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The Department of Biology offers graduate degree programs leading to both the Master of Science (MS) and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD). Graduate training is available across the full spectrum of modern biological investigation from molecular biology to ecosystems, unified by a strong focus on the evolutionary underpinnings of life at these different levels. Faculty members are grouped into three primary research areas, each of which has a corresponding graduate curriculum and seminar series. Please visit our applicant page for more information about how to apply.
Learn about our graduate student research and view a list of recruiting labs below!
Cell & Molecular Biology
Graduate students in the Cell & Molecular (CM) Biology program have the opportunity to choose from a diverse array of research laboratories engaged in both basic and biomedically relevant research. In addition to their thesis/dissertation research, coursework, and a weekly graduate student seminar series, students learn from visiting speakers through the Biomolecular Seminar Series, and may also attend seminars coordinated by Chemistry, Bioinformatics, and other graduate programs within the department.
CM graduate students enroll in core courses in molecular biology, cell biology, and biochemistry during the first three semesters of graduate study. During the first year each student also completes three laboratory rotations, gaining an understanding of laboratory-based investigation in several fields and leading to an informed choice of a mentor and laboratory for subsequent dissertation research. Upon successful completion of a written and oral qualifying examination during the second year, PhD students begin full-time research and may take additional elective courses. The qualifying exam takes the form of a research proposal that typically serves as the student’s initial research plan.
During each subsequent year, PhD students build on this initial plan by giving a research seminar to CM faculty and graduate students and meeting with their thesis committee to review current research and outline future plans.
Check the list of recent dissertations and publications to see the range of topics addressed by CM students.
Featured Student
Victoria Guarino
Current Research: Victoria is a third-year PhD student in the Cell and Molecular Biology program at Boston University. She is […]
CM faculty anticipating accepting PhD rotation students for Fall 2026
(rotations are scheduled after accepted students attend the Department orientation)
Anne-Marie Abban-Demitrus, Ph.D. candidate, Man Lab Neurobiology
Inaya Abdul-Haqq, M.S. student, Kaufman Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Jessika Acharya, M.S. student Cell & Molecular Biology
Kelly Aho, Assistant Professor of Biology Aquatic biogeochemistry, carbon and nitrogen cycling, air-water gas exchange
Diana Alizhan, M.S. student Cell & Molecular Biology
Vanessa Ansong General Biology
Max Anzede, M.S. student Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Sonali Arora Neurobiology
Jelle Atema, Professor Emeritus of Biology; Adjunct Scientist, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution sensory biology, chemical signals, receptor physiology, animal behavior, behavioral ecology, chemical ecology, biomimetic robotics
Dr. Peter August, Professor, University of Rhode Island
Michael Baum, Professor Emeritus of Biology behavioral neuroendocrinology, neurobiology
Paige Becker, Ph.D. student, Buston Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Uwe Beffert, Research Assistant Professor of Biology Alzheimer’s disease, apolipoproteins, lipoprotein receptors, brain development, neuronal migration, autism, cytoskeleton
Abby Beilman, Ph.D. student, Aho Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Dr. Peter Belamarich, Pediatric Medical Director of the Comprehensive Family Care Center and Associate Professor, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Morgan Bennett-Smith, Ph.D. student, Buston Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Gary Benson, Associate Professor of Biology and Computer Science; Program in Bioinformatics algorithm development for DNA sequence analysis
Jennifer Bhatnagar, Associate Professor of Biology; Director, Biogeoscience Program Microbial Ecology, Biogeochemistry, Ecosystem Science
Susie Black, Ph.D. student, Wunderlich Lab Cell & Molecular Biology
Autumn Blough Cell Biology, Molecular Biology & Genetics
Daria Bogatova, Ph.D. candidate, Devor Lab Neurobiology
Natalia Volgarine Scaraboto Bonfa, Ph.D. Student, Russek Lab Cell & Molecular Biology
Deirdre Boyer, Ph.D. student Cell & Molecular Biology
Cynthia A. Bradham, Associate Professor of Biology; Associate Chair, Cell & Molecular Biology developmental biology; embryonic pattern formation; systems biology
Cynthia Bradham, Associate Professor of Biology
Fabio Buitrago, Ph.D. student, Kaufman Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Molly Bunting General Biology
Peter Buston, Associate Professor of Biology; Associate Dean of the Faculty for the Natural Sciences Evolutionary Ecology, Animal Behavior, Marine Ecology and Biological Oceanography.
Gloria V. Callard, Professor Emerita of Biology neuroendocrinology, reproductive and developmental endocrinology, estrogen biosynthesis, estrogen receptor mediated actions and gene regulation, environmental endocrine disruption
Ian P. Callard, Professor Emeritus of Biology endocrinology and reproduction
Alejandra Camargo-Cely, Ph.D. candidate, Mullen Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Alanna Carey, Ph.D. student, Chen Lab Neurobiology
Jack Carrol, M.S. student Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Christine Carroll, Ph.D. student, Fiszbein Lab Cell & Molecular Biology
Mark Carroll, Cinematographer
Sofía Casasa, Assistant Professor of Biology Eco-evo-devo, phenotypic plasticity, insect development, horned beetles, nematodes, transcriptomics, functional genetics
Alejandra Castillo Cieza, Ph.D. student, Bhatnagar Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Chip Celenza, Associate Professor of Biology, Inclusive Pedagogy & Mentoring Working Group contact person, BAC Co-Chair
John L. Celenza, Associate Professor of Biology; Director, Program in Biochemistry & Molecular Biology; Co-Chair, Biology Anti-Racism Committee plant development, defense, and metabolism; genetics, biochemistry and molecular biology
Zoé Chamot, Ph.D. student, Buston & Davies Labs Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Tiffany Chan, Ph.D. student, Gummuluru Lab Cell & Molecular Biology
Lynne Chantranupong, Assistant Professor of Biology Neurobiology, Cell and Molecular Biology, Behavior, Signal transduction, Metabolism, Organellar Biology, Metabolomics, Proteomics
Jerry Chen, Associate Professor of Biology Large-scale neuronal networks, sensorimotor integration, decision making, neurodevelopment, non-linear microscopy
Mu-Han Chen, Ph.D. student, Davies Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Phoenix Chen, Ph.D. student, Economo Lab Neurobiology
Sirui Chen, Ph.D. student, Casasa Lab Cell & Molecular Biology
Christine Cheng, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Biology systems biology, single-cell, epigenetic and transcriptional regulation, immune system, bioinformatics, Alzheimer’s Disease, substance addiction, Type 2 diabetes
Yu-Qing Chua, Ph.D. student, Templer Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Brian Cleary, Assistant Professor of Computing and Data Sciences, Biomedical Engineering, Biology, and Bioinformatics Tissue organization, cellular pathways, causal modeling, statistical learning
Elizabeth Co, Senior Lecturer in Biology science education, human immunology and reproduction
Rory Coleman, Assistant Professor of Biology Circuit evolution, Neuroethology, Behavior, Chemosensation, Neurogenetics, Drosophila
Emerson Conrad-Rooney, Ph.D. student, Templer Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Geoffrey M. Cooper, Professor Emeritus of Biology Cancer biology
Juliana Corn, M.S. student Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Emma Daily, Ph.D. student, Templer Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Sarah Davies, Assistant Professor of Biology, Recruitment Working Group contact person
Sarah W. Davies, Associate Professor of Biology ecological genomics, population genetics, molecular ecology, coral ecology, climate change, symbiosis
Ian Davison, Associate Professor of Biology pheromones and innate social behaviors; novel imaging tools for behaving animals; pathophysiology of injury
Abigail DeLena, M.S. student Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Naisha Deorah Cell Biology, Molecular Biology & Genetics
Anna Devor, Associate Professor in BME and Biology neuroscience, neuroengineering, optical imaging, fMRI, blood flow, hemodynamics Neurobiology
Ethan Deyle, Research Assistant Professor of Biology Quantitative Ecology, Environmental Data Science, Nonlinear Dynamics, Applied Complex Systems, Marine Ecology
Brett DiBenedictis, Lecturer, Core Curriculum and Biology Neuroendocrinology, innate social behavior, neuropeptides, neural circuits, sex differences, undergraduate science education
Vincent Dionne, Professor Emeritus of Biology sensory biology: olfaction, pain
Graham Dow, Research Assistant Professor plant ecology and climate change, stomatal development and function, signaling mechanisms
Yulia Dubrovensky Neurobiology
William D. Eldred, Professor Emeritus of Biology visual neurobiology and traumatic brain injury Biology Department
Andrew Emili, Adjunct Professor of Biology and Biochemistry Systems biology, proteomics, functional genomics, bioinformatics, molecular interaction networks, high-throughput methods, development and disease
Berkay Engin, Ph.D. student, Fuxman Bass Lab Cell & Molecular Biology
Shalom Entner, Ph.D. candidate, Finnerty Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Summer Eubank, M.S. student, Knott Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Ellen Faszewski, Associate Dean for Student Affairs and Clinical Professor, Wheelock College of Education & Human Development Science Education
John R. Finnerty, Associate Professor of Biology; Associate Chair, Ecology, Behavior & Evolution Evolutionary and ecological developmental biology; evolutionary and ecological genomics; marine biodiversity; global change biology; coral conservation.
Ana Fiszbein, Assistant Professor of Biology Gene regulation; RNA processing; systems biology of co-transcriptional programs; computational genomics; role of gene architecture in cancer development and therapy
Robin Francis, Lecturer in Biology marine fish ecology, metapopulation dynamics, marine science education research
José D. Franco Cell Biology, Molecular Biology & Genetics
Erin Frates, Ph.D. student, Marlow Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Horacio Frydman, Associate Professor of Biology host-microbe interactions at the molecular, cellular and organismal level; mechanisms of bacterial transmission through stem-cell niche infection
Robinson W. Fulweiler, Professor of Biology and Earth & Environment Biogeochemistry and Marine Ecology
Juan Fuxman Bass, Associate Professor of Biology immune regulation, gene regulatory networks, systems biology, disease mutations, inflammation, transcription factors
Pamela Garcia Lopez, Ph.D. candidate, Siggers Lab Cell & Molecular Biology
Mikel Garcia-Marcos, Professor of Biochemistry and Biology Intercellular communication, receptor signaling, GTPases, synthetic biology tools, molecular basis of disease, cancer, neurotransmission, embryonic development
Eva Garrett, Assistant Professor of Anthropology Sensory ecology; olfaction; vomeronasal organ; primate evolution; evolutionary morphology; sensory systems; non-human primate paleontology; genomics; bioinformatics
Valentina Gascue, Ph.D. student, Younger Lab Neurobiology
Jeffrey Gavornik, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Biology cortical circuits, synaptic plasticity as the basis of learning and memory, the neural representation and processing of time, the biophysical basis of visual perception
Alexandra Geisser, Ph.D. candidate, Fulweiler Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Lana Ghazale General Biology
Julia Gibbs, Ph.D. student, Wunderlich Lab Cell & Molecular Biology
Catherine Gill, Ph.D. student, Gilmore Lab Cell & Molecular Biology
Thomas Gilmore, Professor of Biology; Director of Graduate Admissions, Program in Molecular Biology, Cell Biology & Biochemistry; Chair, Appointment, Promotion, and Tenure Committee molecular biology, cell biology, signal transduction, cancer, molecular ecology
Elizabeth Godrick, Professor Emerita of Biology science education, immunology
Stjepko Golubic, Professor Emeritus of Biology microbial ecology, fossil microorganisms, stromatolites, bioerosion, phycology, cyanobacteria
Abhishek Gowda Biology
Victoria Guarino, Ph.D. student, Wunderlich Lab Cell & Molecular Biology
Ulla Hansen, Professor Emerita of Biology cancer, cell cycle, gene expression regulation, cell signaling, proliferation, cell survival, transcriptional networks
Kristin Haroldsdottir, Ph.D. student Neurobiology
Cristina Harry, M.S. student, Traniello Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Laurel Hart, Ph.D. student, Man Lab Neurobiology
Michaelyn Hartmann, Lecturer; Director, Postdoctoral Associate Teaching Scholars Program Science Education, Genetics, Cell Biology, Molecular Biology
Cat Hauser, Ph.D. student, Kaufman-Deyle Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Dr. Bianca Heinrich, Senior Scientist, Abcam
Angela Ho, Associate Professor of Biology Molecular and cellular basis of synaptic function in neurodevelopment and neurodegenerative disease
Madeline Huerth, M.S. student Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Les Kaufman, Professor of Biology marine biology, evolutionary ecology, and conservation biology
Joshua Kim, M.S. student, Lobel Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Cheryl Knott, Professor of Anthropology, Biology, and Women’s Gender and Sexuality Studies primate, great ape and orangutan behavior and physiology; reproductive ecology, energetics and endocrinology; nutritional ecology; life history and human evolution; sexuality and sexual conflict theory; wildlife and habitat conservation
Garima Kohli, Ph.D. student, Younger Lab Neurobiology
Sir Hans Kornberg, University Professor and Professor of Biology the nature and regulation of carbohydrate transport in micro-organisms
Payton Kuhn, Ph.D. student, Bradham Lab Cell & Molecular Biology
Thomas H. Kunz, Professor Emeritus of Biology behavioral and physiological ecology, reproductive biology, evolution, and conservation biology of bats
David La General Biology
Joe Larkin, Assistant Professor of Biology and Physics Bacterial communities, cell-to-cell communication, bacterial electrophysiology
Joe Larkin, Assistant Professor of Biology and Physics
Eric Levine, Ph.D. student, Siggers Lab Cell & Molecular Biology
Jinxuan Li, M.S. student Cell & Molecular Biology
Jen-Wei Lin, Associate Professor of Biology; Associate Chair, Neurobiology membrane excitability and synaptic plasticity
Paul Lipton, Research Associate Professor of Neuroscience, Psychological & Brain Sciences, and Biology; Director, Undergraduate Program in Neuroscience; Associate Director, Kilachand Honors College Cognitive Neurobiology, Learning & Memory, Undergraduate Science Education
Guangmei Liu, Ph.D. candidate, McCall Lab Neurobiology
Devin Lloyd, Ph.D. student, Larkin Lab Cell & Molecular Biology
Phillip S. Lobel, Professor of Biology ichthyology; behavioral ecology and taxonomy of fishes
Edward L. Loechler, Professor of Biology molecular biology; mechanisms by which carcinogens cause mutations and cancer
Ashley Loescher, M.S. student Neurobiology
Yunwei Lu, Ph.D. student, Fiszbein & Fuxman Bass Labs Cell & Molecular Biology
Yuran Ma, Ph.D. student Neurobiology
Hengye Man, Professor of Biology Brain development, neuron morphogenesis, synapse formation, synaptic plasticity, AMPA type glutamate receptor, protein ubiquitination and degradation, autism, Intellectual disability, Alzheimer’s disease
Dylan Mankel, Ph.D. student, Marlow Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Yinuo Mao, M.S. student, Schmitt Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Jeffrey Marlow, Assistant Professor of Biology; Chair, Graduate Committee microbial ecology, environmental microbiology, global change biology, metabolic activity, geobiology, astrobiology
Emily Martin, Ph.D. student Neurobiology
Ninon Martinez, Ph.D. student, Finnerty Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Johan Martinez-Fuentes, Ph.D. student, Russek Lab Cell & Molecular Biology
Mohd Freezely Ezzani Bin Mazri, Ph.D. student Neurobiology
Kim McCall, Professor of Biology; Director, Master’s Studies Drosophila developmental biology, cell death, oogenesis
Arianna Medina, Lawyer, Latham & Watkins LLP
KathrynAnn Merth (Odamah), Ph.D. candidate, Man Lab Cell & Molecular Biology
Anna Milani, M.S. student, Lobel Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Francis C. Monette, Professor Emeritus of Biology cell biology; stem cells; molecular control of the eukaryotic cell cycle
Viola Monovich, Ph.D. student, Man Lab Neurobiology
Sean P. Mullen, Professor of Biology Adaptation and speciation; hybrid zones; the evolution of mimicry and wing pattern variation in butterflies; evolutionary genetics; comparative and population genomics; bioinformatics
Sevinj Mursalova, M.S. student Neurobiology
Mario Muscedere, Master Lecturer in Biology; Director, Undergraduate Program in Neuroscience Science education and undergraduate mentorship, social behavior, neuroethology, behavioral ecology
Ranjan Muthukrishnan, Research Assistant Professor community ecology, marine ecology, coral reefs, invasive species, ecological modeling EBE and Marine Biology
Francisco J. Naya, Associate Professor of Biology; Director, Graduate Studies Cardiac and skeletal muscle differentiation, muscle regeneration, muscular dystrophy, mouse developmental biology, gene regulation
Isabel Novick, Ph.D. student, Mullen Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Maliha Nujhat, M.S. student Neurobiology
Dr. Aruoriwo Oboh-Weilke, Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
John Okechi, Postdoc Associate, Kaufman Lab Marine Biology
Melisa Osborne, Research Scientist and Segrè Lab Manager
Timothy Otchy, Research Assistant Professor of Biology neural circuits and computation, motor learning and execution, brain-machine interfaces, bioelectronic therapies, brain function localization
Elif Ozsen, Ph.D. student, Chantranupong Lab Neurobiology
Hannah Pangborn, M.S. student, Finnerty Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Sara Parker, Ph.D. student, Strickland Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Esha Patel Cell Biology, Molecular Biology & Genetics
Ameya Patkar, Ph.D. student, Man Lab Cell & Molecular Biology
Gail Patt, Associate Professor Emerita of Biology comparative anatomy and physiology, human population genetics
Benjamin Peters, Ph.D. student, Sorenson Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Richard B. Primack, Professor of Biology impact of climate change on the phenology plants, birds and insects; conservation biology; noise pollution; ecological and conservation impacts of the pandemic
Sarah R, Biology Peer Mentor
Katya Ravid, Barbara E. Corkey Professor of Medicine; Professor of Biochemistry, Biology, Health Sciences; Director, Evans Center for Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research and BU Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research Office Blood Stem Cells and Blood Cancer; Thrombosis and Purine Signaling; Vascular Biology
Chris Richardson, Adjunct Research Assistant Professor of Biology energetics, ecoimmunology, and hormone function of small mammals; disease ecology and urban ecology; role of physiological and extrinsic factors on the ecology of temperate bats; tradeoffs between energy use for immune function, thermoregulation, and reproduction
David Ritter, Ph.D. student Cell & Molecular Biology
Abby Robinson, Ph.D. student, Mullen Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Carla Rojas, M.S. student, Schmitt Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Matthew Rothendler, M.S. student, Primack Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Randi Rotjan, Adjunct Associate Professor of Biology Marine ecology, conservation biology, behavioral ecology, organismal physiology, coral reefs
Randi Rotjan, Research Assistant Professor and Lecturer in Biology
Jaice Rottenberg, Ph.D. candidate, Fuxman Bass Lab Cell & Molecular Biology
Shelley J. Russek, Professor of Pharmacology & Experimental Therapeutics and Biology; Director of Graduate Program for Neuroscience Neuropharmacology, Epilepsy, Gene regulation of Neural Circuits
Maria Jose Salazar Nicholls, Ph.D. candidate, Warkentin Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Sabrina Samad Shoily, Ph.D. student, Garcia-Marcos Lab Cell & Molecular Biology
Karina Scavo Lord, Lecturer in Biology and the Boston University Marine Program (BUMP) Marine ecology and conservation, evolutionary and ecological genomics, coral reefs, eelgrass meadows
Christopher Schmitt, Assistant Professor of Anthropology and Biology
Christopher Schmitt, Associate Professor of Anthropology and Biology; primate growth and development, ontogeny and etiology of obesity, population and functional genomics, quantitative genetics, primate behavioral ecology and life history
Christopher J. Schneider, Professor Emeritus of Biology ecology, evolution and adaptive diversification of reptiles and amphibians; systematics; population and comparative genomics; tropical biology and conservation
Peter Schroedl, Ph.D. student, Marlow Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Daniel Segrè, Professor of Biology, Bioinformatics, and Biomedical Engineering systems biology, evolution of biochemical networks, genomics, metabolic engineering, microbial ecology
Angela Seliga, Physiology Laboratory Manager, CAS Diversity and Inclusion Action Team Staff Co-Advisor
Renata Serio, Ph.D. candidate, Fiszbein Lab Cell & Molecular Biology
Mingqi Sha, Ph.D. candidate, Ho Lab Neurobiology
Barkha Shah, Laboratory Supervisor, BAC Graduate Student Liaison, BAC Co-Chair, Staff Advisor for the CAS DEI Student Council, Founding Member of Institutional Racism in Health in Science
Trevor W. Siggers, Associate Professor of Biology systems biology of the immune and inflammatory systems, gene regulation in immune and inflammatory systems, inflammatory diseases, transcriptional networks, DNA-binding of transcription factors and transcriptional regulatory complexes, computational genomics, cis-regulatory logic in transcription
Dr. Gregory Skomal, Marine Biologist
Jordan Smith, Ph.D. student, Traniello Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Jenna Sorenson, M.S. student, Finnerty Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Lisa Sorenson, Adjunct Associate Professor and Co-Chair, West Indian Whistling-Duck Working Group of the Society of Caribbean Ornithology Conservation Biology, Behavioral Ecology, and Hormonal Mechanisms of Behavior in Birds
Michael D. Sorenson, Professor of Biology Avian behavioral ecology, speciation, population genomics, and molecular systematics
Kathryn Spilios, Master Lecturer in Biology; Director, Instructional Labs; Director, Learning Assistant Program; Director, Academic Planning Science education, entomology
Dr. Daniel Starczynowski, Associate Professor, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center & University of Cincinnati
Chelsea Stephens, Ph.D. candidate, Naya Lab Cell & Molecular Biology
Lynette Strickland, Assistant Professor of Biology Evolutionary genetics, ecological genetics and genomics, ecological entomology, biodiversity genomics, tropical ecology, beetles Integrated studies of biodiversity genomics
Nancy Sullivan, Director, National Emerging Infectious Disease Lab, Boston University
Nancy Sullivan, Professor of Biology and Virology, Immunology & Microbiology HIV entry and resistance to neutralizing antibodies; Filovirus vaccines and immune mechanism; Filovirus glycoprotein mediated pathogenicity, virus entry and antibody vulnerabilities; Pandemic Preparedness; SARS-CoV-2
Elena Sun, Ph.D. student, Waxman Lab
Kelly Swing, Director, Ecuador Tropical Ecology Program and Adjunct Professor of Biology
Sidney L. Tamm, Professor Emeritus of Biology cell biology and motility; cytoskeleton, nervous, and ionic control of cilia; protozoan motility; cell junctions
Ezra Taub, Ph.D. student Cell & Molecular Biology
Tuan Leng Tay, Assistant Professor of Biology; Assistant Professor of Anatomy and Neurobiology neurobiology, neuroimmunology, neurodevelopment, neurodegeneration, traumatic brain injury, brain repair, microglia, glia
Pamela Templer, Distinguished Professor and Chair of Biology plant and microbial ecosystem ecology; biogeochemistry
Jiratchaya Thanayangyuen, M.S. student, Tay Lab Cell & Molecular Biology
Asha Thapa, Ph.D. student, Bhatnagar Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Adrian Thompson, Lecturer in Neurobiology Science education, brain development, neuronal excitability, epilepsy, plasticity of cells and circuits.
Gayatri Thorat, Ph.D. student Cell & Molecular Biology
Phaedra Tirrell, M.S. student Cell & Molecular Biology
Logan Tohline, Ph.D. student Cell & Molecular Biology
Dean R. Tolan, Professor of Biology; Director, Undergraduate Studies biochemistry, enzymology, molecular and human genetics of enzymes in sugar metabolism
James F. A. Traniello, Professor of Biology behavior, ecology and evolution of social insects; neuroethology; social brain evolution; behavioral development and senescence; evolution of division of labor
John Tullai, Senior Lecturer in Neuroscience and Biology growth factor-mediated cell survival, cancer biology, transcription network mapping, gene regulation, neuroscience, endocrinology, neuroendocrinology, physiology, carcinogenesis, cell biology, molecular biology, transcription regulation
Mustafa Tunçay, Ph.D. student, Fearns Lab Cell & Molecular Biology
Kimhun Tuntikawinwong General Biology
Georgette-Vanelle Wandji, Ph.D. student, McCall Lab Cell & Molecular Biology
Wei Wang, Ph.D. student, Gilmore Lab Cell & Molecular Biology
Karen Warkentin, Professor of Biology and Women’s, Gender, & Sexuality Studies
Karen Warkentin, Professor of Biology; Professor of Women’s, Gender & Sexuality Studies phenotypic plasticity; integrative and comparative biology; adaptive embryo behavior; hatching as a life history transition; substrate vibration as an information channel; herpetology; tropical biology; sex, gender and sexuality; diversity and inclusion as imperatives for scientific progress
Fred E. Wasserman, Associate Professor of Biology Animal behavior, bird song, territoriality
David J. Waxman, Professor of Biology, Medicine, and Biomedical Engineering; Program in Bioinformatics Genomic and epigenetic mechanisms controlling liver gene expression; molecular endocrinology and cell signaling through transcriptional networks; role of angiogenesis and innate immune system in cancer therapy and pharmacology; nuclear receptors and responses to environmental chemicals
Sofia Weaver Behavioral Biology
Eric Widmaier, Professor Emeritus of Biology molecular and endocrine control of body weight; endocrinology and metabolism
Katherine Wiley, M.S. student Cell & Molecular Biology
Zeba Wunderlich, Associate Professor of Biology; Director, Program in Molecular Biology, Cell Biology & Biochemistry regulation of gene expression; enhancers; developmental biology; systems biology; innate immunology
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CM faculty anticipating accepting MS rotation students for Fall 2026
(rotations are scheduled after accepted students attend the Department orientation)
Anne-Marie Abban-Demitrus, Ph.D. candidate, Man Lab Neurobiology
Inaya Abdul-Haqq, M.S. student, Kaufman Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Jessika Acharya, M.S. student Cell & Molecular Biology
Kelly Aho, Assistant Professor of Biology Aquatic biogeochemistry, carbon and nitrogen cycling, air-water gas exchange
Diana Alizhan, M.S. student Cell & Molecular Biology
Vanessa Ansong General Biology
Max Anzede, M.S. student Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Sonali Arora Neurobiology
Jelle Atema, Professor Emeritus of Biology; Adjunct Scientist, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution sensory biology, chemical signals, receptor physiology, animal behavior, behavioral ecology, chemical ecology, biomimetic robotics
Dr. Peter August, Professor, University of Rhode Island
Michael Baum, Professor Emeritus of Biology behavioral neuroendocrinology, neurobiology
Paige Becker, Ph.D. student, Buston Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Uwe Beffert, Research Assistant Professor of Biology Alzheimer’s disease, apolipoproteins, lipoprotein receptors, brain development, neuronal migration, autism, cytoskeleton
Abby Beilman, Ph.D. student, Aho Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Dr. Peter Belamarich, Pediatric Medical Director of the Comprehensive Family Care Center and Associate Professor, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Morgan Bennett-Smith, Ph.D. student, Buston Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Gary Benson, Associate Professor of Biology and Computer Science; Program in Bioinformatics algorithm development for DNA sequence analysis
Jennifer Bhatnagar, Associate Professor of Biology; Director, Biogeoscience Program Microbial Ecology, Biogeochemistry, Ecosystem Science
Susie Black, Ph.D. student, Wunderlich Lab Cell & Molecular Biology
Autumn Blough Cell Biology, Molecular Biology & Genetics
Daria Bogatova, Ph.D. candidate, Devor Lab Neurobiology
Natalia Volgarine Scaraboto Bonfa, Ph.D. Student, Russek Lab Cell & Molecular Biology
Deirdre Boyer, Ph.D. student Cell & Molecular Biology
Cynthia A. Bradham, Associate Professor of Biology; Associate Chair, Cell & Molecular Biology developmental biology; embryonic pattern formation; systems biology
Cynthia Bradham, Associate Professor of Biology
Fabio Buitrago, Ph.D. student, Kaufman Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Molly Bunting General Biology
Peter Buston, Associate Professor of Biology; Associate Dean of the Faculty for the Natural Sciences Evolutionary Ecology, Animal Behavior, Marine Ecology and Biological Oceanography.
Gloria V. Callard, Professor Emerita of Biology neuroendocrinology, reproductive and developmental endocrinology, estrogen biosynthesis, estrogen receptor mediated actions and gene regulation, environmental endocrine disruption
Ian P. Callard, Professor Emeritus of Biology endocrinology and reproduction
Alejandra Camargo-Cely, Ph.D. candidate, Mullen Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Alanna Carey, Ph.D. student, Chen Lab Neurobiology
Jack Carrol, M.S. student Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Christine Carroll, Ph.D. student, Fiszbein Lab Cell & Molecular Biology
Mark Carroll, Cinematographer
Sofía Casasa, Assistant Professor of Biology Eco-evo-devo, phenotypic plasticity, insect development, horned beetles, nematodes, transcriptomics, functional genetics
Alejandra Castillo Cieza, Ph.D. student, Bhatnagar Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Chip Celenza, Associate Professor of Biology, Inclusive Pedagogy & Mentoring Working Group contact person, BAC Co-Chair
John L. Celenza, Associate Professor of Biology; Director, Program in Biochemistry & Molecular Biology; Co-Chair, Biology Anti-Racism Committee plant development, defense, and metabolism; genetics, biochemistry and molecular biology
Zoé Chamot, Ph.D. student, Buston & Davies Labs Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Tiffany Chan, Ph.D. student, Gummuluru Lab Cell & Molecular Biology
Lynne Chantranupong, Assistant Professor of Biology Neurobiology, Cell and Molecular Biology, Behavior, Signal transduction, Metabolism, Organellar Biology, Metabolomics, Proteomics
Jerry Chen, Associate Professor of Biology Large-scale neuronal networks, sensorimotor integration, decision making, neurodevelopment, non-linear microscopy
Mu-Han Chen, Ph.D. student, Davies Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Phoenix Chen, Ph.D. student, Economo Lab Neurobiology
Sirui Chen, Ph.D. student, Casasa Lab Cell & Molecular Biology
Christine Cheng, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Biology systems biology, single-cell, epigenetic and transcriptional regulation, immune system, bioinformatics, Alzheimer’s Disease, substance addiction, Type 2 diabetes
Yu-Qing Chua, Ph.D. student, Templer Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Brian Cleary, Assistant Professor of Computing and Data Sciences, Biomedical Engineering, Biology, and Bioinformatics Tissue organization, cellular pathways, causal modeling, statistical learning
Elizabeth Co, Senior Lecturer in Biology science education, human immunology and reproduction
Rory Coleman, Assistant Professor of Biology Circuit evolution, Neuroethology, Behavior, Chemosensation, Neurogenetics, Drosophila
Emerson Conrad-Rooney, Ph.D. student, Templer Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Geoffrey M. Cooper, Professor Emeritus of Biology Cancer biology
Juliana Corn, M.S. student Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Emma Daily, Ph.D. student, Templer Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Sarah Davies, Assistant Professor of Biology, Recruitment Working Group contact person
Sarah W. Davies, Associate Professor of Biology ecological genomics, population genetics, molecular ecology, coral ecology, climate change, symbiosis
Ian Davison, Associate Professor of Biology pheromones and innate social behaviors; novel imaging tools for behaving animals; pathophysiology of injury
Abigail DeLena, M.S. student Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Naisha Deorah Cell Biology, Molecular Biology & Genetics
Anna Devor, Associate Professor in BME and Biology neuroscience, neuroengineering, optical imaging, fMRI, blood flow, hemodynamics Neurobiology
Ethan Deyle, Research Assistant Professor of Biology Quantitative Ecology, Environmental Data Science, Nonlinear Dynamics, Applied Complex Systems, Marine Ecology
Brett DiBenedictis, Lecturer, Core Curriculum and Biology Neuroendocrinology, innate social behavior, neuropeptides, neural circuits, sex differences, undergraduate science education
Vincent Dionne, Professor Emeritus of Biology sensory biology: olfaction, pain
Graham Dow, Research Assistant Professor plant ecology and climate change, stomatal development and function, signaling mechanisms
Yulia Dubrovensky Neurobiology
William D. Eldred, Professor Emeritus of Biology visual neurobiology and traumatic brain injury Biology Department
Andrew Emili, Adjunct Professor of Biology and Biochemistry Systems biology, proteomics, functional genomics, bioinformatics, molecular interaction networks, high-throughput methods, development and disease
Berkay Engin, Ph.D. student, Fuxman Bass Lab Cell & Molecular Biology
Shalom Entner, Ph.D. candidate, Finnerty Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Summer Eubank, M.S. student, Knott Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Ellen Faszewski, Associate Dean for Student Affairs and Clinical Professor, Wheelock College of Education & Human Development Science Education
John R. Finnerty, Associate Professor of Biology; Associate Chair, Ecology, Behavior & Evolution Evolutionary and ecological developmental biology; evolutionary and ecological genomics; marine biodiversity; global change biology; coral conservation.
Ana Fiszbein, Assistant Professor of Biology Gene regulation; RNA processing; systems biology of co-transcriptional programs; computational genomics; role of gene architecture in cancer development and therapy
Robin Francis, Lecturer in Biology marine fish ecology, metapopulation dynamics, marine science education research
José D. Franco Cell Biology, Molecular Biology & Genetics
Erin Frates, Ph.D. student, Marlow Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Horacio Frydman, Associate Professor of Biology host-microbe interactions at the molecular, cellular and organismal level; mechanisms of bacterial transmission through stem-cell niche infection
Robinson W. Fulweiler, Professor of Biology and Earth & Environment Biogeochemistry and Marine Ecology
Juan Fuxman Bass, Associate Professor of Biology immune regulation, gene regulatory networks, systems biology, disease mutations, inflammation, transcription factors
Pamela Garcia Lopez, Ph.D. candidate, Siggers Lab Cell & Molecular Biology
Mikel Garcia-Marcos, Professor of Biochemistry and Biology Intercellular communication, receptor signaling, GTPases, synthetic biology tools, molecular basis of disease, cancer, neurotransmission, embryonic development
Eva Garrett, Assistant Professor of Anthropology Sensory ecology; olfaction; vomeronasal organ; primate evolution; evolutionary morphology; sensory systems; non-human primate paleontology; genomics; bioinformatics
Valentina Gascue, Ph.D. student, Younger Lab Neurobiology
Jeffrey Gavornik, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Biology cortical circuits, synaptic plasticity as the basis of learning and memory, the neural representation and processing of time, the biophysical basis of visual perception
Alexandra Geisser, Ph.D. candidate, Fulweiler Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Lana Ghazale General Biology
Julia Gibbs, Ph.D. student, Wunderlich Lab Cell & Molecular Biology
Catherine Gill, Ph.D. student, Gilmore Lab Cell & Molecular Biology
Thomas Gilmore, Professor of Biology; Director of Graduate Admissions, Program in Molecular Biology, Cell Biology & Biochemistry; Chair, Appointment, Promotion, and Tenure Committee molecular biology, cell biology, signal transduction, cancer, molecular ecology
Elizabeth Godrick, Professor Emerita of Biology science education, immunology
Stjepko Golubic, Professor Emeritus of Biology microbial ecology, fossil microorganisms, stromatolites, bioerosion, phycology, cyanobacteria
Abhishek Gowda Biology
Victoria Guarino, Ph.D. student, Wunderlich Lab Cell & Molecular Biology
Ulla Hansen, Professor Emerita of Biology cancer, cell cycle, gene expression regulation, cell signaling, proliferation, cell survival, transcriptional networks
Kristin Haroldsdottir, Ph.D. student Neurobiology
Cristina Harry, M.S. student, Traniello Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Laurel Hart, Ph.D. student, Man Lab Neurobiology
Michaelyn Hartmann, Lecturer; Director, Postdoctoral Associate Teaching Scholars Program Science Education, Genetics, Cell Biology, Molecular Biology
Cat Hauser, Ph.D. student, Kaufman-Deyle Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Dr. Bianca Heinrich, Senior Scientist, Abcam
Angela Ho, Associate Professor of Biology Molecular and cellular basis of synaptic function in neurodevelopment and neurodegenerative disease
Madeline Huerth, M.S. student Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Les Kaufman, Professor of Biology marine biology, evolutionary ecology, and conservation biology
Joshua Kim, M.S. student, Lobel Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Cheryl Knott, Professor of Anthropology, Biology, and Women’s Gender and Sexuality Studies primate, great ape and orangutan behavior and physiology; reproductive ecology, energetics and endocrinology; nutritional ecology; life history and human evolution; sexuality and sexual conflict theory; wildlife and habitat conservation
Garima Kohli, Ph.D. student, Younger Lab Neurobiology
Sir Hans Kornberg, University Professor and Professor of Biology the nature and regulation of carbohydrate transport in micro-organisms
Payton Kuhn, Ph.D. student, Bradham Lab Cell & Molecular Biology
Thomas H. Kunz, Professor Emeritus of Biology behavioral and physiological ecology, reproductive biology, evolution, and conservation biology of bats
David La General Biology
Joe Larkin, Assistant Professor of Biology and Physics Bacterial communities, cell-to-cell communication, bacterial electrophysiology
Joe Larkin, Assistant Professor of Biology and Physics
Eric Levine, Ph.D. student, Siggers Lab Cell & Molecular Biology
Jinxuan Li, M.S. student Cell & Molecular Biology
Jen-Wei Lin, Associate Professor of Biology; Associate Chair, Neurobiology membrane excitability and synaptic plasticity
Paul Lipton, Research Associate Professor of Neuroscience, Psychological & Brain Sciences, and Biology; Director, Undergraduate Program in Neuroscience; Associate Director, Kilachand Honors College Cognitive Neurobiology, Learning & Memory, Undergraduate Science Education
Guangmei Liu, Ph.D. candidate, McCall Lab Neurobiology
Devin Lloyd, Ph.D. student, Larkin Lab Cell & Molecular Biology
Phillip S. Lobel, Professor of Biology ichthyology; behavioral ecology and taxonomy of fishes
Edward L. Loechler, Professor of Biology molecular biology; mechanisms by which carcinogens cause mutations and cancer
Ashley Loescher, M.S. student Neurobiology
Yunwei Lu, Ph.D. student, Fiszbein & Fuxman Bass Labs Cell & Molecular Biology
Yuran Ma, Ph.D. student Neurobiology
Hengye Man, Professor of Biology Brain development, neuron morphogenesis, synapse formation, synaptic plasticity, AMPA type glutamate receptor, protein ubiquitination and degradation, autism, Intellectual disability, Alzheimer’s disease
Dylan Mankel, Ph.D. student, Marlow Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Yinuo Mao, M.S. student, Schmitt Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Jeffrey Marlow, Assistant Professor of Biology; Chair, Graduate Committee microbial ecology, environmental microbiology, global change biology, metabolic activity, geobiology, astrobiology
Emily Martin, Ph.D. student Neurobiology
Ninon Martinez, Ph.D. student, Finnerty Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Johan Martinez-Fuentes, Ph.D. student, Russek Lab Cell & Molecular Biology
Mohd Freezely Ezzani Bin Mazri, Ph.D. student Neurobiology
Kim McCall, Professor of Biology; Director, Master’s Studies Drosophila developmental biology, cell death, oogenesis
Arianna Medina, Lawyer, Latham & Watkins LLP
KathrynAnn Merth (Odamah), Ph.D. candidate, Man Lab Cell & Molecular Biology
Anna Milani, M.S. student, Lobel Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Francis C. Monette, Professor Emeritus of Biology cell biology; stem cells; molecular control of the eukaryotic cell cycle
Viola Monovich, Ph.D. student, Man Lab Neurobiology
Sean P. Mullen, Professor of Biology Adaptation and speciation; hybrid zones; the evolution of mimicry and wing pattern variation in butterflies; evolutionary genetics; comparative and population genomics; bioinformatics
Sevinj Mursalova, M.S. student Neurobiology
Mario Muscedere, Master Lecturer in Biology; Director, Undergraduate Program in Neuroscience Science education and undergraduate mentorship, social behavior, neuroethology, behavioral ecology
Ranjan Muthukrishnan, Research Assistant Professor community ecology, marine ecology, coral reefs, invasive species, ecological modeling EBE and Marine Biology
Francisco J. Naya, Associate Professor of Biology; Director, Graduate Studies Cardiac and skeletal muscle differentiation, muscle regeneration, muscular dystrophy, mouse developmental biology, gene regulation
Isabel Novick, Ph.D. student, Mullen Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Maliha Nujhat, M.S. student Neurobiology
Dr. Aruoriwo Oboh-Weilke, Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
John Okechi, Postdoc Associate, Kaufman Lab Marine Biology
Melisa Osborne, Research Scientist and Segrè Lab Manager
Timothy Otchy, Research Assistant Professor of Biology neural circuits and computation, motor learning and execution, brain-machine interfaces, bioelectronic therapies, brain function localization
Elif Ozsen, Ph.D. student, Chantranupong Lab Neurobiology
Hannah Pangborn, M.S. student, Finnerty Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Sara Parker, Ph.D. student, Strickland Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Esha Patel Cell Biology, Molecular Biology & Genetics
Ameya Patkar, Ph.D. student, Man Lab Cell & Molecular Biology
Gail Patt, Associate Professor Emerita of Biology comparative anatomy and physiology, human population genetics
Benjamin Peters, Ph.D. student, Sorenson Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Richard B. Primack, Professor of Biology impact of climate change on the phenology plants, birds and insects; conservation biology; noise pollution; ecological and conservation impacts of the pandemic
Sarah R, Biology Peer Mentor
Katya Ravid, Barbara E. Corkey Professor of Medicine; Professor of Biochemistry, Biology, Health Sciences; Director, Evans Center for Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research and BU Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research Office Blood Stem Cells and Blood Cancer; Thrombosis and Purine Signaling; Vascular Biology
Chris Richardson, Adjunct Research Assistant Professor of Biology energetics, ecoimmunology, and hormone function of small mammals; disease ecology and urban ecology; role of physiological and extrinsic factors on the ecology of temperate bats; tradeoffs between energy use for immune function, thermoregulation, and reproduction
David Ritter, Ph.D. student Cell & Molecular Biology
Abby Robinson, Ph.D. student, Mullen Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Carla Rojas, M.S. student, Schmitt Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Matthew Rothendler, M.S. student, Primack Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Randi Rotjan, Adjunct Associate Professor of Biology Marine ecology, conservation biology, behavioral ecology, organismal physiology, coral reefs
Randi Rotjan, Research Assistant Professor and Lecturer in Biology
Jaice Rottenberg, Ph.D. candidate, Fuxman Bass Lab Cell & Molecular Biology
Shelley J. Russek, Professor of Pharmacology & Experimental Therapeutics and Biology; Director of Graduate Program for Neuroscience Neuropharmacology, Epilepsy, Gene regulation of Neural Circuits
Maria Jose Salazar Nicholls, Ph.D. candidate, Warkentin Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Sabrina Samad Shoily, Ph.D. student, Garcia-Marcos Lab Cell & Molecular Biology
Karina Scavo Lord, Lecturer in Biology and the Boston University Marine Program (BUMP) Marine ecology and conservation, evolutionary and ecological genomics, coral reefs, eelgrass meadows
Christopher Schmitt, Assistant Professor of Anthropology and Biology
Christopher Schmitt, Associate Professor of Anthropology and Biology; primate growth and development, ontogeny and etiology of obesity, population and functional genomics, quantitative genetics, primate behavioral ecology and life history
Christopher J. Schneider, Professor Emeritus of Biology ecology, evolution and adaptive diversification of reptiles and amphibians; systematics; population and comparative genomics; tropical biology and conservation
Peter Schroedl, Ph.D. student, Marlow Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Daniel Segrè, Professor of Biology, Bioinformatics, and Biomedical Engineering systems biology, evolution of biochemical networks, genomics, metabolic engineering, microbial ecology
Angela Seliga, Physiology Laboratory Manager, CAS Diversity and Inclusion Action Team Staff Co-Advisor
Renata Serio, Ph.D. candidate, Fiszbein Lab Cell & Molecular Biology
Mingqi Sha, Ph.D. candidate, Ho Lab Neurobiology
Barkha Shah, Laboratory Supervisor, BAC Graduate Student Liaison, BAC Co-Chair, Staff Advisor for the CAS DEI Student Council, Founding Member of Institutional Racism in Health in Science
Trevor W. Siggers, Associate Professor of Biology systems biology of the immune and inflammatory systems, gene regulation in immune and inflammatory systems, inflammatory diseases, transcriptional networks, DNA-binding of transcription factors and transcriptional regulatory complexes, computational genomics, cis-regulatory logic in transcription
Dr. Gregory Skomal, Marine Biologist
Jordan Smith, Ph.D. student, Traniello Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Jenna Sorenson, M.S. student, Finnerty Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Lisa Sorenson, Adjunct Associate Professor and Co-Chair, West Indian Whistling-Duck Working Group of the Society of Caribbean Ornithology Conservation Biology, Behavioral Ecology, and Hormonal Mechanisms of Behavior in Birds
Michael D. Sorenson, Professor of Biology Avian behavioral ecology, speciation, population genomics, and molecular systematics
Kathryn Spilios, Master Lecturer in Biology; Director, Instructional Labs; Director, Learning Assistant Program; Director, Academic Planning Science education, entomology
Dr. Daniel Starczynowski, Associate Professor, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center & University of Cincinnati
Chelsea Stephens, Ph.D. candidate, Naya Lab Cell & Molecular Biology
Lynette Strickland, Assistant Professor of Biology Evolutionary genetics, ecological genetics and genomics, ecological entomology, biodiversity genomics, tropical ecology, beetles Integrated studies of biodiversity genomics
Nancy Sullivan, Director, National Emerging Infectious Disease Lab, Boston University
Nancy Sullivan, Professor of Biology and Virology, Immunology & Microbiology HIV entry and resistance to neutralizing antibodies; Filovirus vaccines and immune mechanism; Filovirus glycoprotein mediated pathogenicity, virus entry and antibody vulnerabilities; Pandemic Preparedness; SARS-CoV-2
Elena Sun, Ph.D. student, Waxman Lab
Kelly Swing, Director, Ecuador Tropical Ecology Program and Adjunct Professor of Biology
Sidney L. Tamm, Professor Emeritus of Biology cell biology and motility; cytoskeleton, nervous, and ionic control of cilia; protozoan motility; cell junctions
Ezra Taub, Ph.D. student Cell & Molecular Biology
Tuan Leng Tay, Assistant Professor of Biology; Assistant Professor of Anatomy and Neurobiology neurobiology, neuroimmunology, neurodevelopment, neurodegeneration, traumatic brain injury, brain repair, microglia, glia
Pamela Templer, Distinguished Professor and Chair of Biology plant and microbial ecosystem ecology; biogeochemistry
Jiratchaya Thanayangyuen, M.S. student, Tay Lab Cell & Molecular Biology
Asha Thapa, Ph.D. student, Bhatnagar Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Adrian Thompson, Lecturer in Neurobiology Science education, brain development, neuronal excitability, epilepsy, plasticity of cells and circuits.
Gayatri Thorat, Ph.D. student Cell & Molecular Biology
Phaedra Tirrell, M.S. student Cell & Molecular Biology
Logan Tohline, Ph.D. student Cell & Molecular Biology
Dean R. Tolan, Professor of Biology; Director, Undergraduate Studies biochemistry, enzymology, molecular and human genetics of enzymes in sugar metabolism
James F. A. Traniello, Professor of Biology behavior, ecology and evolution of social insects; neuroethology; social brain evolution; behavioral development and senescence; evolution of division of labor
John Tullai, Senior Lecturer in Neuroscience and Biology growth factor-mediated cell survival, cancer biology, transcription network mapping, gene regulation, neuroscience, endocrinology, neuroendocrinology, physiology, carcinogenesis, cell biology, molecular biology, transcription regulation
Mustafa Tunçay, Ph.D. student, Fearns Lab Cell & Molecular Biology
Kimhun Tuntikawinwong General Biology
Georgette-Vanelle Wandji, Ph.D. student, McCall Lab Cell & Molecular Biology
Wei Wang, Ph.D. student, Gilmore Lab Cell & Molecular Biology
Karen Warkentin, Professor of Biology and Women’s, Gender, & Sexuality Studies
Karen Warkentin, Professor of Biology; Professor of Women’s, Gender & Sexuality Studies phenotypic plasticity; integrative and comparative biology; adaptive embryo behavior; hatching as a life history transition; substrate vibration as an information channel; herpetology; tropical biology; sex, gender and sexuality; diversity and inclusion as imperatives for scientific progress
Fred E. Wasserman, Associate Professor of Biology Animal behavior, bird song, territoriality
David J. Waxman, Professor of Biology, Medicine, and Biomedical Engineering; Program in Bioinformatics Genomic and epigenetic mechanisms controlling liver gene expression; molecular endocrinology and cell signaling through transcriptional networks; role of angiogenesis and innate immune system in cancer therapy and pharmacology; nuclear receptors and responses to environmental chemicals
Sofia Weaver Behavioral Biology
Eric Widmaier, Professor Emeritus of Biology molecular and endocrine control of body weight; endocrinology and metabolism
Katherine Wiley, M.S. student Cell & Molecular Biology
Zeba Wunderlich, Associate Professor of Biology; Director, Program in Molecular Biology, Cell Biology & Biochemistry regulation of gene expression; enhancers; developmental biology; systems biology; innate immunology
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Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Graduate students in the Ecology, Behavior & Evolution (EBE) program study a broad diversity of organisms and ecosystems, and employ a wide range of methods in studies of both basic and applied questions in terrestrial, aquatic, and marine systems. Student research is often highly integrative and typically includes both laboratory and field-based components. Students conduct field research both in New England and in varied field sites around the globe. Our faculty have significant strengths in areas such as animal behavior, ecosystem ecology, ichthyology, marine conservation science, molecular ecology and evolution, and tropical ecology.
PhD and MS research track students who focus on marine biology have the opportunity to participate in the Marine Semester in the Fall, which consists of one-month-long intensive research courses coordinated through the BU Marine Science Program (BUMP).
The graduate curriculum for EBE students is highly flexible and is customized to the needs and interests of the individual student. In addition to graduate-level courses in Biology, EBE gradaute students have access to courses from other programs such as Bioinformatics, Biogeoscience, Environmental Health, Earth & Environment, and Statistics, as well as select courses at a number of other universities in the Boston area.
Because of the diversity of interests represented in EBE, PhD students and research track MS students are generally accepted into the program to work with a specific faculty member. In addition to submitting an application to the Graduate School, prospective students are strongly encouraged to contact faculty with whom they might like to work.
Check the list of recent dissertations and publications to see the range of topics addressed by EBE students.
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Interested in applying to our graduate program?
All applicants should review the application procedures listed on our apply page. MS applicants please note that we anticipate limited space available in the Fall 2026 Marine Semester courses; those applying for the MS with coursework or scholarly paper tracks with an interest in Marine Biology should plan alternate fall courses or delay application to a future year.
EBE applicants interested in applying to our MS (Coursework Track or Scholarly Paper Track) do not need to contact faculty before applying.
EBE applicants interested in applying for our PhD or MS (Research Track) require that you have a professor who is willing to accept you into his/her/their lab. We strongly recommend that you contact professors with whom you are interested in working before you apply to the EBE graduate program. Below are guidelines on how to contact professors via e-mail.
- Locate current research projects and contact information for professors in EBE who are currently accepting students (see below).
- Compose an e-mail to the faculty member/s you are interested in working with that includes the following:
- Your research interests and how they align with the research of the faculty member (1-2 sentences).
- Your previous research experience (2-3 sentences).
- A new idea you might like to pursue while working with the lab you are contacting. This research idea should be consistent with the lab’s current research capabilities and demonstrate some degree of familiarity with the field (2-3 sentences).
- Responses should be as text in e-mail, not as an attachment. However, please attach your resume/curriculum vitae to your e-mail.
EBE faculty currently accepting PhD students for Fall 2026
Anne-Marie Abban-Demitrus, Ph.D. candidate, Man Lab Neurobiology
Inaya Abdul-Haqq, M.S. student, Kaufman Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Jessika Acharya, M.S. student Cell & Molecular Biology
Kelly Aho, Assistant Professor of Biology Aquatic biogeochemistry, carbon and nitrogen cycling, air-water gas exchange
Diana Alizhan, M.S. student Cell & Molecular Biology
Vanessa Ansong General Biology
Max Anzede, M.S. student Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Sonali Arora Neurobiology
Jelle Atema, Professor Emeritus of Biology; Adjunct Scientist, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution sensory biology, chemical signals, receptor physiology, animal behavior, behavioral ecology, chemical ecology, biomimetic robotics
Dr. Peter August, Professor, University of Rhode Island
Michael Baum, Professor Emeritus of Biology behavioral neuroendocrinology, neurobiology
Paige Becker, Ph.D. student, Buston Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Uwe Beffert, Research Assistant Professor of Biology Alzheimer’s disease, apolipoproteins, lipoprotein receptors, brain development, neuronal migration, autism, cytoskeleton
Abby Beilman, Ph.D. student, Aho Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Dr. Peter Belamarich, Pediatric Medical Director of the Comprehensive Family Care Center and Associate Professor, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Morgan Bennett-Smith, Ph.D. student, Buston Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Gary Benson, Associate Professor of Biology and Computer Science; Program in Bioinformatics algorithm development for DNA sequence analysis
Jennifer Bhatnagar, Associate Professor of Biology; Director, Biogeoscience Program Microbial Ecology, Biogeochemistry, Ecosystem Science
Susie Black, Ph.D. student, Wunderlich Lab Cell & Molecular Biology
Autumn Blough Cell Biology, Molecular Biology & Genetics
Daria Bogatova, Ph.D. candidate, Devor Lab Neurobiology
Natalia Volgarine Scaraboto Bonfa, Ph.D. Student, Russek Lab Cell & Molecular Biology
Deirdre Boyer, Ph.D. student Cell & Molecular Biology
Cynthia A. Bradham, Associate Professor of Biology; Associate Chair, Cell & Molecular Biology developmental biology; embryonic pattern formation; systems biology
Cynthia Bradham, Associate Professor of Biology
Fabio Buitrago, Ph.D. student, Kaufman Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Molly Bunting General Biology
Peter Buston, Associate Professor of Biology; Associate Dean of the Faculty for the Natural Sciences Evolutionary Ecology, Animal Behavior, Marine Ecology and Biological Oceanography.
Gloria V. Callard, Professor Emerita of Biology neuroendocrinology, reproductive and developmental endocrinology, estrogen biosynthesis, estrogen receptor mediated actions and gene regulation, environmental endocrine disruption
Ian P. Callard, Professor Emeritus of Biology endocrinology and reproduction
Alejandra Camargo-Cely, Ph.D. candidate, Mullen Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Alanna Carey, Ph.D. student, Chen Lab Neurobiology
Jack Carrol, M.S. student Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Christine Carroll, Ph.D. student, Fiszbein Lab Cell & Molecular Biology
Mark Carroll, Cinematographer
Sofía Casasa, Assistant Professor of Biology Eco-evo-devo, phenotypic plasticity, insect development, horned beetles, nematodes, transcriptomics, functional genetics
Alejandra Castillo Cieza, Ph.D. student, Bhatnagar Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Chip Celenza, Associate Professor of Biology, Inclusive Pedagogy & Mentoring Working Group contact person, BAC Co-Chair
John L. Celenza, Associate Professor of Biology; Director, Program in Biochemistry & Molecular Biology; Co-Chair, Biology Anti-Racism Committee plant development, defense, and metabolism; genetics, biochemistry and molecular biology
Zoé Chamot, Ph.D. student, Buston & Davies Labs Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Tiffany Chan, Ph.D. student, Gummuluru Lab Cell & Molecular Biology
Lynne Chantranupong, Assistant Professor of Biology Neurobiology, Cell and Molecular Biology, Behavior, Signal transduction, Metabolism, Organellar Biology, Metabolomics, Proteomics
Jerry Chen, Associate Professor of Biology Large-scale neuronal networks, sensorimotor integration, decision making, neurodevelopment, non-linear microscopy
Mu-Han Chen, Ph.D. student, Davies Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Phoenix Chen, Ph.D. student, Economo Lab Neurobiology
Sirui Chen, Ph.D. student, Casasa Lab Cell & Molecular Biology
Christine Cheng, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Biology systems biology, single-cell, epigenetic and transcriptional regulation, immune system, bioinformatics, Alzheimer’s Disease, substance addiction, Type 2 diabetes
Yu-Qing Chua, Ph.D. student, Templer Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Brian Cleary, Assistant Professor of Computing and Data Sciences, Biomedical Engineering, Biology, and Bioinformatics Tissue organization, cellular pathways, causal modeling, statistical learning
Elizabeth Co, Senior Lecturer in Biology science education, human immunology and reproduction
Rory Coleman, Assistant Professor of Biology Circuit evolution, Neuroethology, Behavior, Chemosensation, Neurogenetics, Drosophila
Emerson Conrad-Rooney, Ph.D. student, Templer Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Geoffrey M. Cooper, Professor Emeritus of Biology Cancer biology
Juliana Corn, M.S. student Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Emma Daily, Ph.D. student, Templer Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Sarah Davies, Assistant Professor of Biology, Recruitment Working Group contact person
Sarah W. Davies, Associate Professor of Biology ecological genomics, population genetics, molecular ecology, coral ecology, climate change, symbiosis
Ian Davison, Associate Professor of Biology pheromones and innate social behaviors; novel imaging tools for behaving animals; pathophysiology of injury
Abigail DeLena, M.S. student Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Naisha Deorah Cell Biology, Molecular Biology & Genetics
Anna Devor, Associate Professor in BME and Biology neuroscience, neuroengineering, optical imaging, fMRI, blood flow, hemodynamics Neurobiology
Ethan Deyle, Research Assistant Professor of Biology Quantitative Ecology, Environmental Data Science, Nonlinear Dynamics, Applied Complex Systems, Marine Ecology
Brett DiBenedictis, Lecturer, Core Curriculum and Biology Neuroendocrinology, innate social behavior, neuropeptides, neural circuits, sex differences, undergraduate science education
Vincent Dionne, Professor Emeritus of Biology sensory biology: olfaction, pain
Graham Dow, Research Assistant Professor plant ecology and climate change, stomatal development and function, signaling mechanisms
Yulia Dubrovensky Neurobiology
William D. Eldred, Professor Emeritus of Biology visual neurobiology and traumatic brain injury Biology Department
Andrew Emili, Adjunct Professor of Biology and Biochemistry Systems biology, proteomics, functional genomics, bioinformatics, molecular interaction networks, high-throughput methods, development and disease
Berkay Engin, Ph.D. student, Fuxman Bass Lab Cell & Molecular Biology
Shalom Entner, Ph.D. candidate, Finnerty Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Summer Eubank, M.S. student, Knott Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Ellen Faszewski, Associate Dean for Student Affairs and Clinical Professor, Wheelock College of Education & Human Development Science Education
John R. Finnerty, Associate Professor of Biology; Associate Chair, Ecology, Behavior & Evolution Evolutionary and ecological developmental biology; evolutionary and ecological genomics; marine biodiversity; global change biology; coral conservation.
Ana Fiszbein, Assistant Professor of Biology Gene regulation; RNA processing; systems biology of co-transcriptional programs; computational genomics; role of gene architecture in cancer development and therapy
Robin Francis, Lecturer in Biology marine fish ecology, metapopulation dynamics, marine science education research
José D. Franco Cell Biology, Molecular Biology & Genetics
Erin Frates, Ph.D. student, Marlow Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Horacio Frydman, Associate Professor of Biology host-microbe interactions at the molecular, cellular and organismal level; mechanisms of bacterial transmission through stem-cell niche infection
Robinson W. Fulweiler, Professor of Biology and Earth & Environment Biogeochemistry and Marine Ecology
Juan Fuxman Bass, Associate Professor of Biology immune regulation, gene regulatory networks, systems biology, disease mutations, inflammation, transcription factors
Pamela Garcia Lopez, Ph.D. candidate, Siggers Lab Cell & Molecular Biology
Mikel Garcia-Marcos, Professor of Biochemistry and Biology Intercellular communication, receptor signaling, GTPases, synthetic biology tools, molecular basis of disease, cancer, neurotransmission, embryonic development
Eva Garrett, Assistant Professor of Anthropology Sensory ecology; olfaction; vomeronasal organ; primate evolution; evolutionary morphology; sensory systems; non-human primate paleontology; genomics; bioinformatics
Valentina Gascue, Ph.D. student, Younger Lab Neurobiology
Jeffrey Gavornik, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Biology cortical circuits, synaptic plasticity as the basis of learning and memory, the neural representation and processing of time, the biophysical basis of visual perception
Alexandra Geisser, Ph.D. candidate, Fulweiler Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Lana Ghazale General Biology
Julia Gibbs, Ph.D. student, Wunderlich Lab Cell & Molecular Biology
Catherine Gill, Ph.D. student, Gilmore Lab Cell & Molecular Biology
Thomas Gilmore, Professor of Biology; Director of Graduate Admissions, Program in Molecular Biology, Cell Biology & Biochemistry; Chair, Appointment, Promotion, and Tenure Committee molecular biology, cell biology, signal transduction, cancer, molecular ecology
Elizabeth Godrick, Professor Emerita of Biology science education, immunology
Stjepko Golubic, Professor Emeritus of Biology microbial ecology, fossil microorganisms, stromatolites, bioerosion, phycology, cyanobacteria
Abhishek Gowda Biology
Victoria Guarino, Ph.D. student, Wunderlich Lab Cell & Molecular Biology
Ulla Hansen, Professor Emerita of Biology cancer, cell cycle, gene expression regulation, cell signaling, proliferation, cell survival, transcriptional networks
Kristin Haroldsdottir, Ph.D. student Neurobiology
Cristina Harry, M.S. student, Traniello Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Laurel Hart, Ph.D. student, Man Lab Neurobiology
Michaelyn Hartmann, Lecturer; Director, Postdoctoral Associate Teaching Scholars Program Science Education, Genetics, Cell Biology, Molecular Biology
Cat Hauser, Ph.D. student, Kaufman-Deyle Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Dr. Bianca Heinrich, Senior Scientist, Abcam
Angela Ho, Associate Professor of Biology Molecular and cellular basis of synaptic function in neurodevelopment and neurodegenerative disease
Madeline Huerth, M.S. student Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Les Kaufman, Professor of Biology marine biology, evolutionary ecology, and conservation biology
Joshua Kim, M.S. student, Lobel Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Cheryl Knott, Professor of Anthropology, Biology, and Women’s Gender and Sexuality Studies primate, great ape and orangutan behavior and physiology; reproductive ecology, energetics and endocrinology; nutritional ecology; life history and human evolution; sexuality and sexual conflict theory; wildlife and habitat conservation
Garima Kohli, Ph.D. student, Younger Lab Neurobiology
Sir Hans Kornberg, University Professor and Professor of Biology the nature and regulation of carbohydrate transport in micro-organisms
Payton Kuhn, Ph.D. student, Bradham Lab Cell & Molecular Biology
Thomas H. Kunz, Professor Emeritus of Biology behavioral and physiological ecology, reproductive biology, evolution, and conservation biology of bats
David La General Biology
Joe Larkin, Assistant Professor of Biology and Physics Bacterial communities, cell-to-cell communication, bacterial electrophysiology
Joe Larkin, Assistant Professor of Biology and Physics
Eric Levine, Ph.D. student, Siggers Lab Cell & Molecular Biology
Jinxuan Li, M.S. student Cell & Molecular Biology
Jen-Wei Lin, Associate Professor of Biology; Associate Chair, Neurobiology membrane excitability and synaptic plasticity
Paul Lipton, Research Associate Professor of Neuroscience, Psychological & Brain Sciences, and Biology; Director, Undergraduate Program in Neuroscience; Associate Director, Kilachand Honors College Cognitive Neurobiology, Learning & Memory, Undergraduate Science Education
Guangmei Liu, Ph.D. candidate, McCall Lab Neurobiology
Devin Lloyd, Ph.D. student, Larkin Lab Cell & Molecular Biology
Phillip S. Lobel, Professor of Biology ichthyology; behavioral ecology and taxonomy of fishes
Edward L. Loechler, Professor of Biology molecular biology; mechanisms by which carcinogens cause mutations and cancer
Ashley Loescher, M.S. student Neurobiology
Yunwei Lu, Ph.D. student, Fiszbein & Fuxman Bass Labs Cell & Molecular Biology
Yuran Ma, Ph.D. student Neurobiology
Hengye Man, Professor of Biology Brain development, neuron morphogenesis, synapse formation, synaptic plasticity, AMPA type glutamate receptor, protein ubiquitination and degradation, autism, Intellectual disability, Alzheimer’s disease
Dylan Mankel, Ph.D. student, Marlow Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Yinuo Mao, M.S. student, Schmitt Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Jeffrey Marlow, Assistant Professor of Biology; Chair, Graduate Committee microbial ecology, environmental microbiology, global change biology, metabolic activity, geobiology, astrobiology
Emily Martin, Ph.D. student Neurobiology
Ninon Martinez, Ph.D. student, Finnerty Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Johan Martinez-Fuentes, Ph.D. student, Russek Lab Cell & Molecular Biology
Mohd Freezely Ezzani Bin Mazri, Ph.D. student Neurobiology
Kim McCall, Professor of Biology; Director, Master’s Studies Drosophila developmental biology, cell death, oogenesis
Arianna Medina, Lawyer, Latham & Watkins LLP
KathrynAnn Merth (Odamah), Ph.D. candidate, Man Lab Cell & Molecular Biology
Anna Milani, M.S. student, Lobel Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Francis C. Monette, Professor Emeritus of Biology cell biology; stem cells; molecular control of the eukaryotic cell cycle
Viola Monovich, Ph.D. student, Man Lab Neurobiology
Sean P. Mullen, Professor of Biology Adaptation and speciation; hybrid zones; the evolution of mimicry and wing pattern variation in butterflies; evolutionary genetics; comparative and population genomics; bioinformatics
Sevinj Mursalova, M.S. student Neurobiology
Mario Muscedere, Master Lecturer in Biology; Director, Undergraduate Program in Neuroscience Science education and undergraduate mentorship, social behavior, neuroethology, behavioral ecology
Ranjan Muthukrishnan, Research Assistant Professor community ecology, marine ecology, coral reefs, invasive species, ecological modeling EBE and Marine Biology
Francisco J. Naya, Associate Professor of Biology; Director, Graduate Studies Cardiac and skeletal muscle differentiation, muscle regeneration, muscular dystrophy, mouse developmental biology, gene regulation
Isabel Novick, Ph.D. student, Mullen Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Maliha Nujhat, M.S. student Neurobiology
Dr. Aruoriwo Oboh-Weilke, Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
John Okechi, Postdoc Associate, Kaufman Lab Marine Biology
Melisa Osborne, Research Scientist and Segrè Lab Manager
Timothy Otchy, Research Assistant Professor of Biology neural circuits and computation, motor learning and execution, brain-machine interfaces, bioelectronic therapies, brain function localization
Elif Ozsen, Ph.D. student, Chantranupong Lab Neurobiology
Hannah Pangborn, M.S. student, Finnerty Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Sara Parker, Ph.D. student, Strickland Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Esha Patel Cell Biology, Molecular Biology & Genetics
Ameya Patkar, Ph.D. student, Man Lab Cell & Molecular Biology
Gail Patt, Associate Professor Emerita of Biology comparative anatomy and physiology, human population genetics
Benjamin Peters, Ph.D. student, Sorenson Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Richard B. Primack, Professor of Biology impact of climate change on the phenology plants, birds and insects; conservation biology; noise pollution; ecological and conservation impacts of the pandemic
Sarah R, Biology Peer Mentor
Katya Ravid, Barbara E. Corkey Professor of Medicine; Professor of Biochemistry, Biology, Health Sciences; Director, Evans Center for Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research and BU Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research Office Blood Stem Cells and Blood Cancer; Thrombosis and Purine Signaling; Vascular Biology
Chris Richardson, Adjunct Research Assistant Professor of Biology energetics, ecoimmunology, and hormone function of small mammals; disease ecology and urban ecology; role of physiological and extrinsic factors on the ecology of temperate bats; tradeoffs between energy use for immune function, thermoregulation, and reproduction
David Ritter, Ph.D. student Cell & Molecular Biology
Abby Robinson, Ph.D. student, Mullen Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Carla Rojas, M.S. student, Schmitt Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Matthew Rothendler, M.S. student, Primack Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Randi Rotjan, Adjunct Associate Professor of Biology Marine ecology, conservation biology, behavioral ecology, organismal physiology, coral reefs
Randi Rotjan, Research Assistant Professor and Lecturer in Biology
Jaice Rottenberg, Ph.D. candidate, Fuxman Bass Lab Cell & Molecular Biology
Shelley J. Russek, Professor of Pharmacology & Experimental Therapeutics and Biology; Director of Graduate Program for Neuroscience Neuropharmacology, Epilepsy, Gene regulation of Neural Circuits
Maria Jose Salazar Nicholls, Ph.D. candidate, Warkentin Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Sabrina Samad Shoily, Ph.D. student, Garcia-Marcos Lab Cell & Molecular Biology
Karina Scavo Lord, Lecturer in Biology and the Boston University Marine Program (BUMP) Marine ecology and conservation, evolutionary and ecological genomics, coral reefs, eelgrass meadows
Christopher Schmitt, Assistant Professor of Anthropology and Biology
Christopher Schmitt, Associate Professor of Anthropology and Biology; primate growth and development, ontogeny and etiology of obesity, population and functional genomics, quantitative genetics, primate behavioral ecology and life history
Christopher J. Schneider, Professor Emeritus of Biology ecology, evolution and adaptive diversification of reptiles and amphibians; systematics; population and comparative genomics; tropical biology and conservation
Peter Schroedl, Ph.D. student, Marlow Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Daniel Segrè, Professor of Biology, Bioinformatics, and Biomedical Engineering systems biology, evolution of biochemical networks, genomics, metabolic engineering, microbial ecology
Angela Seliga, Physiology Laboratory Manager, CAS Diversity and Inclusion Action Team Staff Co-Advisor
Renata Serio, Ph.D. candidate, Fiszbein Lab Cell & Molecular Biology
Mingqi Sha, Ph.D. candidate, Ho Lab Neurobiology
Barkha Shah, Laboratory Supervisor, BAC Graduate Student Liaison, BAC Co-Chair, Staff Advisor for the CAS DEI Student Council, Founding Member of Institutional Racism in Health in Science
Trevor W. Siggers, Associate Professor of Biology systems biology of the immune and inflammatory systems, gene regulation in immune and inflammatory systems, inflammatory diseases, transcriptional networks, DNA-binding of transcription factors and transcriptional regulatory complexes, computational genomics, cis-regulatory logic in transcription
Dr. Gregory Skomal, Marine Biologist
Jordan Smith, Ph.D. student, Traniello Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Jenna Sorenson, M.S. student, Finnerty Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Lisa Sorenson, Adjunct Associate Professor and Co-Chair, West Indian Whistling-Duck Working Group of the Society of Caribbean Ornithology Conservation Biology, Behavioral Ecology, and Hormonal Mechanisms of Behavior in Birds
Michael D. Sorenson, Professor of Biology Avian behavioral ecology, speciation, population genomics, and molecular systematics
Kathryn Spilios, Master Lecturer in Biology; Director, Instructional Labs; Director, Learning Assistant Program; Director, Academic Planning Science education, entomology
Dr. Daniel Starczynowski, Associate Professor, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center & University of Cincinnati
Chelsea Stephens, Ph.D. candidate, Naya Lab Cell & Molecular Biology
Lynette Strickland, Assistant Professor of Biology Evolutionary genetics, ecological genetics and genomics, ecological entomology, biodiversity genomics, tropical ecology, beetles Integrated studies of biodiversity genomics
Nancy Sullivan, Director, National Emerging Infectious Disease Lab, Boston University
Nancy Sullivan, Professor of Biology and Virology, Immunology & Microbiology HIV entry and resistance to neutralizing antibodies; Filovirus vaccines and immune mechanism; Filovirus glycoprotein mediated pathogenicity, virus entry and antibody vulnerabilities; Pandemic Preparedness; SARS-CoV-2
Elena Sun, Ph.D. student, Waxman Lab
Kelly Swing, Director, Ecuador Tropical Ecology Program and Adjunct Professor of Biology
Sidney L. Tamm, Professor Emeritus of Biology cell biology and motility; cytoskeleton, nervous, and ionic control of cilia; protozoan motility; cell junctions
Ezra Taub, Ph.D. student Cell & Molecular Biology
Tuan Leng Tay, Assistant Professor of Biology; Assistant Professor of Anatomy and Neurobiology neurobiology, neuroimmunology, neurodevelopment, neurodegeneration, traumatic brain injury, brain repair, microglia, glia
Pamela Templer, Distinguished Professor and Chair of Biology plant and microbial ecosystem ecology; biogeochemistry
Jiratchaya Thanayangyuen, M.S. student, Tay Lab Cell & Molecular Biology
Asha Thapa, Ph.D. student, Bhatnagar Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Adrian Thompson, Lecturer in Neurobiology Science education, brain development, neuronal excitability, epilepsy, plasticity of cells and circuits.
Gayatri Thorat, Ph.D. student Cell & Molecular Biology
Phaedra Tirrell, M.S. student Cell & Molecular Biology
Logan Tohline, Ph.D. student Cell & Molecular Biology
Dean R. Tolan, Professor of Biology; Director, Undergraduate Studies biochemistry, enzymology, molecular and human genetics of enzymes in sugar metabolism
James F. A. Traniello, Professor of Biology behavior, ecology and evolution of social insects; neuroethology; social brain evolution; behavioral development and senescence; evolution of division of labor
John Tullai, Senior Lecturer in Neuroscience and Biology growth factor-mediated cell survival, cancer biology, transcription network mapping, gene regulation, neuroscience, endocrinology, neuroendocrinology, physiology, carcinogenesis, cell biology, molecular biology, transcription regulation
Mustafa Tunçay, Ph.D. student, Fearns Lab Cell & Molecular Biology
Kimhun Tuntikawinwong General Biology
Georgette-Vanelle Wandji, Ph.D. student, McCall Lab Cell & Molecular Biology
Wei Wang, Ph.D. student, Gilmore Lab Cell & Molecular Biology
Karen Warkentin, Professor of Biology and Women’s, Gender, & Sexuality Studies
Karen Warkentin, Professor of Biology; Professor of Women’s, Gender & Sexuality Studies phenotypic plasticity; integrative and comparative biology; adaptive embryo behavior; hatching as a life history transition; substrate vibration as an information channel; herpetology; tropical biology; sex, gender and sexuality; diversity and inclusion as imperatives for scientific progress
Fred E. Wasserman, Associate Professor of Biology Animal behavior, bird song, territoriality
David J. Waxman, Professor of Biology, Medicine, and Biomedical Engineering; Program in Bioinformatics Genomic and epigenetic mechanisms controlling liver gene expression; molecular endocrinology and cell signaling through transcriptional networks; role of angiogenesis and innate immune system in cancer therapy and pharmacology; nuclear receptors and responses to environmental chemicals
Sofia Weaver Behavioral Biology
Eric Widmaier, Professor Emeritus of Biology molecular and endocrine control of body weight; endocrinology and metabolism
Katherine Wiley, M.S. student Cell & Molecular Biology
Zeba Wunderlich, Associate Professor of Biology; Director, Program in Molecular Biology, Cell Biology & Biochemistry regulation of gene expression; enhancers; developmental biology; systems biology; innate immunology
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Anne-Marie Abban-Demitrus, Ph.D. candidate, Man Lab Neurobiology
Inaya Abdul-Haqq, M.S. student, Kaufman Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Jessika Acharya, M.S. student Cell & Molecular Biology
Kelly Aho, Assistant Professor of Biology Aquatic biogeochemistry, carbon and nitrogen cycling, air-water gas exchange
Diana Alizhan, M.S. student Cell & Molecular Biology
Vanessa Ansong General Biology
Max Anzede, M.S. student Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Sonali Arora Neurobiology
Jelle Atema, Professor Emeritus of Biology; Adjunct Scientist, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution sensory biology, chemical signals, receptor physiology, animal behavior, behavioral ecology, chemical ecology, biomimetic robotics
Dr. Peter August, Professor, University of Rhode Island
Michael Baum, Professor Emeritus of Biology behavioral neuroendocrinology, neurobiology
Paige Becker, Ph.D. student, Buston Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Uwe Beffert, Research Assistant Professor of Biology Alzheimer’s disease, apolipoproteins, lipoprotein receptors, brain development, neuronal migration, autism, cytoskeleton
Abby Beilman, Ph.D. student, Aho Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Dr. Peter Belamarich, Pediatric Medical Director of the Comprehensive Family Care Center and Associate Professor, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Morgan Bennett-Smith, Ph.D. student, Buston Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Gary Benson, Associate Professor of Biology and Computer Science; Program in Bioinformatics algorithm development for DNA sequence analysis
Jennifer Bhatnagar, Associate Professor of Biology; Director, Biogeoscience Program Microbial Ecology, Biogeochemistry, Ecosystem Science
Susie Black, Ph.D. student, Wunderlich Lab Cell & Molecular Biology
Autumn Blough Cell Biology, Molecular Biology & Genetics
Daria Bogatova, Ph.D. candidate, Devor Lab Neurobiology
Natalia Volgarine Scaraboto Bonfa, Ph.D. Student, Russek Lab Cell & Molecular Biology
Deirdre Boyer, Ph.D. student Cell & Molecular Biology
Cynthia A. Bradham, Associate Professor of Biology; Associate Chair, Cell & Molecular Biology developmental biology; embryonic pattern formation; systems biology
Cynthia Bradham, Associate Professor of Biology
Fabio Buitrago, Ph.D. student, Kaufman Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Molly Bunting General Biology
Peter Buston, Associate Professor of Biology; Associate Dean of the Faculty for the Natural Sciences Evolutionary Ecology, Animal Behavior, Marine Ecology and Biological Oceanography.
Gloria V. Callard, Professor Emerita of Biology neuroendocrinology, reproductive and developmental endocrinology, estrogen biosynthesis, estrogen receptor mediated actions and gene regulation, environmental endocrine disruption
Ian P. Callard, Professor Emeritus of Biology endocrinology and reproduction
Alejandra Camargo-Cely, Ph.D. candidate, Mullen Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Alanna Carey, Ph.D. student, Chen Lab Neurobiology
Jack Carrol, M.S. student Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Christine Carroll, Ph.D. student, Fiszbein Lab Cell & Molecular Biology
Mark Carroll, Cinematographer
Sofía Casasa, Assistant Professor of Biology Eco-evo-devo, phenotypic plasticity, insect development, horned beetles, nematodes, transcriptomics, functional genetics
Alejandra Castillo Cieza, Ph.D. student, Bhatnagar Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Chip Celenza, Associate Professor of Biology, Inclusive Pedagogy & Mentoring Working Group contact person, BAC Co-Chair
John L. Celenza, Associate Professor of Biology; Director, Program in Biochemistry & Molecular Biology; Co-Chair, Biology Anti-Racism Committee plant development, defense, and metabolism; genetics, biochemistry and molecular biology
Zoé Chamot, Ph.D. student, Buston & Davies Labs Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Tiffany Chan, Ph.D. student, Gummuluru Lab Cell & Molecular Biology
Lynne Chantranupong, Assistant Professor of Biology Neurobiology, Cell and Molecular Biology, Behavior, Signal transduction, Metabolism, Organellar Biology, Metabolomics, Proteomics
Jerry Chen, Associate Professor of Biology Large-scale neuronal networks, sensorimotor integration, decision making, neurodevelopment, non-linear microscopy
Mu-Han Chen, Ph.D. student, Davies Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Phoenix Chen, Ph.D. student, Economo Lab Neurobiology
Sirui Chen, Ph.D. student, Casasa Lab Cell & Molecular Biology
Christine Cheng, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Biology systems biology, single-cell, epigenetic and transcriptional regulation, immune system, bioinformatics, Alzheimer’s Disease, substance addiction, Type 2 diabetes
Yu-Qing Chua, Ph.D. student, Templer Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Brian Cleary, Assistant Professor of Computing and Data Sciences, Biomedical Engineering, Biology, and Bioinformatics Tissue organization, cellular pathways, causal modeling, statistical learning
Elizabeth Co, Senior Lecturer in Biology science education, human immunology and reproduction
Rory Coleman, Assistant Professor of Biology Circuit evolution, Neuroethology, Behavior, Chemosensation, Neurogenetics, Drosophila
Emerson Conrad-Rooney, Ph.D. student, Templer Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Geoffrey M. Cooper, Professor Emeritus of Biology Cancer biology
Juliana Corn, M.S. student Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Emma Daily, Ph.D. student, Templer Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Sarah Davies, Assistant Professor of Biology, Recruitment Working Group contact person
Sarah W. Davies, Associate Professor of Biology ecological genomics, population genetics, molecular ecology, coral ecology, climate change, symbiosis
Ian Davison, Associate Professor of Biology pheromones and innate social behaviors; novel imaging tools for behaving animals; pathophysiology of injury
Abigail DeLena, M.S. student Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Naisha Deorah Cell Biology, Molecular Biology & Genetics
Anna Devor, Associate Professor in BME and Biology neuroscience, neuroengineering, optical imaging, fMRI, blood flow, hemodynamics Neurobiology
Ethan Deyle, Research Assistant Professor of Biology Quantitative Ecology, Environmental Data Science, Nonlinear Dynamics, Applied Complex Systems, Marine Ecology
Brett DiBenedictis, Lecturer, Core Curriculum and Biology Neuroendocrinology, innate social behavior, neuropeptides, neural circuits, sex differences, undergraduate science education
Vincent Dionne, Professor Emeritus of Biology sensory biology: olfaction, pain
Graham Dow, Research Assistant Professor plant ecology and climate change, stomatal development and function, signaling mechanisms
Yulia Dubrovensky Neurobiology
William D. Eldred, Professor Emeritus of Biology visual neurobiology and traumatic brain injury Biology Department
Andrew Emili, Adjunct Professor of Biology and Biochemistry Systems biology, proteomics, functional genomics, bioinformatics, molecular interaction networks, high-throughput methods, development and disease
Berkay Engin, Ph.D. student, Fuxman Bass Lab Cell & Molecular Biology
Shalom Entner, Ph.D. candidate, Finnerty Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Summer Eubank, M.S. student, Knott Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Ellen Faszewski, Associate Dean for Student Affairs and Clinical Professor, Wheelock College of Education & Human Development Science Education
John R. Finnerty, Associate Professor of Biology; Associate Chair, Ecology, Behavior & Evolution Evolutionary and ecological developmental biology; evolutionary and ecological genomics; marine biodiversity; global change biology; coral conservation.
Ana Fiszbein, Assistant Professor of Biology Gene regulation; RNA processing; systems biology of co-transcriptional programs; computational genomics; role of gene architecture in cancer development and therapy
Robin Francis, Lecturer in Biology marine fish ecology, metapopulation dynamics, marine science education research
José D. Franco Cell Biology, Molecular Biology & Genetics
Erin Frates, Ph.D. student, Marlow Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Horacio Frydman, Associate Professor of Biology host-microbe interactions at the molecular, cellular and organismal level; mechanisms of bacterial transmission through stem-cell niche infection
Robinson W. Fulweiler, Professor of Biology and Earth & Environment Biogeochemistry and Marine Ecology
Juan Fuxman Bass, Associate Professor of Biology immune regulation, gene regulatory networks, systems biology, disease mutations, inflammation, transcription factors
Pamela Garcia Lopez, Ph.D. candidate, Siggers Lab Cell & Molecular Biology
Mikel Garcia-Marcos, Professor of Biochemistry and Biology Intercellular communication, receptor signaling, GTPases, synthetic biology tools, molecular basis of disease, cancer, neurotransmission, embryonic development
Eva Garrett, Assistant Professor of Anthropology Sensory ecology; olfaction; vomeronasal organ; primate evolution; evolutionary morphology; sensory systems; non-human primate paleontology; genomics; bioinformatics
Valentina Gascue, Ph.D. student, Younger Lab Neurobiology
Jeffrey Gavornik, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Biology cortical circuits, synaptic plasticity as the basis of learning and memory, the neural representation and processing of time, the biophysical basis of visual perception
Alexandra Geisser, Ph.D. candidate, Fulweiler Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Lana Ghazale General Biology
Julia Gibbs, Ph.D. student, Wunderlich Lab Cell & Molecular Biology
Catherine Gill, Ph.D. student, Gilmore Lab Cell & Molecular Biology
Thomas Gilmore, Professor of Biology; Director of Graduate Admissions, Program in Molecular Biology, Cell Biology & Biochemistry; Chair, Appointment, Promotion, and Tenure Committee molecular biology, cell biology, signal transduction, cancer, molecular ecology
Elizabeth Godrick, Professor Emerita of Biology science education, immunology
Stjepko Golubic, Professor Emeritus of Biology microbial ecology, fossil microorganisms, stromatolites, bioerosion, phycology, cyanobacteria
Abhishek Gowda Biology
Victoria Guarino, Ph.D. student, Wunderlich Lab Cell & Molecular Biology
Ulla Hansen, Professor Emerita of Biology cancer, cell cycle, gene expression regulation, cell signaling, proliferation, cell survival, transcriptional networks
Kristin Haroldsdottir, Ph.D. student Neurobiology
Cristina Harry, M.S. student, Traniello Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Laurel Hart, Ph.D. student, Man Lab Neurobiology
Michaelyn Hartmann, Lecturer; Director, Postdoctoral Associate Teaching Scholars Program Science Education, Genetics, Cell Biology, Molecular Biology
Cat Hauser, Ph.D. student, Kaufman-Deyle Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Dr. Bianca Heinrich, Senior Scientist, Abcam
Angela Ho, Associate Professor of Biology Molecular and cellular basis of synaptic function in neurodevelopment and neurodegenerative disease
Madeline Huerth, M.S. student Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Les Kaufman, Professor of Biology marine biology, evolutionary ecology, and conservation biology
Joshua Kim, M.S. student, Lobel Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Cheryl Knott, Professor of Anthropology, Biology, and Women’s Gender and Sexuality Studies primate, great ape and orangutan behavior and physiology; reproductive ecology, energetics and endocrinology; nutritional ecology; life history and human evolution; sexuality and sexual conflict theory; wildlife and habitat conservation
Garima Kohli, Ph.D. student, Younger Lab Neurobiology
Sir Hans Kornberg, University Professor and Professor of Biology the nature and regulation of carbohydrate transport in micro-organisms
Payton Kuhn, Ph.D. student, Bradham Lab Cell & Molecular Biology
Thomas H. Kunz, Professor Emeritus of Biology behavioral and physiological ecology, reproductive biology, evolution, and conservation biology of bats
David La General Biology
Joe Larkin, Assistant Professor of Biology and Physics Bacterial communities, cell-to-cell communication, bacterial electrophysiology
Joe Larkin, Assistant Professor of Biology and Physics
Eric Levine, Ph.D. student, Siggers Lab Cell & Molecular Biology
Jinxuan Li, M.S. student Cell & Molecular Biology
Jen-Wei Lin, Associate Professor of Biology; Associate Chair, Neurobiology membrane excitability and synaptic plasticity
Paul Lipton, Research Associate Professor of Neuroscience, Psychological & Brain Sciences, and Biology; Director, Undergraduate Program in Neuroscience; Associate Director, Kilachand Honors College Cognitive Neurobiology, Learning & Memory, Undergraduate Science Education
Guangmei Liu, Ph.D. candidate, McCall Lab Neurobiology
Devin Lloyd, Ph.D. student, Larkin Lab Cell & Molecular Biology
Phillip S. Lobel, Professor of Biology ichthyology; behavioral ecology and taxonomy of fishes
Edward L. Loechler, Professor of Biology molecular biology; mechanisms by which carcinogens cause mutations and cancer
Ashley Loescher, M.S. student Neurobiology
Yunwei Lu, Ph.D. student, Fiszbein & Fuxman Bass Labs Cell & Molecular Biology
Yuran Ma, Ph.D. student Neurobiology
Hengye Man, Professor of Biology Brain development, neuron morphogenesis, synapse formation, synaptic plasticity, AMPA type glutamate receptor, protein ubiquitination and degradation, autism, Intellectual disability, Alzheimer’s disease
Dylan Mankel, Ph.D. student, Marlow Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Yinuo Mao, M.S. student, Schmitt Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Jeffrey Marlow, Assistant Professor of Biology; Chair, Graduate Committee microbial ecology, environmental microbiology, global change biology, metabolic activity, geobiology, astrobiology
Emily Martin, Ph.D. student Neurobiology
Ninon Martinez, Ph.D. student, Finnerty Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Johan Martinez-Fuentes, Ph.D. student, Russek Lab Cell & Molecular Biology
Mohd Freezely Ezzani Bin Mazri, Ph.D. student Neurobiology
Kim McCall, Professor of Biology; Director, Master’s Studies Drosophila developmental biology, cell death, oogenesis
Arianna Medina, Lawyer, Latham & Watkins LLP
KathrynAnn Merth (Odamah), Ph.D. candidate, Man Lab Cell & Molecular Biology
Anna Milani, M.S. student, Lobel Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Francis C. Monette, Professor Emeritus of Biology cell biology; stem cells; molecular control of the eukaryotic cell cycle
Viola Monovich, Ph.D. student, Man Lab Neurobiology
Sean P. Mullen, Professor of Biology Adaptation and speciation; hybrid zones; the evolution of mimicry and wing pattern variation in butterflies; evolutionary genetics; comparative and population genomics; bioinformatics
Sevinj Mursalova, M.S. student Neurobiology
Mario Muscedere, Master Lecturer in Biology; Director, Undergraduate Program in Neuroscience Science education and undergraduate mentorship, social behavior, neuroethology, behavioral ecology
Ranjan Muthukrishnan, Research Assistant Professor community ecology, marine ecology, coral reefs, invasive species, ecological modeling EBE and Marine Biology
Francisco J. Naya, Associate Professor of Biology; Director, Graduate Studies Cardiac and skeletal muscle differentiation, muscle regeneration, muscular dystrophy, mouse developmental biology, gene regulation
Isabel Novick, Ph.D. student, Mullen Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Maliha Nujhat, M.S. student Neurobiology
Dr. Aruoriwo Oboh-Weilke, Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
John Okechi, Postdoc Associate, Kaufman Lab Marine Biology
Melisa Osborne, Research Scientist and Segrè Lab Manager
Timothy Otchy, Research Assistant Professor of Biology neural circuits and computation, motor learning and execution, brain-machine interfaces, bioelectronic therapies, brain function localization
Elif Ozsen, Ph.D. student, Chantranupong Lab Neurobiology
Hannah Pangborn, M.S. student, Finnerty Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Sara Parker, Ph.D. student, Strickland Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Esha Patel Cell Biology, Molecular Biology & Genetics
Ameya Patkar, Ph.D. student, Man Lab Cell & Molecular Biology
Gail Patt, Associate Professor Emerita of Biology comparative anatomy and physiology, human population genetics
Benjamin Peters, Ph.D. student, Sorenson Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Richard B. Primack, Professor of Biology impact of climate change on the phenology plants, birds and insects; conservation biology; noise pollution; ecological and conservation impacts of the pandemic
Sarah R, Biology Peer Mentor
Katya Ravid, Barbara E. Corkey Professor of Medicine; Professor of Biochemistry, Biology, Health Sciences; Director, Evans Center for Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research and BU Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research Office Blood Stem Cells and Blood Cancer; Thrombosis and Purine Signaling; Vascular Biology
Chris Richardson, Adjunct Research Assistant Professor of Biology energetics, ecoimmunology, and hormone function of small mammals; disease ecology and urban ecology; role of physiological and extrinsic factors on the ecology of temperate bats; tradeoffs between energy use for immune function, thermoregulation, and reproduction
David Ritter, Ph.D. student Cell & Molecular Biology
Abby Robinson, Ph.D. student, Mullen Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Carla Rojas, M.S. student, Schmitt Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Matthew Rothendler, M.S. student, Primack Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Randi Rotjan, Adjunct Associate Professor of Biology Marine ecology, conservation biology, behavioral ecology, organismal physiology, coral reefs
Randi Rotjan, Research Assistant Professor and Lecturer in Biology
Jaice Rottenberg, Ph.D. candidate, Fuxman Bass Lab Cell & Molecular Biology
Shelley J. Russek, Professor of Pharmacology & Experimental Therapeutics and Biology; Director of Graduate Program for Neuroscience Neuropharmacology, Epilepsy, Gene regulation of Neural Circuits
Maria Jose Salazar Nicholls, Ph.D. candidate, Warkentin Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Sabrina Samad Shoily, Ph.D. student, Garcia-Marcos Lab Cell & Molecular Biology
Karina Scavo Lord, Lecturer in Biology and the Boston University Marine Program (BUMP) Marine ecology and conservation, evolutionary and ecological genomics, coral reefs, eelgrass meadows
Christopher Schmitt, Assistant Professor of Anthropology and Biology
Christopher Schmitt, Associate Professor of Anthropology and Biology; primate growth and development, ontogeny and etiology of obesity, population and functional genomics, quantitative genetics, primate behavioral ecology and life history
Christopher J. Schneider, Professor Emeritus of Biology ecology, evolution and adaptive diversification of reptiles and amphibians; systematics; population and comparative genomics; tropical biology and conservation
Peter Schroedl, Ph.D. student, Marlow Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Daniel Segrè, Professor of Biology, Bioinformatics, and Biomedical Engineering systems biology, evolution of biochemical networks, genomics, metabolic engineering, microbial ecology
Angela Seliga, Physiology Laboratory Manager, CAS Diversity and Inclusion Action Team Staff Co-Advisor
Renata Serio, Ph.D. candidate, Fiszbein Lab Cell & Molecular Biology
Mingqi Sha, Ph.D. candidate, Ho Lab Neurobiology
Barkha Shah, Laboratory Supervisor, BAC Graduate Student Liaison, BAC Co-Chair, Staff Advisor for the CAS DEI Student Council, Founding Member of Institutional Racism in Health in Science
Trevor W. Siggers, Associate Professor of Biology systems biology of the immune and inflammatory systems, gene regulation in immune and inflammatory systems, inflammatory diseases, transcriptional networks, DNA-binding of transcription factors and transcriptional regulatory complexes, computational genomics, cis-regulatory logic in transcription
Dr. Gregory Skomal, Marine Biologist
Jordan Smith, Ph.D. student, Traniello Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Jenna Sorenson, M.S. student, Finnerty Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Lisa Sorenson, Adjunct Associate Professor and Co-Chair, West Indian Whistling-Duck Working Group of the Society of Caribbean Ornithology Conservation Biology, Behavioral Ecology, and Hormonal Mechanisms of Behavior in Birds
Michael D. Sorenson, Professor of Biology Avian behavioral ecology, speciation, population genomics, and molecular systematics
Kathryn Spilios, Master Lecturer in Biology; Director, Instructional Labs; Director, Learning Assistant Program; Director, Academic Planning Science education, entomology
Dr. Daniel Starczynowski, Associate Professor, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center & University of Cincinnati
Chelsea Stephens, Ph.D. candidate, Naya Lab Cell & Molecular Biology
Lynette Strickland, Assistant Professor of Biology Evolutionary genetics, ecological genetics and genomics, ecological entomology, biodiversity genomics, tropical ecology, beetles Integrated studies of biodiversity genomics
Nancy Sullivan, Director, National Emerging Infectious Disease Lab, Boston University
Nancy Sullivan, Professor of Biology and Virology, Immunology & Microbiology HIV entry and resistance to neutralizing antibodies; Filovirus vaccines and immune mechanism; Filovirus glycoprotein mediated pathogenicity, virus entry and antibody vulnerabilities; Pandemic Preparedness; SARS-CoV-2
Elena Sun, Ph.D. student, Waxman Lab
Kelly Swing, Director, Ecuador Tropical Ecology Program and Adjunct Professor of Biology
Sidney L. Tamm, Professor Emeritus of Biology cell biology and motility; cytoskeleton, nervous, and ionic control of cilia; protozoan motility; cell junctions
Ezra Taub, Ph.D. student Cell & Molecular Biology
Tuan Leng Tay, Assistant Professor of Biology; Assistant Professor of Anatomy and Neurobiology neurobiology, neuroimmunology, neurodevelopment, neurodegeneration, traumatic brain injury, brain repair, microglia, glia
Pamela Templer, Distinguished Professor and Chair of Biology plant and microbial ecosystem ecology; biogeochemistry
Jiratchaya Thanayangyuen, M.S. student, Tay Lab Cell & Molecular Biology
Asha Thapa, Ph.D. student, Bhatnagar Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Adrian Thompson, Lecturer in Neurobiology Science education, brain development, neuronal excitability, epilepsy, plasticity of cells and circuits.
Gayatri Thorat, Ph.D. student Cell & Molecular Biology
Phaedra Tirrell, M.S. student Cell & Molecular Biology
Logan Tohline, Ph.D. student Cell & Molecular Biology
Dean R. Tolan, Professor of Biology; Director, Undergraduate Studies biochemistry, enzymology, molecular and human genetics of enzymes in sugar metabolism
James F. A. Traniello, Professor of Biology behavior, ecology and evolution of social insects; neuroethology; social brain evolution; behavioral development and senescence; evolution of division of labor
John Tullai, Senior Lecturer in Neuroscience and Biology growth factor-mediated cell survival, cancer biology, transcription network mapping, gene regulation, neuroscience, endocrinology, neuroendocrinology, physiology, carcinogenesis, cell biology, molecular biology, transcription regulation
Mustafa Tunçay, Ph.D. student, Fearns Lab Cell & Molecular Biology
Kimhun Tuntikawinwong General Biology
Georgette-Vanelle Wandji, Ph.D. student, McCall Lab Cell & Molecular Biology
Wei Wang, Ph.D. student, Gilmore Lab Cell & Molecular Biology
Karen Warkentin, Professor of Biology and Women’s, Gender, & Sexuality Studies
Karen Warkentin, Professor of Biology; Professor of Women’s, Gender & Sexuality Studies phenotypic plasticity; integrative and comparative biology; adaptive embryo behavior; hatching as a life history transition; substrate vibration as an information channel; herpetology; tropical biology; sex, gender and sexuality; diversity and inclusion as imperatives for scientific progress
Fred E. Wasserman, Associate Professor of Biology Animal behavior, bird song, territoriality
David J. Waxman, Professor of Biology, Medicine, and Biomedical Engineering; Program in Bioinformatics Genomic and epigenetic mechanisms controlling liver gene expression; molecular endocrinology and cell signaling through transcriptional networks; role of angiogenesis and innate immune system in cancer therapy and pharmacology; nuclear receptors and responses to environmental chemicals
Sofia Weaver Behavioral Biology
Eric Widmaier, Professor Emeritus of Biology molecular and endocrine control of body weight; endocrinology and metabolism
Katherine Wiley, M.S. student Cell & Molecular Biology
Zeba Wunderlich, Associate Professor of Biology; Director, Program in Molecular Biology, Cell Biology & Biochemistry regulation of gene expression; enhancers; developmental biology; systems biology; innate immunology
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Neurobiology
Students in the Neurobiology graduate program at Boston University work with faculty investigating a broad range of topics, ranging from synaptic function to neuroethology, neuroendocrinology, and sensory processing. In addition to their thesis/dissertation research, coursework, and the weekly graduate student seminar series, students also hear from visiting speakers from several outside seminar series. These outside seminars include those from the Program for Neuroscience Seminar Series, the Center for Neuroscience Seminar Series, as well as seminars coordinated by other departments including Psychological & Brain Sciences, Cognitive & Neural Systems, Anatomy & Neurobiology, Pharmacology, and other graduate programs within the Biology Department. The core of the graduate curriculum comprises two survey courses meant to establish a common basis of knowledge in the broad field of neurobiology (Cellular and Systems Neuroscience in the fall semester and Systems and Cognitive Neuroscience in the spring). These courses represent the range of neurobiology topics including molecular and cellular neuroscience, neurophysiology, synaptic function, sensory neurobiology, laboratory techniques in cellular and molecular neuroscience, developmental neuroscience, behavioral neuroscience, neuroimmunology and neuroendocrinology.
Graduate students in Neurobiology complete research rotations in at least two different faculty laboratories during the first year, with the aim of identifying a research mentor and laboratory in which to carry out their dissertation research. By the end of the second year, PhD students take a qualifying exam, which takes the form of a research proposal that usually serves as the student’s initial research plan. During each subsequent year, every PhD graduate student in Neurobiology presents a research seminar and meets with their thesis committee to review current research and outline future plans.
Check the list of recent dissertations and publications to see the range of topics addressed by Neurobiology students.
Featured Student
Jiratchaya Thanayangyuen
Current Research: Microglial cells monitor their surroundings, clear debris, and protect the nervous system. In response to injury or disease, […]
Neuro faculty anticipating accepting PhD rotation students for Fall 2026
(rotations are scheduled after accepted students attend the Department orientation)
Anne-Marie Abban-Demitrus, Ph.D. candidate, Man Lab Neurobiology
Inaya Abdul-Haqq, M.S. student, Kaufman Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Jessika Acharya, M.S. student Cell & Molecular Biology
Kelly Aho, Assistant Professor of Biology Aquatic biogeochemistry, carbon and nitrogen cycling, air-water gas exchange
Diana Alizhan, M.S. student Cell & Molecular Biology
Vanessa Ansong General Biology
Max Anzede, M.S. student Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Sonali Arora Neurobiology
Jelle Atema, Professor Emeritus of Biology; Adjunct Scientist, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution sensory biology, chemical signals, receptor physiology, animal behavior, behavioral ecology, chemical ecology, biomimetic robotics
Dr. Peter August, Professor, University of Rhode Island
Michael Baum, Professor Emeritus of Biology behavioral neuroendocrinology, neurobiology
Paige Becker, Ph.D. student, Buston Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Uwe Beffert, Research Assistant Professor of Biology Alzheimer’s disease, apolipoproteins, lipoprotein receptors, brain development, neuronal migration, autism, cytoskeleton
Abby Beilman, Ph.D. student, Aho Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Dr. Peter Belamarich, Pediatric Medical Director of the Comprehensive Family Care Center and Associate Professor, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Morgan Bennett-Smith, Ph.D. student, Buston Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Gary Benson, Associate Professor of Biology and Computer Science; Program in Bioinformatics algorithm development for DNA sequence analysis
Jennifer Bhatnagar, Associate Professor of Biology; Director, Biogeoscience Program Microbial Ecology, Biogeochemistry, Ecosystem Science
Susie Black, Ph.D. student, Wunderlich Lab Cell & Molecular Biology
Autumn Blough Cell Biology, Molecular Biology & Genetics
Daria Bogatova, Ph.D. candidate, Devor Lab Neurobiology
Natalia Volgarine Scaraboto Bonfa, Ph.D. Student, Russek Lab Cell & Molecular Biology
Deirdre Boyer, Ph.D. student Cell & Molecular Biology
Cynthia A. Bradham, Associate Professor of Biology; Associate Chair, Cell & Molecular Biology developmental biology; embryonic pattern formation; systems biology
Cynthia Bradham, Associate Professor of Biology
Fabio Buitrago, Ph.D. student, Kaufman Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Molly Bunting General Biology
Peter Buston, Associate Professor of Biology; Associate Dean of the Faculty for the Natural Sciences Evolutionary Ecology, Animal Behavior, Marine Ecology and Biological Oceanography.
Gloria V. Callard, Professor Emerita of Biology neuroendocrinology, reproductive and developmental endocrinology, estrogen biosynthesis, estrogen receptor mediated actions and gene regulation, environmental endocrine disruption
Ian P. Callard, Professor Emeritus of Biology endocrinology and reproduction
Alejandra Camargo-Cely, Ph.D. candidate, Mullen Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Alanna Carey, Ph.D. student, Chen Lab Neurobiology
Jack Carrol, M.S. student Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Christine Carroll, Ph.D. student, Fiszbein Lab Cell & Molecular Biology
Mark Carroll, Cinematographer
Sofía Casasa, Assistant Professor of Biology Eco-evo-devo, phenotypic plasticity, insect development, horned beetles, nematodes, transcriptomics, functional genetics
Alejandra Castillo Cieza, Ph.D. student, Bhatnagar Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Chip Celenza, Associate Professor of Biology, Inclusive Pedagogy & Mentoring Working Group contact person, BAC Co-Chair
John L. Celenza, Associate Professor of Biology; Director, Program in Biochemistry & Molecular Biology; Co-Chair, Biology Anti-Racism Committee plant development, defense, and metabolism; genetics, biochemistry and molecular biology
Zoé Chamot, Ph.D. student, Buston & Davies Labs Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Tiffany Chan, Ph.D. student, Gummuluru Lab Cell & Molecular Biology
Lynne Chantranupong, Assistant Professor of Biology Neurobiology, Cell and Molecular Biology, Behavior, Signal transduction, Metabolism, Organellar Biology, Metabolomics, Proteomics
Jerry Chen, Associate Professor of Biology Large-scale neuronal networks, sensorimotor integration, decision making, neurodevelopment, non-linear microscopy
Mu-Han Chen, Ph.D. student, Davies Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Phoenix Chen, Ph.D. student, Economo Lab Neurobiology
Sirui Chen, Ph.D. student, Casasa Lab Cell & Molecular Biology
Christine Cheng, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Biology systems biology, single-cell, epigenetic and transcriptional regulation, immune system, bioinformatics, Alzheimer’s Disease, substance addiction, Type 2 diabetes
Yu-Qing Chua, Ph.D. student, Templer Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Brian Cleary, Assistant Professor of Computing and Data Sciences, Biomedical Engineering, Biology, and Bioinformatics Tissue organization, cellular pathways, causal modeling, statistical learning
Elizabeth Co, Senior Lecturer in Biology science education, human immunology and reproduction
Rory Coleman, Assistant Professor of Biology Circuit evolution, Neuroethology, Behavior, Chemosensation, Neurogenetics, Drosophila
Emerson Conrad-Rooney, Ph.D. student, Templer Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Geoffrey M. Cooper, Professor Emeritus of Biology Cancer biology
Juliana Corn, M.S. student Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Emma Daily, Ph.D. student, Templer Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Sarah Davies, Assistant Professor of Biology, Recruitment Working Group contact person
Sarah W. Davies, Associate Professor of Biology ecological genomics, population genetics, molecular ecology, coral ecology, climate change, symbiosis
Ian Davison, Associate Professor of Biology pheromones and innate social behaviors; novel imaging tools for behaving animals; pathophysiology of injury
Abigail DeLena, M.S. student Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Naisha Deorah Cell Biology, Molecular Biology & Genetics
Anna Devor, Associate Professor in BME and Biology neuroscience, neuroengineering, optical imaging, fMRI, blood flow, hemodynamics Neurobiology
Ethan Deyle, Research Assistant Professor of Biology Quantitative Ecology, Environmental Data Science, Nonlinear Dynamics, Applied Complex Systems, Marine Ecology
Brett DiBenedictis, Lecturer, Core Curriculum and Biology Neuroendocrinology, innate social behavior, neuropeptides, neural circuits, sex differences, undergraduate science education
Vincent Dionne, Professor Emeritus of Biology sensory biology: olfaction, pain
Graham Dow, Research Assistant Professor plant ecology and climate change, stomatal development and function, signaling mechanisms
Yulia Dubrovensky Neurobiology
William D. Eldred, Professor Emeritus of Biology visual neurobiology and traumatic brain injury Biology Department
Andrew Emili, Adjunct Professor of Biology and Biochemistry Systems biology, proteomics, functional genomics, bioinformatics, molecular interaction networks, high-throughput methods, development and disease
Berkay Engin, Ph.D. student, Fuxman Bass Lab Cell & Molecular Biology
Shalom Entner, Ph.D. candidate, Finnerty Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Summer Eubank, M.S. student, Knott Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Ellen Faszewski, Associate Dean for Student Affairs and Clinical Professor, Wheelock College of Education & Human Development Science Education
John R. Finnerty, Associate Professor of Biology; Associate Chair, Ecology, Behavior & Evolution Evolutionary and ecological developmental biology; evolutionary and ecological genomics; marine biodiversity; global change biology; coral conservation.
Ana Fiszbein, Assistant Professor of Biology Gene regulation; RNA processing; systems biology of co-transcriptional programs; computational genomics; role of gene architecture in cancer development and therapy
Robin Francis, Lecturer in Biology marine fish ecology, metapopulation dynamics, marine science education research
José D. Franco Cell Biology, Molecular Biology & Genetics
Erin Frates, Ph.D. student, Marlow Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Horacio Frydman, Associate Professor of Biology host-microbe interactions at the molecular, cellular and organismal level; mechanisms of bacterial transmission through stem-cell niche infection
Robinson W. Fulweiler, Professor of Biology and Earth & Environment Biogeochemistry and Marine Ecology
Juan Fuxman Bass, Associate Professor of Biology immune regulation, gene regulatory networks, systems biology, disease mutations, inflammation, transcription factors
Pamela Garcia Lopez, Ph.D. candidate, Siggers Lab Cell & Molecular Biology
Mikel Garcia-Marcos, Professor of Biochemistry and Biology Intercellular communication, receptor signaling, GTPases, synthetic biology tools, molecular basis of disease, cancer, neurotransmission, embryonic development
Eva Garrett, Assistant Professor of Anthropology Sensory ecology; olfaction; vomeronasal organ; primate evolution; evolutionary morphology; sensory systems; non-human primate paleontology; genomics; bioinformatics
Valentina Gascue, Ph.D. student, Younger Lab Neurobiology
Jeffrey Gavornik, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Biology cortical circuits, synaptic plasticity as the basis of learning and memory, the neural representation and processing of time, the biophysical basis of visual perception
Alexandra Geisser, Ph.D. candidate, Fulweiler Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Lana Ghazale General Biology
Julia Gibbs, Ph.D. student, Wunderlich Lab Cell & Molecular Biology
Catherine Gill, Ph.D. student, Gilmore Lab Cell & Molecular Biology
Thomas Gilmore, Professor of Biology; Director of Graduate Admissions, Program in Molecular Biology, Cell Biology & Biochemistry; Chair, Appointment, Promotion, and Tenure Committee molecular biology, cell biology, signal transduction, cancer, molecular ecology
Elizabeth Godrick, Professor Emerita of Biology science education, immunology
Stjepko Golubic, Professor Emeritus of Biology microbial ecology, fossil microorganisms, stromatolites, bioerosion, phycology, cyanobacteria
Abhishek Gowda Biology
Victoria Guarino, Ph.D. student, Wunderlich Lab Cell & Molecular Biology
Ulla Hansen, Professor Emerita of Biology cancer, cell cycle, gene expression regulation, cell signaling, proliferation, cell survival, transcriptional networks
Kristin Haroldsdottir, Ph.D. student Neurobiology
Cristina Harry, M.S. student, Traniello Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Laurel Hart, Ph.D. student, Man Lab Neurobiology
Michaelyn Hartmann, Lecturer; Director, Postdoctoral Associate Teaching Scholars Program Science Education, Genetics, Cell Biology, Molecular Biology
Cat Hauser, Ph.D. student, Kaufman-Deyle Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Dr. Bianca Heinrich, Senior Scientist, Abcam
Angela Ho, Associate Professor of Biology Molecular and cellular basis of synaptic function in neurodevelopment and neurodegenerative disease
Madeline Huerth, M.S. student Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Les Kaufman, Professor of Biology marine biology, evolutionary ecology, and conservation biology
Joshua Kim, M.S. student, Lobel Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Cheryl Knott, Professor of Anthropology, Biology, and Women’s Gender and Sexuality Studies primate, great ape and orangutan behavior and physiology; reproductive ecology, energetics and endocrinology; nutritional ecology; life history and human evolution; sexuality and sexual conflict theory; wildlife and habitat conservation
Garima Kohli, Ph.D. student, Younger Lab Neurobiology
Sir Hans Kornberg, University Professor and Professor of Biology the nature and regulation of carbohydrate transport in micro-organisms
Payton Kuhn, Ph.D. student, Bradham Lab Cell & Molecular Biology
Thomas H. Kunz, Professor Emeritus of Biology behavioral and physiological ecology, reproductive biology, evolution, and conservation biology of bats
David La General Biology
Joe Larkin, Assistant Professor of Biology and Physics Bacterial communities, cell-to-cell communication, bacterial electrophysiology
Joe Larkin, Assistant Professor of Biology and Physics
Eric Levine, Ph.D. student, Siggers Lab Cell & Molecular Biology
Jinxuan Li, M.S. student Cell & Molecular Biology
Jen-Wei Lin, Associate Professor of Biology; Associate Chair, Neurobiology membrane excitability and synaptic plasticity
Paul Lipton, Research Associate Professor of Neuroscience, Psychological & Brain Sciences, and Biology; Director, Undergraduate Program in Neuroscience; Associate Director, Kilachand Honors College Cognitive Neurobiology, Learning & Memory, Undergraduate Science Education
Guangmei Liu, Ph.D. candidate, McCall Lab Neurobiology
Devin Lloyd, Ph.D. student, Larkin Lab Cell & Molecular Biology
Phillip S. Lobel, Professor of Biology ichthyology; behavioral ecology and taxonomy of fishes
Edward L. Loechler, Professor of Biology molecular biology; mechanisms by which carcinogens cause mutations and cancer
Ashley Loescher, M.S. student Neurobiology
Yunwei Lu, Ph.D. student, Fiszbein & Fuxman Bass Labs Cell & Molecular Biology
Yuran Ma, Ph.D. student Neurobiology
Hengye Man, Professor of Biology Brain development, neuron morphogenesis, synapse formation, synaptic plasticity, AMPA type glutamate receptor, protein ubiquitination and degradation, autism, Intellectual disability, Alzheimer’s disease
Dylan Mankel, Ph.D. student, Marlow Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Yinuo Mao, M.S. student, Schmitt Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Jeffrey Marlow, Assistant Professor of Biology; Chair, Graduate Committee microbial ecology, environmental microbiology, global change biology, metabolic activity, geobiology, astrobiology
Emily Martin, Ph.D. student Neurobiology
Ninon Martinez, Ph.D. student, Finnerty Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Johan Martinez-Fuentes, Ph.D. student, Russek Lab Cell & Molecular Biology
Mohd Freezely Ezzani Bin Mazri, Ph.D. student Neurobiology
Kim McCall, Professor of Biology; Director, Master’s Studies Drosophila developmental biology, cell death, oogenesis
Arianna Medina, Lawyer, Latham & Watkins LLP
KathrynAnn Merth (Odamah), Ph.D. candidate, Man Lab Cell & Molecular Biology
Anna Milani, M.S. student, Lobel Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Francis C. Monette, Professor Emeritus of Biology cell biology; stem cells; molecular control of the eukaryotic cell cycle
Viola Monovich, Ph.D. student, Man Lab Neurobiology
Sean P. Mullen, Professor of Biology Adaptation and speciation; hybrid zones; the evolution of mimicry and wing pattern variation in butterflies; evolutionary genetics; comparative and population genomics; bioinformatics
Sevinj Mursalova, M.S. student Neurobiology
Mario Muscedere, Master Lecturer in Biology; Director, Undergraduate Program in Neuroscience Science education and undergraduate mentorship, social behavior, neuroethology, behavioral ecology
Ranjan Muthukrishnan, Research Assistant Professor community ecology, marine ecology, coral reefs, invasive species, ecological modeling EBE and Marine Biology
Francisco J. Naya, Associate Professor of Biology; Director, Graduate Studies Cardiac and skeletal muscle differentiation, muscle regeneration, muscular dystrophy, mouse developmental biology, gene regulation
Isabel Novick, Ph.D. student, Mullen Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Maliha Nujhat, M.S. student Neurobiology
Dr. Aruoriwo Oboh-Weilke, Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
John Okechi, Postdoc Associate, Kaufman Lab Marine Biology
Melisa Osborne, Research Scientist and Segrè Lab Manager
Timothy Otchy, Research Assistant Professor of Biology neural circuits and computation, motor learning and execution, brain-machine interfaces, bioelectronic therapies, brain function localization
Elif Ozsen, Ph.D. student, Chantranupong Lab Neurobiology
Hannah Pangborn, M.S. student, Finnerty Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Sara Parker, Ph.D. student, Strickland Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Esha Patel Cell Biology, Molecular Biology & Genetics
Ameya Patkar, Ph.D. student, Man Lab Cell & Molecular Biology
Gail Patt, Associate Professor Emerita of Biology comparative anatomy and physiology, human population genetics
Benjamin Peters, Ph.D. student, Sorenson Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Richard B. Primack, Professor of Biology impact of climate change on the phenology plants, birds and insects; conservation biology; noise pollution; ecological and conservation impacts of the pandemic
Sarah R, Biology Peer Mentor
Katya Ravid, Barbara E. Corkey Professor of Medicine; Professor of Biochemistry, Biology, Health Sciences; Director, Evans Center for Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research and BU Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research Office Blood Stem Cells and Blood Cancer; Thrombosis and Purine Signaling; Vascular Biology
Chris Richardson, Adjunct Research Assistant Professor of Biology energetics, ecoimmunology, and hormone function of small mammals; disease ecology and urban ecology; role of physiological and extrinsic factors on the ecology of temperate bats; tradeoffs between energy use for immune function, thermoregulation, and reproduction
David Ritter, Ph.D. student Cell & Molecular Biology
Abby Robinson, Ph.D. student, Mullen Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Carla Rojas, M.S. student, Schmitt Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Matthew Rothendler, M.S. student, Primack Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Randi Rotjan, Adjunct Associate Professor of Biology Marine ecology, conservation biology, behavioral ecology, organismal physiology, coral reefs
Randi Rotjan, Research Assistant Professor and Lecturer in Biology
Jaice Rottenberg, Ph.D. candidate, Fuxman Bass Lab Cell & Molecular Biology
Shelley J. Russek, Professor of Pharmacology & Experimental Therapeutics and Biology; Director of Graduate Program for Neuroscience Neuropharmacology, Epilepsy, Gene regulation of Neural Circuits
Maria Jose Salazar Nicholls, Ph.D. candidate, Warkentin Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Sabrina Samad Shoily, Ph.D. student, Garcia-Marcos Lab Cell & Molecular Biology
Karina Scavo Lord, Lecturer in Biology and the Boston University Marine Program (BUMP) Marine ecology and conservation, evolutionary and ecological genomics, coral reefs, eelgrass meadows
Christopher Schmitt, Assistant Professor of Anthropology and Biology
Christopher Schmitt, Associate Professor of Anthropology and Biology; primate growth and development, ontogeny and etiology of obesity, population and functional genomics, quantitative genetics, primate behavioral ecology and life history
Christopher J. Schneider, Professor Emeritus of Biology ecology, evolution and adaptive diversification of reptiles and amphibians; systematics; population and comparative genomics; tropical biology and conservation
Peter Schroedl, Ph.D. student, Marlow Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Daniel Segrè, Professor of Biology, Bioinformatics, and Biomedical Engineering systems biology, evolution of biochemical networks, genomics, metabolic engineering, microbial ecology
Angela Seliga, Physiology Laboratory Manager, CAS Diversity and Inclusion Action Team Staff Co-Advisor
Renata Serio, Ph.D. candidate, Fiszbein Lab Cell & Molecular Biology
Mingqi Sha, Ph.D. candidate, Ho Lab Neurobiology
Barkha Shah, Laboratory Supervisor, BAC Graduate Student Liaison, BAC Co-Chair, Staff Advisor for the CAS DEI Student Council, Founding Member of Institutional Racism in Health in Science
Trevor W. Siggers, Associate Professor of Biology systems biology of the immune and inflammatory systems, gene regulation in immune and inflammatory systems, inflammatory diseases, transcriptional networks, DNA-binding of transcription factors and transcriptional regulatory complexes, computational genomics, cis-regulatory logic in transcription
Dr. Gregory Skomal, Marine Biologist
Jordan Smith, Ph.D. student, Traniello Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Jenna Sorenson, M.S. student, Finnerty Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Lisa Sorenson, Adjunct Associate Professor and Co-Chair, West Indian Whistling-Duck Working Group of the Society of Caribbean Ornithology Conservation Biology, Behavioral Ecology, and Hormonal Mechanisms of Behavior in Birds
Michael D. Sorenson, Professor of Biology Avian behavioral ecology, speciation, population genomics, and molecular systematics
Kathryn Spilios, Master Lecturer in Biology; Director, Instructional Labs; Director, Learning Assistant Program; Director, Academic Planning Science education, entomology
Dr. Daniel Starczynowski, Associate Professor, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center & University of Cincinnati
Chelsea Stephens, Ph.D. candidate, Naya Lab Cell & Molecular Biology
Lynette Strickland, Assistant Professor of Biology Evolutionary genetics, ecological genetics and genomics, ecological entomology, biodiversity genomics, tropical ecology, beetles Integrated studies of biodiversity genomics
Nancy Sullivan, Director, National Emerging Infectious Disease Lab, Boston University
Nancy Sullivan, Professor of Biology and Virology, Immunology & Microbiology HIV entry and resistance to neutralizing antibodies; Filovirus vaccines and immune mechanism; Filovirus glycoprotein mediated pathogenicity, virus entry and antibody vulnerabilities; Pandemic Preparedness; SARS-CoV-2
Elena Sun, Ph.D. student, Waxman Lab
Kelly Swing, Director, Ecuador Tropical Ecology Program and Adjunct Professor of Biology
Sidney L. Tamm, Professor Emeritus of Biology cell biology and motility; cytoskeleton, nervous, and ionic control of cilia; protozoan motility; cell junctions
Ezra Taub, Ph.D. student Cell & Molecular Biology
Tuan Leng Tay, Assistant Professor of Biology; Assistant Professor of Anatomy and Neurobiology neurobiology, neuroimmunology, neurodevelopment, neurodegeneration, traumatic brain injury, brain repair, microglia, glia
Pamela Templer, Distinguished Professor and Chair of Biology plant and microbial ecosystem ecology; biogeochemistry
Jiratchaya Thanayangyuen, M.S. student, Tay Lab Cell & Molecular Biology
Asha Thapa, Ph.D. student, Bhatnagar Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Adrian Thompson, Lecturer in Neurobiology Science education, brain development, neuronal excitability, epilepsy, plasticity of cells and circuits.
Gayatri Thorat, Ph.D. student Cell & Molecular Biology
Phaedra Tirrell, M.S. student Cell & Molecular Biology
Logan Tohline, Ph.D. student Cell & Molecular Biology
Dean R. Tolan, Professor of Biology; Director, Undergraduate Studies biochemistry, enzymology, molecular and human genetics of enzymes in sugar metabolism
James F. A. Traniello, Professor of Biology behavior, ecology and evolution of social insects; neuroethology; social brain evolution; behavioral development and senescence; evolution of division of labor
John Tullai, Senior Lecturer in Neuroscience and Biology growth factor-mediated cell survival, cancer biology, transcription network mapping, gene regulation, neuroscience, endocrinology, neuroendocrinology, physiology, carcinogenesis, cell biology, molecular biology, transcription regulation
Mustafa Tunçay, Ph.D. student, Fearns Lab Cell & Molecular Biology
Kimhun Tuntikawinwong General Biology
Georgette-Vanelle Wandji, Ph.D. student, McCall Lab Cell & Molecular Biology
Wei Wang, Ph.D. student, Gilmore Lab Cell & Molecular Biology
Karen Warkentin, Professor of Biology and Women’s, Gender, & Sexuality Studies
Karen Warkentin, Professor of Biology; Professor of Women’s, Gender & Sexuality Studies phenotypic plasticity; integrative and comparative biology; adaptive embryo behavior; hatching as a life history transition; substrate vibration as an information channel; herpetology; tropical biology; sex, gender and sexuality; diversity and inclusion as imperatives for scientific progress
Fred E. Wasserman, Associate Professor of Biology Animal behavior, bird song, territoriality
David J. Waxman, Professor of Biology, Medicine, and Biomedical Engineering; Program in Bioinformatics Genomic and epigenetic mechanisms controlling liver gene expression; molecular endocrinology and cell signaling through transcriptional networks; role of angiogenesis and innate immune system in cancer therapy and pharmacology; nuclear receptors and responses to environmental chemicals
Sofia Weaver Behavioral Biology
Eric Widmaier, Professor Emeritus of Biology molecular and endocrine control of body weight; endocrinology and metabolism
Katherine Wiley, M.S. student Cell & Molecular Biology
Zeba Wunderlich, Associate Professor of Biology; Director, Program in Molecular Biology, Cell Biology & Biochemistry regulation of gene expression; enhancers; developmental biology; systems biology; innate immunology
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Neuro faculty anticipating accepting MS rotation students for Fall 2026
(rotations are scheduled after accepted students attend the Department orientation)
Anne-Marie Abban-Demitrus, Ph.D. candidate, Man Lab Neurobiology
Inaya Abdul-Haqq, M.S. student, Kaufman Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Jessika Acharya, M.S. student Cell & Molecular Biology
Kelly Aho, Assistant Professor of Biology Aquatic biogeochemistry, carbon and nitrogen cycling, air-water gas exchange
Diana Alizhan, M.S. student Cell & Molecular Biology
Vanessa Ansong General Biology
Max Anzede, M.S. student Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Sonali Arora Neurobiology
Jelle Atema, Professor Emeritus of Biology; Adjunct Scientist, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution sensory biology, chemical signals, receptor physiology, animal behavior, behavioral ecology, chemical ecology, biomimetic robotics
Dr. Peter August, Professor, University of Rhode Island
Michael Baum, Professor Emeritus of Biology behavioral neuroendocrinology, neurobiology
Paige Becker, Ph.D. student, Buston Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Uwe Beffert, Research Assistant Professor of Biology Alzheimer’s disease, apolipoproteins, lipoprotein receptors, brain development, neuronal migration, autism, cytoskeleton
Abby Beilman, Ph.D. student, Aho Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Dr. Peter Belamarich, Pediatric Medical Director of the Comprehensive Family Care Center and Associate Professor, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Morgan Bennett-Smith, Ph.D. student, Buston Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Gary Benson, Associate Professor of Biology and Computer Science; Program in Bioinformatics algorithm development for DNA sequence analysis
Jennifer Bhatnagar, Associate Professor of Biology; Director, Biogeoscience Program Microbial Ecology, Biogeochemistry, Ecosystem Science
Susie Black, Ph.D. student, Wunderlich Lab Cell & Molecular Biology
Autumn Blough Cell Biology, Molecular Biology & Genetics
Daria Bogatova, Ph.D. candidate, Devor Lab Neurobiology
Natalia Volgarine Scaraboto Bonfa, Ph.D. Student, Russek Lab Cell & Molecular Biology
Deirdre Boyer, Ph.D. student Cell & Molecular Biology
Cynthia A. Bradham, Associate Professor of Biology; Associate Chair, Cell & Molecular Biology developmental biology; embryonic pattern formation; systems biology
Cynthia Bradham, Associate Professor of Biology
Fabio Buitrago, Ph.D. student, Kaufman Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Molly Bunting General Biology
Peter Buston, Associate Professor of Biology; Associate Dean of the Faculty for the Natural Sciences Evolutionary Ecology, Animal Behavior, Marine Ecology and Biological Oceanography.
Gloria V. Callard, Professor Emerita of Biology neuroendocrinology, reproductive and developmental endocrinology, estrogen biosynthesis, estrogen receptor mediated actions and gene regulation, environmental endocrine disruption
Ian P. Callard, Professor Emeritus of Biology endocrinology and reproduction
Alejandra Camargo-Cely, Ph.D. candidate, Mullen Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Alanna Carey, Ph.D. student, Chen Lab Neurobiology
Jack Carrol, M.S. student Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Christine Carroll, Ph.D. student, Fiszbein Lab Cell & Molecular Biology
Mark Carroll, Cinematographer
Sofía Casasa, Assistant Professor of Biology Eco-evo-devo, phenotypic plasticity, insect development, horned beetles, nematodes, transcriptomics, functional genetics
Alejandra Castillo Cieza, Ph.D. student, Bhatnagar Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Chip Celenza, Associate Professor of Biology, Inclusive Pedagogy & Mentoring Working Group contact person, BAC Co-Chair
John L. Celenza, Associate Professor of Biology; Director, Program in Biochemistry & Molecular Biology; Co-Chair, Biology Anti-Racism Committee plant development, defense, and metabolism; genetics, biochemistry and molecular biology
Zoé Chamot, Ph.D. student, Buston & Davies Labs Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Tiffany Chan, Ph.D. student, Gummuluru Lab Cell & Molecular Biology
Lynne Chantranupong, Assistant Professor of Biology Neurobiology, Cell and Molecular Biology, Behavior, Signal transduction, Metabolism, Organellar Biology, Metabolomics, Proteomics
Jerry Chen, Associate Professor of Biology Large-scale neuronal networks, sensorimotor integration, decision making, neurodevelopment, non-linear microscopy
Mu-Han Chen, Ph.D. student, Davies Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Phoenix Chen, Ph.D. student, Economo Lab Neurobiology
Sirui Chen, Ph.D. student, Casasa Lab Cell & Molecular Biology
Christine Cheng, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Biology systems biology, single-cell, epigenetic and transcriptional regulation, immune system, bioinformatics, Alzheimer’s Disease, substance addiction, Type 2 diabetes
Yu-Qing Chua, Ph.D. student, Templer Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Brian Cleary, Assistant Professor of Computing and Data Sciences, Biomedical Engineering, Biology, and Bioinformatics Tissue organization, cellular pathways, causal modeling, statistical learning
Elizabeth Co, Senior Lecturer in Biology science education, human immunology and reproduction
Rory Coleman, Assistant Professor of Biology Circuit evolution, Neuroethology, Behavior, Chemosensation, Neurogenetics, Drosophila
Emerson Conrad-Rooney, Ph.D. student, Templer Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Geoffrey M. Cooper, Professor Emeritus of Biology Cancer biology
Juliana Corn, M.S. student Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Emma Daily, Ph.D. student, Templer Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Sarah Davies, Assistant Professor of Biology, Recruitment Working Group contact person
Sarah W. Davies, Associate Professor of Biology ecological genomics, population genetics, molecular ecology, coral ecology, climate change, symbiosis
Ian Davison, Associate Professor of Biology pheromones and innate social behaviors; novel imaging tools for behaving animals; pathophysiology of injury
Abigail DeLena, M.S. student Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Naisha Deorah Cell Biology, Molecular Biology & Genetics
Anna Devor, Associate Professor in BME and Biology neuroscience, neuroengineering, optical imaging, fMRI, blood flow, hemodynamics Neurobiology
Ethan Deyle, Research Assistant Professor of Biology Quantitative Ecology, Environmental Data Science, Nonlinear Dynamics, Applied Complex Systems, Marine Ecology
Brett DiBenedictis, Lecturer, Core Curriculum and Biology Neuroendocrinology, innate social behavior, neuropeptides, neural circuits, sex differences, undergraduate science education
Vincent Dionne, Professor Emeritus of Biology sensory biology: olfaction, pain
Graham Dow, Research Assistant Professor plant ecology and climate change, stomatal development and function, signaling mechanisms
Yulia Dubrovensky Neurobiology
William D. Eldred, Professor Emeritus of Biology visual neurobiology and traumatic brain injury Biology Department
Andrew Emili, Adjunct Professor of Biology and Biochemistry Systems biology, proteomics, functional genomics, bioinformatics, molecular interaction networks, high-throughput methods, development and disease
Berkay Engin, Ph.D. student, Fuxman Bass Lab Cell & Molecular Biology
Shalom Entner, Ph.D. candidate, Finnerty Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Summer Eubank, M.S. student, Knott Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Ellen Faszewski, Associate Dean for Student Affairs and Clinical Professor, Wheelock College of Education & Human Development Science Education
John R. Finnerty, Associate Professor of Biology; Associate Chair, Ecology, Behavior & Evolution Evolutionary and ecological developmental biology; evolutionary and ecological genomics; marine biodiversity; global change biology; coral conservation.
Ana Fiszbein, Assistant Professor of Biology Gene regulation; RNA processing; systems biology of co-transcriptional programs; computational genomics; role of gene architecture in cancer development and therapy
Robin Francis, Lecturer in Biology marine fish ecology, metapopulation dynamics, marine science education research
José D. Franco Cell Biology, Molecular Biology & Genetics
Erin Frates, Ph.D. student, Marlow Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Horacio Frydman, Associate Professor of Biology host-microbe interactions at the molecular, cellular and organismal level; mechanisms of bacterial transmission through stem-cell niche infection
Robinson W. Fulweiler, Professor of Biology and Earth & Environment Biogeochemistry and Marine Ecology
Juan Fuxman Bass, Associate Professor of Biology immune regulation, gene regulatory networks, systems biology, disease mutations, inflammation, transcription factors
Pamela Garcia Lopez, Ph.D. candidate, Siggers Lab Cell & Molecular Biology
Mikel Garcia-Marcos, Professor of Biochemistry and Biology Intercellular communication, receptor signaling, GTPases, synthetic biology tools, molecular basis of disease, cancer, neurotransmission, embryonic development
Eva Garrett, Assistant Professor of Anthropology Sensory ecology; olfaction; vomeronasal organ; primate evolution; evolutionary morphology; sensory systems; non-human primate paleontology; genomics; bioinformatics
Valentina Gascue, Ph.D. student, Younger Lab Neurobiology
Jeffrey Gavornik, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Biology cortical circuits, synaptic plasticity as the basis of learning and memory, the neural representation and processing of time, the biophysical basis of visual perception
Alexandra Geisser, Ph.D. candidate, Fulweiler Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Lana Ghazale General Biology
Julia Gibbs, Ph.D. student, Wunderlich Lab Cell & Molecular Biology
Catherine Gill, Ph.D. student, Gilmore Lab Cell & Molecular Biology
Thomas Gilmore, Professor of Biology; Director of Graduate Admissions, Program in Molecular Biology, Cell Biology & Biochemistry; Chair, Appointment, Promotion, and Tenure Committee molecular biology, cell biology, signal transduction, cancer, molecular ecology
Elizabeth Godrick, Professor Emerita of Biology science education, immunology
Stjepko Golubic, Professor Emeritus of Biology microbial ecology, fossil microorganisms, stromatolites, bioerosion, phycology, cyanobacteria
Abhishek Gowda Biology
Victoria Guarino, Ph.D. student, Wunderlich Lab Cell & Molecular Biology
Ulla Hansen, Professor Emerita of Biology cancer, cell cycle, gene expression regulation, cell signaling, proliferation, cell survival, transcriptional networks
Kristin Haroldsdottir, Ph.D. student Neurobiology
Cristina Harry, M.S. student, Traniello Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Laurel Hart, Ph.D. student, Man Lab Neurobiology
Michaelyn Hartmann, Lecturer; Director, Postdoctoral Associate Teaching Scholars Program Science Education, Genetics, Cell Biology, Molecular Biology
Cat Hauser, Ph.D. student, Kaufman-Deyle Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Dr. Bianca Heinrich, Senior Scientist, Abcam
Angela Ho, Associate Professor of Biology Molecular and cellular basis of synaptic function in neurodevelopment and neurodegenerative disease
Madeline Huerth, M.S. student Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Les Kaufman, Professor of Biology marine biology, evolutionary ecology, and conservation biology
Joshua Kim, M.S. student, Lobel Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Cheryl Knott, Professor of Anthropology, Biology, and Women’s Gender and Sexuality Studies primate, great ape and orangutan behavior and physiology; reproductive ecology, energetics and endocrinology; nutritional ecology; life history and human evolution; sexuality and sexual conflict theory; wildlife and habitat conservation
Garima Kohli, Ph.D. student, Younger Lab Neurobiology
Sir Hans Kornberg, University Professor and Professor of Biology the nature and regulation of carbohydrate transport in micro-organisms
Payton Kuhn, Ph.D. student, Bradham Lab Cell & Molecular Biology
Thomas H. Kunz, Professor Emeritus of Biology behavioral and physiological ecology, reproductive biology, evolution, and conservation biology of bats
David La General Biology
Joe Larkin, Assistant Professor of Biology and Physics Bacterial communities, cell-to-cell communication, bacterial electrophysiology
Joe Larkin, Assistant Professor of Biology and Physics
Eric Levine, Ph.D. student, Siggers Lab Cell & Molecular Biology
Jinxuan Li, M.S. student Cell & Molecular Biology
Jen-Wei Lin, Associate Professor of Biology; Associate Chair, Neurobiology membrane excitability and synaptic plasticity
Paul Lipton, Research Associate Professor of Neuroscience, Psychological & Brain Sciences, and Biology; Director, Undergraduate Program in Neuroscience; Associate Director, Kilachand Honors College Cognitive Neurobiology, Learning & Memory, Undergraduate Science Education
Guangmei Liu, Ph.D. candidate, McCall Lab Neurobiology
Devin Lloyd, Ph.D. student, Larkin Lab Cell & Molecular Biology
Phillip S. Lobel, Professor of Biology ichthyology; behavioral ecology and taxonomy of fishes
Edward L. Loechler, Professor of Biology molecular biology; mechanisms by which carcinogens cause mutations and cancer
Ashley Loescher, M.S. student Neurobiology
Yunwei Lu, Ph.D. student, Fiszbein & Fuxman Bass Labs Cell & Molecular Biology
Yuran Ma, Ph.D. student Neurobiology
Hengye Man, Professor of Biology Brain development, neuron morphogenesis, synapse formation, synaptic plasticity, AMPA type glutamate receptor, protein ubiquitination and degradation, autism, Intellectual disability, Alzheimer’s disease
Dylan Mankel, Ph.D. student, Marlow Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Yinuo Mao, M.S. student, Schmitt Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Jeffrey Marlow, Assistant Professor of Biology; Chair, Graduate Committee microbial ecology, environmental microbiology, global change biology, metabolic activity, geobiology, astrobiology
Emily Martin, Ph.D. student Neurobiology
Ninon Martinez, Ph.D. student, Finnerty Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Johan Martinez-Fuentes, Ph.D. student, Russek Lab Cell & Molecular Biology
Mohd Freezely Ezzani Bin Mazri, Ph.D. student Neurobiology
Kim McCall, Professor of Biology; Director, Master’s Studies Drosophila developmental biology, cell death, oogenesis
Arianna Medina, Lawyer, Latham & Watkins LLP
KathrynAnn Merth (Odamah), Ph.D. candidate, Man Lab Cell & Molecular Biology
Anna Milani, M.S. student, Lobel Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Francis C. Monette, Professor Emeritus of Biology cell biology; stem cells; molecular control of the eukaryotic cell cycle
Viola Monovich, Ph.D. student, Man Lab Neurobiology
Sean P. Mullen, Professor of Biology Adaptation and speciation; hybrid zones; the evolution of mimicry and wing pattern variation in butterflies; evolutionary genetics; comparative and population genomics; bioinformatics
Sevinj Mursalova, M.S. student Neurobiology
Mario Muscedere, Master Lecturer in Biology; Director, Undergraduate Program in Neuroscience Science education and undergraduate mentorship, social behavior, neuroethology, behavioral ecology
Ranjan Muthukrishnan, Research Assistant Professor community ecology, marine ecology, coral reefs, invasive species, ecological modeling EBE and Marine Biology
Francisco J. Naya, Associate Professor of Biology; Director, Graduate Studies Cardiac and skeletal muscle differentiation, muscle regeneration, muscular dystrophy, mouse developmental biology, gene regulation
Isabel Novick, Ph.D. student, Mullen Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Maliha Nujhat, M.S. student Neurobiology
Dr. Aruoriwo Oboh-Weilke, Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
John Okechi, Postdoc Associate, Kaufman Lab Marine Biology
Melisa Osborne, Research Scientist and Segrè Lab Manager
Timothy Otchy, Research Assistant Professor of Biology neural circuits and computation, motor learning and execution, brain-machine interfaces, bioelectronic therapies, brain function localization
Elif Ozsen, Ph.D. student, Chantranupong Lab Neurobiology
Hannah Pangborn, M.S. student, Finnerty Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Sara Parker, Ph.D. student, Strickland Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Esha Patel Cell Biology, Molecular Biology & Genetics
Ameya Patkar, Ph.D. student, Man Lab Cell & Molecular Biology
Gail Patt, Associate Professor Emerita of Biology comparative anatomy and physiology, human population genetics
Benjamin Peters, Ph.D. student, Sorenson Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Richard B. Primack, Professor of Biology impact of climate change on the phenology plants, birds and insects; conservation biology; noise pollution; ecological and conservation impacts of the pandemic
Sarah R, Biology Peer Mentor
Katya Ravid, Barbara E. Corkey Professor of Medicine; Professor of Biochemistry, Biology, Health Sciences; Director, Evans Center for Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research and BU Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research Office Blood Stem Cells and Blood Cancer; Thrombosis and Purine Signaling; Vascular Biology
Chris Richardson, Adjunct Research Assistant Professor of Biology energetics, ecoimmunology, and hormone function of small mammals; disease ecology and urban ecology; role of physiological and extrinsic factors on the ecology of temperate bats; tradeoffs between energy use for immune function, thermoregulation, and reproduction
David Ritter, Ph.D. student Cell & Molecular Biology
Abby Robinson, Ph.D. student, Mullen Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Carla Rojas, M.S. student, Schmitt Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Matthew Rothendler, M.S. student, Primack Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Randi Rotjan, Adjunct Associate Professor of Biology Marine ecology, conservation biology, behavioral ecology, organismal physiology, coral reefs
Randi Rotjan, Research Assistant Professor and Lecturer in Biology
Jaice Rottenberg, Ph.D. candidate, Fuxman Bass Lab Cell & Molecular Biology
Shelley J. Russek, Professor of Pharmacology & Experimental Therapeutics and Biology; Director of Graduate Program for Neuroscience Neuropharmacology, Epilepsy, Gene regulation of Neural Circuits
Maria Jose Salazar Nicholls, Ph.D. candidate, Warkentin Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Sabrina Samad Shoily, Ph.D. student, Garcia-Marcos Lab Cell & Molecular Biology
Karina Scavo Lord, Lecturer in Biology and the Boston University Marine Program (BUMP) Marine ecology and conservation, evolutionary and ecological genomics, coral reefs, eelgrass meadows
Christopher Schmitt, Assistant Professor of Anthropology and Biology
Christopher Schmitt, Associate Professor of Anthropology and Biology; primate growth and development, ontogeny and etiology of obesity, population and functional genomics, quantitative genetics, primate behavioral ecology and life history
Christopher J. Schneider, Professor Emeritus of Biology ecology, evolution and adaptive diversification of reptiles and amphibians; systematics; population and comparative genomics; tropical biology and conservation
Peter Schroedl, Ph.D. student, Marlow Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Daniel Segrè, Professor of Biology, Bioinformatics, and Biomedical Engineering systems biology, evolution of biochemical networks, genomics, metabolic engineering, microbial ecology
Angela Seliga, Physiology Laboratory Manager, CAS Diversity and Inclusion Action Team Staff Co-Advisor
Renata Serio, Ph.D. candidate, Fiszbein Lab Cell & Molecular Biology
Mingqi Sha, Ph.D. candidate, Ho Lab Neurobiology
Barkha Shah, Laboratory Supervisor, BAC Graduate Student Liaison, BAC Co-Chair, Staff Advisor for the CAS DEI Student Council, Founding Member of Institutional Racism in Health in Science
Trevor W. Siggers, Associate Professor of Biology systems biology of the immune and inflammatory systems, gene regulation in immune and inflammatory systems, inflammatory diseases, transcriptional networks, DNA-binding of transcription factors and transcriptional regulatory complexes, computational genomics, cis-regulatory logic in transcription
Dr. Gregory Skomal, Marine Biologist
Jordan Smith, Ph.D. student, Traniello Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Jenna Sorenson, M.S. student, Finnerty Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Lisa Sorenson, Adjunct Associate Professor and Co-Chair, West Indian Whistling-Duck Working Group of the Society of Caribbean Ornithology Conservation Biology, Behavioral Ecology, and Hormonal Mechanisms of Behavior in Birds
Michael D. Sorenson, Professor of Biology Avian behavioral ecology, speciation, population genomics, and molecular systematics
Kathryn Spilios, Master Lecturer in Biology; Director, Instructional Labs; Director, Learning Assistant Program; Director, Academic Planning Science education, entomology
Dr. Daniel Starczynowski, Associate Professor, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center & University of Cincinnati
Chelsea Stephens, Ph.D. candidate, Naya Lab Cell & Molecular Biology
Lynette Strickland, Assistant Professor of Biology Evolutionary genetics, ecological genetics and genomics, ecological entomology, biodiversity genomics, tropical ecology, beetles Integrated studies of biodiversity genomics
Nancy Sullivan, Director, National Emerging Infectious Disease Lab, Boston University
Nancy Sullivan, Professor of Biology and Virology, Immunology & Microbiology HIV entry and resistance to neutralizing antibodies; Filovirus vaccines and immune mechanism; Filovirus glycoprotein mediated pathogenicity, virus entry and antibody vulnerabilities; Pandemic Preparedness; SARS-CoV-2
Elena Sun, Ph.D. student, Waxman Lab
Kelly Swing, Director, Ecuador Tropical Ecology Program and Adjunct Professor of Biology
Sidney L. Tamm, Professor Emeritus of Biology cell biology and motility; cytoskeleton, nervous, and ionic control of cilia; protozoan motility; cell junctions
Ezra Taub, Ph.D. student Cell & Molecular Biology
Tuan Leng Tay, Assistant Professor of Biology; Assistant Professor of Anatomy and Neurobiology neurobiology, neuroimmunology, neurodevelopment, neurodegeneration, traumatic brain injury, brain repair, microglia, glia
Pamela Templer, Distinguished Professor and Chair of Biology plant and microbial ecosystem ecology; biogeochemistry
Jiratchaya Thanayangyuen, M.S. student, Tay Lab Cell & Molecular Biology
Asha Thapa, Ph.D. student, Bhatnagar Lab Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Adrian Thompson, Lecturer in Neurobiology Science education, brain development, neuronal excitability, epilepsy, plasticity of cells and circuits.
Gayatri Thorat, Ph.D. student Cell & Molecular Biology
Phaedra Tirrell, M.S. student Cell & Molecular Biology
Logan Tohline, Ph.D. student Cell & Molecular Biology
Dean R. Tolan, Professor of Biology; Director, Undergraduate Studies biochemistry, enzymology, molecular and human genetics of enzymes in sugar metabolism
James F. A. Traniello, Professor of Biology behavior, ecology and evolution of social insects; neuroethology; social brain evolution; behavioral development and senescence; evolution of division of labor
John Tullai, Senior Lecturer in Neuroscience and Biology growth factor-mediated cell survival, cancer biology, transcription network mapping, gene regulation, neuroscience, endocrinology, neuroendocrinology, physiology, carcinogenesis, cell biology, molecular biology, transcription regulation
Mustafa Tunçay, Ph.D. student, Fearns Lab Cell & Molecular Biology
Kimhun Tuntikawinwong General Biology
Georgette-Vanelle Wandji, Ph.D. student, McCall Lab Cell & Molecular Biology
Wei Wang, Ph.D. student, Gilmore Lab Cell & Molecular Biology
Karen Warkentin, Professor of Biology and Women’s, Gender, & Sexuality Studies
Karen Warkentin, Professor of Biology; Professor of Women’s, Gender & Sexuality Studies phenotypic plasticity; integrative and comparative biology; adaptive embryo behavior; hatching as a life history transition; substrate vibration as an information channel; herpetology; tropical biology; sex, gender and sexuality; diversity and inclusion as imperatives for scientific progress
Fred E. Wasserman, Associate Professor of Biology Animal behavior, bird song, territoriality
David J. Waxman, Professor of Biology, Medicine, and Biomedical Engineering; Program in Bioinformatics Genomic and epigenetic mechanisms controlling liver gene expression; molecular endocrinology and cell signaling through transcriptional networks; role of angiogenesis and innate immune system in cancer therapy and pharmacology; nuclear receptors and responses to environmental chemicals
Sofia Weaver Behavioral Biology
Eric Widmaier, Professor Emeritus of Biology molecular and endocrine control of body weight; endocrinology and metabolism
Katherine Wiley, M.S. student Cell & Molecular Biology
Zeba Wunderlich, Associate Professor of Biology; Director, Program in Molecular Biology, Cell Biology & Biochemistry regulation of gene expression; enhancers; developmental biology; systems biology; innate immunology
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*on sabbatical AY 2021-22*