Biology

Cristina Takacs-Vesbach, Chairperson
Castetter Hall 167A
MSC03 2020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001
(505) 277-3411
https://biology.unm.edu/

Distinguished Professor
Scott Collins, Ph.D., University of Oklahoma

Professors
Coenraad Adema, Ph.D., Free University (Amsterdam)
Joseph A. Cook, Ph.D., University of New Mexico
Eric Y. Denkers, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin (Madison)
David Hanson, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin (Madison)
Matthew Hurteau, Ph.D., University of California (Davis)
Marcy E. Litvak, Ph.D., University of Colorado (Boulder)
Kelly Miller, Ph.D., Cornell University
Robert D. Miller, Ph.D., Thomas Jefferson University
Donald O. Natvig, Ph.D., University of California (Berkeley)
William T. Pockman, Ph.D., University of Utah
Jennifer A. Rudgers, Ph.D., University of California (Davis)
Felisa Smith, Ph.D., University of California (Irvine)
Cristina Takacs-Vesbach, Ph.D., Montana State University (Bozeman)
D. Lee Taylor, Ph.D., University of California (Berkley)
Eric C. Toolson, Ph.D., Arizona State University
Thomas Turner, Ph.D., Florida International University
Helen Wearing, Ph.D., Heriot-Watt University
Kenneth D. Whitney, Ph.D., University of California (Davis)
Christopher Witt, Ph.D., Louisiana State University
Blair Wolf, Ph.D., Arizona State University

Associate Professors
Christopher A. Johnston, Ph.D., University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill)
Seth D. Newsome, Ph.D., University of California (Santa Cruz)
Steven Poe, Ph.D., University of Texas (Austin)
Irene Salinas, Ph.D., University of Murcia

Assistant Professors
Michael Andersen, Ph.D., University of Kansas
Lisa Barrows, Ph.D., Florida State University
Davorka Gulisija, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin (Madison)
Ellen Martinson, Ph.D., University of Arizona (Tucson)
Vincent Martinson, Ph.D., University of Arizona (Tucson)
Hannah Marx, Ph.D., University of Idaho (Moscow)
Mubarak Syed, Ph.D., Westfälishe Wilhelms-Universität (Münster, Germany)

Lecturers
Kimran Buckholz, Ph.D., University of Maryland
Ben Hanelt, Ph.D., University of Nebraska (Lincoln)
Bruce Hofkin, Ph.D., University of New Mexico
Kelly Howe, Ph.D., University of New Mexico
Qussin Joo, Ph.D., University of Kashmir, India
Thomas Kennedy, Ph.D., University of New Mexico
Amanda Liebrecht, Ph.D., University of New Mexico
Moses Michelsohn, M.S., Florida State University
Dorothy Scholl, Ph.D., Tulane 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
Earl W. Bourne, Ph.D., Oklahoma State University
James H. Brown, Ph.D., University of Michigan
Eric L. Charnov, Ph.D., University of Washington
Clifford N. Dahm, Ph.D., Oregon 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 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
Eric S. Loker, Ph.D., Iowa State University
Timothy K. Lowrey, Ph.D., University of California (Berkeley)
Diane L. Marshall, Ph.D., University of Texas (Austin)
Bruce T. Milne, Ph.D., Rutgers University
Manuel C. Molles, Ph.D., University of Arizona
Mary Anne Nelson, Ph.D., University of Colorado
David Schmidly, Ph.D., University of Illinois
Robert Sinsabaugh, Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Howard L. Snell, Ph.D., Colorado State University
Stephen A. Stricker, Ph.D., University of Washington
Randy Thornhill, Ph.D., University of Michigan
John Trujillo, Ph.D., University of Texas Medical Branch (Galveston)
Kathryn G. Vogel, Ph.D., University of California (Los Angeles)
Robert Waide, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin (Madison)
Margaret Werner-Washburne, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin (Madison)

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. The MSB 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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