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Associate Professor
Biomolecular Sciences
Chair
Institutional Animal Care and Use Council
Member
Curriculum Committee
Office
Nicolaus Copernicus Hall
357, 313
Or by appointment
Biography
I am trained as a cell biologist with a particular focus on developmental biology. I teach developmental biology courses at the undergraduate (300) and masters (500) level, in addition to 100 and 200 level courses in cell and molecular biology. In my lab, we use zebrafish as a model system to study embryonic development and planarian flatworms to study tissue regeneration.
Education
Areas of Expertise
Developmental Biology, Cell Biology, Molecular Biology
Courses Taught
BMS 102 Introduction to Biomolecular Science
BMS 103 Introduction to Biomolecular Science Laboratory
BMS 113 Laboratory Experience in Biomolecular Science
BMS 201 Principles of Cell and Molecular Biology (Spring)
BMS 421 Experimental Developmental Biology (as a 490/540, Fall 2023)
BMS 362 Developmental Biology (upcoming spring 26)
BMS 363 Developmental Biology Laboratory (upcoming spring 26)
BMS 390 Independent Research in Biomolecular Science
BMS 490 Topics in Biomolecular Sciences
(Fall 25: Zebrafish models of Human Disease, Sum 25: Stem Cell Research and Therapies, Spring 25: Sex Determination, Fall 2024: Regeneration, Fall 2023: Advances in Development)
BMS 491 Advanced Independent Research in Biomolecular Science
BMS 501 Fundamentals of Biomolecular Science
BMS 540 Advanced Topics in Biomolecular Science (
(Fall 25: Zebrafish models of Human Disease, Sum 25: Stem Cell Research and Therapies, Spring 25: Sex Determination, Fall 2024: Regeneration, Fall 2023: Advances in Development)