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Faculty Name	Department	Address	Phone	e-mail
Ammerman, Jim	Marine & Coastal Sciences	303D	932-6555 x 339	ammerman@imcs.rutgers.edu
Research: aquatic microbial ecology and biogeochemistry
Barkay, Tamar	Biochemistry and Microbiology	333C Lipman Hall	932-9763 x 333	barkay@aesop.rutgers.edu
Research: molecular ecology of microbial processes that modulate the toxicity of mercury and other metals in the environment
Belanger, Faith	Biotech Center / Plant Biology and Pathology	304A Foran Hall	932-8165 x 304	belanger@aesop.rutgers.edu
Research: plant pathology/molecular biology/biotechnology, turfgrass molecular biology, endophyte interaction
Bennett, Joan	Dept. Plant Biology & Pathology	Foran Hall	932-9375x386	bennett@aesop.rutgers.edu
Research: Mycology, mycotoxins
Bidle, Kay D.	Marine & Costal Sciences	Marine & Coastal Sciences Bldg.	932-6555 x 393	bidle@marine.rutgers.edu
Research: Marine microbial ecology; biological oceanography; biogeochemistry; molecular ecology and evolution; phytoplankton mortality; structure and function of marine microbial food webs; interactions of marine microbes with phytoplankton.
Bini, Elisabetta	Biochemistry and Microbiology	126 Foran Hall	932-8165 x101	bini@aesop.rutgers.edu
Research: genetics of thermophilic Archaea
Carman, George	Food Science	203E Food Science Bldg.	932-9611 x 217	carman@aesop.rutgers.edu
Research: regulation of phospholipid metabolism/signaling in yeast
Chase, Theodore Jr. (Emeritus)	Biochemistry and Microbiology	312 Lipman Hall	932-9763 x 312	chase_c@aesop.rutgers.edu
Research: plant alcohol dehydrogenases, pyruvate decarboxylases
Chikindas, Mikhail	Food Science	203 Food Science Bldg.	932-9611 x 218	tchikindas@aesop.rutgers.edu
Research: Bacillus subtilis and lactic acid bacteria, antimicrobial peptides, drug-resistance in bacteria, regulation of gene expression
Clarke, Bruce	Plant Biology and Pathology	338 Foran Hall	932-9375 x 331	clarke@aesop.rutgers.edu
Research: plant pathology, turfgrass pathology, ectotrophic root infecting fungi
Cooper, Keith	Biochemistry and Microbiology	218 Lipman Hall	932-9678 x 218	cooper@aesop.rutgers.edu
Davis, Diane	Biochemistry and Microbiology	223B Lipman Hall	932-9678 x 224	davis@aesop.rutgers.edu
Dighton, John	Pinelands Field Station	P.O. Box 206, New Lisbon	(609) 894-8849	dighton@crab.rutgers.edu
Research: nutrient dynamics in forest soils, mycorrhizal ecology, fungi, and pollution
Ebright, Richard	Waksman Instit. of Microbiology	Room B 201	732.445.5179	ebright@mbcl.rutgers.edu
Research: Our laboratory seeks to understand the structure, function, and regulation of transcription initiation complexes, and to develop gene-specific inhibitors of transcription initiation as potential gene-specific therapeutic agents
Eveleigh, Douglas	Biochemistry and Microbiology	328 Lipman Hall	932-9763 x 328	eveleigh@aesop.rutgers.edu
Research: microbial transformation of plant polysaccharides, hyperthermophilic enzymes, conservation of antique manuscripts
Falkowski, Paul	Marine and Coastal Sciences	211C Marine & Coastal Sciences Bldg.	932-6555 x251	falko@imcs.rutgers.edu
Research: biogeochemical cycles, photosynthesis, biological oceanography
Fennell, Donna	Environmental Sciences	231 Env. & Nat. Res. Sciences Bldg.	932-8750	fennell@envsci.rutgers.edu
Research: use of microbial processes for bioremediation and waste management
Goodman, Robert	Dean, SEBS	Martin Hall	932-9000 x 500	execdean@cook.rutgers.edu
Research: diversity and functions of microorganisms in natural environments
Häggblom, Max	Biochemistry and Microbiology	326 Lipman Hall	932-9763 x 326	haggblom@aesop.rutgers.edu
Research: environmental and applied microbiology, biodegradation and bioremediation, dehalogenation, Arctic microbiology
Hillman, Bradley	Plant Biology and Pathology	339 Foran Hall	932-9375 x 334	hillman@aesop.rutgers.edu
Research: plant and fungal virology; fungal molecular biology, biocontrol
Kahn, Peter	Biochemistry and Microbiology	120 Lipman Hall	932-9763 x 120	kahn@mbcl.rutgers.edu
Research: protein folding, subunit assembly, ligand interactions, hydration, dioxins and related compounds
Kerkhof, Lee	Marine and Coastal Sciences	305C Marine & Coastal Sciences Bldg.	932-6555 x 335	kerkhof@imcs.rutgers.edu
Research: marine microbiology-molecular biology, microbial population dynamics, molecular ecology
Kobayashi, Donald	Plant Biology and Pathology	337B Foran Hall	932-9375 x 328	kobayashi@aesop.rutgers.edu
Research: plant pathology/molecular biotechnology, bacterial biocontrol agents, gene expression, gene regulation
Kukor, Jerry	Biotech Center / Environmental Sciences	316 Foran Hall	932-8165 x 318	kukor@envsci.rutgers.edu
Research: biodegradation of xenobiotic compounds by microorganisms
Leustek, Tom	Biotech Center / Plant Science	328 Foran Hall	932-8165 x 326	leustek@aesop.rutgers.edu
Research: molecular biology and biochemistry of sulfur and amino acid metabolism in photosynthetic organisms
Mainelis, Gediminas	Environmental Sciences		732-932-9800, Ext. 6208	mainelis@envsc.rutgers.edy
Research: Development of bioaerosol sampling, control, and generation methods
Martin, Charles, E.	Cell Biology and Neuroscience	Room B323  Nelson Biology Laboratories  Busch Cam	(732) 445-1633	martin@biology.rutgers.edu
Research: Regulation, intracellular targeting and function of genes involved in the assembly of membranes at the ER surface
Matthews, Karl	Food Science	Food Science Bldg.	932-9611 x 219	matthews@aesop.rutgers.edu
Research: virulence and survival mechanisms of foodborne pathogens, exposure and health effects of nanoparticles
Messing, Joachim, Dir.	Waksman Instit. Microbiology	Room 3005	732.445.4257	messing@waksman.rutgers.edu
Research: Application of previously developed gene cloning and DNA sequencing techniques to study the expression and organization of genes in plants.
Michael, Todd	Waksman Instit. of Microbiology	Room 1012A	732.445.7034	tmichael@waksman.rutgers.edu
Research: My lab’s research focuses on understanding the architecture of transcriptional networks, how environmental signals are integrated into these networks and the evolution of these networks.
Montville, Thomas	Food Science	107 Food Science Bldg	932-9611 x 201	montville@aesop.rutgers.edu
Research: food and fermentation microbiology, food safety, antimicrobial proteins and food biotechnology
Nickels, Bryce	Genetics - Waksman Instit.	room 335	732.445.6842	bnickels@waksman.rutgers.edu
Research: Our lab studies transcription, the first step in gene expression, whereby the genetic information coded in the DNA is utilized for the synthesis of RNA.
Oudemans, Peter	Blueberry and Cranberry Research and Extension Center	125A Lake Oswego Road, Chatsworth	(609) 726-1590 x20	oudemans@aesop.rutgers.edu
Research: plant pathology, cranberry fungal genetics and taxonomy
Phelps, Craig	Environmental Science	Rm 312 Foran Hall	932-8165	phelps@envsci.rutgers.edu
Schaffner, Donald	Food Science	207 Food Science Bldg.	932-9611 x 214	schaffner@aesop.rutgers.edu
Research: mathematic modeling of microbial growth, quantitative risk analysis
Severinov, Konstatin	Waksman Instit.	Room 224	732.445-6095	severik@waksman.rutgers.edu
Research: Mechanisms of transcription in microorganisms
Simon, Lee	Genetics	001D Food Science Bldg	932-3534	lsimon@aesop.rutgers.edu
Research: protein degradation, effects of starvation, heat shock and phage infection on proteolysis
St. James, Ann	Genetics	B412 Nelson Biol. Labs	445-3986	astjohn@biology.rutgers.edu
Research: responses of bacterial cells to carbon starvation and stationary phase
Strom, Peter	Environmental Sciences	228 Env. & Nat. Res. Sciences Bldg.	932-8078	strom@aesop.rutgers.edu
Research: microbial ecology of biological treatment of waters
Swiatek, Gavin	Biochemistry & Microbiology	Lipman Hall 223C	932-9763 x203	flytrap@rci.rutgers.edu
Taghon, Gary	Marine and Coastal Sciences	Marine & Coastal Sciences Bldg	932-6555 x 547	taghon@imcs.rutgers.edu
Research: marine benthic ecology, animal-sediment-flow interactions
Tate, Robert Chair	Environmental Sciences	230 Env. & Nat. Res. Sciences Bldg.	932-9810	tate@envsci.rutgers.edu
Research: soil microbiology
Tumer, Nilgun	Biotech Center / Plant Biology and Pathology	206B Foran Hall	932-8165 x 215	tumer@aesop.rutgers.edu
Research: molecular plant virology
Vershon, Andrew	Waksman Institute	Room 234	732.445.2905	vershon@waksman.rutgers.edu
Research: The main focus of our research is on the regulation of transcription in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
Vetriani, Costantino	Biochemistry and Microbiology / Marine and Coastal Sciences	240G	932-6555 x 373	vetriani@imcs.rutgers.edu
Research: deep-sea microbiology; extremophiles, molecular ecology; adaption to extreme environments
White, James	Plant Biology and Pathology	263 Foran Hall	932-9711 x 357	jwhite@aesop.rutgers.edu
Research: plant pathology/plant diversity/natural products, endophytic fungi, fungi and grass interrelationships
White, Lori	Biochem & Microbiology	Room 128	932-9763x 128	lawhite@aesop.rutgers.edu
Research: Molecular mechanisms of xenobiotic-induced pathologies
Yee, Nathan	Environmental Sciences		732-932-9800 x 6221	nyee@envsci.rutgers.edu
Research:understanding the impact of microorganisms on the chemistry of toxic metals. I apply a combination of microscopic, spectroscopic, and genetic techniques to investigate microbial-mediated contaminant transformations, including reduction/oxidation, complexation, dissolution, and precipitation reactions. A significant component of my current work focuses on how microorganisms induce mineral precipitation and the implications of biomineralization for contaminant sequestration.
Young, Lily	Biotech Center / Environmental Sciences	308B Foran Hall	932-8165 x 312	lyoung@envsci.rutgers.edu
Research: anaerobic microbial metabolism of environmental contaminants, microbial ecology
Zylstra, Gerben	Biotech Center / Biochemistry and Microbiology	322A Foran Hall	932-8165 x 320	zylstra@aesop.rutgers.edu
Research: molecular and biochemical basis for microbial aromatic hydrocarbon degradation