SMU Department of Biological Sciences

Biology Student

Faculty & Research

	Johannes Bauer, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Research Interests: Molecular Mechanisms of Lifespan Regulation / Development of Type 2 diabetes in Drosophila melanogaster
	Christine E. Buchanan, Ph.D. Professor Research Interests: Bacterial Sporulation and Antibiotic Resistance
	Carolyn Harrod, M.A.T. Laboratory Coordinator & Instructor Introductory Biology Lab Courses
	Robert Harrod, Ph.D. Associate Professor Research Interests: Molecular Biology and Pathogenesis of Human Retroviruses / Mechanisms of Viral Carcinogenesis
	Richard S. Jones, Ph.D. Professor Research Interests: Epigenetic Mechanisms / Transcriptional Gene Regulation
	Eva Oberdorster, Ph.D. Senior Lecturer Research Interests: Environmental Toxicology / Nanoparticle Toxicology / Endocrine Disruptors
	William C. Orr, Ph.D. Professor Research Interests: Oxidative Stress and Aging / Model Systems of Aging
	Svetlana N. Radyuk, Ph.D. Research Associate Professor Research Interests: Immunity and aging
	Larry Ruben, Ph.D. Professor Research Interests: Pathogenesis of African Trypanosomes / Cellular-Signaling and Molecular Parasitology
	Teresa R. Strecker, Ph.D. Lecturer Research Interests: Developmental Biology / Gene Regulation During Embryonic Development
	John Ubelaker, Ph.D. Professor Research Interests: Systematic and Life History Studies of Helminthic Parasites
	Steven B. Vik, Ph.D. Professor & Chair Research Interests: Protein Structure and Function / Biochemistry of Membrane-Bound Enzymes
	Pia Vogel, Ph.D. Professor Research Interests: Structure, Molecular Dynamics and Protein-Protein Interactions of Nucleotide Binding Proteins
	John G. Wise, Ph.D. Research Associate Professor Research Interests: Protein Structure and Function / Modeling and Simulation of Protein and Small Molecule Functions / Multiple Drug-Resistance / Evolution of DNA Binding Proteins