Department of Biological Sciences Faculty
Thomas Begley
Distinguished Professor of Biological Sciences, Associate Director of The RNA Institute, Director of Training in RNA Science and Technology, Interim REPR Director
Department of Biological Sciences; The RNA Institute
Marlene Belfort
Distinguished Professor, Senior Advisor of The RNA Institute
College of Integrated Health Sciences; Department of Biomedical Sciences; Department of Biological Sciences; The RNA Institute
J. Andrew Berglund
Director of The RNA Institute; Co-Director, Center of Excellence in RNA Research and Therapeutics (CERRT); Keith Hynes Endowed Professor in STEM; Distinguished Professor
Department of Biological Sciences; The RNA Institute; Berglund Lab
Melinda Larsen
Williams-Raycheff Endowed Professor
Department of Biological Sciences; The RNA Institute
Morgan Sammons
Associate Dean for Natural Sciences and Mathematics and Associate Professor of Biological Sciences
College of Arts and Sciences; Department of Biological Sciences; The RNA Institute
Lecturers
Bio Lecturers
Instructional Support Faculty
Chao Wang
Instructional Support Specialist, Director of Biological Imaging Facilities
Department of Biological Sciences
Bio Instructional Support
Adjunct Faculty
Member List
Benoit Bovin
bboivin@albany.edu
David Carpenter
518-525-2660
carpent@albany.edu
Caroline Carter
cgirard@albany.edu
James Castracane
518-437-8686
jcastracane@albany.edu
Douglas Conklin
518-591-7154
dconklin@albany.edu
Joan M. Curcio
518-473-6078
joan.curcio@wadsworth.org
Zachary Davis
zdavis2@albany.edu
Bijan Dey
518-437-4481
bdey@albany.edu
James Dias
518-486-2569
jdias@albany.edu
Bruce Dudek
518-442-4824
bruce.dudek@albany.edu
Allison Eastman
ayeastman@nycap.rr.com
Dylan Farnsworth
dfarnsworth@albany.edu
Michael Gerdes, PhD
518-225-5784
michael@capitalcoral.com
Stephen Hogan
shogan@troopers.state.ny.us
Jeremy Kirchman
518-474-1441
jkirchma@mail.nysed.gov
Laura Kramer
518-869-4524
kramer@wadsworth.org
Igor Lednev
518-591-8863
ilednev@albany.edu
Ewen McNay
518-437-4404
emcnay@albany.edu
Li Niu
518- 591-8819
lniu@albany.edu
Niels Proctor
noproctor@ucdavis.edu
Kaalak Reddy
518-442-1464
kreddy2@albany.edu
Scott Tenenbaum
518-437-8871
stenenbaum@albany.edu
Christine Wagner
518-591-8836
cwagner@albany.edu
Department of Biological Sciences Staff
The Departmental Office for Biological Sciences at the University is in Room 126 on the ground floor of the Biology Building.
The office is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m weekdays, with the office being closed:
- For the Thanksgiving holiday (Thursday, November 28 and Friday, November 29)
- For the Christmas holiday (Wednesday, December 25 through Friday, December 27)
- For the New Year holiday (Wednesday, January 1).
Our dedicated and professional staff is committed to supporting the Department's students, staff, and faculty and will help you obtain information and direct you to the resources you need.
Department Chair
Melinda Larsen
518-591-8882
mlarsen@albany.edu
Administrative Staff
Matthew Stanger
Administrative Manager
518-442-3441
mstanger@albany.edu
Carla Cappiello
Office Assistant
518-442-4304
ccappiello@albany.edu
David Graper
Programmer/Analyst
518-442-4317
dgraper@albany.edu
Rolando Valentin
Undergraduate Advising
518-442-3301
rvalentin@albany.edu
Department Committee Chairs
Graduate Programs
Paolo Forni
518-442-4374
pforni@albany.edu
Graduate Admissions
Cheryl Andam
518-437-4475
candam@albany.edu
Undergraduate Programs
Morgan Sammons
518-442-4326
masammons@albany.edu