Biology Faculty & Staff
Faculty
Barbara Brennessel
Goldberg Professor of Biology
Science Center 232
508-286-3954
bbrennes@wheatoncollege.edu
Specialities: Use of RAPD PCR and microsatellite DNA analysis to assess genetic diversity, terrapin conservation, vernal pool conservation biology
Betsey Dexter Dyer
Bojan Jennings Professor of Biology
Science Center 228
508-286-3951
byer@wheatoncollege.edu
Specialities: Symbiosis, cell evolution, genomics
John Kricher
Meneely Professor of Biology
Science Center 156A
508-286-3950
jkricher@wheatoncollege.edu
Specialities: Ecology, tropical ecology, evolution, ornithology, natural history writing
Shawn McCafferty
Assistant Professor of Biology
Science Center 231
508-286-5642
smccaffe@wheatoncollege.edu
Specialities: Systematics and phylogeography of coral reef fishes; Phylogeography of neotropical freshwater fishes; and Conservation biology
Robert L. Morris
Associate Professor of Biology
Science Center 230
508-286-3953
rmorris@wheatoncollege.edu
Specialities: Developmental, cell, neuron, and marine biology. Motor proteins in animal development
Scott W. Shumway
Professor of Biology
Science Center 125
508-286-3945
sshumway@wheatoncollege.edu
Specialities: Coastal plant ecology, vernal pool ecology, Marine Biology and Environmental Science
Edmund Y. Tong
Chair, Professor of Biology
Science Center B-128
508-286-3947
etong@wheatoncollege.edu
Specialities: Human physiology, angiogenesis; Faculty sponsor of the A-Team (Angiogenesis Team)
Instructors
Deborah Cato
Instructor of Biology
Science Center B156
508-286-3941
dcato@wheatoncollege.edu
Shari Morris
Instructor of Biology
Room 231 Science Center
508-286-5640
smorris@wheatoncollege.edu
Visiting Faculty & Instructors
Susan Barrett
Lab Instructor
Linda Kollett
Visiting Associate Professor of Biology
Science Center 231
508-286-5642
lkollett@wheatoncollege.edu
Jennifer Lanni
Lab Instructor in Biology
Lawrence R. Mulcahy
Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology
Srinivas Natrajan
Visiting Professor of Biology
Jia L. Song
Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology
Staff
Erin Post
Animal Facilities Supervisor & Departmental Assistant
Science Center 233
508-286-5819
epost@wheatoncollege.edu
Jane Young
Greenhouse Caretaker
Science Center B-132
508-286-3943
jyoung@wheatoncollege.edu
Wheaton junior wins Goldwater Scholarship for excellence in the sciences
Blair Rossetti '09, a biochemistry major from Plymouth, Mass., has been named a Barry M. Goldwater Scholar for 2008.
The Naturalist's Guide to the Atlantic Seashore
Professor Shumway publishes the ultimate guide to the diverse eco-systems of the Atlantic Coast from the Gulf of Maine to Cape Hatteras.
Bioinformatics faculty publish
Bio-Stats-CompSci faculty suggest evidence for convergent evolution (more)
Tropical Field Biology Trip to Belize and Costa Rica
Professor Scott Shumway and his students share their experiences and comments of their joint studies in the rain forests and ocean dives.
Get me a student, STAT!
Professor Tong completes the link between the textbook and the person
Biology team publishes in Science
Professor Morris leads Wheaton contribution to Sea Urchin Genome Sequencing Project
Diamonds in the Marsh
Dr. Barbara Brennessel publishes her new book on Terrapin Turtles
Galápagos - an icon for ecotourism
Dr. John Kricher urges serious students of natural history that a visit to the Galápagos is a must.
Bacteriocentricity
Dr. Betsey Dyer's Field Guide: a call to experience the world as bacteria exerience it.
Wheaton Quarterly Articles
A Walk Among the Trees
A Summer of Survival (pdf)
Betsey's Bacteria