20 faculty and 40 courses in Biology at Carleton College.
- Rika Anderson, Associate Department Chair, Associate Professor of Biology h-index 24
Lie in computational applications within the biological domain. I am researching the interactions between microbes and viruses across various hydrothermal gradients. Outside of academics, I enjoy going on walks and spending time under the s
- Mark McKone, Towsley Professor of Biology and Research Supervisor of Cowling Arboretum h-index 21
Evolutionary ecology of plant/insect interactions. Community ecology of tallgrass prairie, especially in the planted prairies of the Carleton Arboretum. Flowering strategies of prairie plants in response to fire. Teaching Interests Courses
- Raka Mitra, Chair of Biology, Professor of Biology h-index 16
- Daniel Hernández, Professor of Biology h-index 16
- Rou-Jia Sung, Associate Professor of Biology h-index 7
Center on understanding how structure informs function — how does thinking about the shape of something inform our understanding of how it works? In the lab, we use tools from biochemistry, structural biology, molecular biology, and cell bi
- Andrea Kalis, Senior Lecturer and Lab Coordinator in Biology h-index 5
- Jennifer Ross-Wolff, Director of the Perlman Center for Learning and Teaching, Professor of Biology h-index 3
- Amanda Hund, Assistant Professor of Biology
- Angel Solis, Assistant Professor of Biology
Es on understanding how bacteria evolve in response to pressures in the immunological environment, and characterizes novel gene function in bacteria that have a close relationship with mammalian cells. Both of these research projects primar
- Annie Bosacker, Senior Lecturer in Biology
- David Hougen-Eitzman, Senior Lecturer of Biology, Emeritus
- Debby Walser-Kuntz, Herman and Gertrude Mosier Stark Professor of Biology and Natural Sciences
- Fernan Jaramillo, Professor of Biology
- Gary Wagenbach, Bean Professor of Biology, Emeritus
- Matt Rand, Professor of Biology
Evolution and reproductive biology of vertebrates. Development, endocrinology, function, and evolution of sexually dimorphic traits (in the broad sense). Specifically, Prof. Rand is interested in the proximate (physiological mechanisms) and
- Owen Sullivan, Visiting Assistant Professor in Biology
Es on host-viral interactions, especially the innate immune response. I am particularly interested in a family of proteins called IFITs. My research investigates the function of IFITs in human and other animal hosts to determine conservatio
- Sarah Deel, Senior Lecturer in Biology
- Stephan Zweifel, Head Coach, Men's Tennis; Professor of Biology
Dr. Stephan Zweifel’s current research interests include the study of replication and segregation of mitochondrial DNA in the yeast S. cerevisiae, and the role of recombination in mtDNA inheritance. Along with the use of DNA markers
- Susan Singer, Laurence McKinley Gould Professor, Emerita
- Zoe Hansen, Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology
Roster/catalog compiled from the college’s public directory. Faculty counts are directory headcounts; the named list may be a subset. h-index shown only for ORCID-backed or high-confidence OpenAlex matches. Data as of 2026-07-01.