College of Sciences Directory

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

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