11 faculty and 5 courses in Bioinformatics at Worcester Polytechnic Institute.
- Luis Vidali, Professor, Biology & Biotechnology h-index 31
Cell Biology of Plants Cytoskeleton and Molecular Motors Microscopy Interdisciplinary Research Scholarly Work Bibeau, J.P., Galotto, G., Wu, M., Tuzel, E., and Vidali, L. (2021). Quantitative cell biology of tip growth in moss. Plant Mol. B
Notable: “Polarized Cell Growth in Higher Plants” (2001) · 741 citations
- Benjamin Nephew, Assistant Research Professor, Biology & Biotechnology h-index 28
Ed on the development and study of a transgenerational social stress based rodent model of postpartum depression/anxiety, and ongoing related clinical work explores the role of behavioral hormones, discrimination, and epigenetic changes in
Notable: “Effects of chronic social stress during lactation on maternal behavior and growth in rats” (2011) · 139 citations
- Jagan Srinivasan, Associate Professor, Biology & Biotechnology h-index 27
Neurobiology Genetics Chemical Biology Evolution Scholarly Work A blend of small molecules regulates both mating and development in Caenorhabditis elegans 2008 Pristionchus pacificus: an appropriate fondness for beetles 2008 Professional Af
Notable: “A blend of small molecules regulates both mating and development in Caenorhabditis elegans” (2008) · 394 citations
- Amity Manning, Dr. Helen G. Vassallo Distinguished Presidential Professor, Biology & Biotechnology / Bioinformatics h-index 23
Cancer cell biology Cell cycle progression and cell division Genomic instability Chromatin structure and regulation Tumor Suppressors Scholarly Work Full list of publications from NCBI Full list of publications in Google Scholar News Chev R
Notable: “A novel retinoblastoma therapy from genomic and epigenetic analyses” (2012) · 513 citations
- Scarlet Shell, Associate Professor, Biology & Biotechnology h-index 16
Bacterial Stress Response Regulation of Gene Expression Genomics and Transcriptomics Tuberculosis RNA Processing and Degradation Antibiotic Tolerance and Resistance Antibiotic Discovery Scholarly Work Full list of publications at PubMed Ful
Notable: “Leaderless Transcripts and Small Proteins Are Common Features of the Mycobacterial Translational Landscape” (2015) · 257 citations
- Reeta Rao, Professor & Department Head, Biology & Biotechnology h-index 16
Emerging pathogens Super bugs Molecular biology Fungal disease Host-microbe interaction Candida Genomics and single-cell genomics Drug resistance Gene expression Gut dysbiosis Crohn’s, colitis and IBD Microbial interactions Microbiome and p
Notable: “The evolution of drug resistance in clinical isolates of Candida albicans” (2015) · 365 citations
- Joseph Duffy, Associate Professor, Biology & Biotechnology h-index 15
. In the lab we use molecular, genetic, and biochemical approaches to characterize the function of these pathways and to gain insight into their role in disease. To date, the lab has focused on the Epidermal Growth Factor Recept
Notable: “GAL4 system in drosophila: A fly geneticist's swiss army knife” (2002) · 1,127 citations
- Natalie Farny, Associate Professor, Biology & Biotechnology h-index 15
Synthetic biology Stress Granules Biosensors mRNA translational control Cellular stress response Biological responses to environmental contaminants Bioremediation Genetic engineering Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO) Scholarly Work Profe
Notable: “Functional Specificity among Ribosomal Proteins Regulates Gene Expression” (2007) · 401 citations
- Inna Nechipurenko, Assistant Professor, Biology & Biotechnology h-index 8
Cilia Biology Cell Signaling Developmental Neurobiology Rare Diseases Scholarly Work Full list of publications from NCBI Professional Affiliations American Society for Cell Biology Genetics Society of America News Chev Right Icon of hollow
Notable: “A Conserved Role for Girdin in Basal Body Positioning and Ciliogenesis” (2016) · 64 citations
- Shane McInally, Assistant Professor, Biology & Biotechnology h-index 8
Es on understanding the molecular and physical mechanisms that cells use to control and scale the size of their internal structures with distinct aspects of their geometry. He received a BS from the University of California, Riverside, an M
Notable: “Robust and stable transcriptional repression in Giardia using CRISPRi” (2018) · 73 citations
- Jeff Bourgeois, Assistant Professor, Biology & Biotechnology
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.