Paul
Assistant Professor
307 Fordham Hall
919-843-8637
pmaddox@unc.edu

Research interests: Mitotic Mechanisms and Chromosome Dynamics

Maroni, Gustavo
Professor (Emeritus); Biology Advisor
G015D Steele Building
(919) 929-8863
gmaroni@unc.edu

Research interests: Gene Organization and Expression in Drosophila

Marzluff, William F.
William Rand Kenan Professor
208 Fordham Hall
(919) 962-2140
marzluff@med.unc.edu

Research interests: Regulation of RNA Metabolism in Animal Cells

Matera, Gregory
Professor & Associate Chair of Biology
3352 Genome Sciences Building
(919) 962-4567
matera@unc.edu

Research interests: RNA Processing: Biogenesis of Small Ribonucleoproteins in Health and Disease

Matson, Steven W.
Professor
Dean of The Graduate School
315 Fordham Hall
(919) 962-0005
smatson@bio.unc.edu

Research interests: DNA Helicases in Nucleic Acid Metabolism

Matthysse, Ann G.
Professor
304 Coker Hall
(919) 962-6941
ann_matthysse@unc.edu

Research interests: Genetics and mechanisms of the interactions of bacteria with plant surfaces

Matute, Daniel
Assistant Professor
3161 Genome Sciences Building
(919) 962-4442
dmatute@email.unc.edu

Research interests: Evolutionary Biology

McKay, Daniel J.
Assistant Professor, Biology Department and Genetics Department
3358 Genome Sciences Building
(919) 843-2064
dmckay1@email.unc.edu

Research interests: Developmental Genomics

Miller, Laura
Professor of Biology and Mathematics
Coker 301B
(919) 843-4557
lam9@unc.edu

Research interests: Biological Fluid Dynamics, Marine Invertebrate Zoology, and Mathematical Biology

Misch, Donald W.
Associate Professor (Emeritus)
135 Wilson Hall
(919) 962-3751
mischplace@mindspring.com

Mitchell, Charles E.
Professor
411 Coker Hall
(919) 843-7745
mitchell@bio.unc.edu

Research interests: Disease Ecology, Plant-Microbe Interactions, Community Ecology

Mueller, Helmut C.
Professor (Emeritus)

hmueller[at]email.unc.edu

Nagpal, Punita
Research Assistant Professor
318 Coker Hall
(919) 843-4027
punita@email.unc.edu

Research interests: Plant Signal Transduction and Development

Nimchuk, Zachary
Assistant Professor
4155 Genome Sciences Building
919-962-4460
zackn@email.unc.edu

Research interests: Plant developmental genetics and stem cell regulation

Parks, Clifford R.
Professor (Emeritus)

cparks[at]bio.unc.edu

Peet, Robert K.
Professor
413 Coker Hall
(919) 962-6942
peet@unc.edu

Research interests: Plant Ecology, Plant Geography, EcoInformatics

Peifer, Mark
Michael Hooker Distinguished Professor
521 Fordham Hall
(919) 962-2271
peifer@unc.edu

Research interests: Cell adhesion, signal transduction, and cytoskeletal regulation in development and disease

Peterson, Charles H.
Professor (Marine Sciences)
Institute of Marine Sciences
(252) 726-6841
cpeters@email.unc.edu

Research interests: Interdisciplinary Marine Conservation Ecology

Pfennig, David W.
Professor
320 Wilson Hall
(919) 962-6958
dpfennig@unc.edu

Research interests: Evolution, Ecology, and Developmental Biology

Pfennig, Karin
Professor
319 Wilson Hall
(919) 843-5590
kpfennig@unc.edu

Research interests: Ecology, Behavior, and Evolution

Pukkila, Patricia J.
Professor (Emerita)
201 Fordham Hall
919-967-4476
pukkila@unc.edu

Research interests: Controlling Events in Meiosis

Reed, Jason W.
Associate Professor
305 Coker Hall
(919) 962-5640
jreed@email.unc.edu

Research interests: Plant Signal Transduction and Development

Rogers, Steve
Associate Professor
422 Fordham Hall
(919) 843-7342
srogers@bio.unc.edu

Research interests: Cell Biology of the Cytoskeleton, Cell Migration, and Morphogenesis

Rybarczyk, Brian J.
Teaching Professor, Assistant Dean for Academic and Professional Development of The Graduate School, Associate Director SPIRE Postdoctoral Fellowship
101 Graduate Student Center
(919) 962-2505
brybar@unc.edu

Research interests: Curriculum and Instruction

Salmon, Edward D.
Research Professor (Retired James Larkin and Iona Mae Ballou Distinguished Professor)
608 Fordham Hall
(919) 962-2265
tsalmon@email.unc.edu

Research interests: Microscopy, Microtubule Assembly, Microtubule Motors, and The Mechanism of Chromosome Movement

Scott, Tom K.
Professor (Emeritus)
135 Wilson Hall
(919) 962-3701
tscott[at]unc.edu

Searles, Lillie L.
Associate Professor
508 Fordham Hall
(919) 966-4989
lsearles@email.unc.edu

Research interests: Regulation of nuclear RNA degradation/RNA quality control

Sekelsky, Jeff
Professor
303 Fordham Hall
(919) 843-9400
sekelsky@unc.edu

Research interests: DNA Repair and Recombination

Servedio, Maria R.
Professor
409 Coker Hall
(919) 843-2692
servedio@email.unc.edu

Research interests: Evolutionary Theory

Shank, Elizabeth
Associate Professor
4157 Genome Sciences Building
919-962-4459
eshank@unc.edu

Research interests: Chemically mediated interactions between microbes

Shemer, Gidi
Teaching Associate Professor/Advisor
213A Coker Hall
(919) 962-0684
bishemer@email.unc.edu

Research interests: Advising, Curriculum and Instruction

Shiau, Celia
Assistant Professor
4352 Genome Sciences Building
(919) 962-7010
shiauce@unc.edu

Research interests: Crosstalk between immune and nervous systems; macrophages and microglia; immune activation and inflammation; vertebrate development

Slep, Kevin
Associate Professor
402 Fordham Hall
(919) 962-4858
KSlep@bio.unc.edu

Research interests: Cytoskeletal Structure and Dynamics

Sockman, Keith W.
Associate Professor
228 Wilson Hall
(919) 843-1989
kws@unc.edu

Research interests: Behavioral and Physiological Ecology

Stafford, Darrel W.
Professor
442 Wilson Hall
(919) 962-0597
dws@email.unc.edu

Research interests: Molecular Biology

Stegenga, Barbara
Teaching Lab Supervisor
211 Coker Hall
(919) 966-3180
bstegenga@bio.unc.edu

Research interests: Curriculum and Instruction, Student Advising

Steinwand, Blaire
STEM Teaching Assistant Professor
212 Coker Hall

blairejs@email.unc.edu

Research interests: Curriculum and Instruction; STEM Education

Stiven, Alan E.
Professor (Emeritus)
429 Wilson Hall

alan_stiven[at]unc.edu

Stuart, Bryan
Adjunct Associate Professor, Biology Department
318 Wilson Hall
(919) 707-8861
bryan.stuart@naturalsciences.org

Research interests: Biodiversity, systematics, and conservation of amphibians and reptiles

Taylor, Brian
Assistant Professor
Coker 301
919-962-8508
bkt2@live.unc.edu

Research interests: Animal Magnetoreception and Navigation; Robotics; Bio-Engineering

Tie, Jian-Ke
Research Associate Professor
446 Wilson Hall
(919) 962-2267
jktie@email.unc.edu

Research interests: Structure-function study of enzymes in the vitamin K cycle

Tucker, Caroline
Assistant Professor
334B Wilson Hall
(919) 843-6378
carolinetucker@unc.edu

Research interests: Phylogenetic and functional diversity, species interactions and coexistence in communities, and intraspecific variation

Umbanhowar, James
Research Assistant Professor
4252 Genome Sciences Building

jumbanho@email.unc.edu

Research interests: Population and Community Ecology; Mathematical Biology

Vision, Todd J.
Associate Professor
3155 Genome Sciences Building
(919) 962-4479
tjv@bio.unc.edu

Research interests: Computational genetics, genome evolution and the architecture of complex traits

Waitt, Damon Edward
Director, NC Botanical Garden; Adjunct Professor of the Practice, Biology
North Carolina Botanical Garden

dwaitt@unc.edu

Research interests: Biodiversity Informatics, Citizen Science, Conservation Biology, Invasive Species, Plant Reproductive Biology

Weakley, Alan S.
Adjunct Associate Professor; Director, UNC Herbarium
419 Coker Hall
(919) 619-1101
weakley@unc.edu

Research interests: Plant Systematics, Floristics, Biogeography, Conservation Planning, Bioinformatics, Vegetation Classification and Mapping

Werner, Michael
Research Assistant Professor
408 Fordham Hall

werner@email.unc.edu

White, Peter S.
Professor
406 Coker Hall
(919) 962-6939 (Biology)
peter.white@unc.edu

Research interests: Plant Community Ecology, Conservation Biology, Biodiversity

Wiley, R. Haven
Professor (Emeritus)
323 Wilson Hall
(919) 962-1340
haven_wiley@unc.edu

Research interests: Animal Behavior, Communication, and Social Organization

Willett, Christopher S.
Research Associate Professor
2252 Genome Sciences Building
(919) 843-8663
willett4@email.unc.edu

Research interests: Molecular population and evolutionary genetics

Williams, Scott
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Biology Department
605A Brinkhous-Bullitt Building
(919) 966-2737
scott_williams@med.unc.edu

Research interests: Developmental and stem cell biology of epithelia; asymmetric cell division

Yeh, Elaine
Research Associate Professor
603 Fordham Hall
(919) 962-2331
elaine_yeh@unc.edu

Research interests: Nuclear division in yeast: cell cycle control; microtubule motor proteins and the cytoskeleton.