Division of Biological Sciences Faculty
Welcome to the faculty directory for the Biological Sciences division. Use the links below to learn more about each faculty member’s educational background, areas of focus in instruction and research, and contact information.

Salwa Al-Noori, Associate Teaching Professor
UWBB-107H-2
saan@uw.edu
Area: Biology, Neuroscience minor
Research: causes and consequences of plant diversity across multiple levels of diversity

Cynthia Chang, Associate Professor
UWBB-107J
cynchang@uw.edu
Area: Biology
Research: causes and consequences of plant diversity across multiple levels of diversity

Leslie Cornick, Professor and Dean, School of STEM
DISC-452A
lcornick@uw.edu
Area: Biology
Research: physiological ecology of marine mammals

Heather Galindo, Associate Teaching Professor
UWBB-107K
hgalindo@uw.edu
Area: Biology, Earth System Science
Research: combining techniques from oceanographic modeling, population genetics, and marine ecology to understand how populations of marine animals are connected to each other

Kristina Hillesland, Associate Professor
UWBB-249
hilleskl@uw.edu
Area: Biology
Research: evolutionary biology and microbiology

Jeff Jensen, Teaching Professor
UWBB-107H-3
jsjensen@uw.edu
Area: Biology
Research: ecology and evolution of Surfperches; distribution, history, and restoration of kokanee salmon in the Lake Washington/Sammamish watershed

Alaron Lewis, Associate Teaching Professor and Division Chair
UWBB-107H-1
alaron@uw.edu
Area: Biology, Neuroscience minor

Thelma Madzima, Associate Professor
UWBB-246
madzima@uw.edu
Area: Biology
Research: mechanisms of epigenetic regulation of gene expression in plants

Michele B. Price, Associate Teaching Professor
UWBB-107H-4
mbprice@uw.edu
Area: Biology
Research: Insect Biodiversity

Mark Servetnick, Professor
UWBB-244
mds56@uw.edu
Area: Biology
Research: embryonic development and evolution

Michael Stiber, Professor
UW1-340
stiber@uw.edu
Area: Neuroscience minor, Computer Science
Research: computational neuroscience; scientific data visualization and management; artificial neural networks

Douglas Wacker, Associate Professor
DISC-452N
dwacker@uw.edu
Area: Biology, Neuroscience minor
Research: crow communication in social aggregations; song sparrow territoriality

Bryan White, Teaching Professor
UWBB-262
bdwhite@uw.edu
Area: Biology, Neuroscience minor
Research: student-centered inquiry driven research experiences help students learn experimental design and proper use of controls

Jesse Zaneveld, Associate Professor
UWBB-249
zaneveld@uw.edu
Area: Biology, Neuroscience minor
Research: computational and experimental methods to understand the structure, function, and evolutionary history of the complex microbial and viral communities that live in and on animals
Part-time Biology Faculty Members
- Dana Campbell (BBIO 180 labs) – danalc@uw.edu
- Ian Gillis (BBIO 375: Molecular Biology) – iang@uw.edu
- Janet Best Meredith (BBIO 310: Brain and Behavior) – jkbester@uw.edu
- Susan McNabb (BBIO 233: Cancer Biology, Risk, and Treatment) – smcnabb@uw.edu
- Zareen Narayanan (BBIO 370: Microbiology labs) – zareen@uw.edu
- Keya Sen (BBIO 499: Undergraduate Research in Biology) – ksen@uw.edu