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Chair/University Distinguished Research Professor

Jyoti Shah
jyoti.shah@unt.edu
Office: LIFE B418
940-565-4494

Arland Alberts
Instructional Lab Supervisor
aalberts@unt.edu
Office: LIFE A349D
940-369-8683

Kelly Albus
Adjunct Professor- Biology For Educators
Kelly.Albus@unt.edu
Office: By Appointment- Send Email

Ana Alonso
Associate Professor - Plant Biochemistry
anapaula.alonso@unt.edu
Office: SRB127
940-369-5229

Mauricio Antunes
Assistant Professor- Genetics
mauricio.antunes@unt.edu
Office: 126 Science Research Building
940-369-5457

Sam Atkinson
Regents Professor of Environmental Science, Department of Biological Sciences, and Scholar, Advanced Environmental Research Institute
sam.atkinson@unt.edu
Office: ENV 215E
940-565-2694
Brian Ayre

Brian Ayre
Professor - Plant Biochemistry
bgayre@unt.edu
Office: LIFE B318
940-565-2975
Rajeev Azad

Rajeev Azad
Associate Professor- Bioinformatics
Rajeev.Azad@unt.edu
Office: LIFE A316, GAB434
940-369-5078

Jaime Baxter-Slye
Instructional Lab Supervisor
Office: ENV 325H
940-891-6819

James Bednarz
Senior Lecturer, Advisor-Behavioral Ecology, Conservation Biology, Avian Ecology
biology@unt.edu
Office: LIFE A128C
940-565-3627

Robert Benjamin
Associate Professor - Forensic Genetics
benjamin@unt.edu
Office: LIFE A411
940-565-3217

Geoffrey Lance Brooks
Instructional Lab Supervisor
Glb0020@unt.edu
Office: LS A349B
940-369-5963

Warren Burggren
Professor- Developmental Physiology
burggren@unt.edu
Office: LIFE B218
940-369-7629

Mark Burleson
Senior Lecturer, Graduate Advisor-Cardiovascular Physiology
mark.burleson@unt.edu
Office: Life Science 210A
940-565-7388
Kent Chapman

Kent Chapman
Regents Professor, Director of the Biodiscovery Institute- Plant Biochemisty
chapman@unt.edu
Office: LIFE Sciences B414
940-565-2969
Dane Crossley

Dane Crossley
Associate Professor- Physiology
Dane.crossley@unt.edu
Office: LIFE B214
940-369-7327
Anthony Curran

Anthony Curran
Instructional Lab Supervisor
acurran@unt.edu
Office: LIFE A323
940-369-7697

Jill Dewey
Lecturer, Senior Undergraduate Advisor-Biochemistry
biology@unt.edu
Office: Life Science A126A
940-565-7989
Rebecca Dickstein -

REBECCA DICKSTEIN,

Professor, Biochemistry,and Molecular Biology BioDiscovery Institute
beccad@unt.edu
Office: LIFE B320
940-565-3359

Richard Dixon
Distinguished Research Professor/ Associate Director of the BioDiscovery Institute- Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Richard.Dixon@unt.edu
Office: Science Research Building 133
(940) 565-2308

Guy C. Dixon
Adjunct Professor - Microbiology and Immunology
guy.dixon@unt.edu
Office: By Appointment - Send Email

Deborah Douglas
Office Associate
deborah.douglas@unt.edu
Office: LIFE A210
940-565-3593

Benjamin Dubansky
Adjunct Professor- Animal Physiology
Benjamin.Dubansky@unt.edu
Office: By Appointment- Send Email

Kristi Dutton
Adjunct Professor- Forensic Molecular Biology Laboratory
Kristi.Dutton@unt.edu
Office: By Appointment- Send Email
Ed Dzialowski

Ed Dzialowski
Professor, Developmental Integrative Biology Cluster Coordinator, Division of Physiology & Neurobiology Director
edzial@unt.edu
Office: LIFE B222
940-565-3631

Carey Earthman
Scientific Lab Technician
carey.earthman@unt.edu
Office: Life Science A; 130
940-565-7697

Richard Ernest
Adjunct Professor
Richard.Ernest@unt.edu
Office: By Appointment: Send Email

Michelle C. Farbough
Adjunct Professor - Information Science & Health Informatics
MichelleFarabough@my.unt.edu
Office: By Appointment - Send Email
Jannon Fuchs

Jannon Fuchs
Professor
fuchs@unt.edu
Office: LIFE A 322A
940-565-4994

Carol Gagnon
Budget Officer
carol.gagnon@unt.edu
Office: LIFE: B125
940-565-5363
Denice Gallagher

Denice Gallagher
Administrative Specialist I
denice.gallagher@unt.edu
Office: ENV 215
940-565-2694
Harrell Gill-King

Harrell Gill-King
Professor and Director of Institute of Forensic Anthropology & Human Evolution
harrell@unt.edu
Office: LIFE A403D
940-565-4335

Claudia Gonzalez-Villarreal
Instructional Lab Supervisor
Claudia.GonzalezVillarreal@unt.edu
Office: Life Science A: 109
940-565-3611

Art Goven
Professor- Immunology & Parasitology
goven@unt.edu
Office: LIFE A 305
940-565-2627

Shirl Gulley
Assistant to Chair
Shirley.Gulley@unt.edu
Office: LIFE A210
940-565-3590
http://bdi.unt.edu/calvin-henard

Calvin Henard
Assistant Professor - Microbiology, Molecular Biology
calvin.henard@unt.edu
Office: 132 Science Research Building
940-565-3280
Hunt von Herbing

Ione Hunt von Herbing
Associate Professor - Marine Biology and Developmental Physiology
vonherbing@unt.edu
Office: LIFE A253
940-565-3595
Ana Hoeinghaus

AnaPaula Hoeinghaus
Lecturer and Advisor- Ecology, Environmental Biology
anapaula.hoeinghaus@unt.edu
Office: Life Science A128A
940-565-3627
David Hoeinghaus

David Hoeinghaus
Associate Professor
David.Hoeinghaus@unt.edu
Office: ENV 310Y
940-565-2228

Sarah Houdek
Administrative Specialist
Sarah.Houdek@unt.edu
Office: LIFE A205
940-565-3586
Roxana Hughes

Roxana Hughes
Instructional Lab Supervisor
roxanabh@unt.edu
Office: LIFE A227
940-565-3602

Lee Hughes
Associate Professor- Microbiology
lhughes@unt.edu
Office: LIFE A223
940-565-4137
Mark Ingraham

Mark Ingraham
Forensic Lab
Mark.Ingraham@unt.edu
Office: LIFE A404
940-565-4335
Pudur Jagadeeswaran

Pudur Jagadeeswaran
Professor, Division of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Director
jag@unt.edu
Office: LIFE B120
940-595-2736
Jaime Jimenez

Jaime Jimenez
Professor
jaime.jimenez@unt.edu
Office: LIFE A246E
940-369-5077
Jeff Johnson

Jeff Johnson
Associate Professor
jajohnson@unt.edu
Office: ENV 310J
940-369-8071
Glenn Kasparian

Glenn Kasparian
Adjunct Professor-Anatomy & Physiology
Glenn.Kasparian@unt.edu
Office: By Appointment- Send Email
James Kennedy

James Kennedy
Regents Professor and Director of the Elm Fork Education Center and Natural Heritage Museum
kennedy@unt.edu
Office: ENV 310F
940-565-2981

Hyunju Kim
Lecturer, Advisor- Microbiology
biology@unt.edu
Office: LIFE Science A 126D
940-369-7846

Shelby Kinsall
Administrative Coordinator (IAS)
Shelby.Kinsall@unt.edu
Office: ENV 215C
940-369-5207
Dan Kunz

Dan Kunz
Professor- Microbiology & Biochemistry
kunz@unt.edu
Office: LIFE A442
940-565-2037

Ipsita Lahiri
Instructional Lab Supervisor -I
Ipsita.Lahiri@unt.edu
Office: LSC A126E
940-565-4472

Elinor Lichtenberg
Assistant Professor
elichten@unt.edu

Amie Lund
Associate Professor - Environmental Toxicology
Amie.Lund@unt.edu
Office: ENV 310D
(940) 369-8946

Donald Lynch
Inventory Specialist
donald.lynch2@unt.edu
Office: Biological Sciences/Stockroom
940-565-3585

Ed Mager
Assistant Professor-Aquatic Toxicology & Fish Physiology
Edward.Mager@unt.edu
Office: ENV 310L
940-565-8392

Brian McFarlin
Associate Professor
Brian.McFarlin@unt.edu
Office: PEB 113
940-565-2545
Jessica Moore

Jessica Moore
Lecturer/Advisor- Genetics & Molecular Biology
Jessica.Moore3@unt.edu
Office: Life Science A; Room 126C
940-565-3627

Purnima Neogi
Lecturer- Genetics & Bio-Nanotechnology
Purnima.Neogi@unt.edu
Office: Life Science B111
940-565-8739

Ryan O'Shaughnessy
Scientific Instrument Technician Supervisor
Ryan.Oshaughnessy@unt.edu
Office: LSC: A122- Instrument Shop
940-369-3584

Samuel Ogden, Jr.
Adjunct Professor- Majors Biology & Environmental Science
Samuel.Ogdenjr@unt.edu
Office: By Appointment- Send Email
Dr. Pamela Padilla

Pamela Padilla
Professor- Associate Vice President for Research & Innovation-Associate Dean of Research & Graduate Studies
pamela.padilla@unt.edu
Office: LIFE B220
940-565-3614 or 940-369-8625

Nathaniel Peterson
Adjunct Professor- Biology for For Science Majors Lab
Nathaniel. Peterson@unt.edu
Office: By Appointment- Send Email
Becky Petrusky

Becky Petrusky
Administrative Assistant (IAS)
petrusky@unt.edu
Office: ENV 215
940-565-2983

Andrea Bernardino-Schaefer PhD
Instructional Lab Supervisor
Andrea.Bernardino-Schaefer@unt.edu
Office: Life A 222
940-369-8721
Kim Piccolo

Kimberly Piccolo
Assistant Director II
Kim.Piccolo@unt.edu
Office: LIFE A205
940-565-3600
Charles Pittman

Charles Pittman
Academic Technician- Instrument Shop
cpittman@unt.edu
Office: LIFE A122
940-565-3584

Novita Rahman
Research Analyst
novita.rahman@unt.edu
Office: LIFE B113
940-369-8679
Aaron Roberts

Aaron Roberts
Professor- Environment Toxicology
Office: 215 EESAT
940-891-6957

Maria Rojas
Scientific Lab Technician
maria.rojas@unt.edu
Office: Life Science B: 226
940-368-0520 Or XT:7629
Douglas Root

Douglas Root
Associate Professor
droot@unt.edu
Office: LIFE B322
940-565-2683
Harry Schwark

Harry Schwark
Associate Professor
schwark@unt.edu
Office: LIFE B313
940-565-4722

Jyoti Shah
Chair/University Distinguished Research Professor
jyoti.shah@unt.edu
Office: LIFE B418
940-565-4494
Vladimir Shulaev

Vladimir Shulaev
Professor
Vladimir.Shulaev@unt.edu
Office: LIFE B420
940-369-5368
Peggy Simone

Peggy Simone
Scientific Lab Technician
peggy.simone@unt.edu
Office: Life Science A:130
940-565-3581
Nicoladie D. Tam

Nicoladie D. Tam
Associate Professor
nicoladie.tam@unt.edu
Office: LIFE A246C
940-565-3261
Rudi Thompson

Ruthanne "Rudi" Thompson
Associate Professor- Co Director Teach North Texas
rudi@unt.edu
Office: ENV 310D
940-891-6713
Steve Timmons

Steve Timmons
Instrument Shop Supervisor
timmons@unt.edu
Office: LIFE A122
940-565-3584

Katy Tunks
Warehouse Clerk
Office: LIFE: A114
940-565-3585

Heather Tunnell
Student and Program Coordinator
heather.tunnell@unt.edu
Office: LIFE A128
940-565-3627
Barney Venables

Barney Venables
Professor
venables@unt.edu
Office: ENV 310L
940-300-5271
Guido Verbeck

Guido Verbeck
Professor- Associate Dean College Of Science
Gverbeck@unt.edu
Office: Hickory Hall 120
940-369-8625
Jakob Vingren

Jakob Vingren
Associate Professor
Jakob.Vingren@unt.edu
Office: PEB 210H
940-565-3899
Lori Wolfe

Lori Wolfe
Program Coordinator-Texas Teratogen Service
lwolfe@unt.edu
Office: LIFE A351
940-369-8301

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