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Department of Biology

18111 Nordhoff Street
Northridge, CA 91330-8303

Phone: (818) 677-3356

Fax: (818) 677-2034
Email:biology.dept@csun.edu

Hours:
Mon-Fri: 8:00am-5:00pm

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Alphabetical Listings:

Full-Time Faculty

• Larry Allen - ecology, behavior, and biogeography of fishes
• Lisa Banner - diabetes; neuroregeneration; immunology
• Larry Baresi - methane-producing bacteria
• Nancy Bishop - pathogenic bacteria
• Robert Carpenter - physiological ecology of marine algae
• Randy Cohen - feeding preferences; neurotransmitter control
• Maria Elena de Bellard - the molecular and cellular mechanism of neural crest cell migration
• Steve Dudgeon - marine benthic ecology, life history evolution, and clonal organism biology
• Peter Edmunds - physiological and conservation ecology of corals
• Robert Espinoza - comparative evolutionary and physiological ecology of vertebrates, especially amphibians and reptiles
• David Gray - sexual selection, speciation, and behavior, especially of crickets
• Fritz Hertel - comparative anatomy and ecology of birds and mammals
• Cheryl Hogue - parasites of fishes
• Ray Hong - developmental genetics and chemosensory behavior of Pristionchus pacificus nematodes
• Tim Karels - behavioral and population ecology of mammals
• Cindy Malone - genetic and epigenetic regulation of gene expression
• Jennifer Matos - population genetics and natural history of plants, amphibians, and reptiles
• Rheem Medh - genetics of cell death
• Aida Metzenberg - molecular genetics of human disease
• Stan Metzenberg - molecular biology of infectious diseases
• Sean Murray - bacterial cell cycle
• Steven Oppenheimer - cell binding, cancer research
• Raymond Sauvajot (adjunct) - wildlife and conservation in the Santa Monica Mountains
• Paula Schiffman - ecology and conservation of plants, Carrizo Plain National Monument
• Mark Steele - ecology of fishes
• Mary-Pat Stein - intracellular trafficking of Legionella pneumophila, Rab and SNARE biology
• Michael Summers - physiology and genetics of cyanobacterial metabolism and cellular differentiation
• Paul Tomasek - molecular evolution and biochemistry of biodegradation by bacteria
• Virginia Oberholzer Vandergon - molecular evolution of multigene families
• Paul Wilson - pollination, floral adaptation, plant speciation, mosses
• Maria Elena Zavala - plant cell biology; hormones controlling root development

Part-Time Faculty

• Kylla Benes
  Location: EH 2224C; Phone: 818-677-2971; email: kmbenes@yahoo.com
• Wendy Birky
  Location: SH 240D; Phone: 818-677-3322; email: wendy.birky@csun.edu
• Christin Coffeen
  email: christin.coffeen@genzyme.com
• Cathy Coyle-Thompson
  Location: EH 2224B; Phone: 818-677-6219; email: cac46672@csun.edu
• Jim Dole
  Location: EH 2224A; Phone: 818-677-3352; email: jim.dole@csun.edu
• Ali Ebneshahidi
  Location: LO 1220; Phone: 818-677-6553; email: ali.ebneshahidi@csun.edu
• Gregory Fox
  Location: EH 2131; Phone: 818-677-6148; email: gfox777@yahoo.com
• Geoffrey Frank
  Location: CS 3210; Phone: 818-677-3337; email: sciencegeoff@aol.com
• Michael Franklin
  Location: MG 4112D; Phone: 818-677-3340; email: drmfranklin@aol.com
• Lynn Haugen
  email: lhaugen@csun.edu
• James Hogue
  Location: LO 1327; Phone: 818-677-3310; email: james.n.hogue@csun.edu
• Kim Jesu
  Location: EH 2131; Phone: 818-677-6147; email: kjesu2@aol.com
• Cynthia Kay-Nishiyama
  Location: EH 2224C; Phone: 818-677-6217; email: cynthia.kay-nishiyama@csun.edu
• Haig Kopooshian
  Location: LO 1220; Phone: 818-677-2670; email: hkopooshian@sbcglobal.net
• Janet Kubler
  Location: EH 2206; Phone: 818-677-5499; email: janet.kubler@csun.edu
• Michelle Le
  Location: EH 3210; Phone: 818-677-3341; email: michelle.le@csun.edu
• Shannon Lee
  Location: LO 1220; Phone: 818-677-6553; email: shannonlee@mac.com
• Paul Lonquich
  Location: LO 1225; email: paul.lonquich@csun.edu
• Vergine Madelian
  Location: EH 2224C; Phone: 818-677-6218; email: vmadelian@yahoo.com
• Karen Moore
  Location: LO 1223; Phone: 818-677-3358; email: karen.a.moore@csun.edu
• Elizabeth Nansen
  Location: CS 3212; Phone: 818-677-4301; email: elizabeth.a.nansen@csun.edu
• Daniel Odom
  Location: LO 1120A; Phone: 818-677-5375; email: daniel.odom@csun.edu
• Edward Pollock
  Location: CS 3210; email: edward.pollock@csun.edu
• Kent Robbins
  Location: MG 4105; Phone: 818-677-4982; email: kent.robbins@csun.edu
• Jeffrey Thomas
  Location: LO 1120B, Phone: 818-677-4674; email: jeffrey.thomas@csun.edu
• Jamie Taylor
  email: jamiebtaylor@aol.com
• Rika Wakelin
  Location: EH 2224C
• Edward Zambrano
  Location: JD 1573; email: eztraine@yahoo.com

Staff

John Brown
Instructional Support Technician - Stockroom
Location: EH 2219; Phone: 818-677-3345; Fax: 818-677-2034
email: john.brown@csun.edu

Vickie Everhart
Administrative Support Assistant
Location EH 2102; Phone 818-677-3356; Fax: 818-677-2034
email: vickie.everhart@csun.edu

Manuel Fernandez
Instructional Support Technician - Microbiology Preparation Lab
Location: MG 4205; Phone: 818-677-2891; Fax: 818-677-2034
email: manuel.c.fernandez@csun.edu

Linda Gharakhanian
Administrative Analyst/Specialist
Location EH 2102; Phone 818-677-3356; Fax: 818-677-2034
email: lghar@csun.edu

Mark Harris
Instructional Support Assistant - Freshman Labs
Location: LO 1223; Phone: 818-677-3358; Fax: 818-677-2034
email: mark.e.harris@csun.edu

Cherie Hawthorne
Administrative Support Assistant
Location EH 2102; Phone 818-677-3356; Fax: 818-677-2034
email: cherie.hawthorne@csun.edu

James Hogue
Instructional Support Technician - Herbarium/Vertebrate Collection
Location: LO 1319; Phone: 818-677-2861; Fax: 818-677-2034
email: james.n.hogue@csun.edu

Parthenia Hosch
Clerical Assistant - Minority Access to Research Careers (MARC) and
Minority Biomedical Research Support (MBRS)
Location: EH2310; Phone: 818-677-4981; Fax: 818-677-2034
email: parthenia.hosch@csun.edu

Brenda Kanno
Instructional Support Technician - Botanic Garden and Greenhouse
Location: Greenhouse; Phone: 818-677-3496; Fax: 818-677-2034
email: brenda.j.kanno@csun.edu

William Krohmer
Administrative Analyst/Specialist II - Manager of Technical Services & Safety
Location: MG 4200; Phone: 818-677-4643; Fax: 818-677-2034
email: william.krohmer@csun.edu

Matthew Lang
Equipment Systems Specialist - Technical Support
Location: MG 4202; Phone: 818-677-2382; Fax: 818-677-2034
email: matthew.lang@csun.edu

Phillippe Lee-Gabriel
Instructional Support Assistant - Botanic Garden and Greenhouse
Location: Greenhouse; Phone: 818-677-3496; Fax: 818-677-2034
email: phillippe.leegabriel@csun.edu

Pavel Lieb
Instructional Support Technician - Automated DNA Sequencing Facility
Location: MG 4108; Phone: 818-677-3601; Fax: 818-677-2034
email: dna.sequence@csun.edu

Karen Moore
Instructional Support Technician - Freshman Labs
Location: LO 1223; Phone: 818-677-3358; Fax: 818-677-2034
email: karen.a.moore@csun.edu

Y. C. Tung
Instructional Support Technician - Instrument and Equipment Repair
Location: CH 3212; Phone: 818-677-5606; Fax: 818-677-2034
email: yan-chuen.tung@csun.edu

Toni Uhlendorf
Instructional Support - Vivarium Supervisor
Location: EH 2001; Phone: 818-677-3992; Fax: 818-677-2034
email: toni.uhlendorf@csun.edu