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Barbara Bowman
Associate Professor of Biology
NSB 124, 510.430.2297, bowmanb@mills.edu
Professional Interests: Molecular phylogenetics, cell biology of yeast
John Harris
Professor of Biology
Co-Department Head of Biology
Progam Head of Environmental Studies
Progam Head of Environmental Science
NSB 121, 510.430.2027, johnh@mills.edu
Professional Interests: Behavioral and community ecology, wildlife conservation
Jenn Smith
Assistant Professor of Biology
NSB 122, 510.430.2161, jesmith@mills.edu
Professional Intersts: Behavioral and evolutionary ecology of social rodents
and carnivores
Susan Spiller
Associate Professor of Biology
NSB 127, 510.430.3175, spiller@mills.edu
Professional Interests: Physiology and molecular biology of plants, photosynthetic bacteria
Lisa Urry
Professor of Biology
Co-Department Head of 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
Associate Professor of Biology
Kilgore-Snyder Professorship
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Program Head
NSB 120, 510.430.2032, jyoung@mills.edu
Professional Interests: Genetics of learned behaviors in the nematode C. elegans
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Visiting Scholars
Robin Ball
Visiting Assistant Professor
NSB 121, 510.430.2158, rball@mills.edu
Office Hours: Mondays 10:15-11:00, Wednesdays 12:30-1:30
Professional Interests: Molecular aspects of synapse development in fruit flies
Jamie Bascom
Visiting Assistant Professor
NSB 121, 510.430.2158, jlbascom@gmail.com
Office Hours: Mondays, Wednesdays 10:00-11:00 in the Tea Shop
Professional Interests: The role of stromal-epithelial interactions in normal breast development and in breast cancer progression
Sarah Swope
Visiting Assistant Professor, Spring
NSB 121, 510.430.2158sswope@mills.edu
Office Hours: Mondays 12:00-1:00, Tuesdays 1:00-2:00, and by appointment
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, 510.430.2158, etan@mills.edu
Office Hours: Mondays 1:00-2:00 in NSB 163, Wednesdays 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
Center for Academic Excellence and Peer Tutoring, Director
Hellman Summer Science and Math, 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 Manager
NSB 175, 510.430.2020, hklausme@mills.edu
Office Hours: Mondays-Fridays 9:00-4:00
Ann Prentiss
Garden Coordinator, Gaia House, 510.430.2230
aprentiss@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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