Department of Biological Sciences

Faculty & Staff Contact Information

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Administrative Faculty & Staff

Position Name Phone Office Email
Department Chair Dr. Song-Tao Liu 419.530.7853 WO4254 song-tao.liu@utoledo.edu
Associate Chair Dr. William Taylor 419.530.1966 WO4262B william.taylor3@utoledo.edu
Department Secretary Anna Woodward 419.530.5050 WO1235K anna.woodward@utoledo.edu
Laboratory Coordinator John Arnold 419.530.4588 WO1213 john.arnold@utoledo.edu
Director, Medical Laboratory Science Lisa Jordan 419.530.1901 WO1235P lisa.jordan2@utoledo.edu

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Faculty

Name Title Phone Office Email Field
Ashburner, Brian Associate Professor & NSM Associate Dean 419.530.7845 WO2246C brian.ashburner@utoledo.edu Cell/Molecular Biology
Avidor-Reiss, Tomer

Professor

419.530.1993 WO4259B tomer.avidorreiss@utoledo.edu Centriole & Cilia in Fertility and Development
Bamber, Bruce Associate Professor 419.530.7889 WO3213 bruce.bamber@utoledo.edu Molecular Neuroscience
Chadee, Deborah Professor  419.530.5077 BO3099D deborah.chadee@utoledo.edu Cell Biology/Signal Transduction
Chen, Qian Associate Professor 419.530.1594 WO4267B qian.chen3@utoledo.edu Actin Cytoskeleton and Cell Division
Conti, Heather Associate Professor 419.530.7824 WO3245 heather.conti@utoledo.edu Fungal Immunity
Crawley, Scott Associate Professor 419.530.4159 WO3235 william.crawley@utoledo.edu Cytoskeleton; Cell Biology; Biochemistry
Diakonova, Maria Professor 419.530.7876 BO3096B maria.diakonova@utoledo.edu  Signal Transduction and Breast Cancer
Dong, Fan Professor 419.530.1577 WO3257 fan.dong@utoledo.edu Hematopoiesis and Hematopoietic Malignancies
Garcia-Mata, Rafael Professor 419.530.1996 WO3205B rafael.garciamata@utoledo.edu Cell Adhesion. Migration, Invasion and Metastasis
Gray, John Professor 419.530.1537  WO3232B john.gray5@utoledo.edu Plant Molecular Biology
Harmych, Sally Distinguished University Lecturer

419.530.4585

BO1098 sally.harmych@utoledo.edu Parasitology/Education Stratigies
Krishnamurthy, Malathi Professor 419.530.2135 WO3217B malathi.krishnamurthy@utoledo.edu Anti-Viral Innate Immunity and Inflammation
Leisner, Scott Professor 419.530.1549 WO4223B scott.leisner@utoledo.edu Cell/Molecular Biology/Virology
Liu, Guofa Professor 419.530.2869 WO4268B guofa.liu@utoledo.edu Axon Guidance, Neuronal Migration and Signal Transduction
Liu, Song-Tao Professor & Chair 419.530.7853 WO4254 song-tao.liu@utoledo.edu Cell Proliferation and Differentiation
Niu, Wei Assistant Professor 419.530.2824 BO3090A wei.niu@utoledo.edu Stem Cell, Neuroscience and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Plenefisch, John Associate Professor & NSM Associate Dean 419.530.7851 WO2246C john.plenefisch@utoledo.edu Developmental Genetics/Cell Interactions
Shemshedini, Lirim Professor 419.530.1553 WO3227C lirim.shemshedini@utoledo.edu Cell/Molecular Biology/Transcription Regulation
Steven, Robert Senior Lecturer 419.530.7890 BO1100 robert.steven2@utoledo.edu Development & Function of the Nervous System
Taylor, William Professor &
Associate Chair
419.530.1966 WO4262B william.taylor3@utoledo.edu Cell Cycle and Tumor Biology

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RESEARCH & Adjunct Faculty

Name Title Phone Office Email
Anantharam, Arun Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Neuroscience, UToledo      
Goicoechea, Silvia Research Associate Professor 419.530.1991 BO 3042
WO 3205/ lab
silvia.goicoechea@utoledo.edu
Marzano, Shin-Yi Adjunct Faculty, Investigator at USDA      
Osman, Mahasin Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, UToledo      
Zellner, Wendy Research Associate Professor 419.530.1550 WO4267A wendy.reiner@utoledo.edu

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Retired and Emeriti Faculty

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

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Graduate Students/Post-Docs

Name Degree
(in progress)
Email Advisor
Abdollahi, Negin Ph.D.   Dr. Bill Taylor
Abnave, Ankita Ph.D.   Dr. John Gray
Acharya, Prashun Ph.D.   Dr. Scott Crawley
Achinger, Luke Ph.D.   Dr. Tomer Avidor-Reiss
Bashir, Hafiza Sidra Ph.D.   Dr. Fan Dong
Beligala, Dilshan (post-doc)     Dr. Qian Chen
Chowdhury, Pritha Ph.D.   Dr. Qian Chen
Dale, Joseph Ph.D.   T32 Rotation
De Souza, Tatiana Baliu Teixeira  Ph.D.   T32 Rotation
Devale, Trupti Ph.D.   Dr. Malathi Krishnamurthy
Dillon, John Thomas Ph.D.   Dr. Heather Conti
Dommaraju, Sai Dhrona M.S.   Dr. Bruce Bamber
Glanz, Trevor Ph.D.   Dr. Heather Conti
Hossain Saad, Md Zubayer Ph.D.   Dr. Bruce Bamber
Idowu, Tomiwoloju Ph.D.   Dr. Lirim Shemshedini
Jaiswal, Ankit Ph.D.   Dr. Tomer Avidor-Reiss
Karki, Gaurab Ph.D.   Dr. Maria Diakonova
Khot, Bhakti Ph.D.   Dr. Guofa Liu
Kulasegaram, Varmila  Ph.D.   Dr. Qian Chen
Lovejoy, Madeline Ph.D.   Dr. Rafael Garcia-Mata
Majumdar, Sreemita Ph.D.   Dr. Song-Tao Liu
Majumder, Tanushree Ph.D.   Dr. Guofa Liu
Mucci, Claudio Andoni  Ph.D.   Dr. Rafael Garcia-Mata
Muhindi, Stephen Ph.D.   Dr. Scott Leisner
Nikil, Abishek M.S.   Dr. Heather Conti
Perinparajah, Banushan Ph.D.   Dr. Qian Chen
Puente, Nashon Ph.D.   T32 Rotation
Rabino, Felix Ph.D.   Dr. Rafael Garcia-Mata
Rajakaruna, Nithini Ph.D.   Dr. Wei Niu
Rathnayke, Dewmi Ph.D.   Dr. Bill Taylor
Rimal, Ujjwal Ph.D.   Dr. Lirim Shemshedini
Rozier, Mariah Ph.D.   Dr. Deborah Chadee
Sharma, Khem Raj Ph.D.   Dr. Malathi Krishnamurthy
Singh, Harbinder (post-doc)     Dr. Lirim Shemshedini
Singh, Kritika Ph.D.   Dr. Scott Leisner
Songwa, Raissa Ph.D.   Dr. Song-Tao Liu
Sorrell, Sarah Ph.D.   Dr. Deborah Chadee
Suriyaarachchi, Harindi Ph.D.   Dr. Goufa Liu
Thapa, Garima Ph.D.   Dr. Scott Crawley
Turner, Katerina Ph.D.   Dr. Tomer Avidor-Reiss
Yaghutian Nezhad, Laleh Ph.D.   Dr. Tomer Avidor-Reiss
Zehra, Marium Ph.D.   Dr. Qian Chen

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Last Updated: 1/29/24