Mustangs Roundup:

Biology Department

McCoy College of

Science, Mathematics

and Engineering

STEM Leadership * Diverse Scholarship

Dr. Mike ShipleyChair, Biology Department

WELCOME FROM THE MSU BIOLOGY DEPARTMENT!

Biology Department

Ms. Kathy EverettSecretary, Biology Department

Link to Biology Department website

We are excited to have you join us for the Fall 2020 semester!

On the next few slides you will see:

Biology Faculty with their expertiseBiology Degree Plan Options

Biology

https://msutexas.edu/academics/scienceandmath/biology/index.php

Biology Department FacultyName Research/specialization Courses taught

Dr. Bill Cook Plant systematics; molecular biology of maize

Life I; Life III; Systematic Botany; Molecular Biology

Ms. Jeanel Georges Insalaco Online pedagogy; Intro biology and human anatomy & physiology

Introductory Biology; Human Anatomy & Physiology

Ms. Asma Javed Clinical lab science. Ms. Javed is the Program Director of the School of Medical Technology at United Regional Health Care System.

Intro to Clinical Lab Science;Nutrition

Dr. Elizabeth Machunis-Masuoka Vitology; Research & medical ethics; Molecular biology

General Microbiology;Research Ethics; Medical Ethics; Virology

Dr. James Masuoka Microbiology; Mycology Life III; Fundamentals of Clinical & General Microbiology; Bacteriology; Immunology; Mycology

Biology Department Faculty

Name Research/specialization Courses taught

Dr. Magaly Rincon-Zachary Effects of aluminum & melatonin on wheat; Undergraduate research & scholarship

Plant Life; Plant Anatomy; Plant Physiology; Creative Inquiry: Interdisciplinary Thinking

Dr. Jon Scales Developmental biology; Molecular biology of desert lichens

Genetics; Developmental Biology; Cell Biology

Dr. Roy Vogtsberger Biology & classification of insects and spiders

Human Anatomy & Physiology; Life III; Animal Life; Entomology; Invertebrate Zoology; Araneology

Dr. Charles Matthew Watson Evolutionary ecology; Animal physiology

Human Anatomy & Physiology; Life II; Ecology; Desert Ecology; Biostatistics

Dr. Ray Willis Ecology of reptiles and bats; Molecular biology

Life II, Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy; Evolution & Systematics,; Biogeography; Vertebrate Zoology; Herpetology

Undergraduate Degree Options

Option A: Cellular/MolecularOption B: OrganismalOption C1: Pre-medicineOption C2: Pre-veterinaryOption C3: Pre-dentistryOption C4: Pre-pharmacyOption C5: Pre-physical therapyOption E1: Clinical lab science with clinical experienceOption E2: Clinical lab science without clinical experience

Graduate Degree Options

MA in Biology (nonthesis)MS in Biology (thesis)

Biology DepartmentDegrees

Biology DepartmentPoints of Pride

Trip to

Panama

Student-Led

Service,

Instruction,

& Research

WELCOME

to FALL 2020