College of Sciences Directory

Forest Rohwer, Ph.D

Forest Rohwer, Ph.D

Professor of BiologyCell and Molecular BiologyCollege of SciencesDepartment of 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 BiologyCollege of SciencesDepartment of BiologySDSU[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

Gena Sbeglia, Ph.D.

Gena Sbeglia, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of BiologyEvolutionary BiologyCollege of SciencesDepartment of 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

Catherine Schrankel, Ph.D

Catherine Schrankel, Ph.D

Assistant Professor of BiologyCell and Molecular BiologyCollege of SciencesDepartment of 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