PUC Biological Sciences
Faculty and Staff
PUC Biological Sciences
 12 faculty members
(10 professors and 2 continuous lecturer/ lab
Coordinator)
 5 staff members
 10 limited-term lecturers
 3 visiting scholars
 7 graduate teaching assistants
 2 graduate research assistants
Professors
 Dr. Young Choi, Plant Ecology, Conservation Biology
 Dr. Curtis Creighton, Behavioral Ecology, Conservation Biology
 Dr. Terence Dougherty, Microbiology, Immunology
 Dr. Michael Henson, Reproductive Physiology
 Dr. Barbara Mania-Farnell, Developmental Neurobiology
 Dr. Radmila Sarac, Neurobiology, Molecular Biology
 Dr. Evert Ting, Microbiology
 Dr. Charles C. Tseng, Molecular Biology, Genetics
 Dr. Feng-Song Wang, Cell Biology, Bioimaging
 Dr. Michael Zimmer, Immunology
Other Faculty Contribute to
Biology Program
Aquatic Ecology
 Ms. Leslie Dorworth, Illinois and Indiana Sea Grant
Biochemistry
 Dr. Maria Longus, Dept. of Physics and Chemistry
Bioengineering
 Dr. Howard Gerber, Department of Electric Engineering
Bioinformatics
 Dr. Keyuan Jiang, Dept of Computer Information Technology
Undergraduate Degree Programs
Associate of Science (70 credits)
Emergency Medical Services/Paramedic
Bachelor of Science (124 credits)
 B.S. Biology
 B.S. Biological Science Teaching
 B.S. Medical Technology
Graduate Degree Programs
Master of Science
 Biology
 Biology Teaching
 Biotechnology (Pending)
• Non-Thesis Option -- 30 credit hours
• Thesis options – 22 or more credits of formal courses,
+ up to 7 credits of thesis research
Options and Areas of Concentration
1. Biotechnology Option
2. Cell and Physiology Option
3. Ecology Option
4. Microbiology Option
5. General Biology Option
Charles Tseng
Professor of Biological Sciences
Director of biology graduate program
 Genetics, Molecular Biology, & Biotechnology, Ph.D.,
UCLA (1965)
 Research Interest: Human functional genomic, Bacterial
DNA typing, Human chromosome analysis
Biotechnology/ Genetics/
Molecular Biology
Courses
Genetics
Molecular Biology
Medical Genetics
↓
↓
Recombinant DNA
Human Cytogenetics
Techniques
Bioinformatics
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Research
Michael Henson
Department head and Professor of
Biological Sciences
 Animal Science/Physiology, Ph.D. University of Arkansas –
Fayetteville (1985)
 Research Interest: Reproductive Physiology
Barbara Mania-Farnell
Professor of Biological Sciences
 Neurobiology Ph.D. Northwestern University (1992)
 Research Interests:
-- Neural Tube / Spinal Cord Development
 Molecules that Regulate Neuronal Cell Type Development
Radmila Sarac
Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences
 Molecular Physiology, Ph.D. University of Chicago (2004)
 Research Interests: Ion channel structure and function,
molecular physiology and pharmacology
Feng-Song Wang
Associate Professor of Biological Sciences
 Cell Biology, Ph.D. Rutgers University (1993)
 Research Interests: Cell motility, specifically neuronal
growth cone movement and pathfinding
Cell Biology/ Physiology
Courses
Cell Biology
↓
Animal Physiology
Developmental Biology
Neurobiology
Medical Physiology
Immunology
Tissue Culture
Research
Young Choi
Professor of Biological Sciences
 Plant Ecology, Ph.D., State Univ. of New York - Syracuse (1991)
 Research Interests:
-- Restoration of damaged ecosystems
 Invasions of exotic species
 Vegetation dynamics in wetlands, grasslands, and oak woodlands
Curtis Creighton
Associate Professor of Biological Sciences
 Behavioral ecology and conservation biology,
Ph.D. University of Oklahoma (1995)
 Research Interests: Life history evolution, Effect of
forest fragmentation on insect communities
Ecology/ Evolution
Ecology Courses
General Ecology
Biogeography
Conservation Biology
Evolution
Phycology
Plant Ecology
Field Ecology
Aquatic Ecology
Ornithology
Ecology Research
Evert Ting
Professor of Biological Sciences
 Microbiology, Ph.D., The Ohio State University (1996)
 Research Interests: Biohydrogen Production, Food and
Water Safety, Bacterial Source Tracking
Terence Dougherty
Professor of Biological Sciences
 Microbiology, Ph.D. at University of Delaware, (1970)
 Research Interests: Effect of low frequency electromagnetism on zebra mussels
Michael Zimmer
Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences
 Immunology Ph.D. University of Pittsburgh
 Research Interest: CD1 restricted T cells
Microbiology
Microbiology Courses
Basic Microbiology
↓
Advanced Microbiology
Food Microbiology
Medical Microbiology
Immunology
Environmental Microbiology
Phycology
Microbiology Research
Automated DNA Sequencer
DNA Sequence Analysis
DNA Microarray
Gel Image Analysis
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Fluorescent Microscopy Lab
Tissue Culture Lab
Microbiology Lab
Animal Ecology Lab
Indiana Dunes- National Lake Shore
Excellent site for ecology and conservation studies
Graduate Research
 Three biology graduate students received award certificates at the Purdue University
Calumet "Spotlight on Graduate Research" on October 26, 2006 for their paper entitled
"Development of a Genome Scan for Bacterial Source Tracking."
Graduate Research
Outstanding Research Poster Award
Midwest Ecology Revolution Conference
Nick Heflin
Undergraduate Research Day
Undergraduate Research Award
2006
Robyn Hall &
Alycia Storr
2007
Rima Parikh
Student Research Awards
Purdue Undergraduate Student Research
Competition
1st Place
Rima Parikh
Biology Students -- Diverse Population
Biological Sciences
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