Biology Faculty
Kenneth M. Cameron
B.Sc., Rhodes College. Ph.D., University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. Primary research interest in molecular plant systematics, classification, and evolution of orchids. Currently an associate curator at the New York Botanical Garden and director of its Molecular Systematics Laboratory; former assistant professor of biology at Guilford College, research assistant at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (U.K.), and the Smithsonian Institution’s Department of Botany. Adjunct faculty at New York University, the City University of New York, and Columbia University’s Center for Environmental Research and Conservation; associate editor for Brittonia; grant support from the American Orchid Society, the Center for Environmental Research and Conservation at Columbia University, and the USA National Science Foundation; international plant collector, lecturer, and author of more than forty papers and books on plant biology. SLC, 2001-2003; 2005-
Sanjoy Chakraborty
M.S., Ph.D., University of Calcutta, India. Assistant professor, City University of New York; visiting fellow, in the field of molecular biology and oncology, in Hygo Institute of Clinical Research, Akashi, Japan. Research interest focused on the better understanding of the gene regulation in vivo as well as by external chemicals, hormones, structure, and function of this most important enzyme, glycerol- 3- phospahte acyltranferase, in glycerolipid biosynthesis. Other areas of research include the cross-talk between the hormones estrogen and leptin in the field of obesity and reproduction; author and co-author of numerous publications. SLC, 2006-
Raymond D. Clarke
Courses: General Biology, Human Origins: The Forging of Our Species, Marine Biology, Ecological Principles
B.Sc., McGill University. M.F.S., M.Phil., Ph.D., Yale University. Special interest in ecology of coral reef fish; visiting researcher at West Indies Laboratory and Smithsonian Institution; guest faculty at Queen’s University (Canada) and University of Massachusetts-Boston; grant support from American Philosophical Society, National Geographic Society, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Science Foundation, and others; author and lecturer on issues of marine ecology. SLC, 1972-
Drew E. Cressman
Courses: First-Year Studies: Conflicts in Biology, Introduction to Genetics, Cell Biology
B.A., Swarthmore College. Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania. Special interest in the molecular basis of gene regulation and the control of gene expression; specifically focused on the control of antigen-presenting genes of the immune system and the subcellular localization of the regulatory protein CIITA; author of papers on mammalian liver regeneration and CIITA activity; recipient of grants from the Irvington Institute for Biomedical Research and the National Science Foundation. SLC, 2000-
Laura Klein
Courses: Anatomy and Physiology
B.S. Mary Washington College, Ph.D. Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. Research interests include intracellular-signaling mechanisms mediating microtubule stabilizing agent induction of accelerated tumor-cell senescence, three dimensional cell culturing techniques and tumor-stromal interactions. SLC, 2007-
Leah Olson
Courses: The Feeling Brain: The Biology and Psychology of Emotions, General Biology, Psychoneuroimmunology, The Feeling Brain: The Biology and Psychology of Emotions, Topics in Cell Biology
B.A., Evergreen State College. Ph.D., State University of New York-Albany. Special interest in the neurobiology of circadian rhythms and in the neurobiology of learning and memory; research and papers on circadian rhythms. SLC, 1987-