Biology

Robert D. Miller, Chairperson
Castetter Hall 167A
MSC03 2020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001
(505) 277-3411
http://biology.unm.edu/

Distinguished Professors
Eric S. Loker, Ph.D., Iowa State University
Randy Thornhill, Ph.D., University of Michigan

Regents Professors
Scott Collins, Ph.D., University of Oklahoma
Margaret Werner-Washburne, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin (Madison)

Professors
Joseph A. Cook, Ph.D., University of New Mexico
Richard M. Cripps, D.Phil., University of York
Clifford N. Dahm, Ph.D., Oregon State University
Timothy K. Lowrey, Ph.D., University of California (Berkeley)
Diane L. Marshall, Ph.D., University of Texas
Robert D. Miller, Ph.D., Thomas Jefferson University
Bruce T. Milne, Ph.D., Rutgers University
Donald O. Natvig, Ph.D., University of California (Berkeley)
William T. Pockman, Ph.D., University of Utah
David J. Schmidly, Ph.D., University of Illinois (Champaign/Urbana)
Robert Sinsabaugh, Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Felisa Smith, Ph.D., University of California (Irvine)
Howard L. Snell, Ph.D., Colorado State University
Stephen A. Stricker, Ph.D., University of Washington
Eric C. Toolson, Ph.D., Arizona State University
Thomas Turner, Ph.D., Florida International University
Robert Waide, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin (Madison)
Blair Wolf, Ph.D., Arizona State University

Associate Professors
Coenraad Adema, Ph.D., Free University (Amsterdam)
Ulfar Bergthorsson, Ph.D., University of Rochester
Charles Cunningham, Ph.D., University of Aberdeen, Scotland
David Hanson, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin (Madison)
Vaishali Katju, Ph.D., Indiana University
Marcy E. Litvak, Ph.D., University of Colorado
Kelly Miller, Ph.D., Cornell University
Steven Poe, Ph.D., University of Texas (Austin)
Jennifer A. Rudgers, Ph.D., University of California (Davis)
Cristina Takacs-Vesbach, Ph.D., Montana State University (Bozeman)
Andreas Wagner, Ph.D., Yale University
D. Lee Taylor, Ph.D., University of California (Berkley)
Kenneth D. Whitney, Ph.D., University of California (Davis)
Helen Wearing, Ph.D., Heriot-Watt University
Christopher Witt, Ph.D., Louisiana State University

Assistant Professors
Christopher A. Johnston, Ph.D., University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill)
Seth D. Newsome, Ph.D., University of California (Santa Cruz)
Olga M.F. Pontes, Ph.D., Technical University of Lisbon
Irene Salinas, Ph.D., University of Murcia

Lecturers
Cara Lea Council-Garcia, M.S., Iowa State University
Lee Couch, M.S., University of New Mexico
Bruce Hofkin, Ph.D., University of New Mexico
Kelly Howe, Ph.D., University of New Mexico
Marieken Shaner, M.S., University of New Mexico
Thomas Kennedy, Ph.D., University of New Mexico
Jim Swan, M.S., Florida State University
Satya Witt, Ph.D., Louisiana State University

Professors Emeriti
J. Scott Altenbach, Ph.D., Colorado State University
Oswald G. Baca Ph.D., University of Kansas
Larry L. Barton, Ph.D., University of Nebraska
James H. Brown, Ph.D., University of Michigan
Earl W. Bourne, Ph.D., Oklahoma State University
Eric L. Charnov, Ph.D., University of Washington
Clifford S. Crawford, Ph.D., Washington State University
William G. Degenhardt, Ph.D., Texas A&M University
Howard J. Dittmer, Ph.D., State University of Iowa
Donald W. Duszynski, Ph.D., Colorado State University
James S. Findley, Ph.D., University of Kansas
James R. Gosz, Ph.D., University of Arizona
Gordon V. Johnson, Ph.D., University of Arizona
Paul Kerkof, Ph.D., University of California (Berkeley)
Astrid Kodric-Brown, Ph.D., University of Southern California
J. David Ligon, Ph.D., University of Michigan
Manuel C. Molles, Ph.D., University of Arizona
Mary Anne Nelson, Ph.D., University of Colorado
Loren D. Potter, Ph.D., University of Minnesota
John Trujillo, Ph.D., University of Texas Medical Branch (Galveston)
Kathryn G. Vogel, Ph.D., University of California (Los Angeles)

Introduction

Students majoring in Biology learn about the basic organization, processes and dynamics of the living world. The program of study provides students with a liberal education emphasizing the life sciences. The many subdisciplines of biology can prepare students for a wide range of careers and professional schools.

Museum of Southwestern Biology

The Museum of Southwestern Biology (MSB) is an integral part of the University of New Mexico Department of Biology. It contains collections of plants and animals of national and international significance. The MSB also maintains a division devoted to frozen tissues, which is among the largest in the world. The western research collections of the National Biological Service are integrated with those of the MSB. The museum concentrates on research and teaching and is not open to the public except by appointment. The MSB publishes two scholarly periodicals, Occasional Papers and Special Publications.

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