Michelle Shafer
Lab Coordinator
Hall of Science 324
(509) 526-4798
shafermr@whitman.edu
Douglas H. Juers
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
Professor, BBMB
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.
Daniel M. Vernon
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 (on leave 2010-11)
Teaching/Research areas: Inorganic chemistry; Metalloenzymes
Marion Gotz
Teaching/Research areas: Organic chemistry; Bioorganic synthesis and drug design
Kendra Golden (Science Division Chair)
Teaching/Research areas: Microbiology; Cell Biology; Nutrition
Delbert Hutchison (Chair, Biology Dept)
Teaching/Research areas: Genetics; Evolutionary biology
Leena Knight
Teaching/Research areas:
Cell signalling & communication
Tom Knight
Teaching/Research areas:
Behavioral physiology
Chris Wallace (on leave Spring 2011)
Teaching/Research areas:
Neurobiology
Ginger Withers (on leave Spring 2011)
Teaching/Research areas:
Neurobiology
Paul Yancey (on leave, Fall 2010
Teaching/Research areas:
Marine physiology
