Biology Program

Please Note: The Biology Program pages are under construction. Their contents have not been verified and may contain inadvertent errors. Use this information with caution.

Overview

• Office: Dean Hall 2, 2450 Campus Road, Honolulu, HI 96822
• Phone: 808-956-8303
• FAX: 808-956-4745
• email: biology@hawaii.edu

The Biology Program is a cooperative program sponsored by the Departments of Botany, Microbiology and Zoology. It provides an academic home to students who wish to pursue broad training in the biological sciences. Its course are taught, in general, by faculty from the contributing departments.

Administration

Program Director

• Dr. Agnes Fok (fok@hawaii.edu)(Dean 2, 956-8303)

Staff

• Administrative Assistant: (956-8303)

Courses

• Current Biology Program Offerings
• Course Schedules
• Search for Course Items

Degree Programs

• BS Degree Requirements
• BA Degree Requirements
• Advising
• Student advising is mandatory and is coordinated by the Program Director.
• Prospective majors should consult the Program Office in Dean 2 promptly so that a curriculum can be designed to satisfy the major requirements.

Useful Links

• American Medical College Application Service
• Sallie Mae Web Site -- loans and other financial assistance

Program Faculty and Committees

Biology Program Committee (1995-1996)

• Dr. Agnes Fok (chair) (fok@hawaii.edu)
• Dr. Randy Haley (rhaley@zoogate.zoo .hawaii.edu)
• Dr. Sterling Keeley (sterling@hawaii.edu)
• Dr. Paul Patek (patek@hawaii.edu)
• (additional members to be appointed from the collaborating departments)

Contributing Faculty

• BIOL 101: Dr. Kim Bridges
• BIOL 101L: Dr. Kim Bridges
• BIOL 123: Dr. Mark Merlin
• BIOL 123L: Dr. Mark Merlin
• BIOL 171: Dr. Christopher Womersley
• BIOL 171L: Dr. Agnes Fok
• BIOL 172: Dr. Curt Daehler
• BIOL 172L: Dr. Agnes Fok
• BIOL 265: Drs. Rosie Gillespie, Guillermo Goldstein & Sheila Conant
• BIOL 265L: Dr. Kim Bridges
• BIOL 270: Dr. Steve Robinow
• BIOL 270L: Dr. Steve Robinow
• BIOL 308: Mr. Mike Huddleston
• BIOL 310: Dr. Mark Merlin
• BIOL 320: Dr. Mark Merlin
• BIOL 350: Dr. Teresa Greenfield
• BIOL 360: Dr. Sheila Conant
• BIOL 375: Dr. Rebecca Cann
• BIOL 375L: Dr. David Haymer
• BIOL 399: Staff
• BIOL 406: Dr. Jeffrey Cirillo
• BIOL 406L: Dr. Jeffrey Cirillo
• BIOL 407: Dr. Gert de Couet
• BIOL 407L: Dr. Gert de Couet
• BIOL 410: Dr. Mark Merlin
• BIOL 418: Drs. David Christopher and Dulal Borthakur
• BIOL 440: Dr. Mark Merlin
• BIOL 490: Dr. Sheila Conant
• BIOL 499: Staff

Program Faculty

• A. K. Fok, PhD (Director) -- cell biology
• K. W. Bridges, PhD -- systems ecology
• R. L. Cann, PhD -- molecular and evolutionary genetics
• J. D. Cirillo, PhD -- infectious diseases, molecular and cell biology
• S. Conant, PhD -- ornithology, ecology, behavior, conservation biology
• H. G. de Couet, Dr rer nat -- molecular cell biology and genetics
• C. Daehler, PhD -- plant-animal interactions, invasive plants, population biology
• D. S. Haymer, PhD -- molecular evolution and developmental genetics
• R. G. Gillespie, PhD -- evolution, genetics, ecology and conservation biology of invertebrates
• G. H. Goldstein, PhD -- physiological ecology of vascular plants, tropical plant ecology
• M. Merlin, PhD -- biogeography, natural history of the Pacific (merlin@hawaii.edu)(Dean 108, 956-6038)
• S. Robinow, PhD -- developmental neurobiology, genetics, molecular biology
• C. M. Smith, PhD -- physiological ecology of marine macrophytes, marine ecology, cell biology
• C. Z. Womersley, PhD -- environmental physiology, biochemical adaptation, parasitology
• G. J. Wong, PhD -- mating systems and biosystematics of basidiomycetes