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Karen Klyczek

Karen Klyczek, Chair

Education: B.A., Augustana College; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison
Academic specialization: Immunology, resistance to virus-induced diseases, regulation of gene expression
Course responsibilities: General Biology, Virology, Immunology
E-mail: karen.k.klyczek@uwrf.edu

   
 

Ellen DeWolf, Academic Department Associate

E-mail: ellen.l.dewolf@uwrf.edu

   
 

Rebecca Bronk, Laboratory Manager

Education: B.S., St Olaf College; M.S., Universisty of Minnesota
E-mail: rebecca.bronk@uwrf.edu

   

Scott Ballantyne

Education: B.S., University of Wisconsin-Parkside; M.S., University of California-San Diego; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison
Academic specialization: Regulation of mRNA translation during early animal development
Course responsibilities: Molecular Biology, Cell and Molecular Biology, Genetics
E-mail: scott.m.ballantyne@uwrf.edu

   

Mark Bergland

Education: B.S., Colorado State University; M.S., Ph.D., University of Michigan
Academic specialization: Development of molecular biology computer simulations for case-based learning in international biology curricula
Course responsibilities: Introduction to Biology, General Biology, Freshman Colloquium, General Zoology, Wildlife Biology, Ornithology
E-mail: mark.s.bergland@uwrf.edu

   
John Ford

John Ford

Education: M.S., University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
Academic specialization: Salmon ecology, species specific interactions within flowing systems, non-intrusive fish population assessments and winter ecology of coho salmon in Lake Superior tributaries
Course responsibilities: Introduction to Biology, General Biology, Freshwater Biology, Field Research Experience, Ichthyology, Senior Seminar
E-mail: john.ford@uwrf.edu

   

Joseph Gathman

Education: B.S., University of Detroit; M.S., University of Minnesota; PhD., Michigan State University
Academic specialization: Aquatic Ecology, Invertebrate Zoology, Evolutionary Biology and Ecology
Course responsibilities: General Biology, Zoology
E-mail: joseph.gathman@uwrf.edu

   
Betsy Gerbec

Betsy Gerbec

Education: B.S., University of Dayton; Ph.D. Environmental Toxicology, Miami University (Ohio)
Academic specialization: Toxicology issues, superfund cleanups and health risk assessment.
Course responsibilities: General Biology, Genetics, Comparative Anatomy, Senior Capstone-Science
E-mail: betsy.gerbec@uwrf.edu

   

Elaine Hardwick

Education: B.S., University of Florida; Ph.D., University of Georgia
Academic specialization: Microbial ecology
Course responsibilities: Introduction to Biology, Cell and Molecular Biology, Microbiology
E-mail: elaineohardwick@yahoo.com

 

   
 

Cheng-Chen Huang

Education:
Academic specialization: Developmental Biology; Heart development in zebrafish
Course responsibilities: General Biology, Cell and Molecular Biology

E-mail: cheng-chen.huang@uwrf.edu

 

   
Timothy Lyden

Timothy Lyden

Education: B.S., University of Maine/Orono; Ph.D., University of Maine/Orono
Academic specialization: Human placental development, physiology and reproductive cell biology, villus endothelial and trophoblast differentiation
Course responsibilities: Human Biology, Anatomy and Physiology I/II, Biological Greek and Latin
E-mail: timothy.lyden@uwrf.edu

   
E. Katherine Miller

E. Katherine Miller

Education: B.A., University of California Santa Cruz; Ph.D., University of Texas, Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
Academic specialization: Heat shock gene expression in mammalian brain and lung
Course responsibilities: Introduction to Biology, Cell and Molecular Biology, Histology, Biological Greek and Latin, Senior Colloquium
E-mail: e.katherine.miller@uwrf.edu

   
Bradley Mogen

Bradley Mogen

Education: B.S., University of Minnesota; M.S., Ph.D., North Dakota State University
Academic specialization: Molecular detection and diagnostics of plant pathogens; plant molecular biology
Course responsibilities: Introduction to Biology, General Biology, Cell and Molecular Biology, Plant Pathology
E-mail: brad.d.mogen@uwrf.edu

   
Kim Mogen

Kim Mogen

Education: B.S., University of Minnesota; M.S., Ph.D., North Dakota State University
Academic specialization: Plant molecular biology, prairie plant-microbe interactions, prairie restorations
Course responsibilities: Introduction to Biology, General Biology, General Botany, Plant Physiology, Microbiology
E-mail: kim.l.mogen@uwrf.edu

   

Amber Qureshi

Education: B.S. M.S., McGill University
Academic specialization: human/molecular genetics
Course responsibilities: General Biology, Concepts in Biology, Biological Greek & Latin, Human Heredity
E-mail: amber.qureshi@uwrf.edu

   
John Wheeler

John Wheeler

Education: B.A., M.A., California State University, Fullerton; Ph.D., Oregon State University
Academic specialization: bryophytes, plant ecology, plant systematics, biogeography and molecular phylogenetics
Course responsibilities: General Biology, General Botany, General Ecology, Identification of Plants
E-mail: john.wheeler@uwrf.edu

   

Emeriti Faculty

 

Clarke Garry

Clarke Garry

Education: A.B., M.S., University of Missouri; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison
Academic specialization: Macroinvertebrates of the Kinnickinnic River watershed (link to survey in progress), insect-based biotic indexing
Course responsibilities: Introduction to Biology, General Biology, General Zoology, Field Experiences in Biology, Entomology
E-mail: clarke.garry@uwrf.edu

 

 

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