BBMB Faculty & Staff

Michelle Shafer
Lab Coordinator

Hall of Science 315
(509) 526-4798
shafermr@whitman.edu
 

 

Douglas H. Juers
Assistant Professor, BBMB & Physics

Hall of Science 244
(509)527-5229
juersdh@whitman.edu
Teaching/Research areas: Biophysics/X-ray crystallography to probe enzyme mechanisms and ligand binding; cryo-cooling of macromolecular crystals.

 

James E. Russo
Associate Professor, BBMB & Chemistry

Hall of Science 352
(509)527-5228
russo@whitman.edu
Teaching/Research areas:  Biochemistry/ Pharmacology and Anti-cancer Drug Design; Biochemical nutrition and Public Health; Infectious Disease.

 

Dayle Smith
Assistant Professor, BBMB & Physics

Hall of Science 252
(509)527-5971
smithdm@whitman.edu
Teaching/Research areas:  Biophysics/ Molecular modeling and simulation of biological and chemical electron transport systems; Theoretical medicinal chemistry.

 

Daniel M. Vernon
Associate Professor, BBMB & Biology

Hall of Science 311
(509)527-5326
vernondm@whitman.edu
Teaching/Research areas:  Molecular Biology/ Plant molecular biology; Genomics.

 

Other faculty serving as senior research advisors

Tim Machonkin      
Teaching/Research areas:  Inorganic chemistry; Metalloenzymes

Marion Gotz               
Teaching/Research areas: Organic chemistry; Bioorganic synthesis and drug design

Kendra Golden          
Teaching/Research areas: Microbiology; Cell Biology; Nutrition

Delbert Hutchison           
Teaching/Research areas: Genetics; Evolutionary biology 

Leena Knight               
Teaching/Research areas:  Cell signalling & communication

Tom Knight               
Teaching/Research areas: Behavioral physiology

Chris Wallace            
Teaching/Research areas:  Neurobiology

Ginger Withers           
Teaching/Research areas: Neurobiology

Paul Yancey               
Teaching/Research areas: Marine physiology