Faculty Directory
Biology
Adler, Fred
213 JWB & 319 SB
Phone: 581-6848
Email: adler@math.utah.edu
General Research Interest: Mathematical ecology,
dynamics and evolution of disease.
Student Participation: Mathematical modeling of biological
systems.
Background Needed: Mathematics 1170-1180 or equivalent,
some biology.
Outside Majors: Bioengineering, various medical.
Key Words: mathematics, modeling, ecology, evolution.
Student generated projects are encouraged.
Blair, David
104 LS
Phone: 585-3705
Email: blair@bioscience.utah.edu
General
Research Interests: Mechanisms of bacteria motility; bioenergetics;
membrane processes
Student
Participation: Assist first in routine laboratory procedures,
then participating in projects to purify and study biochemical
properties of flagellar proteins.
Background
Needed: Basic physics, chem, and biology (at sophomore
level or above).
Outside
Majors: Physics, chem, math, bioengineering
Keywords:
crystallograph/biophysics/macromolecule structure.
Bohs, Lynn
228 S. Biology
Phone: 585-0380
E-mail: bohs@biology.utah.edu
General Research Interest: Plant biology, systematics,
evolution, phylogeny, ethnobotany, reproductive biology of
plants, Solanaceae (tomato family).
Student Participation: Assist research projects on
1) molecular systematics of plants (extract DNA, run gels,
construct phylogenies from DNA sequence data); 2) biosystematic
studies (crossing experiments using greenhouse plants, chromosome
squashes).
Background Needed: I prefer students who have taken
Biology 2010. Biology interest is foremost.
Outside Majors: Anthropology, CVMB, Human Genetics.
Key Words: plant biology, systematics, evolution,
ethnobotany.
Student generated projects may be considered.
Broadie, Kendal
Rm448 Skaggs Biology
Phone: 585-9426
E-mail:Broadie@biology.utah.edu
General Research Interest: Genetic approach to nervous
system development, function and adaptive plasticity; brain
function including learning and memory; synaptic mechanisms.
Student Participation: Participation in genetic screens
for nervous system mutants; characterization of mutant phenotypes;
assist in molecular genetic analysis.
Background Needed: None-interest, motivation and
time commitment is all that is required. Training/course work
in biology, genetics and chemistry very useful.
Outside Majors: Chemistry, Physics, Math & Computing.
Key Words: neuroscience, genetics, molecular biology,
learning, memory.
Student generated projects will be considered.
Dearing, Denise
530A ASB
Phone: 585-1298
E-mail: dearing@biology.utah.edu
General Research Interest: Detoxification of plant
toxins by mammalian herbivores.
Student Participation: Conducting feeding and behavioral
experiments with woodrats.
Background Needed: Quantitative skills, good note-taking
abilities, attention to detail.
Outside Majors: Chemistry and Pharmacology.
Key Words: herbivores, mammals, plants, toxins.
Student generated projects may be considered.
Goel,
Ramesh
104 EMRO
Phone: 581-6110
Email: rgoel@civil.utah.edu
General
Research Interests: Water and wastewater treatment, environmental
engineering and microbiology, tools at 16S rDNA level, groundwater
remediation.
Student
Participation: The undergraduate can assist me in running
the bench scale reactors, doing 16S rDNA analysis, data analysis,
and working with PhD students.
Background
Needed: Math, science, high school chemistry and biology.
Outside
Majors: Biology, chemistry, microbiology, bioengineering,
environmental engineering, geology, soil science.
Student
generated projects may be considered.
Goldenberg, David
210 Biology Bldg.
Phone: 581-3885
E-mail: goldenberg@biology.utah.edu
General Research Interest: Protein folding, effects
of mutations on protein stability & folding mechanisms.
Background Needed: Organic Chemistry, Biology 240
or 2001.
Outside Majors: Chemistry and Physics.
Key Words: proteins, genetic engineering, and biochemistry.
Student generated projects may be considered.
Horvath, Martin P.
350 ASB
Phone: 587-7854
Fax: 581-2174
E-Mail: horvath@biology.utah.edu
General Research Interest: Telomeres, Neuroreceptors,
Macromolecular Recognition, X-Ray Crystallography.
Student Participation: Clone and express genes; purify
and crystallize telomere protein-DNA complexes and neuroreceptor-toxin
complexes.
Background Needed: Biochemistry, Chemistry, or Physics.
Outside Majors: Computer Science, Mathematics
Student generated projects may be considered.
Jorgensen, Erik
200 So. Biology
Phone: 585-3517
E-mail: jorgensen@biology.utah.edu
General Research Interest: Genetic analysis of neurotransmission;
synaptic function.
Student Participation: Genetic screens, isolation
of mutants, gene cloning.
Background Needed: Genetics 2030.
Outside Majors: Computer Science.
Key Words: genetics, brain, nervous system, synapse.
Student generated projects not possible.
Maricq, Andres Villu
201 SB
Phone: 581-6318
Email: maricq@biology.utah.edu
General Research Interest: Neurons are organized in
neural circuits that process information and control behavior.
How are these circuits constructed? What molecules are required
for circuit function? Recent developments in genetics, electrophysiology,
and cell biology have made feasible a strategy to deconstruct
the function of neural circuits and the control of behavior.
In the past several years we have made major advances in understanding
how specific signaling molecules contribute to synaptic function
and the behavior of C. elegans.
Student Participation: Participate in research project.
Background Needed: Strong interest in biology.
Outside Majors: Chemistry, Psychology, Engineering.
Student generated projects may be considered.
Olivera, Baldomero M.
115 South Biology
Phone: 581-8370
E-Mail: olivera@biology.utah.edu
General Research Interest: Molecular neuroscience;
Biochemistry.
Student Participation: All students do their own
individual research projects.
Background Needed: We only take students in their
freshman/sophomore year. They must spend at least 15 hours/week
in the lab.
Outside Majors: Any science, math, or engineering
students.
Student generated projects may be considered.
Parkinson, John S.
322A ASB
Phone: 581-7639
E-mail: parkinson@biology.utah.edu
General Research Interest: Molecular biology/molecular
genetics; bacterial chemotaxis & motility, gene regulation,
sensory transduction.
Student Participation: Serve an apprenticeship as
a technician for an advanced graduate student or post-doc.
Then work fairly independently under Professor Parkinson on
a project of his choosing.
Background Needed: General & microbial genetics preferable.
General chemistry (organic if possible). Calculus & physics
helpful but not essential.
Outside Majors: Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics.
Key words: Molecular biology, genetics, signal transduction.
Student generated projects may be considered.
Sieburth, Leslie
354 South Biology
Phone: 587-9378
E-Mail: sieburth@biology.utah.edu
General Research Interest: Plant development. We
use a genetic approach to identify genes that control leaf
development and vein patterning.
Student Participation: Typical projects focus either
on phenotypic characterization of mutants or molecular characterization
of the identified gene - possibly leading to cloning a gene.
Background Needed: Biology background - cell biology
and genetics is desirable, but I will consider students with
different backgrounds.
Outside Majors: Chemistry, Bio-Chem.
Student generated projects may be considered.
Sperry, John
227 South Biology
Phone: 585-0379
E-Mail: sperry@biology.utah.edu
General Research Interest: Plant physiology and ecology.
Student Participation: Conduct projects related to
ongoing research in the lab.
Background Needed: Introductory biology, interest
in plant biology.
Outside Majors: Math, Physics, Chemistry.
Key Words: plant biology, ecology, physiological
adaptations to environmental stress.
Student generated projects may be considered.
Yoshikami, D.
215 Biology
Phone: 581-3084
E-mail: yoshikami@bioscience.utah.edu
General Research Interest: Neurobiology, biochemistry,
bioinstrumentation, cell biology.
Student Participation: Perform experiments, construct
& use electronic & electrooptical instruments.
Background Needed: Essential: general chemistry,
organic chemistry, one year physics. Helpful: electronics,
physical chemistry, computer programming.
Outside Majors: Chemistry, Physics, Bioengineering,
Computer Science, Electrical Engineering.
Key Words: neurobiology, neurophysiology, neurochemistry,
cell biology, neuropharmacology.
Student generated projects may be considered.
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