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Michael Remington, M.S.

Michael Remington, M.S.

Doctoral StudentDepartment of BiologySDSU / UC Riverside Joint Doctoral Program in Evolutionary BiologyEvolutionary BiologySDSU
Angelica Riestra, Ph.D

Angelica Riestra, Ph.D

Assistant Professor of BiologyDepartment of BiologyCollege of SciencesCell and Molecular BiologySDSU[email protected]619-594-1109

Area of Expertise

Molecular Mechanisms of Trichomonas Vaginalis Pathogenesis, Biology of Host-Microbe Interactions, Parasite-Bacteria Interactions, Innate Immunity, Inflammasome Biology, Pyroptotic Cell Death

Josie Rivera Alfaro, M.S.

Josie Rivera Alfaro, M.S.

Doctoral StudentDepartment of BiologySDSU / UC San Diego Joint Doctoral Program in Cell and Molecular BiologyCollege of SciencesSDSU[email protected]LSN 401

Area of Expertise

Bacterial genetics and genome editing, Gut microbiome, Host-Microbe interactions

Dwayne Roach, Ph.D

Dwayne Roach, Ph.D

Associate Professor of BiologyDepartment of BiologyCollege of SciencesCell and Molecular BiologySDSU[email protected]619-594-4060Life Science North 308

Area of Expertise

Beneficial and Harmful Interplay Between Host (Human and Animal) and Microbe(S) (Bacteriophages and Bacteria) Using Approaches That Bridge Microbiology, Immunology, Genomics/Bioinformatics, in Vivo and Mathematical Models, Clinical Research

Makenzie  Roberts

Makenzie Roberts

Bachelor's Student | Research AssistantDepartment of PsychologyCollective LabCollege of SciencesSDSU
Mikella Robinson, Ph.D.

Mikella Robinson, Ph.D.

Instructional Support TechnicianDepartment of BiologyCollege of SciencesSDSU[email protected]Donald P. Shiley BioScience Center 2103

Area of Expertise

Biochemistry, Cell Culture, Microscopy, Molecular Biology

Gabriel Rodriguez

Gabriel Rodriguez

B.A. Student in PsychologyDepartment of PsychologyCollege of SciencesSDSU
Forest Rohwer, Ph.D

Forest Rohwer, Ph.D

Professor of BiologyDepartment of BiologyCollege of SciencesCell and Molecular BiologySDSU[email protected]619-594-1336Life Science North

Area of Expertise

Genomic Analysis of Marine Phage, Opportunistic Infections and Coral Disease, Diversity of Coral-Associated Bacteria, Viruses, Mircobes, Coral, Coral Reef Health

Roger Sabbadini, Ph.D.

Roger Sabbadini, Ph.D.

Emeritus Professor of BiologyDepartment of BiologyCollege of SciencesSDSU[email protected]619 787-0570

Area of Expertise

Bioactive Lipids, Sphingolipids, S1P (Sphingosine-1-Phosphate), LPA (Lysophosphatidic Acid), Antibody-Based Therapeutics, Neuropathic Pain, Cancer Therapeutics, Ocular Disorders, Inflammation, Heart Disease, Neurotrauma, Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD), Bacterial Minicells, Vaccine Development, Targeted Drug Delivery, DNA And Protein Antigen Delivery, Therapeutic Antibodies, Phase 1 And 2 Clinical Trials, Biotechnology, Biopharmaceuticals

Lena Samuels

Lena Samuels

MSW Student in Social WorkDepartment of PsychologyCollege of SciencesSDSU
Gena Sbeglia, Ph.D.

Gena Sbeglia, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of BiologyDepartment of BiologyCollege of SciencesEvolutionary BiologySDSU[email protected]Life Sciences North 271

Area of Expertise

Cognitive and Psychosocial Contributions to Meaningful Biology Learning. Improving the Quality, Equity, Assessment of Undergraduate Biology Instruction

Corie Schneider

Corie Schneider

MSW Student in Social WorkDepartment of PsychologyCollege of SciencesSDSU
Catherine Schrankel, Ph.D

Catherine Schrankel, Ph.D

Assistant Professor of BiologyDepartment of BiologyCollege of SciencesCell and Molecular BiologySDSU[email protected]619-594-1867Life Science North

Area of Expertise

Development and Evolution of Innate Immune and Xenobiotic Defense Systems, Molecular Mechanisms of ABC and SLC Transporters in Host-Microbe and Host-Environment Interactions, Gut Epithelial Immunity, Sea Urchin Larva and Mammalian Cell Line Models, Crispr/Cas9 Gene-Editing and Generation of Stable Transgenic Sea Urchin Lines

Anca Segall, Ph.D

Anca Segall, Ph.D

Professor of BiologyDepartment of BiologyCollege of SciencesCell and Molecular BiologySDSU[email protected]619-594-4490LSN 327

Area of Expertise

Microbial Genetics and Genomics, Phage Biology and Phage Therapy, Metagenomics of the Human Gut and Lung Microbiomes, Computational Biology and Machine Learning

Arun Sethuraman, Ph.D

Arun Sethuraman, Ph.D

Evolutionary Biology Program Area Chair | Associate Professor of BiologyDepartment of BiologyCollege of SciencesEvolutionary BiologySDSU[email protected]619-594-3979Life Science North 209

Area of Expertise

Population Genetics/Genomics, Evolution, Bioinformatics, Speciation, Phylogeography, Phylogenetics, Conservation, Biological Control, Human Evolution, Developing Statistical Methods, Software, Pipelines for Estimating Evolutionary History From Population Genomic Data

Nicholas Shikuma, Ph.D

Nicholas Shikuma, Ph.D

Cell and Molecular Program Area Chair | Associate Professor of BiologyDepartment of BiologyCollege of SciencesCell and Molecular BiologySDSU[email protected]619-594-2325Life Science North 308

Area of Expertise

Molecular Mechanisms of Bacteria, Bacteriophage, Animal Interactions

Michael Simpson, Ph.D.

Michael Simpson, Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus | Co-Curator, SDSU Herbarium | Manager, SDSU Mediterranean GardenDepartment of BiologyCollege of SciencesEvolutionary BiologySDSU[email protected]619-594-8012

Area of Expertise

Systematics of Land Plants, American Amphitropic Disjuncts, Discovery and Delimitation of Plant Species, Floristics