About the department
The Department of Biology, in the College of Science & Mathematics, has 30 faculty and teaches across 1 subject area. Labs support anatomy and physiology, microbiology, cell and molecular biology, and ecology, with a greenhouse, a tissue-culture suite, and access to a nearby field station.
Courses
The department offers courses under these subject codes:
Faculty
| Name | Rank | Areas |
|---|---|---|
| Mei Ibarra | Assistant Professor | science education; cell and molecular biology |
| Priya Salazar | Professor | immunology; microbiology |
| Peter Groves | Teaching Professor | evolutionary biology; freshwater ecology |
| Simon Winslow | Associate Professor | developmental biology; science education |
| Sofia Trombley | Professor of Practice | human anatomy and physiology; immunology |
| Elena Persson | Assistant Professor | plant biology; evolutionary biology |
| Ravi Escobar | Professor | ecology and conservation; developmental biology |
| Gustav Reinholt | Teaching Professor | genetics and genomics; human anatomy and physiology |
| Ingrid Mbeki | Associate Professor | cell and molecular biology; plant biology |
| Nadia Cho | Professor of Practice | microbiology; ecology and conservation |
| Emmett Weaver | Assistant Professor | freshwater ecology; genetics and genomics |
| Hector Lundgren | Professor | science education; cell and molecular biology |
| Yuki Novak | Teaching Professor | immunology; microbiology |
| Rosa Fitzgerald | Associate Professor | evolutionary biology; freshwater ecology |
| Bruno Rhodes | Professor of Practice | developmental biology; science education |
| Tomas Amara | Assistant Professor | human anatomy and physiology; immunology |
| Anton Delacroix | Professor | plant biology; evolutionary biology |
| Hannah Lindqvist | Teaching Professor | ecology and conservation; developmental biology |
| Isaac Rasmussen | Associate Professor | genetics and genomics; human anatomy and physiology |
| Everett Osei | Professor of Practice | cell and molecular biology; plant biology |
| Malik Haddad | Assistant Professor | microbiology; ecology and conservation |
| Grace Beaumont | Professor | freshwater ecology; genetics and genomics |
| Amara Bwalya | Teaching Professor | science education; cell and molecular biology |
| Colin Larsen | Associate Professor | immunology; microbiology |
| Devon Bergström | Professor of Practice | evolutionary biology; freshwater ecology |
| Mei Rhodes | Assistant Professor | developmental biology; science education |
| Priya Amara | Professor | human anatomy and physiology; immunology |
| Peter Delacroix | Teaching Professor | plant biology; evolutionary biology |
| Simon Molnar | Associate Professor | ecology and conservation; developmental biology |
| Sofia Okafor | Professor of Practice | genetics and genomics; human anatomy and physiology |
Advising and contact
Students in the department's programs are assigned a faculty adviser; new and prospective students can reach the department office to be connected with the right person. Office hours for every instructor are posted each term.
Fictional information
UW–Porter Falls is a work of parody. This department, its faculty, and its facilities are invented; nothing here describes a real academic unit.