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Cathy Newman

Dr. Cathy Newman

Assistant Teaching Professor

College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Biological, Environmental, and Earth Sciences
Discipline: Ecology and Organismal Biology

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Catherine.NewmanFREEMississippi

Nicole Phillips

Dr. Nicole Phillips

Associate Professor

Areas of Expertise

Conservation genetics, environmental DNA, historic DNA, sharks & rays

College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Biological, Environmental, and Earth Sciences
Discipline: Ecology and Organismal Biology

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N.PhillipsFREEMississippi

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Carl Qualls

Full Professor

College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Biological, Environmental, and Earth Sciences
Discipline: Ecology and Organismal Biology

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Carl.QuallsFREEMississippi

Vijay Rangachari

Dr. Vijay Rangachari

Full Professor

Areas of Expertise

Protein Biophysics, Intrinsically Disordered Proteins, Amyloids and Protein aggregation, Molecular recognition, Neurodegenerative diseases, Biomolecular condensates, Cell and Molecular Biology

College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Mathematics and Natural Sciences
Discipline: Chemistry and Biochemistry

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Vijay.RangachariFREEMississippi

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Dr. Jake Schaefer

Full Professor

Areas of Expertise

Ecology, Evolution, Ichthyology

College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Biological, Environmental, and Earth Sciences
Discipline: Ecology and Organismal Biology

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Jake.SchaeferFREEMississippi

Glen Shearer

Dr. Glen Shearer Jr

Full Professor

Areas of Expertise

Cell and Molecular Biology, Microbiology, Infectious Diseases, Physiology

College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Biological, Environmental, and Earth Sciences
Discipline: Cell and Molecular Biology

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Glen.ShearerFREEMississippi

Paula Smithka

Dr. Paula Smithka

Associate Professor

Areas of Expertise

Philosophy of Science--biology; Social/Political Philosophy

College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Humanities
Discipline: Philosophy and Religion

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Paula.SmithkaFREEMississippi

Kelly Vera

Mrs. Kelly Vera

Instructor

College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Biological, Environmental, and Earth Sciences
Discipline: Cell and Molecular Biology

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Kelly.VeraFREEMississippi

Shiao Wang

Shiao Wang

Emeritus

Areas of Expertise

Molecular detection of pathogens, microbial source tracking, gut microbiota

College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Biological, Environmental, and Earth Sciences
Discipline: Cell and Molecular Biology

Gulf Coast Science Building (SB) 3D 309A

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Shiao.WangFREEMississippi

Hao Xu

Dr. Hao Xu

Associate Professor

Areas of Expertise

cell biology, molecular and cellular biosciences, cell and molecular biology, biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, infectious diseases, biomedical sciences

College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Biological, Environmental, and Earth Sciences
Discipline: Cell and Molecular Biology

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Hao.XuFREEMississippi

Don Yee

Dr. Don Yee

Full Professor

Areas of Expertise

Medical entomology, Community and population ecology of aquatic insects, Ecological stoichiometry, Urban ecology, Tropical insect ecology

College: Arts and Sciences
School: School of Biological, Environmental, and Earth Sciences
Discipline: Ecology and Organismal Biology

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Donald.YeeFREEMississippi