Biology

Dr. Mary Alleman
Associate Professor
Regulation of gene expression during development; plant genome structure.

Office Phone: 412.396.1660
Email: alleman@duq.edu

Dr. Philip E. Auron
Professor
Eukaryotic gene regulation and signal transduction.

Office Phone: 412.396.5657
Email: auronp@duq.edu

Dr. Peter Castric
Professor
Glycosylation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa pili.

Office Phone: 412.396.6319
Email: castric@duq.edu

Dr. Elisabeth Chalovich
Assistant Professor
Human physiology, neuropathology and science education.

Office Phone: 412.396.1129
Email: chaloviche@duq.edu

Dr. Richard P. Elinson
Professor
Evolutionary change in vertebrate embryos.

Office Phone: 412.396.5640
Email: elinson@duq.edu

Dr. Benedict Kolber
Assistant Professor
Brain control of pain and stress.

Office Phone: 412.396.5615
Email: kolberb@duq.edu

Dr. David Lampe
Associate Professor
Biochemistry and molecular genetics of mariner family transposable elements.

Office Phone: 412.396.6322
Email: lampe@duq.edu

Dr. Lisa Ludvico
Assistant Professor
Forensic DNA and science education.

Office Phone: 412.396.6680
Email: Ludvico@duq.edu

Dr. Becky Morrow
Assistant Professor
Pathophysiology, comparative physiology, veterinary medicine and science education.

Office Phone: 412.396.6317
Email: morrowb@duq.edu

Dr. Jana Patton-Vogt
Associate Professor
Molecular genetics of phospholipid metabolism in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

Office Phone: 412.396.1053
Email: pattonvogt@duq.edu

Dr. John Archie Pollock
Associate Professor
Multi-gene analysis of neural fate determination: Signal transduction to transcriptional regulation in the developing fly eye.

Office Phone: 412.396.5565
Cell Phone: 412.855.4043
Email: pollock@duq.edu

Dr. Brady Porter
Associate Professor
Genetics of natural populations, evolution, molecular ecology of fishes.

Office Phone: 412.396.5786
Email: porterb@duq.edu

Dr. Michael Seaman
Associate Professor
Molecular evolution and population genetics of primates, genome evolution.

Office Phone: 412.396.4597
Email: seamanm@duq.edu

Dr. Kyle Selcer
Associate Professor
Role of estrogens and androgens in reproduction and cancer.

Office Phone: 412.396.5967
Email: selcer@duq.edu

Dr. John F. Stolz
Director, Center for Environmental Research and Education
Professor, Environmental Microbiology
Environmental microbiology, anaerobic respiration, biomineralization, and bioremediation.

Office Phone: 412.396.6333
Email: stolz@duq.edu

Dr. Nancy Trun
Associate Professor
Chromosome folding in bacteria and application-based service learning (ABSL) as an educational model.

Office Phone: 412.396.1853
Email: trun@duq.edu

Dr. Charles J. Welsh
Assistant Professor
Comparative anatomy, ornithology, and evolution.

Office Phone: 412.396.2306
Email: welshc@duq.edu

Dr. Sarah Woodley
Associate Professor

Effects of Environmental Stressors on Amphibian Reproduction and Health; Neuroendocrinology of Chemical Communication.

Office Phone: 412.396.6320
Email:  woodleys@duq.edu

Judy Quinque
Office Assistant IV

201 Mellon Hall
Phone: 412.396.5961
Email: quinque@duq.edu

Pam Ferchak
Office Assistant III

201 Mellon Hall
Phone: 412.396.6332
Email: ferchak@duq.edu

James Estrada
Laboratory Manager

249A Mellon Hall
Phone: 412.396.6324
Email: estradaj@duq.edu

Thomas J. Firneno
Lab Tech I

246A Mellon Hall
Phone:  412.396.6318
E-mail: firnenot@duq.edu

Lalitha Rajakumar
Laboratory Administrator

250A Mellon Hall
Phone: 412.396.5039
Email: rajakuma@duq.edu