Dr. Kathleen Bobbitt, Associate Professor

B.S., M.S., Wagner College; M.Phil., Ph.D., St. John's University
Courses Taught: Microbiology, General Pathology; Clinical Microbiology; Applied, Industrial, and Food Microbiology; Microbial Genetics; Immunology & Serology; Pathogenic Fungi; Microbial Physiology; Advanced Microbial Physiology; Special topics in Microbiology; Recombinant DNA techniques; Human Biology; General Biology; Parasitology; Virology
Research Interests: Secondary Metabolism in Rhodococcus. The effect of environmental and chemical factors on the production of secondary metabolites in Rhodococcus.
Location: Megerle Science Building, Room 317
Office Phone: (718) 390-3247 | E-mail: kbobbit@wagner.edu

Dr. Heather A. Cook, Assistant Professor

B.S., The College of New Jersey; Ph.D, Tufts University
Courses Taught: Cells, Genes, and Evolution; Gene Expression and Development; DNA: Biotechnology for the 21st Century
Research Interests: Molecular & Cell Biology; Embryonic patterning in the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster
Location: Megerle Science Building, Room 420
Office Phone: (718) 390-3238 | E-mail: heather.cook@wagner.edu

Dr. Zoltan Fulop, Professor

M.S., Moscow Lomonosov State University; Ph.D., Semmelweis University, Budapest; D.Sc., Eotvos Lorand University, Budapest
Courses Taught:  Human Anatomy & Physiology I and II; Forms and Functions of Life; Neuroanatomy and Neurophysiology; Animal Physiology; Basic Medical Histology; Capstone Course: Molecules to Cells to Organisms
Research Interests: Development of zebrafish brain tissue
Location:  Megerle Science Building, Room 419
Office Phone: (718) 390-3251 | E-mail: zfulop@wagner.edu

Dr. Ammini Moorthy, Professor

B.Sc., M.Sc., Kerala University; Ph.D., New York University
Courses Taught:  Genes to Genomics (as part of an intermediate learning community--The ELSI (Ethical, Legal and Social Implications) of the Genome--and as a stand-alone course for Honors students); Cells, Genes, and Evolution; Genetics; Gene Expression and Development; Senior Reflective Tutorial; Genetics in Medicine (for Physician Assistant Program)
Research Interests: mutagenesis, karyotypic evolutionary relationships and cancer genetics.
Location:  Megerle Science Building, Room 409
Office Phone: (718) 390-3232 | E-mail: asmoorth@wagner.edu

Dr. Roy H. Mosher, Associate Professor

B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D., Dalhousie University
Courses Taught: Biochemistry I and II, Medical and Public Health Microbiology, Microbial Genetics; Applied, Food, and Industrial Microbiology; and Pathogenic Fungi
Research Interests: Regulation of secondary metabolism and antibiotic biosynthesis
Location: Megerle Science Building, Room 319
Office Phone: (718) 420-4072 | E-mail: rmosher@wagner.edu

Dr. Horst W.H. Onken, Associate Professor

Dipl. Biol. (M.S.), Ph.D., Free University of Berlin
Courses Taught: Forms and Functions of Life, Animal Physiology, Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy, Human Biology
Research Interests: Transport across epithelial tissues
Location: Megerle Science Building, Room 411
Office Phone: (718) 420-4211 | E-mail: horst.onken@wagner.edu
Dr. Onken's Website

Dr. Brian G. Palestis, Associate Professor and Chair

A.B., Princeton University; Ph.D., Rutgers, the State University
Courses Taught:  Animal Behavior; Biodiversity and Ecology; Ecological & Evolutionary Theory; Environmental Issues; Natural History of the Mid-Atlantic States
Research Interests: Animal Behavior, Ecology, Evolutionary Biology
Location: Megerle Science Building, Room 413
Office Phone: (718) 390-3237 | E-mail: bpalesti@wagner.edu
Dr. Palestis' Website

Dr. Donald E. Stearns, Professor

B.A., Dartmouth College; M.S, University of New Hampshire; Ph.D., Duke University
Courses Taught: Environmental Biology; Science and Technology; Biodiversity and Ecology; Invertebrate Zoology; Critical Analysis; Biostatistics and Experimental Design; Nutrition and Health; Environmental Issues; Ecology; Evolution; Estuarine Biology; Marine Ecology; Parasitology; Capstone Course: Recent Advances in Biology
Research Interests:  Animal behavior; photophysiology and photobehavior of aquatic organisms; rhythmic behaviors of aquatic organisms
Location:  Megerle Science Building, Room 410
Office Phone: (718) 390-3197 | E-mail: dstearns@wagner.edu

Associated Faculty:

Ms. Linda Raths, Department Coordinator

B.S., Wagner College; M.S., Wagner College
Courses Taught:  Plagues, Outbreaks, and Biological Warfare; Exploring Biology; Human Anatomy and Physiology I and II; Evolution; Human Biology
Location:  Megerle Science Building, Room 414
Office Phone:  (718) 390-3129 | E-mail: lraths@wagner.edu

Department Contact:

Ms. Stephanie Rollizo, Faculty Secretary

B.A., SUNY at Stony Brook
Location:  Megerle Science Building, Room 412
Office Phone:  (718) 390-3103 | E-mail: stephanie.rollizo@wagner.edu