The Department of Biological Sciences in the Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences is home to a number of distinguished faculty and staff. Our faculty includes members of the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Medicine; winners of the USC Associates Award; and the 2013 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry, among many other groundbreaking figures in the scientific community. Our emphasis on interdisciplinary and collaborative research allows both faculty and student researchers to generate relevant and innovative work that promises to carry an impact far beyond the world of the sciences.
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Professor of Biological Sciences – Section Head (Molecular and Computational Biology)
Graduate Programs: Molecular Biology
Research Sections: Molecular & Computational Biology
Research Clusters: Cell & Developmental Biology; Nucleic Acid Metabolism; Molecular & Cellular Biophysics / Macromolecular Structure; Genomics; Microbial Biology, Genetics & Systems; Chemical Biology
(213) 821-1269
oaparici@usc.edu
RRI 219BProfessor of Biological Sciences and Biomedical Engineering
Graduate Programs: Molecular Biology, Neuroscience
Research Sections: Molecular & Computational Biology, Neurobiology
Research Clusters: Cell & Developmental Biology; Organismal Biology; Microbial Biology, Genetics & Systems; Neural-Metabolic Interactions; Chemical Biology; Neuroscience
(213) 821-1266
darnold@usc.edu
RRI 204BAssistant Professor of Biological Sciences
Graduate Programs: Integrative & Evolutionary Biology
Research Sections: Human & Evolutionary Biology
Research Clusters:
tborner@usc.edu
Professor of Biological Sciences and Psychology
Graduate Programs: Molecular Biology, Neuroscience
Research Sections: Neurobiology
Research Clusters: Neuroscience
(213) 740-9183
bottjer@usc.edu
HNB 218Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences
Graduate Programs: Integrative and Evolutionary Biology
Research Sections: Human and Evolutionary Biology
Research Clusters: Organismal Biology; Evolution & Population Genetics; Genomics
mc44680@usc.edu
AHF B10eWilliam and Julie Wrigley Chair in Environmental Studies and Professor of Biological Sciences – Section Head (Marine and Environmental Biology)
Graduate Programs: Marine Biology & Biological Oceanography
Research Sections: Marine and Environmental Biology
Research Clusters: Microbial Biology, Genetics & Systems; Aquatic, Terrestrial & Ocean Ecology; Environmental Biology
(213) 740-2772
capone@usc.edu
AHF 246USC Associates Captain Hancock Chair in Marine Science and Professor of Biological Sciences
Graduate Programs: Marine Biology & Biological Oceanography
Research Sections: Marine and Environmental Biology
Research Clusters: Organismal Biology; Microbial Biology, Genetics & Systems; Aquatic, Terrestrial & Ocean Ecology; Environmental Biology
213) 740-0203
dcaron@usc.edu
AHF 301Professor of Biological Sciences and Chemistry
Graduate Programs: Molecular Biology, Neurobiology
Research Sections: Molecular & Computational Biology, Neurobiology
Research Clusters: Cell & Developmental Biology; Nucleic Acid Metabolism; Molecular & Cellular Biophysics / Macromolecular Structure; Genomics; Chemical Biology; Quantitative Biology; Neuroscience
(213) 821-4277
linchen@usc.edu
RRI 204CProfessor of Biological Sciences and Chemistry
Graduate Programs: Molecular Biology
Research Sections: Molecular & Computational Biology
Research Clusters: Nucleic Acid Metabolism; Molecular & Cellular Biophysics / Macromolecular Structure; Chemical Biology
(213) 740-5487
xiaojiac@email.usc.edu
RRI 119AAssistant Professor of Biological Sciences
Graduate Programs: Molecular Biology
Research Sections: Molecular & Computational Biology
(213) 740-5189
xianrui.cheng@gmail.comAssociate Professor of Biological Sciences
Graduate Programs: Molecular Biology
Research Sections: Molecular & Computational Biology
Research Clusters: Cell & Developmental Biology; Organismal Biology; Nucleic Acid Metabolism; Molecular Gerontology & Aging; Molecular & Cellular Biophysics / Macromolecular Structure; Genomics; Aquatic, Terrestrial & Ocean Ecology; Environmental Biology; Chemical Biology; Quantitative Biology
(213) 821-3163
chiolo@usc.edu
RRI 219AAssociate Professor of Biological Sciences
Graduate Programs: Molecular Biology
Research Sections: Molecular & Computational Biology
Research Clusters: Organismal Biology; Evolution & Population Genetics; Genomics; Quantitative Biology
(213) 740-5513
matthew.dean@usc.edu
RRI 304 AAssociate Professor of Biological Sciences
Graduate Programs: Neuroscience
Research Sections: Neurobiology
Research Clusters: Cell & Developmental Biology; Molecular Gerontology & Aging; Molecular & Cellular Biophysics / Macromolecular Structure; Neuroscience
(213) 740-7533
dion.dickman@gmail.com
HNB 309Professor of Biological Sciences
Graduate Programs: Integrative & Evolutionary Biology
Research Sections: Human & Evolutionary Biology
Research Clusters: Organismal Biology; Neural-Metabolic Interactions
(213) 740-2492
donovan@usc.edu
AHF 251Gabilan Distinguished Professorship in Science and Engineering and Professor of Biological Sciences
Graduate Programs: Marine Biology & Biological Oceanography
Research Sections: Marine and Environmental Biology
Research Clusters: Organismal Biology; Evolution & Population Genetics; Genomics; Aquatic, Terrestrial & Ocean Ecology; Environmental Biology; Quantitative Biology
(213) 740-5548
sedmands@usc.edu
AHF 130Professor and Interim Chair of Biological Sciences
Graduate Programs: Molecular Biology
Research Sections: Molecular & Computational Biology
Research Clusters: Nucleic Acid Metabolism; Evolution & Population Genetics; Molecular & Cellular Biophysics / Macromolecular Structure; Genomics; Microbial Biology, Genetics & Systems; Aquatic, Terrestrial & Ocean Ecology; Environmental Biology; Chemical Biology; Quantitative Biology
(213) 821-5349
Ian.Ehrenreich@usc.edu
RRI 319AProfessor of Biological Sciences, College Dean of Graduate and Professional Education
Graduate Programs: Molecular Biology
Research Sections: Molecular & Computational Biology
Research Clusters: Nucleic Acid Metabolism; Molecular Gerontology & Aging; Evolution & Population Genetics; Molecular & Cellular Biophysics / Macromolecular Structure; Genomics; Microbial Biology, Genetics & Systems; Aquatic, Terrestrial & Ocean Ecology; Environmental Biology; Chemical Biology; Quantitative Biology
(213) 821-1498
sfinkel@usc.edu
RRI 319BGabilan Distinguished Professor in Science and Engineering and Professor of Biological Sciences
Graduate Programs: Molecular Biology
Research Sections: Molecular & Computational Biology
Research Clusters: Cell & Developmental Biology; Nucleic Acid Metabolism; Microbial Biology, Genetics & Systems; Chemical Biology; Quantitative Biology
(213) 740-7342
forsburg@usc.edu
RRI 104CElizabeth Garrett Chair in Convergent Bioscience and Provost Professor of Biological Sciences, Biomedical Engineering, Physiology and Biophysics, Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Pediatrics, Radiology and Ophthalmology
Graduate Programs: Molecular Biology
Research Sections: Molecular & Computational Biology
sfraser@provost.usc.edu
McCulloch-Crosby Chair in Marine Biology and Professor of Biological Sciences
Graduate Programs: Marine Biology & Biological Oceanography
Research Sections: Marine and Environmental Biology
Research Clusters: Microbial Biology, Genetics & Systems; Aquatic, Terrestrial & Ocean Ecology; Environmental Biology; Quantitative Biology
(213) 740-5757
fuhrman@usc.edu
AHF 211Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences
Graduate Programs: Molecular Biology
Research Sections: Molecular & Computational Biology
gati@usc.edu
Associate Professor of Biological Sciences
Graduate Programs: Integrative & Evolutionary Biology
Research Sections: Human & Evolutionary Biology
(213) 740-6151
girandol@usc.edu
PED 109aProfessor of Biological Sciences and Chemistry
Graduate Programs: Molecular Biology
Research Sections: Molecular & Computational Biology
Research Clusters: Nucleic Acid Metabolism; Molecular Gerontology & Aging; Molecular & Cellular Biophysics / Macromolecular Structure; Aquatic, Terrestrial & Ocean Ecology; Environmental Biology; Chemical Biology
(213) 740-5190
mgoodman@usc.edu
RRI 119CAssociate Professor of Biological Sciences
Graduate Programs: Marine Biology & Biological Oceanography
Research Sections: Marine & Environmental Biology
Research Clusters: Organismal Biology; Genomics; Aquatic, Terrestrial & Ocean Ecology; Environmental Biology
(213) 740-2288
gracey@usc.edu
AHF 107Gabilan Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences and Quantitative and Computational Biology
Graduate Programs: Marine & Environmental Biology
Research Sections: Marine & Environmental Biology
Research Clusters:
(213) 821-1864
guzmanur@usc.eduProfessor of Biological Sciences
Graduate Programs: Marine Biology & Biological Oceanography
Research Sections: Marine and Environmental Biology
Research Clusters: Genomics; Microbial Biology, Genetics & Systems; Aquatic, Terrestrial & Ocean Ecology; Environmental Biology
(213) 740-5791
jheidelb@usc.edu
AHF 209DAssistant Professor of Biological Sciences
Graduate Programs: Marine & Environmental Biology
Research Sections: Marine & Environmental Biology
Research Clusters:
nheld@usc.edu
Professor of Biological Sciences
Graduate Programs: Neuroscience
Research Sections: Neurobiology
Research Clusters: Cell & Developmental Biology; Molecular & Cellular Biophysics / Macromolecular Structure; Neuroscience
(213) 740-9177
aherrera@usc.edu
HNB 116Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences
Graduate Programs: Neuroscience
Research Sections: Neurobiology
Research Clusters: Neuroscience
(213) 740-6328
bherring@usc.eduAssociate Professor of Biological Sciences
Graduate Programs: Neuroscience
Research Sections: Neurobiology
Research Clusters: Quantitative Biology, Neuroscience
(213) 821-1068
shires@usc.edu
HNB 228Gabilan Distinguished Professorship in Science and Engineering and Professor of Biological Sciences – Section Head (Neurobiology)
Graduate Programs: Neuroscience
Research Sections: Neurobiology
Research Clusters: Neuroscience
(213) 821-2210
jhirsch@usc.edu
HNB 328Professor of Biological Sciences
Graduate Programs: Marine Biology & Biological Oceanography
Research Sections: Marine and Environmental Biology
Research Clusters: Microbial Biology, Genetics & Systems; Aquatic, Terrestrial & Ocean Ecology; Environmental Biology; Chemical Biology
(213) 740-5616
dahutch@usc.edu
AHF 207Associate Professor of Biological Sciences
Graduate Programs: Integrative & Evolutionary Biology
Research Sections: Human & Evolutionary Biology
Research Clusters: Cell & Developmental Biology; Molecular & Cellular Biophysics / Macromolecular Structure; Neural-Metabolic Interactions
(213) 740-2495
kanoski@usc.edu
AHF B10eWilford and Daris Zinsmeyer Early Career Chair in Marine Studies and Gabilan Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences
Graduate Programs: Marine Biology & Biological Oceanography
Research Sections: Marine and Environmental Biology
Research Clusters: Organismal Biology; Evolution & Population Genetics; Genomics; Aquatic, Terrestrial & Ocean Ecology; Environmental Biology; Quantitative Biology
ckenkel@usc.edu
Professor of Biological Sciences
Graduate Programs: Marine Biology & Biological Oceanography
Research Sections: Marine and Environmental Biology
(213) 740-5814
kiefer@physics.usc.edu
AHF 342Dean’s Professor of Biological Sciences and Professor of Medicine, Biomedical Engineering, and Aerospace & Mechanical Engineering
Graduate Programs: Molecular Biology
Research Sections: Molecular & Computational Biology
(213) 821-3980
kuhn42@usc.edu
TRF 114AAssociate Professor of Research Radiology and Biological Sciences
Graduate Programs: Molecular Biology
Research Sections: Molecular & Computational Biology
(323) 361-4707
lansford@usc.edu
CHLA MailStop135 (Off Campus)Associate Professor of Biological Sciences, Earth Sciences and Quantitative Computational Biology
Graduate Programs: Marine & Environmental Biology
Research Sections: Marine & Environmental Biology
Research Clusters: Microbial Biology, Genetics & Systems; Aquatic, Terrestrial & Ocean Ecology; Environmental Biology; Quantitative Biology
(213) 821-0745
n.levine@usc.edu
AHF M225Professor of Biological Sciences
Graduate Programs: Molecular & Computational Biology, Neuroscience
Research Sections: Molecular & Computational Biology, Neurobiology
Research Clusters: Cell & Developmental Biology; Organismal Biology; Molecular & Cellular Biophysics / Macromolecular Structure; Genomics; Neural-Metabolic Interactions; Neuroscience
(213) 821-1454
Liman@usc.edu
HNB 301Professor of Biological Sciences
Graduate Programs: Marine Biology & Biological Oceanography
Research Sections: Marine & Environmental Biology
Research Clusters: Cell & Developmental Biology; Organismal Biology; Genomics; Aquatic, Terrestrial & Ocean Ecology; Environmental Biology
(213) 740-5793
manahan@usc.edu
AHF 210Gabilan Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences
Graduate Programs: Neuroscience
Research Sections: Neurobiology
Research Clusters:
mcelvain@usc.edu
Professor of Biological Sciences – Director of Undergraduate Programs (Computational Neuroscience, Neuroscience)
Graduate Programs: Neuroscience
Research Sections: Neurobiology
Research Clusters: Cell & Developmental Biology; Organismal Biology; Molecular & Cellular Biophysics / Macromolecular Structure
(213) 821-5724
mckemy@dornsife.usc.edu
HNB 201Gabilan Distinguished Professorship in Science and Engineering and Professor of Biological Sciences and Biomedical Engineering
Graduate Programs: Integrative & Evolutionary Biology
Research Sections: Human & Evolutionary Biology
Research Clusters: Organismal Biology
(213) 740-7902
mcnitt@usc.edu
PED B9Professor of Biological Sciences
Graduate Programs: Molecular Biology
Research Sections: Molecular & Computational Biology
Research Clusters: Cell & Developmental Biology; Nucleic Acid Metabolism; Molecular & Cellular Biophysics / Macromolecular Structure; Genomics; Microbial Biology, Genetics & Systems; Chemical Biology; Quantitative Biology
(213) 740-0553
mattm@usc.edu
RRI 104BProfessor of Biological Sciences, Earth Sciences and Civil and Environmental Engineering
Graduate Programs: Marine Biology & Biological Oceanography
Research Sections: Marine & Environmental Biology
(213) 740-5626
jmoffett@usc.edu
AHF 204Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences
Graduate Programs: Neuroscience
Research Sections: Neurobiology
jdmoore@usc.edu
Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences and Gerontology
Graduate Programs: Molecular Biology
Research Sections: Molecular & Computational Biology
mortond@usc.edu
RRI 104AProfessor of Biological Sciences
Graduate Programs: Molecular Biology
Research Sections: Molecular & Computational Biology
Research Clusters: Cell & Developmental Biology; Organismal Biology; Molecular Gerontology & Aging; Genomics; Aquatic, Terrestrial & Ocean Ecology; Environmental Biology; Quantitative Biology
(213) 740-5773
snuzhdin@usc.edu
RRI 304CGabilan Associate Professor of Biological Sciences
Graduate Programs: Molecular Biology
Research Sections: Molecular & Computational Biology
Research Clusters: Cell & Developmental Biology; Nucleic Acid Metabolism; Genomics; Chemical Biology; Quantitative Biology
(213) 740-2165
cphil@usc.edu
RRI 304BAssociate Professor of Biological Sciences, Chemistry and Physics and Astronomy
Graduate Programs: Molecular Biology
Research Sections: Molecular & Computational Biology
Research Clusters: Cell & Developmental Biology; Molecular & Cellular Biophysics / Macromolecular Structure; Chemical Biology; Quantitative Biology
(213) 740-2262
pinaud@usc.edu
RRI 204AProfessor of Biological Sciences and Provost Emeritus
Graduate Programs: Molecular Biology
Research Sections: Molecular & Computational Biology
Research Clusters: Neuroscience
(213) 821-7023
mquick@usc.edu
DML 234Professor of Biological Sciences
Graduate Programs: Integrative and Evolutionary Biology
Research Sections: Human & Evolutionary Biology
Research Clusters: Organismal Biology, Molecular Gerontology & Aging, Evolution & Population Genetics, Neuroscience
draichle@usc.edu
Professor of Biological Sciences and Earth Sciences
Graduate Programs: Marine Biology & Biological Oceanography
Research Sections: Marine & Environmental Biology
Research Clusters: Microbial Biology, Genetics & Systems; Aquatic, Terrestrial & Ocean Ecology; Environmental Biology
(213) 821-1302
sanudo@usc.edu
AHF 206Gabilan Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences
Graduate Programs: Integrative & Evolutionary Biology
Research Sections: Human & Evolutionary Biology
Research Clusters: Neural-Metabolic Interactions
lschier@usc.edu
Gabilan Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences
Graduate Programs: Marine & Environmental Biology
Research Sections: Marine & Environmental Biology
Research Clusters: Organismal Biology; Microbial Biology; Aquatic, Terrestrial & Ocean Ecology; Environmental Biology; Evolution & Population Genetics; Genomics; Quantitative Biology; Cell & Developmental Biology
julias21@usc.edu
Professor of Biological Sciences and Anthropology – Co-Director
Graduate Programs: Integrative & Evolutionary Biology
Research Sections: Human & Evolutionary Biology
Research Clusters: Aquatic, Terrestrial & Ocean Ecology; Environmental Biology
(213) 740-1918
stanford@usc.edu
GFS B54Associate Professor of Biological Sciences
Graduate Programs: Marine & Environmental Biology
Research Sections: Marine & Environmental Biology
Research Clusters:
asteen@usc.edu
University Professor and Milo Don and Lucille Appleman Professor of Biological Sciences and Professor of Biological Sciences and Psychology
Graduate Programs: Neuroscience
Research Sections: Neurobiology
Research Clusters: Neuroscience
(213) 740-5892
lswanson@usc.edu
HNB 428Associate Professor of Biological Sciences
Graduate Programs: Marine Biology & Biological Oceanography
Research Sections: Marine and Environmental Biology
thrash@usc.edu
Professor of Biological Sciences
Graduate Programs: Molecular Biology
Research Sections: Molecular & Computational Biology
Research Clusters: Cell & Developmental Biology; Organismal Biology; Nucleic Acid Metabolism; Molecular Gerontology & Aging; Evolution & Population Genetics; Genomics; Aquatic, Terrestrial & Ocean Ecology; Environmental Biology
(213) 740-5384
jtower@usc.edu
RRI 219CGabilan Distinguished Professorship in Science and Engineering and Professor of Biological Sciences – Section Head (Human and Evolutionary Biology)
Graduate Programs: Integrative & Evolutionary Biology
Research Sections: Human & Evolutionary Biology
Research Clusters: Organismal Biology; Molecular Gerontology & Aging; Aquatic, Terrestrial & Ocean Ecology; Environmental Biology; Neural-Metabolic Interactions
(213) 740-8527
turcotte@usc.edu
AHF 247Professor of Biological Sciences, Physiology and Biophysics
Graduate Programs: Neuroscience
Research Sections: Neurobiology
Research Clusters: Neural-Metabolic Interactions; Neuroscience
(213) 740-1497
watts@usc.edu
HNB 416Professor of Biological Sciences
Graduate Programs: Marine Biology & Biological Oceanography
Research Sections: Marine and Environmental Biology
(213) 740-7954
eawebb@usc.edu
AHF 137Associate Professor (Research) of Biological Sciences
Graduate Programs: Marine Biology & Biological Oceanography
Research Sections: Marine & Environmental Biology
(213) 740-3188
ffu@usc.eduAssistant Professor (Research) of Biological Sciences
Graduate Programs: Marine Biology & Biological Oceanography
Research Sections: Marine & Environmental Biology
Research Clusters: Genomics; Microbial Biology, Genetics & Systems; Aquatic, Terrestrial & Ocean Ecology; Environmental Biology
gomezcon@usc.edu
Associate Professor (Research) of Biological Sciences
Graduate Programs: Neuroscience
Research Sections: Neurobiology
Research Clusters: Neural-Metabolic Interactions; Neuroscience
(213) 821-1837
joelhahn@usc.edu
HNB 416BProfessor (Research) of Biological Sciences
Graduate Programs: Molecular Biology
Research Sections: Molecular & Computational Biology
(213) 821-1481
jameshic@usc.eduAssistant Professor (Research) of Biological Sciences
Graduate Programs: Molecular Biology
Research Sections: Molecular & Computational Biology
(213) 740-5191
ppham@usc.eduAssistant Professor (Research) of Biological Sciences
Graduate Programs: Marine Biology & Biological Oceanography
Research Sections: Marine & Environmental Biology
Research Clusters: Genomics; Microbial Biology, Genetics & Systems; Aquatic, Terrestrial & Ocean Ecology, Environmental Biology, Evolution & Population Genetics
(213) 740-9479
robadora@usc.edu
AHF 143Associate Professor (Research) of Biological Sciences
Research Sections: Molecular & Computational Biology
(213) 821-3983
letrinh@usc.edu
RRI 403GAssistant Professor (Research) of Biological Sciences
Research Sections: Molecular & Computational Biology
(213) 821-3983
tvtruong@usc.edu
RRI 324DAssociate Professor (Teaching) of Biological Sciences – Director of Undergraduate Studies (Biological Sciences)
Research Sections: Molecular & Computational Biology
(213) 740-5553
cbancrof@usc.edu
ZHS 470Lecturer
Research Section: Neurobiology
rbarakat@usc.edu
Lecturer
Research Sections: Human & Evolutionary Biology
ascamach@usc.edu
PED 109CLecturer
Research Sections: Human & Evolutionary Biology
jcarlos6@usc.edu
PED 109Associate Professor (Teaching) of Biological Sciences
Research Sections: Molecular & Computational Biology
ncastro@usc.edu
Lecturer
Research Sections: Human & Evolutionary Biology
cc30157@usc.edu
PED 109Lecturer
Research Sections: Human & Evolutionary Biology
sjcross@usc.edu
PED 109Assistant Professor (Teaching) of Biological Sciences
Research Sections: Marine & Environmental Biology
egancame@usc.edu
Master Lecturer
Research Sections: Human & Evolutionary Biology
(213) 821-1871
gbfloyd@usc.edu
PED 109BAssociate Professor (Teaching) of Biological Sciences
Research Sections: Molecular & Computational Biology
(213) 740-8352
rghitton@usc.edu
ZHS 256Professor (Practice) of Biological Sciences and Environmental Studies – Seagrant Director
Research Sections: Marine & Environmental Biology
Research Clusters: Microbial Biology, Genetics & Systems, Aquatic, Terrestrial & Ocean Ecology; Environmental Biology
(213) 740-0951
Kheidelb@usc.edu
AHF 107Lecturer
Research Sections: Human & Evolutionary Biology
(213) 740-2495
held@email.usc.edu
AHF 252Associate Professor (Teaching) of Biological Sciences
Research Sections: Molecular & Computational Biology
jaggers@usc.edu
Assistant Professor (Teaching) of Biological Sciences
kufeldt@usc.edu
PED 109Associate Professor (Teaching) of Biological Sciences
kwast@usc.edu
AHF B39Lecturer
Research Sections: Human & Evolutionary Biology
lelisa@usc.edu
PED 109Associate Professor (Teaching) of Biological Sciences – Director of Undergraduate Studies (Human and Evolutionary Biology)
Research Sections: Human & Evolutionary Biology
(213) 740-3337
gpolidor@usc.edu
AHF B40Assistant Professor (Teaching) of Biological Sciences
Research Sections: Marine & Environmental Biology
sigurdse@usc.edu
Associate Professor (Teaching) of Biological Sciences
Research Sections: Human & Evolutionary Biology
soul@usc.edu
Associate Professor (Teaching) of Biological Sciences and Quantitative and Computational Biology
Research Sections: Molecular Biology
Research Clusters: Neuroimmunology
rspence@usc.edu
Lecturer
Research Sections: Molecular Biology
Research Clusters: Neuroimmunology
bteter@usc.edu
Professor Emeritus of Biological Sciences
Graduate Programs: Molecular Biology
Research Sections: Molecular & Computational Biology
Research Clusters: Evolution & Population Genetics; Genomics
arnheim@usc.edu
Professor Emeritus of Biological Sciences
Research Sections: Molecular & Computational Biology
baker@usc.edu
Associate Professor Emeritus of Biological Sciences
Graduate Programs: Integrative & Evolutionary Biology
Research Sections: Human & Evolutionary Biology
callagha@usc.edu
Adjunct Professor of Earth Sciences and Biological Sciences
Research Sections: Human & Evolutionary Biology
(213) 740-5843
chiappe@usc.edu
ZHS 169Professor Emeritus of Biological Sciences
Graduate Programs: Molecular & Computational Biology
Adjunct Assistant Professor (Teaching) of Biological Sciences
Research Sections: Molecular & Computational Biology
dines@usc.edu
Associate Professor Emeritus of Biological Sciences
Graduate Programs: Marine Biology & Biological Oceanography
Research Sections: Marine & Environmental Biology
Research Clusters: Aquatic, Terrestrial & Ocean Ecology; Environmental Biology
duguay@usc.edu
Adjunct Professor (Research) of Biological Sciences
Research Sections: Marine & Environmental Biology
(213) 763-3233
fitzhugh@usc.eduProfessor Emeritus of Biological Sciences
Graduate Programs: Marine Biology & Biological Oceanography
Research Sections: Marine and Environmental Biology
Research Clusters: Organismal Biology; Evolution & Population Genetics; Genomics
(213) 821-2091
dhedge@usc.edu
AHF 130Adjunct Professor of Biological Sciences
Research Sections: Marine & Environmental Biology
(213) 763-3526
Adjunct Professor (Research) of Biological Sciences
Research Sections: Marine & Environmental Biology
(213) 740-5145
myrnaj@usc.edu
AHF 139Adjunct Assistant Professor (Research) of Biological Sciences
Research Sections: Human & Evolutionary Biology
Research Clusters: Organismal Biology
(213) 740-2495
aejensen@usc.edu
SHS 170Adjunct Associate Professor (Research) of Biological Sciences
Research Sections: Human & Evolutionary Biology
Research Clusters: Organismal Biology
(213) 740-2495
karenkel@email.usc.edu
PED 107Adjunct Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences and Environmental Studies
Research Sections: Marine & Environmental Biology
dianekim@usc.edu
CAS 200Professor Emeritus of Biological Sciences
Graduate Programs: Neuroscience
Research Sections: Neurobiology
Research Clusters: Cell & Developmental Biology; Molecular & Cellular Biophysics / Macromolecular Structure; Neuroscience
cko@college.usc.edu
Adjunct Assistant Professor (Teaching) of Biological Sciences
Research Sections: Human & Evolutionary Biology
(213) 740-9983
lopes@usc.edu
PED 109CAdjunct Professor of Biological Sciences
Research Sections: Marine & Environmental Biology
Research Clusters: Organismal Biology
jwmartin@usc.edu
Adjunct Associate Professor of Biological Sciences
Research Sections: Human & Evolutionary Biology
Research Clusters: Organismal Biology
Professor Emeritus of Biological Sciences
Research Sections: Neurobiology
(213) 740-9181
wmcclure@usc.eduAdjunct Professor of Biological Sciences
Research Sections: Marine & Environmental Biology
(213) 740-3689
tony@usc.edu
AHF 230Adjunct Associate Professor (Research) of Biological Sciences
Research Sections: Human & Evolutionary Biology
Research Clusters: Organismal Biology
(213) 740-2495
PED 107Professor Emeritus of Biological Sciences
Research Sections: Marine & Environmental Biology
Research Clusters: Microbial Biology, Genetics & Systems; Aquatic, Terrestrial & Ocean Ecology; Environmental Biology
csulliva@usc.edu
Adjunct Assistant Professor (Research) of Biological Sciences
Research Sections: Marine & Environmental Biology
Research Clusters: Organismal Biology
Adjunct Professor (Research) of Earth Sciences and Biological Sciences
Research Sections: Human & Evolutionary Biology
Research Clusters: Organismal Biology; Aquatic, Terrestrial & Ocean Ecology; Environmental Biology
xwang1@adelphia.net
Adjunct Assistant Professor (Research) of Biological Sciences
Research Sections: Marine & Environmental Biology
Research Clusters: Organismal Biology
Adjunct Associate Professor (Research) of Biological Sciences
Research Sections: Marine & Environmental Biology
Research Clusters: Organismal Biology
(213) 763-3217
rwetzer@nhm.org
AHF 107AProfessor Emeritus of Biological Sciences
Research Sections: Marine and Environmental Biology
Professor of Earth Sciences and Biological Sciences – Divisional Dean for Life Sciences
Graduate Programs: Marine Biology & Biological Oceanography
Research Sections: Marine & Environmental Biology
Research Clusters: Aquatic, Terrestrial & Ocean Ecology; Environmental Biology
(213) 740‑0652
janamend@usc.edu
ACB 304Dana and David Dornsife Chair and Professor of Psychology and Biological Sciences
Research Sections: Marine & Environmental Biology
arvai@usc.edu
Professor of Earth Sciences, Biological Sciences and Environmental Studies
Graduate Programs: Marine Biology & Biological Oceanography
Research Sections: Marine & Environmental Biology
Research Clusters:
(213) 740‑6100
dbottjer@usc.eduProfessor of Gerontology, Medicine and Biological Sciences – Dean of Gerontology
Graduate Programs:
Research Sections:
Research Clusters:
(213) 740‑1354
hassy@usc.edu
GER 103University Professor, ARCO/William F. Kieschnick Chair in the Neurobiology of Aging and Professor of Gerontology, Biological Sciences, Anthropology, and Psychology
Research Sections: Molecular & Computational Biology, Neurobiology
Research Clusters: Cell & Developmental Biology; Organismal Biology; Nucleic Acid Metabolism; Molecular Gerontology & Aging; Evolution & Population Genetics; Genomics; Aquatic, Terrestrial & Ocean Ecology; Environmental Biology; Quantitative Biology; Neuroscience
(213) 740‑1758
cefinch@usc.edu
GER 336Professor of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering and Biological Sciences
Research Sections: Human & Evolutionary Biology
Research Clusters: Organismal Biology
(213) 740‑0489
hflashne@usc.edu
GER 336Robert C. Packard President’s Chair and President, Professor of Preventive Medicine and Biological Sciences
Research Sections: Marine and Environmental Biology
Associate Professor of Clinical Integrative Anatomical Sciences and Biological Sciences
Research Sections: Human & Evolutionary Biology
Research Clusters: Organismal Biology, Environmental Biology
323 442 1629
lewton@usc.eduProfessor of Pathology and Biological Sciences
Research Sections: Molecular & Computational Biology
Research Clusters: Nucleic Acid Metabolism; Molecular Gerontology & Aging; Molecular & Cellular Biophysics / Macromolecular Structure; Genomics; Quantitative Biology
(323) 865‑0568
lieber@usc.eduW. M. Keck Provost Professor of Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine and Biological Sciences
Graduate Programs: Molecular Biology
Research Sections: Molecular & Computational Biology
Research Clusters: Cell & Developmental Biology
(323) 442‑3056
mcmahona@usc.eduProfessor of Clinical Integrative Anatomical Sciences and Biological Sciences
Research Sections: Human & Evolutionary Biology
Research Clusters: Organismal Biology, Environmental Biology
323 442 2093
birenpat@usc.eduAssociate Professor of Quantitative and Computational Biology and Biological Sciences
Research Sections: Molecular & Computational Biology
mpennell@usc.edu