Experts on Biology

Natalie Farny
  • Associate Professor Biology & Biotechnology
Professor Farny is a broadly trained cell and molecular biologist with an interest in the emerging field of synthetic biology. She is currently integrating these interests to pursue research in two key areas: 1) Using biomolecules and engineered
Amity L. Manning
  • Dr. Helen G. Vassallo Distinguished Presidential Professor Biology & Biotechnology, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
Professor Manning’s research focuses on defining the cellular mechanisms that maintain genome stability in normal cells and understanding how those pathways are corrupted in cancer cells. Using a combination of molecular and cell biological approaches,
Karen Kashmanian Oates
  • Professor Biology & Biotechnology
Karen Kashmanian Oates is a professor of biology and biotechnology and directs WPI’s master of science in global health program. She previously was Peterson Family Dean of Arts and Sciences and deputy director for undergraduate education at the National ...
Jagan Srinivasan
  • Associate Professor Biology & Biotechnology
Professor Srinivasan's research at WPI is highly inter-disciplinary and encompasses areas such as neurobiology, molecular genetics and chemical biology. His lab is currently focusing on interpreting olfactory dysfunction in neurological disorders, we aim
Sam Walcott
  • Professor Mathematical Sciences
Professor Walcott's research is positioned at the intersection of mathematics and biology. He uses a combination of computer simulations and mathematical analysis to look at how physical principles at the molecular scale can solve macroscopic problems ...