Department of Genetics, School of Arts and Sciences

Website: http://lifesci.rutgers.edu/~genetics

Chair: Jay A. Tischfield

Professors:

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

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

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 (UK); M.S., Loughborough (UK); Ph.D., London (UK)

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

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

Lei Yu, B.S., Wuxi College of Light Industry, Wuxi (China); M.S., Institute of Genetics, National Academy of Sciences, Beijing (China); Ph.D., California Institute of Technology

Associate Professors:

Maureen Barr, B.A., Rutgers; Ph.D., Columbia

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

Derek Gordon, B.A., Rochester; Ph.D., SUNY (Stony Brook)

Mary Konsolaki, B.Sc., Athens (Greece); Ph.D., University of Crete and Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (Greece)

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

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

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

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

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

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:

Mark Brenneman, B.A., Washington; Ph.D., Baylor College of Medicine

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

Neda Gharani, B.Sc., Imperial College of Science, Technology, and Medicine (UK); M.Sc., Ph.D., Imperial College School of Medicine at St. Mary's (UK)

Gary Heiman, B.A., Boston; M.Sc., Sarah Lawrence College; Ph.D., Columbia

Bryce Nickels, B.S., Miami; M.S., Ph.D., Harvard

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

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

Michael Sheldon, B.A., Cornell; Ph.D., SUNY (Stony Brook)

Gleb Shumyatsky, B.A., Moscow State; Ph.D., USSR Academy of Sciences (Russia)

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

Lecturer:

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

The Department of Genetics encourages and fosters research, dissemination of knowledge, and public service aimed at understanding and contributing to advances in the genetics of humans and model organisms. Faculty members conduct research and prepare undergraduate and graduate students for diverse careers in science and education. Students in the undergraduate major have the opportunity to participate in research and learn how discoveries in science are made. Courses in the department cover a wide variety of topics from molecular genetics to human genetics. These course offerings prepare students for careers in biological research, biotechnology, and the health professions.