Integrative Biology

Chair: John G. Swallow
Associate Chair: Diana F. Tomback
Program Assistant: Barbara Schmidt, Barbara McClure
Administrative Assistant: Jacki Craig
Undergraduate BS Program Director: Kimberly F. Regier
Graduate MS Program Director: Michael Wunder
Graduate PhD Program Director: Michael Greene
Health Careers Advising: Charles A. Ferguson, Kent Nofsinger, Trishia Vasquez, Denise Leberer
BA/BS-MD Program Coordinator: Trishia Vasquez
Lab Coordinator: James Salmen

Office: Science, 2071
Telephone: 303-556-8440
Fax: 303-556-4352
Website: clas.ucdenver.edu/biology/

Faculty

Professors:

Roderick Nairn, PhD, University of London

Barry Shur, PhD, Johns Hopkins University

Bradley J. Stith, PhD, Washington State University

John G. Swallow PhD, University of Wisconsin, Madison

Diana F. Tomback, PhD, University of California, Santa Barbara

Associate Professors:

Leo P. Bruederle, PhD, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey

Greg Cronin, PhD, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Charles A. Ferguson, PhD, University of Colorado Boulder

Michael J. Greene, PhD, Oregon State University

Timberley M. Roane, PhD, University of Arizona

Michael Wunder, PhD, Colorado State University

Assistant Professors:

Amanda Charlesworth, PhD, University College, London

Raibatak Das, PhD, Cornell University

Laurel Hartley, PhD, Colorado State University

Aaron M. Johnson, PhD, Arizona State University

Christopher S. Miller, PhD, University of California Los Angeles

Annika Mosier, PhD, Stanford University

Christopher J. Phiel, PhD, Thomas Jefferson University

Alan Vajda, PhD, University of Colorado Boulder

Senior Instructors:

Hannah Anchordoquy, PhD, University of Colorado

Aimee Bernard, PhD, University of Rochester

Tod Duncan, PhD, University of College London

Cheri A. Jones, PhD, University of Florida

David Knochel, PhD, University of Colorado Boulder

Kent Nofsinger, MD, University of Kansas School of Medicine

Instructor:

Kimberly F. Regier, MA, University of Colorado Denver

Emeritus Faculty:

Gerald Audesirk, PhD, California Institute of Technology

Teresa E. Audesirk, PhD, University of Southern California

Linda K. Dixon, PhD, University of Illinois

John H. Freed PhD, Stanford University

Georgia E. Lesh-Laurie, PhD, Case Western Reserve University

Graduate Program

MS in Biology

The MS in Biology program offers students the opportunity to receive advanced training and research experience in an area of specialization of one of our nationally and internationally recognized faculty members. The master’s program is designed to prepare graduate students for careers in research and teaching; for employment in business, industry and government; for existing career advancement; and for continuing post-baccalaureate work in PhD and professional programs. Students in the program specialize in fields ranging from cell and molecular biology to ecology and evolution.

The master’s program is a research-based program. Applicants to the master’s in biology program must have a declared area of specialization that aligns with the research focus of a biology graduate faculty member. Faculty expertise can be found under graduate faculty profiles on the Department of Integrative Biology website (clas.ucdenver.edu/biology/). Students must contact prospective faculty advisors to determine if openings are available within the faculty member’s program.

Click here to learn about the Biology MS requirements.

PhD in Integrative and Systems Biology

The PhD program in Integrative and Systems Biology at the University of Colorado Denver is a multidisciplinary, dual campus program that offers students opportunities to address complex questions in biology using computational, laboratory and field approaches. The more than 40 program faculty members allow students to participate on a diversity of projects at all levels of biological organization, ranging from ecology and environmental microbiology to biochemistry, developmental biology and neuroscience. Depending on the track an incoming student chooses, the approach will either be to explore the problem at multiple levels of biological organization (integrative biology) or to explore the multi-component nature of a biological system (systems biology).

Click here to learn about the Integrative and Systems Biology PhD requirements.

Biotechnology Certificate

To serve the needs of students who wish to obtain recognition for the acquisition of specialized skills in biology and to prepare students for graduate school, health careers and jobs in industry, the Department of Integrative Biology offers a certificate program in biotechnology. Upon completion of the required courses (21 to 22 semester hours), including independent study or internship, the student will be awarded a certificate and receive the biotechnology certificate on their transcript. The certificate may be completed in addition to an undergraduate or graduate degree or as a stand-alone certificate. For complete information, see the Biotechnology Certificate description.