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Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology

Faculty and Staff Contact Information

Administrative Faculty and Staff

Song-Tao Liu headshot

Song-Tao Liu, Ph.D.

Professor and Department Chair

Office: WO 4254

419.530.7853

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William Taylor headshot

William Taylor, Ph.D.

Professor and Department Associate Chair

Office: WO 4262B

419.530.1966

william.taylor3@utoledo.edu

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Anna Woodward headshot

Anna Woodward

Department Secretary

Office: WO 235K

419.530.5050

John Arnold headshot

John Arnold

Laboratory Coordinator

Office: WO 1213

419.530.4588

Lisa Jordan headshot

Lisa Jordan

Program Director, Medical Laboratory Science

Office: WO 1235P

419.530.1901

Faculty

Brian Ashburner headshot

Brian Ashburner, Ph.D.

Associate Professor
Associate Dean, College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
Director, UToledo-Salford Exchange Program

Office: WO 3213B

419.530.1542

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Tomer Avidor-Reiss headshot

Tomer Avidor-Reiss, Ph.D.

Professor

Office:  WO 4259B

419.530.1993

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Bruce Bamber headshot

Bruce Bamber, Ph.D.

Professor

Office: WO 3213

419.530.7889

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Deborah Chadee headshot

Deborah Chadee, Ph.D.

Professor

Office: BO 3099D

419.530.5077

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Qian Chen headshot

Qian Chen, Ph.D.

Professor

Office: WO 4267B

419.530.1594

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Heather Conti headshot

Heather Conti, Ph.D.

Professor and NSM Associate Dean

Office: WO 3245

419.530.7824

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Scott Crawley headshot

Scott Crawley, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Office: WO 3235

419.530.4159

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Maria Diakonova headshot

Maria Diakonova, Ph.D.

Professor

Office: BO 3096B

419.530.7876

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Fan Dong headshot

Fan Dong, M.D., Ph.D.

Professor

Office: WO 3257

419.530.1577

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rafael garcia-mata headshot

Rafael Garcia-Mata, Ph.D.

Professor

Office: WO 3205B

419.530.1996

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Anjali Gray headshot

Anjali Gray

Visiting Assistant Professor

Office: WO 2229

419.530.4292

John Gray headshot

John Gray, Ph.D.

Professor

Office: WO 3232B

419.530.1537

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Sally Harmych headshot

Sally Harmych, Ph.D.

Distinguished University Lecturer

Office: BO 1098

419.530.4585

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Malathi Krishnamurthy headshot

Malathi Krishnamurthy, Ph.D.

Professor

Office: WO 3217

419.530.2135

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Scott Leisner headshot

Scott Leisner, Ph.D.

Professor

Office: WO 4223B

419.530.1549

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Guofa Liu headshot

Guofa Liu, M.D., Ph.D.

Professor

Office: WO 4268B

419.530.2869

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Song-Tao Liu headshot

Song-Tao Liu, Ph.D.

Professor and Chair

Office: WO 4254

419.530.7853

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Wei Niu headshot

Wei Niu, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Office: BO 3090A

419.530.2824

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Divya Ganapathi Sankaran headshot

Divya Ganapathi Sankaran

Assistant Professor

Gene Regulation in Age-related Immunity 

Office: WO 3256

419.530.1547

Lirim Shemshedini headshot

Lirim Shemshedini, Ph.D.

Professor

Office: WO 3227C

419.530.1553

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Robert Steven headshot

Robert Steven, Ph.D.

Senior Lecturer

Office: BO 1100

419.530.7890

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William Taylor headshot

William Taylor, Ph.D.

Professor and Associate Chair

Office: WO 4262B

419.530.1966

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MLS Clinical Faculty

Lisa Jordan headshot

Lisa Jordan, M.S.

Associate Professor, MLS Program Director

Office: WO 1235P

419.530.1901

Adelle Rodriguez headshot

Adelle Rodriguez, M.B.A.

Assistant Lecturer

Research and Adjunct Faculty; Part-Time Instructors

Arun Anantharam headshot

Arun Anantharam, Ph.D.

Professor, NND Program Track Director,

Department of Neuroscience

Office: 120D Block Health Science Building

419.383.4117

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Eric Haynes

Part-Time Instructor

Shin-Yi Marzano headshot

Shin-Yi Marzano

Adjunct Faculty, Investigator at USDA

Mahasin Osman headshot

Mahasin Osman, Msc. Ph.D.

Associate Professor
Departments of Medicine, College of Medicine and Life Sciences

Office: BSH 352A

419.383.4852

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Nahshon Puente

Part-Time Instructor

Retired and Emeriti Faculty

  • William L. Bischoff (Jr), Professor Emeritus (2007)
  • Ernest Dubrul, Professor Emeritus (2010)
  • Patricia Komuniecki, Dean and Professor Emerita (2016)
  • Richard Komuniecki, Distinguished University Professor Emeritus (2015)
  • Brenda Leady, Lecturer (retired 2022)
  • John Plenefisch, Associate Professor (retired 2026)
  • Deborah Vestal, Associate Professor (retired 2023)

Graduate Students/Post-Docs

  • Luke Achinger

    • Degree in Progress: Ph.D.
    • Advisor: Dr. Tomer Avidor-Reiss

  • Nauman Ahmad

    • Degree in Progress: Ph.D.
    • Advisor: Dr. Song-Tao Liu

  • Jenna Bearden

    • Degree in Progress: BS-MS
    • Advisor: Dr. Tomer Avidor-Reiss

  • Jasvinder Bharaj

    • Degree in Progress: Ph.D.
    • Advisor: Dr. Scott Crawley

  • Lauren Chadock

    • Degree in Progress: M.S.
    • Advisor: Dr. Maria Diakonova

  • Stephanie Cheung

    • Degree in Progress: Ph.D.
    • Advisor: Dr. Tomer Avidor-Reiss

  • Pritha Chowdhury

    • Degree in Progress: Ph.D.
    • Advisor: Dr. Qian Chen

  • Sydney Conrad

    • Degree in Progress: Ph.D.
    • Advisor: Dr. Heather Conti

  • Joseph Dale

    • Degree in Progress: Ph.D.
    • Advisor: Dr. Jennifer Hill

  • Chamod Dias

    • Degree in Progress: Ph.D.
    • Advisor: Dr. William Taylor

  • Tatiana Baliu Teixeira De Souza

    • Degree in Progress: Ph.D.
    • Advisor: Dr. Heather Conti

  • Chelyan Edwards

    • Degree in Progress: Ph.D.
    • Advisor: Dr. Bruce Bamber

  • Timilehin Faboro

    • Degree in Progress: M.S.
    • Advisor: Dr. Lirim Shemshedini

  • Trevor Glanz

    • Degree in Progress: Ph.D.
    • Advisor: Dr. Heather Conti

  • Lucia Gonzalez Blotta

    • Degree in Progress: Ph.D.
    • Advisor: Dr. Rafael Garcia-Mata

  • Rowaida Mahmoud Hamdan

    • Degree in Progress: Ph.D.
    • Advisor: Dr. Xin Wang

  • Waleed Munib Hamdan

    • Degree in Progress: M.S.
    • Advisor: Dr. Tomer Avidor-Reiss

  • Mahmudul Hasan

    • Degree in Progress: Ph.D.
    • Advisor: Dr. Tomer Avidor-Reiss

  • Tomiwoloju Idowu

    • Degree in Progress: Ph.D.
    • Advisor: Dr. Lirim Shemshedini

  • Sarah Jackson

    • Degree in Progress: Ph.D.
    • Advisor: Dr. Heather Conti

  • Nikita Jadhav

    • Degree in Progress: Ph.D.
    • Advisor: Dr. Wei Nui

  • Jenna Kaake

    • Degree in Progress: Ph.D.
    • Advisor: Dr. Bruce Bamber

  • Taylor Klaiber

    • Degree in Progress: Ph.D.
    • Advisor: Dr. Maria Diakonova
  • Sadia Khan
    • Degree in Progress: Ph.D.
    • Advisor: Dr. William Taylor
  • Varmila Kulasegaram
    • Degree in Progress: Ph.D.
    • Advisor: Dr. Qian Chen
  • Alex Martin
    • Degree in Progress: M.S.
    • Advisor: Dr. Bruce Bamber

  • Jordan Matthes

    • Degree in Progress: M.S.
    • Advisor: Dr. Heather Conti

  • Erik Mitchell

    • Degree in Progress: M.S.
    • Advisor: Dr. Song-Tao Liu

  • Claudio Andoni Mucci

    • Degree in Progress: Ph.D.
    • Advisor: Dr. Rafael Garcia-Mata

  • Skyler Niedzielski

    • Degree in Progress: M.S.
    • Advisor: Dr. Heather Conti

  • Aiswarya Pazhoormattom Haridas

    • Degree in Progress: Ph.D.
    • Advisor: Dr. William Taylor

  • Sathi Rani Paul

    • Degree in Progress: Ph.D.
    • Advisor: Dr. Tomer Avidor-Reiss

  • Manvitha Pechetti

    • Degree in Progress: M.S.
    • Advisor: Dr. Malathi Krishnamurthy

  • Banushan Perinparajah

    • Degree in Progress: Ph.D.
    • Advisor: Dr. Qian Chen

  • Dhananjaya Rankoth Gedara

    • Degree in Progress: Ph.D.
    • Advisor: Dr. Qian Chen

  • Prajjwal Rimal

    • Degree in Progress: Ph.D.
    • Advisor: Dr. Fan Dong

  • Laura Rincon Lopez

    • Degree in Progress: Ph.D.
    • Advisor: Dr. Rafael Garcia-Mata

  • Jack Ritter

    • Degree in Progress: M.S.
    • Advisor: Dr. Rafael Garcia-Mata

  • Pritam Sasmal

    • Degree in Progress: Ph.D.
    • Advisor: Dr. Malathi Krishnamurthy
  • Ajay Sharma
    • Degree in Progress: Post-Doc
    • Advisor: Dr. Lirim Shemshedini

  • Harbinder Singh (Post-Doc)

    • Degree in Progress: Post-Doc
    • Advisor: Dr. Lirim Shemshedini

  • Kritika Singh

    • Degree in Progress: Ph.D.
    • Advisor: Dr. Scott Leisner

  • Raissa Songwa

    • Degree in Progress: Ph.D.
    • Advisor: Dr. Song-Tao Liu

  • Sarah Sorrell

    • Degree in Progress: Ph.D.
    • Advisor: Dr. Deborah Chadee

  • Harindi Suriyaarachchi

    • Degree in Progress: Ph.D.
    • Advisor: Dr. Guofa Liu

  • Morgan Timms

    • Degree in Progress: Ph.D.
    • Advisor: Rotation

  • Sadika Tonu

    • Degree in Progress: Ph.D.
    • Advisor: Dr. Scott Crawley

  • Thakshila Wekada

    • Degree in Progress: Ph.D.
    • Advisor: Dr. Maria Diakonova

  • Laleh Yaghutian Nezhad

    • Degree in Progress: Ph.D.
    • Advisor: Dr. Tomer Avidor-Reiss

  • Marium Zehra

    • Degree in Progress: Ph.D.
    • Advisor: Dr. Qian Chen
Last Updated: 10/9/26