Division of Biological Sciences

Research Specialties

Biochemistry and Biophysics

Name Section Title
Aroian, Raffi CDB Professor
Baker, Timothy MB Professor
Berg, Darwin Neuro Distinguished Professor
Choe, Seunghyon (Salk Adjunct) Professor
Crawford, Nigel CDB Professor
David, Michael MB Professor of Biology
Doolittle, Russell (em.) MB Research Professor
Estelle, Mark CDB Distinguished Professor and Vice Chair
Geiduschek, E. (em.) MB Research Professor
Ghosh, Partho MB Professor
Hampton, Randolph CDB Professor
Johnson, Tracy MB Assistant Professor
Kadonaga, James MB Distinguished Professor
Macagno, Eduardo CDB Professor
Montal, S. Neuro Distinguished Professor
O'Shea, Clodagh (Salk Adjunct) Assistant Professor
Scheffler, Immo MB Professor
Schroeder, Julian CDB Distinguished Professor
Shaw, Reuben (Salk Adjunct) Hearst Endorsement Assistant Professor
Smith, Douglas (em.) MB Professor Emeritus of Biology
Subramani, Suresh MB Distinguished Professor
Wang, Lei (Salk Adjunct) Assistant Professor and Ferederick B. Rentschler Developmental Chair
Wasserman, Steven CDB Professor

Cell and Developmental Biology

Name Section Title
Aroian, Raffi CDB Professor
Berg, Darwin Neuro Distinguished Professor
Bier, Ethan CDB Professor of Biology
Briggs, Steven CDB Distinguished Professor
Chisholm, Andrew Neuro Professor
Chory, Joanne (Salk Adjunct) Professor and Director
Chrispeels, Maarten (em.) CDB Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Biology
David, Michael MB Professor of Biology
Ecker, Joseph (Salk Adjunct) Professor
Estelle, Mark CDB Distinguished Professor and Vice Chair
Firtel, Richard CDB Associate Dean for Operations/Distinguished Professor
Forbes, Douglass CDB Professor
Golden, James MB Professor
Halpain, Shelley Neuro Professor
Hampton, Randolph CDB Professor
Jamora, Colin CDB Assistant Professor
Johnson, Randall MB Professor of Biology
Jones, Dana (Salk Adjunct) Assistant Professor
Kadonaga, James MB Distinguished Professor
Kay, Steve CDB Dean
Kiger, Amy CDB Assistant Professor
Kintner, Christopher (Salk Adjunct) Professor
Kristan, William Neuro Distinguished Professor
Long, Jeffrey (Salk Adjunct) Assistant Professor
Loomis, William CDB Distinguished Professor
Lykke-Andersen, Jens MB Associate Professor
Macagno, Eduardo CDB Professor
Mcginnis, William CDB Distinguished Professor
Pasquinelli, Amy MB Associate Professor
Pogliano, Kit MB Professor
Posakony, James CDB Professor of Biology
Price, Paul MB Distinguished Professor of Biology
Scheffler, Immo MB Professor
Schmidt, Robert CDB Professor
Schroeder, Julian CDB Distinguished Professor
Spector, Deborah (SoM, UCSD Adjunct) MB Professor
Spitzer, Nicholas Neuro Distinguished Professor and Vice Chair
Subramani, Suresh MB Distinguished Professor
Traver, David CDB Assistant Professor
Troemel, Emily CDB Assistant Professor
Umen, James (Salk Adjunct) Assistant Professor
Wang, Jean (SoM, UCSD Adjunct) MB Professor, Department of Medicine, Associate Director, Basic Research, Moores UCSD Cancer Center, Chair, Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program, UCSD
Wasserman, Steven CDB Professor
Wilhelm, James CDB Assistant Professor
Yanofsky, Martin CDB Professor and Chair
Yelon, Deborah CDB Associate Professor
Zhao, Yunde CDB Associate Professor

Ecology Behavior and Evolution

Name Section Title
Chao, Lin EBE Professor
Cleland, Elsa EBE Assistant Professor
Holway, David EBE Associate Professor
Jetz, Walter EBE Associate Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Kohn, Joshua EBE Professor and Chair
Markow, Therese EBE Amylin Chair in Life Sciences and Professor
Nieh, James EBE Associate Professor
Rifkin, Scott EBE Assistant Professor
Roy, Kaustuv EBE Professor
Shurin, Jonathan Associate Professor
Wills, Christopher (em.) EBE Professor Emeritus
Woodruff, David EBE Professor

Genetics and Molecular Biology

Name Section Title
Allen, Eric MB Assistant Professor of Biology/Marine Biology
Aroian, Raffi CDB Professor
Bier, Ethan CDB Professor of Biology
Brody, Stuart MB Professor
Chisholm, Andrew Neuro Professor
Choe, Seunghyon (Salk Adjunct) Professor
David, Michael MB Professor of Biology
Dillin, Andrew (Salk Adjunct) Associate Professor and Pioneer Developmental Chair
Estelle, Mark CDB Distinguished Professor and Vice Chair
Evans, Ronald (Salk Adjunct) Professor and March of Dimes Chair in Molecular and Developmental Biology
Feng, Gen MB Professor
Firtel, Richard CDB Associate Dean for Operations/Distinguished Professor
Gage, Fred (Salk Adjunct) Professor and John Adler Chair for Research on Age-Related Neurodegenerative Diseases
Geiduschek, E. (em.) MB Research Professor
Golden, James MB Professor
Golden, Susan MB Distinguished Professor
Goldrath, Ananda MB Assistant Professor
Hasty, Jeff MB
Helinski, Donald (em.) MB Professor Emeritus
Hetzer, Martin (Salk Adjunct) Hearst Endorsement Assistant Professor
Hunter, Anthony (Salk Adjunct) Professor and American Cancer Society Professor
Johnson, Randall MB Professor of Biology
Johnson, Tracy MB Assistant Professor
Jones, Dana (Salk Adjunct) Assistant Professor
Kadonaga, James MB Distinguished Professor
Karlseder, Jan (Salk Adjunct) Associate Professor
Kiger, Amy CDB Assistant Professor
Lykke-Andersen, Jens MB Associate Professor
Macagno, Eduardo CDB Professor
Mayfield, Stephen MB Director, San Diego Center for Algae Biotechnology and John Dove Isaacs Chair of Natural Philosophy Professor
Mcginnis, William CDB Distinguished Professor
Niwa Rosen, Maho MB Assistant Professor
O'Shea, Clodagh (Salk Adjunct) Assistant Professor
Pasquinelli, Amy MB Associate Professor
Pfaff, Samuel (Salk Adjunct) Professor and Helen McLoraine Developmental Chair in Neurobiology
Pillus, Lorraine MB Professor and Vice Chair
Pogliano, Joseph MB Associate Professor
Pogliano, Kit MB Professor
Posakony, James CDB Professor of Biology
Saier, Milton MB Professor of Biology
Scheffler, Immo MB Professor
Schroeder, Julian CDB Distinguished Professor
Shaw, Reuben (Salk Adjunct) Hearst Endorsement Assistant Professor
Smith, Douglas (em.) MB Professor Emeritus of Biology
Smith, Laurie CDB Professor
Spector, Deborah (SoM, UCSD Adjunct) MB Professor
Subramani, Suresh MB Distinguished Professor
Traver, David CDB Assistant Professor
Troemel, Emily CDB Assistant Professor
Verma, Inder (Salk Adjunct) Professor, Irwin Mark Jacobs Chair in Exemplary Life Science and American Cancer Society Professor
Wahl, Geoffrey (Salk Adjunct) Professor
Wang, Jean (SoM, UCSD Adjunct) MB Professor, Department of Medicine, Associate Director, Basic Research, Moores UCSD Cancer Center, Chair, Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program, UCSD
Wang, Lei (Salk Adjunct) Assistant Professor and Ferederick B. Rentschler Developmental Chair
Wasserman, Steven CDB Professor
Weitzman, Matthew (Salk Adjunct) Associate Professor and Pioneer Developmental Chair
Wills, Christopher (em.) EBE Professor Emeritus
Xu, Yang MB Professor of Biology
Young, John (Salk Adjunct) Professor
Zhang, Dong-er MB Professor
Zuker, Charles Neuro Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics and Neuroscience, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, Columbia University, Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Zuniga, Elina MB Assistant Professor

Immunology, Virology and Cancer Biology

Name Section Title
Baker, Timothy MB Professor
David, Michael MB Professor of Biology
Goldrath, Ananda MB Assistant Professor
Hedrick, Stephen MB Professor and Chair
Johnson, Randall MB Professor of Biology
Murre, Cornelis MB Professor
O'Shea, Clodagh (Salk Adjunct) Assistant Professor
Shaw, Reuben (Salk Adjunct) Hearst Endorsement Assistant Professor
Spector, Deborah (SoM, UCSD Adjunct) MB Professor
Wahl, Geoffrey (Salk Adjunct) Professor
Wang, Jean (SoM, UCSD Adjunct) MB Professor, Department of Medicine, Associate Director, Basic Research, Moores UCSD Cancer Center, Chair, Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program, UCSD
Weitzman, Matthew (Salk Adjunct) Associate Professor and Pioneer Developmental Chair
Wills, Christopher (em.) EBE Professor Emeritus
Xu, Yang MB Professor of Biology
Young, John (Salk Adjunct) Professor
Zhang, Dong-er MB Professor
Zuniga, Elina MB Assistant Professor

Neurobiology

Name Section Title
Berg, Darwin Neuro Distinguished Professor
Bier, Ethan CDB Professor of Biology
Boulanger, Lisa Neuro Assistant Adjunct Professor
Chisholm, Andrew Neuro Professor
Fortes, P. Neuro
Gage, Fred (Salk Adjunct) Professor and John Adler Chair for Research on Age-Related Neurodegenerative Diseases
Ghosh, Anirvan Neuro Professor and Chair
Goulding, Martyn (Salk Adjunct) Professor
Halpain, Shelley Neuro Professor
Jin, Yishi Neuro Professor
Kristan, William Neuro Distinguished Professor
Lee, Kuo (Salk Adjunct) Professor
Leutgeb, Jill Neuro Assistant Professor
Leutgeb, Stefan Neuro Assistant Profssor
Macagno, Eduardo CDB Professor
Malinow, Roberto Neuro Professor
Montal, S. Neuro Distinguished Professor
O'Leary, Dennis (Salk Adjunct) Professor
Patrick, Gentry Neuro Assistant Professor
Pfaff, Samuel (Salk Adjunct) Professor and Helen McLoraine Developmental Chair in Neurobiology
Posakony, James CDB Professor of Biology
Reinagel, Pamela Neuro Associate Professor
Scanziani, Massimo Neuro Professor and Vice Chair
Sejnowski, Terrence Neuro Distinguished Professor
Slesinger, Paul (Salk Adjunct) Associate Professor
Spitzer, Nicholas Neuro Distinguished Professor and Vice Chair
Thomas, John (Salk Adjunct) Professor
Wang, Jing Neuro Assistant Professor
Zou, Yimin Neuro Associate Professor
Zuker, Charles Neuro Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics and Neuroscience, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, Columbia University, Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Plant Molecular Biology

Name Section Title
Briggs, Steven CDB Distinguished Professor
Chory, Joanne (Salk Adjunct) Professor and Director
Chrispeels, Maarten (em.) CDB Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Biology
Crawford, Nigel CDB Professor
Ecker, Joseph (Salk Adjunct) Professor
Kay, Steve CDB Dean
Long, Jeffrey (Salk Adjunct) Assistant Professor
Mayfield, Stephen MB Director, San Diego Center for Algae Biotechnology and John Dove Isaacs Chair of Natural Philosophy Professor
Schmidt, Robert CDB Professor
Schroeder, Julian CDB Distinguished Professor
Smith, Laurie CDB Professor
Umen, James (Salk Adjunct) Assistant Professor
Yanofsky, Martin CDB Professor and Chair

Signal Transduction

Name Section Title
Berg, Darwin Neuro Distinguished Professor
Bier, Ethan CDB Professor of Biology
David, Michael MB Professor of Biology
Feng, Gen MB Professor
Firtel, Richard CDB Associate Dean for Operations/Distinguished Professor
Hedrick, Stephen MB Professor and Chair
Johnson, Randall MB Professor of Biology
Kiger, Amy CDB Assistant Professor
Loomis, William CDB Distinguished Professor
Lykke-Andersen, Jens MB Associate Professor
Macagno, Eduardo CDB Professor
Montal, S. Neuro Distinguished Professor
O'Shea, Clodagh (Salk Adjunct) Assistant Professor
Posakony, James CDB Professor of Biology
Scheffler, Immo MB Professor
Schroeder, Julian CDB Distinguished Professor
Spitzer, Nicholas Neuro Distinguished Professor and Vice Chair
Wasserman, Steven CDB Professor
Xu, Yang MB Professor of Biology
Zuker, Charles Neuro Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics and Neuroscience, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, Columbia University, Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Systems Biology

Name Section Title
Briggs, Steven CDB Distinguished Professor
Estelle, Mark CDB Distinguished Professor and Vice Chair
Halpain, Shelley Neuro Professor
Hasty, Jeff MB
Macagno, Eduardo CDB Professor
Murre, Cornelis MB Professor
Nieh, James EBE Associate Professor
Rifkin, Scott EBE Assistant Professor
Saier, Milton MB Professor of Biology
Schroeder, Julian CDB Distinguished Professor
Zhao, Yunde CDB Associate Professor