Executive Committee

The Biology Major is governed by all of the professors who are advisors in the major. The advisors elect an executive committee. All terms begin in fall.
The members of the executive committee are:

Dave Abbott	E203 Primate Center abbott@primate.wisc.edu Term: First, 2007-2010 Department: Obstetrics & Gynecology Key Classes Taught: Research Area: Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), ovarian dysfunction in prenatally androgenized female rhesus monkeys, social regulation of reproductive neuroendocrine function in female primates, proximate mechanisms regulating reproductive success
Catherine Auger	523 Brogden, Psychology cauger@wisc.edu Term: First, 2008-2011 Department: Psychology Key Classes Taught: Psych 454: Behavioral Neuroscience Research Area: Hormonal regulation of social behavior
Edward T. Bersu	323 Service Memorial Institute etbersu@wisc.edu Term: Second, 2008-2011 Department: Anatomy Key Classes Taught: Anatomy 622: Gross Human Anatomy for Physical Therapy, Anatomy 711: Medical Gross Human Anatomy, Anatomy 722: Clinical Anatomy and Radiology, Med Sc-M 711: Pathophysiology of the Endocrine and Reproductive Systems Research Area: Developmental variation associated with chromosomal aneuploidy in humans and mice
Seth Blair	L&S Biology Major Co-Chair 315 Zoology Research ssblair@wisc.edu Term: First, 2007-2010 Department: Zoology Key Classes Taught: Zoology 151: Introductory Biology, Zoology 523: Neurobiology, Zoology 625: Development of the Nervous System, Zoology 965: Seminars in Developmental Biology Research Area: Developmental patterning using, as a model system, the wing of the fruitfly
Donna Fernandez	B215 Birge Hall dfernand@wisc.edu Term: first, 2009-2012 Department: Botany Key Classes Taught: Biology/Botany/Zoology 152: Introductory Biology; Botany/Biology 130: General Botany Research Area: Plant cell and developmental biology: embryogenesis, flowering, and plastid biogenesis
Stephen M. Johnson	4462 Veterinary Medicine Bldg johnsons@svm.vetmed.wisc.edu Term: first, 2009-2012 Department: Comparative Biosciences Key Classes Taught: CBS 404: Principles of Vertebrate Physiology; CBS 551: Veterinary Physiology A Research Area: Respiratory rhythm generation and plasticity, ischemic neuroprotection, reptile analgesia
Robin Kurtz	83 Biochemistry Building rskurtz@wisc.edu Term: First, 2007-2010 Department: Bacteriology Key Classes Taught: Microbiology 304: Biology of Microorganisms Laboratory, Microbiology 527: Physiology of Microorganisms Laboratory, Microbiology 551: Physiological Diversity of Procaryotes Laboratory Research Area: REU program director, teaching laboratory director, B.S. degree program advisor, and undergraduate teaching
Bret Larget	241 Birge brlarget@wisc.edu Term: First, 2008-2011 Department: Botany (and Statistics) Key Classes Taught: Statistics 371: Introductory Statistics for the Life Sciences, Statistics 571-572: Statistical Methods for Bioscience I and II, Genetics/Botany 629: Evolutionary Genetics Research Area: Phylogenetics, Bayesian Statistics
Peter Lipton	Neurobiology Option Representative 225 Service Memorial Institute plipton@wisc.edu Term: ex officio Department: Physiology Key Classes Taught: Physiology 335, Neurobiology 675: Topic- Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms in Memory Research Area: Neurobiology
Nicole Perna	Evolutionary Biology Option Representative 4434 Biotech Center Addition ntperna@wisc.edu Term: ex officio Department: Genetics Key Classes Taught: AHABS 375, 875: Special Topics- Microbial Genomics, Biology/Botany/Zoology 151: Introductory Biology Research Area: Bacterial Genomes
Doug Rouse	CALS Biology Major Co-Chair 395 Russell Laboratories dir@plantpath.wisc.edu Term: Third, 2009-2010 Department: Plant Pathology Key Classes Taught: Biology/Botany/Zoology 151, 152: Introductory Biology, Botany/Plant Pathology 123: Plants, Parasites, And People, Plant Pathology 602: Ecology, Epidemiology and Control of Plant Diseases Research Area: Epidimiology of plant disease, Diseases of vegetable crops/potatoes

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