Biology at University of Washington

34 faculty and 25 courses in Biology at University of Washington.

Faculty

• Carl Bergstrom, Professor h-index 58
  Notable: “Maps of random walks on complex networks reveal community structure” (2008) · 4,689 citations
• Lauren Buckley, Professor h-index 55
  Notable: “Global imprint of climate change on marine life” (2013) · 2,223 citations
• P. Dee Boersma, Professor h-index 51
  Notable: “The global contribution of forage fish to marine fisheries and ecosystems” (2012) · 438 citations
• Takato Imaizumi, Professor h-index 48
  Notable: “The ELF4–ELF3–LUX complex links the circadian clock to diurnal control of hypocotyl growth” (2011) · 930 citations
• Jennifer Nemhauser, Professor h-index 48
  Notable: “Different Plant Hormones Regulate Similar Processes through Largely Nonoverlapping Transcriptional Responses” (2006) · 966 citations
• David J. Perkel, Professor h-index 46
  Notable: “Revised nomenclature for avian telencephalon and some related brainstem nuclei” (2004) · 1,151 citations
• Julia K. Parrish, Professor h-index 42
  Notable: “Complexity, Pattern, and Evolutionary Trade-Offs in Animal Aggregation” (1999) · 1,255 citations
• Adam Leache, Professor h-index 42
  Notable: “Coalescent-based species delimitation in an integrative taxonomy” (2012) · 898 citations
• Horacio de la Iglesia, Professor h-index 42
  Notable: “Autistic-like behaviour in Scn1a+/− mice and rescue by enhanced GABA-mediated neurotransmission” (2012) · 659 citations
• Megan N. Dethier, Research Professor h-index 39
  Notable: “A Functional Group Approach to the Structure of Algal-Dominated Communities” (1994) · 1,154 citations
• Berry J Brosi, Professor h-index 38
  Notable: “Should agricultural policies encourage land sparing or wildlife-friendly farming?” (2007) · 650 citations
• Emily Carrington, Professor h-index 37
  Notable: “Elastic proteins: biological roles and mechanical properties” (2002) · 840 citations
• Benjamin Kerr, Professor h-index 33
  Notable: “Local dispersal promotes biodiversity in a real-life game of rock–paper–scissors” (2002) · 1,690 citations
• Briana Abrahms, Associate Professor h-index 31
  Notable: “Marine top predators as climate and ecosystem sentinels” (2019) · 421 citations
• Neda Bagheri, Professor h-index 28
  Notable: “Monocyte-derived alveolar macrophages drive lung fibrosis and persist in the lung over the life span” (2017) · 1,151 citations
• Jay Parrish, Professor h-index 27
  Notable: “Mitochondrial endonuclease G is important for apoptosis in C. elegans” (2001) · 420 citations
• Veronica Di Stilio, Professor h-index 24
  Notable: “Patterns of Gene Duplication and Functional Evolution During the Diversification of the AGAMOUS Subfamily of MADS Box Genes in Angiosperms” (2004) · 427 citations
• Clemens Cabernard, Professor h-index 24
  Notable: “The NuMA-related Mud protein binds Pins and regulates spindle orientation in Drosophila neuroblasts” (2006) · 317 citations
• Alison Crowe, Teaching Professor h-index 21
  Notable: “Biology in Bloom: Implementing Bloom's Taxonomy to Enhance Student Learning in Biology” (2008) · 625 citations
• Martha M. Bosma, Professor h-index 20
  Notable: “Ion Channel Development, Spontaneous Activity, and Activity-Dependent Development in Nerve and Muscle Cells” (2005) · 401 citations
• Alexander Paredez, Professor h-index 18
  Notable: “Visualization of Cellulose Synthase Demonstrates Functional Association with Microtubules” (2006) · 1,380 citations
• Matthew Akamatsu, Assistant Professor h-index 13
  Notable: “Nanoscale manipulation of membrane curvature for probing endocytosis in live cells” (2017) · 324 citations
• Willem Laursen, Assistant Professor h-index 13
  Notable: “Mosquito heat seeking is driven by an ancestral cooling receptor” (2020) · 156 citations
• Jon Herron, Teaching Professor h-index 10
  Notable: “Testing the Adaptive Significance of Acclimation: A Strong Inference Approach” (1999) · 298 citations
• Andrea Durant, Assistant Professor h-index 9
  Notable: “The transcriptome of anal papillae of Aedes aegypti reveals their importance in xenobiotic detoxification and adds significant knowledge on ion, water and ammonia transport mechanisms” (2021) · 42 citations
• Jacob Cooper, Assistant Teaching Professor h-index 7
  Notable: “Active learning narrows achievement gaps for underrepresented students in undergraduate science, technology, engineering, and math” (2020) · 1,312 citations
• Kristiina Hurme, Assistant Teaching Professor h-index 7
  Notable: “Intrasexually selected weapons” (2018) · 150 citations
• Jeff Rasmussen, Associate Professor h-index 1
  Notable: “Response of Gonyaulax tamarensis to the presence of a pycnocline in an artificial water column” (1989) · 38 citations
• Bing W. Brunton, Professor
• Brian Buchwitz, Teaching Professor
• Briana Gilbert, Assistant Teaching Professor
• Janet Bester-Meredith, Associate Teaching Professor
• Jeffrey Laney, Teaching Professor
• Stephanie Halmo, Assistant Professor

Courses

• Introductory Biology BIOL 100
• Sex, Death, and Evolution BIOL 103
• Evolution and Human Behavior BIOL 108
• Survey of Physiology BIOL 118
• Current Controversies in Biology BIOL 120
• Introduction to Conservation Biology BIOL 126
• Introduction to Neuroscience BIOL 130
• Climate Change, Race, and the Environment BIOL 210
• Marine Biology BIOL 250
• Data Reasoning in a Digital World BIOL 270
• The History of Life BIOL 280
• Laboratory Techniques in Cell and Molecular Biology BIOL 302
• Biology of Fishes BIOL 311
• Biological Impacts of Climate Change BIOL 315
• Genetics and Molecular Ecology BIOL 340
• Foundations in Physiology BIOL 350
• Foundations in Evolution and Systematics BIOL 354
• Foundations in Molecular Cell Biology BIOL 355
• Foundations in Ecology BIOL 356
• Foundations in Quantitative Biology BIOL 359
• Evolutionary Medicine and Public Health BIOL 385
• Experiments in Molecular Biology BIOL 400
• + 3 more courses

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.