People

Research Faculty

Amy Adamson

Professor
Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University

aladamso@uncg.edu
201 Eberhart Building
(336) 256-0312
Website

Host and viral pathogen interactions.

Ramji Bhandari

Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Hokkaido University

rkbhanda@uncg.edu
405 Eberhart Building
(336) 256-0493
Website

Gene Environment Interactions and Epigenetics

Louis-Marie Bobay

Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Institute Pasteur, Paris, France

ljbobay@uncg.edu
Eberhart Building
(336) 256-2590
Website

Microbial genomics and evolution

Robert E. Cannon

Professor Emeritus
Ph.D., University of Delaware

Robert_Cannon@uncg.edu
441 Eberhart Building
336) 256-0071

Microbial/molecular genetics, microbial ecology, and textile application of bacterial cellulose.

Stanley H. Faeth

Professor and Associate Dean of Research
Ph.D., Florida State University

shfaeth@uncg.edu
312 Eberhart Building
(336) 334-5391
Website

Ecology and evolution of plant-microbe-herbivore interactions; urban ecology.

Vincent C. Henrich

Professor Emeritus
Ph.D., The Ohio State University

vincent_henrich@uncg.edu
211 Eberhart Building
(336) 334-4775

Gene-environment interactions affecting human conditions; nuclear receptor biology.

Mark D. Hens

Associate Professor
Ph.D., Medical University of South Carolina

mdhens@uncg.edu
424 Eberhart Building
(336) 334-4945

Cell adhesion and migration in vertebrate development.

Anne E. Hershey

Julia Taylor Morton Distinguished Professor
Ph.D., North Carolina State University

Anne_Hershey@uncg.edu
326 Sullivan Science Building
(336) 256-2473
Website

Aquatic ecology, trophic interactions in lakes and streams.

Zhenquan Jia

Associate Professor
Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Insitute and State University (Virginia Tech)

z_jia@uncg.edu
321 Sullivan Science Building
(336) 256-0078

Free radical toxicology; environmental cardiovascular inflammation and injury; redox signaling; amelioration of vascular dysfunction and toxicity with bioactive compounds.

Matina Kalcounis-Rüppell

Professor and Department Head
Ph.D., University of Western Ontario

matina_kalcounis@uncg.edu
435 Eberhart Building
(336) 334-4960
Website

Behavior, ecology, and energetic of wild mammals especially bats and rodents.

Karen S. Katula

Associate Professor
Ph.D., Northwestern University

kskatula@uncg.edu
301 Eberhart Building
(336) 334-4951

Molecular mechanisms regulating cell growth, differentiation, and cancer progression with a focus on the Wnt cell signaling pathway and gene regulation.

Bruce Kirchoff

Professor
Ph.D., Duke University

kirchoff@uncg.edu
404 Eberhart Building
(336) 334-4953
Website

Plant morphology and development, systematics

John Z. Kiss

Professor & Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences
Ph.D., Rutgers University

jzkiss@uncg.edu
312 Eberhart Building
(336) 334-5391

Plant physiology and development; space biology

Sally Koerner

Assistant Professor
Ph.D., University of New Mexico

Sally.Koerner@uncg.edu
339 Eberhart Building
(336) 334-5393
Website

Ecology (community, ecosystem, and plant ecology); drivers of biodiversity across spatial scales and through time

Elizabeth P. Lacey

Professor Emerita
Ph.D., University of Michigan

eplacey@uncg.edu
417 Eberhart Building
(336) 334-4955
Website

Evolutionary plant ecology, reproductive biology, thermal acclimation of plants, maternal effects, responses to global warming.

Esther Leise

Professor
Ph.D., University of Washington

Esther_Leise@uncg.edu
418 Eberhart Building
(336) 334-4957
Website

Neural control of metamorphosis in marine molluscs, invertebrate neuroanatomy and neurophysiology.

John J. Lepri

Professor and Director of General Biology
Ph.D., North Carolina State University

jjlepri@uncg.edu
419 Eberhart Building
(336) 334-4132
Website

Research in mammalian reproduction, Biology Honors liaison, and teacher licensure coordinator.

Ayalew Ligaba Osena

Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Okayama University

alosena@uncg.edu
363 Sullivan Science Building
(336) 256-0328

Molecular biology, genomics and biotechnology, underutilized crops for food security and health, extremophiles for desirable trait, alternative bioenergy crops, phytoremediation of soil and water contaminants.