Biology at Lafayette College

17 faculty and 40 courses in Biology at Lafayette College.

Faculty

• Eric Ho, Associate Professor h-index 29
  Notable: “Superoxide dismutase 1 acts as a nuclear transcription factor to regulate oxidative stress resistance” (2014) · 499 citations
• Manuel Ospina-Giraldo, Professor & Assistant Department Head h-index 18
  Notable: “Genome sequence and analysis of the Irish potato famine pathogen Phytophthora infestans” (2009) · 1,520 citations
• Robert Kurt, Kreider Professor h-index 16
  . The first area of interest is focused on the interaction between the innate (nonspecific) and adaptive (specific) anti-tumor immune response. The second area under investigation explores the early immune response to cancer. My lab uses ce
  Notable: “Transforming growth factor beta inhibits the antigen-presenting functions and antitumor activity of dendritic cell vaccines.” (2003) · 248 citations
• Charles Holliday, Emeritus Professor h-index 15
  Surface and subsurface feeding techniques in salmonid fishes. The results of a successful experiment in Montana’s Gallatin River are shown in the photograph below. Link to my personal www page at Lafayette Lafayette Col
  Notable: “Salinity adaption of gill Na, K‐ATPase in the blue crab, Callinectes sapidus” (1980) · 195 citations
• Elaine Reynolds, Professor h-index 14
  Notable: “The DrosophilaslamdanceGene: A Mutation in an Aminopeptidase Can Cause Seizure, Paralysis and Neuronal Failure” (2002) · 100 citations
• Laurie Caslake, Kreider Professor h-index 13
  Notable: “Biogeochemical processes and geotechnical applications: progress, opportunities and challenges” (2013) · 786 citations
• Daniel Strombom, Assistant Professor h-index 12
  Notable: “Solving the shepherding problem: heuristics for herding autonomous, interacting agents” (2014) · 214 citations
• Shyamal Majumdar, Emeritus Professor h-index 10
  Notable: “Emerging Trends in ICT for Education & Training” (2006) · 37 citations
• Casey Schmidt, Assistant Professor h-index 9
  Notable: “Metazoan tRNA introns generate stable circular RNAs in vivo” (2015) · 200 citations
• Ezra Lencer, Assistant Professor h-index 9
  Notable: “Daily temperature fluctuations unpredictably influence developmental rate and morphology at a critical early larval stage in a frog” (2013) · 45 citations
• James Dearworth Jr., Associate Professor h-index 8
  Intersect with the field of neuroscience. Learn more about the Neuroscience Program Learn more about my teaching and research Publications: 1. Functional anatomical mapping of the turtle retina. The turtle possesses one of the most complex
  Notable: “Parasympathetic control of the pupillary light response in the red‐eared slider turtle (Pseudemys scripta elegans)” (2007) · 17 citations
• Megan Rothenberger, Professor h-index 5
  Notable: “Multivariate Analysis of Water Quality and Plankton Assemblages in an Urban Estuary” (2013) · 29 citations
• Nancy Waters, Associate Professor h-index 4
  Notable: “Distribution and Diversity of Benthic Macroinvertebrates Associated with Aquatic Macrophytes” (2002) · 22 citations
• Katherine Farley-Barnes, Lecturer
• Layla Al-Shaer, Visiting Assistant Professor
• Matt Fischl, Visiting Assistant Professor
• Mike Butler, Professor & Department Head

Courses

• Edible Ethics BIOL 110
• Unity & Diversity of Biology BIOL 111
• Biomolecular Foundations of Biology BIOL 112
• Quantitative Biology BIOL 113
• Developmental Biology BIOL 212
• Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy BIOL 213
• Neuroanatomy BIOL 214
• Phytopathology BIOL 215
• Extreme Plants BIOL 224
• Microbiology BIOL 225
• Ecology BIOL 231
• Environmental Problem Solving in Biology BIOL 233
• Environmental Biology BIOL 234
• Evolutionary Biology BIOL 235
• Immunology BIOL 245
• Human Physiology BIOL 251
• Molecular Genetics BIOL 255
• Neurobiology BIOL 256
• Biostatistics BIOL 265
• Special Topics BIOL 270
• Conservation Biology BIOL 272
• Introduction to Bioinformatics BIOL 274
• Behavioral Ecology BIOL 275
• Cell Biology BIOL 277
• Biological Modeling BIOL 285
• Biodiversity and Ecosystem Function BIOL 303
• Aging and Age-Related Diseases BIOL 310
• Anatomy of Vision BIOL 314
• Physiology of Extreme Animals BIOL 317
• Cancer Biology BIOL 328
• Advanced Aquatic Ecology BIOL 332
• Evolutionary Genetics BIOL 336
• Restoration Ecology BIOL 342
• Infectious Disease BIOL 345
• Precision Medicine BIOL 347
• Genomics BIOL 350
• Biomedical Informatics BIOL 356
• Collective Phenomena in Animal Groups BIOL 357
• Microbial Ecology and Evolution BIOL 359
• Capstone in Biology BIOL 490

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 2026-07-02.