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Barbara Bowman
Associate Professor, Biology
NSB 124, 510.430.2297, bowmanb@mills.edu
Professional Interests: Molecular phylogenetics, cell biology of yeast
John Harris
Professor, Biology
Rhoda Goldman Professorship in Environmental Science
Department Head of Biology
Progam Head of Environmental Studies
Progam Head of Environmental Science, Fall
NSB 122, 510.430.2027, johnh@mills.edu
Professional Interests: Behavioral and community ecology, wildlife conservation
Bruce Pavlik
Professor, Biology
Gibbons-Young Chair for the Advancement of Science
On sabbatical 2011-2012
NSB 131, 510.430.2158, bruce@mills.edu
Professional Interests: Developing scientific approaches to restoring plant populations and ecosystems
Susan Spiller
Associate Professor, Biology
NSB 127, 510.430.3175, spiller@mills.edu
Professional Interests: Physiology and molecular biology of plants, photosynthetic bacteria
Lisa Urry
Professor, Biology
NSB 123, 510.430.2026, lurry@mills.edu
Professional Interests: Developmental biology of sea urchin embryos and larvae, cell-cell and
cell-extracellular matrix interactions, science education/pedagogy
Jared Young
Assistant Professor, Biology
NSB 120, 510.430.2032, jyoung@mills.edu
Professional Interests: Genetics and pharmacology of learned behaviors in the nematode C. elegans
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Visiting Scholars
Robin Ball
Visiting Assistant Professor
NSB 181, rball@mills.edu
Office Hours: Tuesdays 10:00-11:00
Professional Interests: Molecular aspects of synapse development in fruit flies
Anna Larsen
Visiting Assistant Professor, Spring
NSB 121, 510.430.2158, alarsen@mills.edu
Office Hours: Wednesdays 12:30-1:30
Professional Interests: California flora and vegetation, Polynesian prehistory and ethnobotany, science education and outreach
Sarah Swope
Visiting Assistant Professor, Fall
sswope@mills.edu
Professional Interests: How plants mediate interactions among pollinators, herbivores and pathogens;
geographic variation in demography; invasive plants as model systems for research; conservation of rare
native plants
Elaine Tan
Visiting Assistant Professor
NSB 121, 510.430.2035.2, etan@mills.edu
Office Hours: Mondays 1:00-2:00, Tuesdays 12:00-1:00 in NSB 181
Professional Interests: Anatomy and functional circuitry of the brain, particularly with regard to the processing
of sensory information
Helen Walter
Visiting Assistant Professor
Hellman Summer Science and Math Fellows, Director
Center for Academic Excellence, Director
NSB 131, 510.430.2035, hwalter@mills.edu
Professional Interests: Identifying meningococcal factor H binding protein mutants with no
human factor H binding
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Staff
Heather Klausmeyer
Lab Coordinator
NSB 175, 510.430.2020, hklausme@mills.edu
Office Hours: Mondays-Fridays 9:00-4:00
Christina McWhorter
Garden Coordinator, NSB 182, 510.430.2230
cmcwhort@mills.edu
Office (or Garden) Hours: By appointment only
Joyce Hilton
Faculty Administrative Assistant
NSB 116, 510.430.3274, jhilton@mills.edu
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