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PUC Biological Sciences 12 faculty members
(10 professors and 2 continuous lecturer/ lab Coordinator)
5 staff members 10 limited-term lecturers 3 visiting scholars 7 graduate teaching assistants 2 graduate research assistants
Professors Dr. Young Choi, Plant Ecology, Conservation Biology Dr. Curtis Creighton, Behavioral Ecology, Conservation
Biology
Dr. Terence Dougherty, Microbiology, Immunology Dr. Michael Henson, Reproductive Physiology Dr. Barbara Mania-Farnell, Developmental
Neurobiology Dr. Radmila Sarac, Neurobiology, Molecular Biology Dr. Evert Ting, Microbiology Dr. Charles C. Tseng, Molecular Biology, Genetics Dr. Feng-Song Wang, Cell Biology, Bioimaging
Dr. Michael Zimmer, Immunology
Other Faculty Contribute to Biology Program
Aquatic Ecology Ms. Leslie Dorworth, Illinois and Indiana Sea Grant
Biochemistry Dr. Maria Longus, Dept. of Physics and Chemistry
Bioengineering Dr. Howard Gerber, Department of Electric
Engineering
Bioinformatics Dr. Keyuan Jiang, Dept of Computer Information
Technology
Undergraduate Degree ProgramsAssociate of Science (70 credits)
Emergency Medical Services/Paramedic
Bachelor of Science (124 credits) B.S. Biology B.S. Biological Science Teaching B.S. Medical Technology
Graduate Degree ProgramsMaster of Science
Biology Biology Teaching Biotechnology (Pending)
• Non-Thesis Option -- 30 credit hours • Thesis options – 22 or more credits of formal
courses, + up to 7 credits of thesis research
Options and Areas of Concentration1. Biotechnology Option
2. Cell and Physiology Option
3. Ecology Option
4. Microbiology Option
5. General Biology Option
Charles Tseng Professor of Biological Sciences
Director of biology graduate program
Genetics, Molecular Biology, & Biotechnology, Ph.D., UCLA (1965)
Research Interest: Human functional genomic, Bacterial DNA typing, Human chromosome analysis
Biotechnology/ Genetics/ Molecular Biology
Courses Genetics
Molecular Biology Medical Genetics
↓ ↓ Recombinant DNA Human Cytogenetics
Techniques
Bioinformatics
↓
Research
Michael HensonDepartment head and Professor of
Biological Sciences
Animal Science/Physiology, Ph.D. University of Arkansas – Fayetteville (1985)
Research Interest: Reproductive Physiology
Barbara Mania-Farnell Professor of Biological Sciences
Neurobiology Ph.D. Northwestern University (1992) Research Interests:
-- Neural Tube / Spinal Cord Development Molecules that Regulate Neuronal Cell Type Development
Radmila Sarac Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences
Molecular Physiology, Ph.D. University of Chicago (2004)
Research Interests: Ion channel structure and function, molecular physiology and pharmacology
Feng-Song Wang Associate Professor of Biological Sciences
Cell Biology, Ph.D. Rutgers University (1993) Research Interests: Cell motility, specifically
neuronal growth cone movement and pathfinding
Cell Biology/ Physiology
Courses Cell Biology
↓ Animal Physiology
Developmental Biology Neurobiology
Medical Physiology Immunology
Tissue Culture Research
Young Choi Professor of Biological Sciences
Plant Ecology, Ph.D., State Univ. of New York - Syracuse (1991) Research Interests:
-- Restoration of damaged ecosystems Invasions of exotic species Vegetation dynamics in wetlands, grasslands, and oak woodlands
Curtis Creighton Associate Professor of Biological Sciences
Behavioral ecology and conservation biology, Ph.D. University of Oklahoma (1995)
Research Interests: Life history evolution, Effect of forest fragmentation on insect communities
General Ecology
Biogeography Plant Ecology
Conservation Biology Field Ecology
Evolution Aquatic Ecology
Phycology Ornithology
Ecology Research
Evert Ting Professor of Biological Sciences
Microbiology, Ph.D., The Ohio State University (1996)
Research Interests: Biohydrogen Production, Food and Water Safety, Bacterial Source Tracking
Terence Dougherty Professor of Biological Sciences
Microbiology, Ph.D. at University of Delaware, (1970)
Research Interests: Effect of low frequency electro-magnetism on zebra mussels
Michael Zimmer Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences
Immunology Ph.D. University of PittsburghResearch Interest: CD1 restricted T cells
Microbiology
Microbiology CoursesBasic Microbiology
↓
Advanced Microbiology Food Microbiology
Medical Microbiology
Immunology Environmental Microbiology
Phycology Microbiology Research
DNA Sequence Analysis
DNA Microarray
Gel Image Analysis
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Fluorescent Microscopy Lab
Tissue Culture Lab
Microbiology Lab
Animal Ecology Lab
Indiana Dunes- National Lake ShoreExcellent site for ecology and conservation
studies
Graduate Research Three biology graduate students received award certificates at the Purdue
University Calumet "Spotlight on Graduate Research" on October 26, 2006 for their paper entitled "Development of a Genome Scan for Bacterial
Source Tracking."
Graduate Research Outstanding Research Poster AwardOutstanding Research Poster Award
Midwest Ecology Revolution ConferenceMidwest Ecology Revolution ConferenceNick HeflinNick Heflin
Undergraduate Research Award2006
Robyn Hall & Alycia Storr
2007 Rima Parikh
Student Research AwardsPurdue Undergraduate Student Research
Competition 1st Place
Rima Parikh
Biology Students -- Diverse Population
Biological Sciences Annual Ice Cream Social
Chinese New Year Celebration at PUC
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Brand New Dormitory
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http://www.calumet.purdue.edu/biology/