Faculty and Staff

The Department of Biological Sciences at Purdue University Calumet will expand its scientific leadership and recognition regionally, nationally and internationally. We will play a role in bridging education, research, and community development. The department will embrace experiential learning and will secure funding for teaching and research that enhances student success, strengthens infrastructure, and contributes to the scientific knowledge that builds a modern society.

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Back row (left to right): Feng-Song Wang, Young Choi, Amy Farris, Radmila Sarac,
Evert Ting, Charles Tseng.

Front row (left to right): Lynda Levin, Barbara Mania-Farnell, Nancy O’Keefe, Michael Zimmer, Michael Henson, Curtis Creighton, Leslie Dorworth, Debra Grant, Deborah Johnson.

Not pictured: Terence Dougherty.

       
  Full time Faculty  
       
Professor Young D. Choi, Ph.D.

Young D. Choi, Ph.D.
Professor
Plant Community & Restoration

Gyte 292
(219) 989-2325
ydchoi@purduecal.edu

J. Curtis Creighton, Ph.D. Assoc. Professor

J. Curtis Creighton, Ph.D.
Assoc. Professor
Behavioral Ecology, Ecology & Evolution

Gyte 288
(219) 989-2617
creighto@purduecal.edu

       
Professor Terence J. Dougherty, Ph.D.

Terence J. Dougherty, Ph.D.
Professor
Microbiology & Immunology

Gyte 148A
(219) 989-2016
doughert@purduecal.edu

Professor, Head of Dept. Michael C. Henson, Ph.D.

Michael C. Henson, Ph.D.
Professor, Head of Dept.
Reproductive Physiology

Gyte 297
(219) 989-2260
henson@purduecal.edu

       
Professor  Barbara Mania-Farnell, Ph.D.

Barbara Mania-Farnell, Ph.D.
Professor
Neurobiology & Developmental Biology

Gyte 288
(219) 989-2014
bmania@purduecal.edu

Continuing Lecturer Nancy O\'Keefe, M.S.

Nancy O’Keefe, M.S.
Continuing Lecturer

Gyte 293
(219) 989-3177
nrokeefe@purduecal.edu

       
Asst. Professor Radmila Sarac, Ph.D.

Radmila Sarac, Ph.D.
Asst. Professor
Molecular Biology

Gyte 290
(219) 989-2492
saracr@purduecal.edu


Professor W.T. Evert Ting, Ph.D.

W.T. Evert Ting, Ph.D.
Professor
Microbiology

Gyte 295
(219) 989-2490
ting@purduecal.edu

       
Charles C. Tseng, Ph.D  Professor

Charles C. Tseng, Ph.D
Professor
Molecular Biology & Genomics

Gyte 291
(219) 989-2403
tseng@purduecal.edu

Feng-Song Wang, Ph.D.  Assoc. Professor

Feng-Song Wang, Ph.D.
Assoc. Professor
Cell Biology

Gyte 289
(219) 989-2152
wang@purduecal.edu

       
Dr. Zimmer

Michael I. Zimmer, Ph.D.
Asst. Professor
Molecular Microbiology & Immunology

Gyte 282
(219) 989-2491
mzimmer@purduecal.edu

   
       
 

 

   
       
 

Administrative / Management / Professional Staff


       
Leslie Dorworth

Leslie Dorworth Thompson
Aquatic Ecology Specialist

Gyte 280
(219) 989-2726
dorworth@purduecal.edu


Lynda G. Levin, M.S.  Lab Coordinator-Intro Biology

Lynda G. Levin, M.S.
Lab Coordinator-Intro Biology

Gyte 293
(219) 989-2602
levin@purduecal.edu

       
       
       
 

Clerical/Service Staff


       
Jessica Orr

Jessica Orr
Demonstration Assistant

Gyte 022
(219) 989-2306
Jessica.Orr@purduecal.edu

Deborah S. Johnson, M.S.  Demonstration Assistant

Deborah S. Johnson, M.S.
Demonstration Assistant

Gyte 004A
(219) 989-2199
johnsond@purduecal.edu

       
Arleen Guard

Arleen M. Guard
Secretary

Gyte 298
(219) 989-2404
arleen.guard@purduecal.edu