Biology faculty and postdocs

Lauryn Benedict
Professor
Ross 2546
970-351-3364 (Tel)
lauryn.benedict@unco.edu

Classes: Animal Behavior; Organismal Biology; Ornithology

Research: Animal communication and social behavior; Ornithology

Patrick Burns
Professor
Ross 1516
970-351-2695 (Tel)
patrick.burns@unco.edu

Classes: Endocrinology; Cell physiology; Anatomy & Physiology

Research: Prostaglandin metabolism in reproductive tissues.

Gregory DeKrey
Associate Professor
Ross 2516
970-351-2493 (Tel)
gregory.dekrey@unco.edu

Classes:  Pharmacology; Immunology; Pathobiology

Research: Drug and chemical toxicology; Immune regulation and disease resistance

Scott Franklin
Professor
Ross 1510
970-351-2650 (Tel)
scott.franklin@unco.edu

Classes: Ecology; Organismal biology; Scientific writing

Research:  Plant community responses to environmental disturbance; Flood and fire ecology.

Karen Gomez
Associate Professor
Ross 1550
970-351-2555 (Tel)
susana.gomez@unco.edu

Classes:  Plant physiology; Cell/molecular biology

Research:  Plant biology including genomics, physiology, plant-insect interactions, and mycorrhizal symbiosis.

Yuyan Han
Assistant Professor
Ross 2570
970-351-2004
yuyan.han@unco.edu

Classes:  Anatomy & Physiology

Research: Epigenetic changes in liver diseases, obesity, circadian rhythm in cancer progression

James Haughian
Assistant Professor
Ross 1546
970-351-2716 (Tel)
james.haughian@unco.edu

Classes: General biology; Anatomy & Physiology; Cancer biology; Molecular genetics

Research: Molecular biology of cancer.

Teresa Higgins
Professor
Ross 2526
970-351-2617 (Tel)
teresa.higgins@unco.edu

Classes: Elementary science methods; Principles of scientific inquiry; K-12 science curriculum

Research:  Elementary Science and Biology Education

Emily Holt
Professor
Ross 2520
970-351-4870
emily.holt@unco.edu

Classes: Plant Systematics

Research: Biology Education; Plant and Lichen Ecology and Community Analysis

Andrea James
Associate Professor
Ross 2536
970-351-3521
andrea.james@unco.edu

Classes: Cell Biology; Molecular Genetics

Research: Cell Biology

Susan Keenan
Professor
Ross 1560
970-351-1214 (Tel)
susan.keenan@unco.edu

Classes:  Bioinformatics; Molecular genetics; Cell physiology

Research:  Computational methodologies applied to the discovery of novel antimalarial and antiviral compounds

Judith Leatherman
Associate Professor
Ross 2510
970-351-2453 (Tel)
judith.leatherman@unco.edu

Classes: Genetics; Developmental biology

Research: Molecular mechanisms of stem cell regulation

Stephen Mackessy
Professor
Ross 2540
970-351-2429 (Tel)
stephen.mackessy@unco.edu

Classes:  Herpetology; Parasitology; Mammalogy; Comp. vertebrate  morphology

Research: Herpetology and population ecology/ genetics; Venom biochemistry and biological role.

Mitchell McGlaughlin
Chair, Professor
Ross 2480c
970-351-2139 (Tel)
Mitchell.McGlaughlin@unco.edu

Classes: Population Genetics; Plant systematics;Evolution; Species and speciation​

Research: Plant phylogeography and adaptive evolution; Conservation genetics; Plant speciation.

Jennifer Parrish
Assistant Professor
Ross
970-351-1511 (tel)
Jennifer.Parrish@unco.edu

Classes: Science education; Elementary science methods; K-12 science curriculum

Research: Nature of science and scientific inquiry; teacher preparation

Nicholas Pullen
Associate Professor
Ross 2550
970-351-1843
nicholas.pullen@unco.edu

Classses: Principles of Biology; Mammalian Physiology;

Research: Inflammatory processes in cancer, allergy, and wound healing; immune cell development

Suzanne Rose
Visiting Professor
Ross Hall 1530
970-351-1176
suzanne.rose@unco.edu

Classes: Microbiology, Allied Health Microbiology, Cell Physiology 

Research: Virology; Viral-Host Interactions; Emerging Infectious Disease

Mark Thomas
Associate Professor
Ross 2530
970-351-2329 (Tel)
mark.thomas@unco.edu

Classes:  Anatomy & Physiology; Mammalian physiology; Neurophysiology

Research:  Neurobiology of brain dopamine systems; schizophrenia; Parkinson's disease.