1997-98 UCI General Catalogue

SCHOOL OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Shin Lin, Dean

101 Biological Sciences Administration
Undergraduate Counseling: (714) 824-5318
Graduate Programs: (714) 824-8145
World Wide Web: http://www.bio.uci.edu/


Overview; Undergraduate Program

Special Undergaduate Programs; Advising

Undergraduate Courses

Graduate Study

Department of Developmental and Cell Biology

Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry

Department of Psychobiology

Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology

Departments of Biological Chemistry, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, and Physiology and Biophysics


Faculty

Nancy Allbritton, Ph.D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, M.D. The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Assistant Professor of Physiology and Biological Sciences

Joseph Arditti, Ph.D. University of Southern California, Professor of Biological Sciences

Stuart M. Arfin, Ph.D. Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Chair (Acting) of the Department of Biological Chemistry and Professor of Biological Chemistry and Biological Sciences

Kavita Arora, Ph.D. Bombay University, Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences

Dana Aswad, Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley, Professor of Biological Sciences

Peter R. Atsatt, Ph.D. University of California, Los Angeles, Professor Emeritus of Biological Sciences

Francisco J. Ayala, Ph.D. Columbia University, Founding Director of the Bren Fellows Program, Bren Chair, and Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and of Philosophy

Kenneth M. Baldwin, Ph.D. University of Iowa, Professor of Physiology and Biophysics, Biological Sciences, and Community and Environmental Medicine

Ernest A. Ball, Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley, Professor Emeritus of Biological Sciences

Tallie Z. Baram, M.D. University of Miami, Ph.D. Weizmann Institute of Science (Israel), Professor of Pediatrics, Neurology, and Anatomy and Neurobiology, and Danette Shepard Chair in Neurological Science

Alan G. Barbour, M.D. Tufts University School of Medicine, Professor of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics and Medicine

Albert F. Bennett, Ph.D. University of Michigan, Professor of Biological Sciences

Rudi C. Berkelhamer, Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley, Lecturer in Biological Sciences

Michael W. Berns, Ph.D. Cornell University, Professor of Surgery, Cell Biology, Ophthalmology, Radiology, and Management, and Arnold and Mabel Beckman Chair in Laser Biomedicine

Robert H. Blanks, Ph.D. University of California, Los Angeles, Professor of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Otolaryngology, and Biological Sciences

Hans R. Bode, Ph.D. Yale University, Chair of the Department of Developmental and Cell Biology, Associate Director of the Developmental Biology Center, and Professor of Biological Sciences

Peter A. Bowler, Ph.D. University of California, Irvine, Associate Adjunct Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and of Social Ecology,
UC Natural Reserve System Academic Coordinator, and Director of the UCI Arboretum

Timothy J. Bradley, Ph.D. University of British Columbia, Chair of the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and Professor of Biological Sciences

Ralph A. Bradshaw, Ph.D. Duke University, Professor of Biological Chemistry and of Biological Sciences

Marianne Bronner-Fraser, Ph.D. The Johns Hopkins University, Professor of Biological Sciences and of Physiology and Biophysics

Peter J. Bryant, Ph.D. University of Sussex, Director of the Developmental Biology Center and Professor of Biological Sciences

Susan V. Bryant, Ph.D. University of London, Chair of the Department of Developmental and Cell Biology (Acting) and Professor of Biological Sciences

Barbara K. Burgess, Ph.D. Purdue University, Professor of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry and Biological Sciences

Nancy Burley, Ph.D. University of Texas, Austin, Professor of Biological Sciences

Michael D. Cahalan, Ph.D. University of Washington, Chair of the Department of Physiology and Biophysics and Professor of Physiology and Biophysics and Biological Sciences

Anne L. Calof, Ph.D. University of California, San Francisco, Associate Professor of Anatomy and Neurobiology and Developmental and Cell Biology

Diane R. Campbell, Ph.D. Duke University, Associate Professor of Biological Sciences

Richard D. Campbell, Ph.D. The Rockefeller Institute, Professor of Biological Sciences

F. Lynn Carpenter, Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley, Professor of Biological Sciences

K. George Chandy, Ph.D. University of Birmingham (England), M.B.B.S. Christian Medical College, Vellore (India), Professor of Physiology and Biophysics, Microbiology and Molecular Biology, and Biological Sciences

Ken W.-Y. Cho, Ph.D. University of Pennsylvania, Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences

Carl Cotman, Ph.D. Indiana University, Professor of Neurology, Psychiatry and Human Behavior, and Biological Sciences

Michael G. Cumsky, Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley, Associate Professor of Biological Sciences and Molecular Biology and Biochemistry

Dennis D. Cunningham, Ph.D. University of Chicago, Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, College of Medicine, and Professor of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics and Biological Sciences

Rowland H. Davis, Ph.D. Harvard University, Professor of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry and Biological Sciences

Ellie Ehrenfeld, Ph.D. University of Florida, Professor of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry and Biological Sciences

James H. Fallon, Ph.D. University of Illinois, Professor of Anatomy and Neurobiology and Biological Sciences

Hung Fan, Ph.D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Professor of Biological Sciences

Walter M. Fitch, Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley, Professor of Biological Sciences

Donald E. Fosket, Ph.D. University of Idaho, Professor Emeritus of Biological Sciences

Steven A. Frank, Ph.D. University of Michigan, Associate Professor of Biological Sciences

Ron D. Frostig, Ph.D. University of California, Los Angeles, Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences

Christine M. Gall, Ph.D. University of California, Irvine, Vice Chair of the Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology and Professor of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Psychobiology, and Biological Sciences

Allen G. Gibbs, Ph.D. University of California, San Diego, Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences

Roland A. Giolli, Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley, Professor of Anatomy and Neurobiology and Biological Sciences

Charles Glabe, Ph.D. University of California, Davis, Professor of Biological Sciences

Alan L. Goldin, M.D., Ph.D. University of Michigan, Associate Professor of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Physiology and Biophysics, and Biological Sciences

Sidney H. Golub, Ph.D. Temple University, Executive Vice Chancellor and Professor of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, and Surgery

Gale A. Granger, Ph.D. University of Washington, Professor of Biological Sciences and Pathology

Chris L. Greer, Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley, Associate Professor of Biological Chemistry and Biological Sciences

George A. Gutman, Ph.D. Stanford University, Professor of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Physiology and Biophysics, and Biological Sciences

Harry T. Haigler, Ph.D. Vanderbilt University, Professor of Physiology and Biophysics, Biological Sciences, and Biological Chemistry

James E. Hall, Ph.D. University of California, Riverside, Professor of Physiology and Biophysics and Biological Sciences

Barbara A. Hamkalo, Ph.D. University of Massachusetts, Professor of Biological Sciences

G. Wesley Hatfield, Ph.D. Purdue University, Professor of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Biological Sciences, and Biochemical Engineering

Bradford A. Hawkins, Ph.D. University of California, Riverside, Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences

Patrick L. Healey, Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley, Professor Emeritus of Biological Sciences

Agnes Henschen-Edman, M.D. Karolinska Institute (Stockholm), Professor of Biological Sciences

James W. Hicks, Ph.D. University of New Mexico, Associate Professor of Biological Sciences

Franz Hoffmann, Ph.D. University of Hohenheim, Associate Professor of Biological Sciences

Richard R. Hudson, Ph.D. University of Pennsylvania, Professor of Biological Sciences

Christopher C. W. Hughes, Ph.D. University of London, Assistant Professor of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry and Biological Sciences

George L. Hunt, Jr., Ph.D. Harvard University, Professor of Biological Sciences

Anthony A. James, Ph.D. University of California, Irvine, Associate Professor of Biological Sciences

Edward G. Jones, M.D. University of Otago (New Zealand); Ph.D. Oxford University, Professor of Anatomy and Neurobiology, and Developmental and Cell Biology

Robert K. Josephson, Ph.D. University of California, Los Angeles, Professor of Biological Sciences

Keith Justice, Ph.D. University of Arizona, Professor Emeritus of Biological Sciences

Herbert P. Killackey, Ph.D. Duke University, Chair of the Department of Psychobiology and Professor of Biological Sciences and of Anatomy and Neurobiology

Leonard M. Kitzes, Ph.D. University of California, Irvine, Professor of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Biological Sciences, and Otolaryngology

Daniel J. Knauer, Ph.D. University of Nebraska, Associate Professor of Biological Sciences

Harold Koopowitz, Ph.D. University of California, Los Angeles, Professor of Biological Sciences

Stuart M. Krassner, Sc.D. The Johns Hopkins University, Professor of Biological Sciences

Frank LaFerla, Ph.D. University of Minnesota, Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences

Arthur D. Lander, Ph.D. University of California, San Francisco, Associate Professor of Biological Sciences

Janos K. Lanyi, Ph.D. Harvard University, Department Chair of Physiology and Biophysics and Professor of Physiology and Biophysics, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, and Biological Sciences

George V. Lauder, Ph.D. Harvard University, Professor of Biological Sciences

Howard M. Lenhoff, Ph.D. The Johns Hopkins University, Professor Emeritus of Biological Sciences

Michael Leon, Ph.D. University of Chicago, Associate Dean of Undergraduate Affairs of the School of Biological Sciences and Professor of Biological Sciences

Shin Lin, Ph.D. University of California, Los Angeles, Dean of the School of Biological Sciences and Professor of Biological Sciences

Ian Lipkin, M.D. Rush Medical School, Professor of Neurology, Anatomy and Neurobiology, and Microbiology and Molecular Genetics

Haoping Liu, Ph.D. Cornell University, Assistant Professor of Biological Chemistry and Biological Sciences

Kenneth J. Longmuir, Ph.D. University of Oregon, Associate Professor of Physiology and Biophysics and Biological Sciences

Hartmut Luecke, Ph.D. Rice University, Assistant Professor of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Physiology and Biophysics, and Biological Sciences

Gary S. Lynch, Ph.D. Princeton University, Professor of Biological Sciences, Information and Computer Science, and Cognitive Sciences

Richard E. MacMillen, Ph.D. University of California, Los Angeles, Professor Emeritus of Biological Sciences

Jerry E. Manning, Ph.D. University of Utah, Chair of the Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry and Professor of Biological Sciences

J. Lawrence Marsh, Ph.D. University of Washington, Associate Professor of Biological Sciences

John F. Marshall, Ph.D. University of Pennsylvania, Professor of Biological Sciences

James L. McGaugh, Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley, Director of the Center for the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory and Research Professor of Biological Sciences

Calvin S. McLaughlin, Ph.D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Professor of Biological Chemistry, Biological Sciences, Ophthalmology, and Community and Environmental Medicine

Raju S. Metherate, Ph.D. McGill University, Montreal, Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences

Ronald L. Meyer, Ph.D. California Institute of Technology, Professor of Biological Sciences

Ricardo Miledi, M.D. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mexico, UCI Distinguished Professor of Psychobiology

Laurence D. Mueller, Ph.D. University of California, Davis, Professor of Biological Sciences

R. Michael Mulligan, Ph.D. Michigan State University, Associate Professor of Biological Sciences

Masayasu Nomura, Ph.D. University of Tokyo, Professor of Biological Chemistry, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, and Biological Sciences and Grace Beekhuis Bell Chair in Biological Chemistry

Michael B. O'Connor, Ph.D. Tufts University, Professor of Biological Sciences

Diane K. O'Dowd, Ph.D. University of California, San Diego, Associate Professor of Biological Sciences and Anatomy and Neurobiology

Timothy F. Osborne, Ph.D. University of California, Los Angeles, Associate Professor of Biological Sciences

Ian Parker, Ph.D. University College, London, Professor of Biological Sciences

Thomas L. Poulos, Ph.D. University of California, San Diego, Professor of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Physiology and Biophysics, and Biological Sciences

Charles E. Ribak, Ph.D. Boston University, Professor of Anatomy and Neurobiology and Biological Sciences

Richard T. Robertson, Ph.D. University of California, Irvine, Chair of the Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology and Professor of Anatomy and Neurobiology and Biological Sciences

Michael R. Rose, Ph.D. University of Sussex, Professor of Biological Sciences

Ann K. Sakai, Ph.D. University of Michigan, Associate Professor of Biological Sciences

Suzanne B. Sandmeyer, Ph.D. University of Washington, Professor of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics and Biological Sciences

Rozanne Sandri-Goldin, Ph.D. The Johns Hopkins University, Professor of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics and Biological Sciences

Bert L. Semler, Ph.D. University of California, San Diego, Chair of the Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics and Professor of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics and Biological Sciences

Donald Senear, Ph.D. University of Washington, Associate Professor of Biological Sciences

Martin A. Smith, Ph.D. University of Newcastle Upon Tyne, Associate Professor of Anatomy and Neurobiology, and Developmental and Cell Biology

Ivan Soltesz, Ph.D. L. Eötvös University (Hungary), Assistant Professor of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Physiology and Biophysics, and Biological Sciences

George Sperling, Ph.D. Harvard University, UCI Distinguished Professor of Cognitive Sciences and Biological Sciences

Eric J. Stanbridge, Ph.D. Stanford University, Professor of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics and Biological Sciences

Wendell M. Stanley, Jr., Ph.D. University of Wisconsin, Senior Lecturer Emeritus in Biochemistry

Robert Steele, Ph.D. Yale University, Associate Professor of Biological Chemistry and Biological Sciences

Grover C. Stephens, Ph.D. Northwestern University, Professor Emeritus of Biological Sciences

Georg Striedter, Ph.D. University of California, San Diego, Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences

Katumi Sumikawa, Ph.D. Imperial College, London (England), Associate Professor of Biological Sciences

Donald F. Summers, M.D. University of Illinois, Professor of Medicine, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, and Biological Sciences

Richard Symanski, Ph.D. Syracuse University, Senior Lecturer in Biological Sciences

Andrea J. Tenner, Ph.D. University of California, San Diego, Associate Professor of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry and Biological Sciences

Krishna K. Tewari, Ph.D. Lucknow University, Professor of Biological Sciences

Sujata Tewari, Ph.D. McGill University, Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior and Biological Sciences

Leslie M. Thompson, Ph.D. University of California, Irvine, Assistant Adjunct Professor of Biological Chemistry

Marcel Verzeano, M.D. University of Pisa Medical School (Italy), Professor Emeritus of Psychobiology

Larry E. Vickery, Ph.D. University of California, Santa Barbara, Professor of Physiology and Biophysics, Biological Chemistry, and Biological Sciences

Luis P. Villarreal, Ph.D. University of California, San Diego, Professor of Biological Sciences

Edward K. Wagner, Ph.D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Professor of Biological Sciences

Robert C. Warner, Ph.D. New York University, Professor Emeritus of Biological Sciences

Marian Waterman, Ph.D. University of California, San Diego, Assistant Professor of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics and of Biological Sciences

Norman M. Weinberger, Ph.D. Western Reserve University, Professor of Biological Sciences and Cognitive Sciences

Arthur E. Weis, Ph.D. University of Illinois, Professor of Biological Sciences

John H. Weiss, M.D., Ph.D. Stanford University, Associate Professor of Neurology, Anatomy and Neurobiology, and Biological Sciences

Stephen G. Weller, Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley, Professor of Biological Sciences

Stephen H. White, Ph.D. University of Washington, Professor of Physiology and Biophysics and Biological Sciences

Clifford A. Woolfolk, Ph.D. University of Washington, Professor Emeritus of Biological Sciences

Pauline I. Yahr, Ph.D. University of Texas, Professor of Biological Sciences


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