Genetics 447

Department of Genetics, Faculty of Arts and Sciences

Web Site: http://lifesci.rutgers.edu/~genetics

Chairperson: Jay A. Tischfield

Professors:

David E. Axelrod, B.S., Chicago; Ph.D., Tennessee

Emanuel B. Hey III, B.A., Colgate; Ph.D., SUNY (Stony Brook)

Howard C. Passmore, A.B., Franklin and Marshall College; Ph.D., Michigan

Amrik S. Sahota, B.S., Bath (U.K.); M.S., Loughborough (U.K.); Ph.D., London (U.K.)

William H. Sofer, B.S., Brooklyn College; Ph.D., Miami

Jay A. Tischfield, B.S., CUNY (Brooklyn); M.Ph., Ph.D., Yale

Associate Professors:

Linda M. Brzustowicz, A.B., Harvard (Radcliffe); M.D., Columbia

Douglas Fugman, B.S., Ph.D., Cincinnati

Tara C. Matise, B.S., Cornell; M.S., Ph.D., Pittsburgh

Terry R. McGuire, B.S., Ohio State; Ph.D., Illinois

Susan Rittling, B.A., Rice; Ph.D., Vermont

Lee D. Simon, B.A., Wesleyan; M.S., Ph.D., Rochester

Navin K. Sinha, B.S., M.S., Patna (India); Ph.D., Minnesota

Ann C. St. John, B.S., Pennsylvania State; M.S., Ph.D., Wisconsin (Madison) 

Assistant Professors:

Xuemi Chen, B.Sc., Beijing; Ph.D., Cornell

Chi-hua Chiu, B.A., Colorado; Ph.D., Wayne State

Kim S. McKim, B.S., Simon Fraser; Ph.D., British Columbia

Christopher G. Rongo, B.A., California (San Diego); Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Lourdes Serrand, B.S., Ph.D., Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (Spain)

Changshun Shao, B.S., Qufu Normal; M.M., Shandong Medical; Ph.D., Indiana

Andrew W. Singson, B.S., California (Davis); Ph.D., California (San Diego)

David A. Toke, B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Rutgers

Lecturers:

Martha B. Haviland, B.A., Rutgers; M.S., A.M., Ph.D., Michigan

Joanne Siu Stolen, B.S., Michigan; M.S., Seton Hall; Ph.D., Rutgers

The Department of Genetics offers an undergraduate major in genetics and microbiology, with separate options (tracks) in genetics and in microbiology. In recent years, the two disciplines have come to interact strongly with one another and to form part of the conceptual center of many areas of pure and applied biology, including biomedical research, biotechnology, ecology, and agriculture. Students in the departmental major have the opportunity to participate in research and to learn how discoveries in science are made. Courses cover a wide range of topics, from molecular genetics to genomics and bacterial physiology. These courses of study prepare students for careers in biological research, biotechnology, and the health professions.