Faculty

Andrew Goff, MS

Lecturer

RESEARCH CONCENTRATION: Marine biologist TEACHING CONCENTRATION: BIOL 2120 BIOL 2130 BIOL 4600

Valery Grdzelishvili, PhD

Professor

RESEARCH CONCENTRATION:Molecular virology, anticancer therapy based on replication-competent viruses (“oncolytic virotherapy”), virus-host interactions, virus-based vectors. LEARN MORE ABOUT DR. GRDZELISHVILI’S RESEARCH LAB WORK

Melanie Harris, MS

Associate Chair for Academic Programs
Senior Lecturer

AWARD 2014 Building Educational Strengths and Talents (B.E.S.T) Outstanding Faculty Award TEACHING CONCENTRATION: Microbiology MORE ABOUT MELANIE

M. Brittany Johnson, PhD

Assistant Professor
Science Building 203

RESEARCH CONCENTRATION: LEARN MORE ABOUT DR. JOHNSON’S RESEARCH LAB WORK

Elaine Luo, PhD

Assistant Professor

Microbial ecology, viruses, metagenomics, bioinformatics, oceanography, aquatic ecology LEARN MORE ABOUT DR. LUO’S RESEARCH LAB WORK

Ian Marriott, PhD

Professor
Science Building 202

AWARD 2017 College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Award for Outstanding Teaching – Integration of Undergraduate Teaching and Research Award RESEARCH CONCENTRATION: The initiation of immune responses LEARN MORE ABOUT DR. MARRIOTT’S RESEARCH LAB WORK

Pinku Mukherjee, PhD

Irwin Belk Distinguished Professor | Interim Associate Provost and Dean of Graduate School
Reese 5th Floor / Woodward 490D

AWARDS: Recipient of the 2018 First Citizens Bank Scholars Award Recipient of the 2015 O. Max Gardener Award RESEARCH CONCENTRATION: Cancer Biology and Immunology LEARN MORE ABOUT DR. MUKHERJEE’S RESEARCH LAB WORK

Dan Nelson, PhD

Associate Research Professor
Woodward 390A

RESEARCH CONCENTRATION:

Matthew W. Parrow, PhD

Associate Dean, College of Science
Professor

RESEARCH CONCENTRATION:Eukaryotic microbiology, harmful algal blooms; applications of algae and fungi in biotechnology LEARN MORE ABOUT DR. PARROW’S RESEARCH LAB WORK:

Michelle B. Pass, PhD

Undergraduate Program Director
Associate Teaching Professor

TEACHING CONCENTRATION: Microbiology and Urban Education MORE ABOUT DR. PASS