2026-2027 Biology Committees

Deborah Garrity, Chair

Kristin Anderson, ex officio

Lisa Angeloni, Associate Chair, ex officio

Tanya Dewey, Associate Chair, ex officio

Ayo Garner, ex officio

Chris Funk (2028)

DeeDee Wright (2028)

Anireddy Reddy (2027)

Kate Wilsterman (2027)

Graduate Program Committee:

Lisa Angeloni, Chair

Dorothy Ramirez, ex officio

 

Program Committee

Meena Balgopal (2028)

Arjun Khakhar (2027)

Jennie Willis (2026+)

 

Graduate Admissions Committee:

Dhruba Naug, Chair (2028)

Graham Peers (2027)

Tanya Dewey, Chair

Heather Blackburn (2028)

June Medford (2028)

Rachel Mueller (2028)

Erik Arthun (2027)

DeeDee Wright (2027)

Zach Grochau-Wright (BIO CIM Rep)

Liz Hysen (ASC), ex officio

Abbie Reade (ASC), ex officio

Department Chair, ex officio

Undergrad Coordinator, Shivon Costin, ex officio

Lisa Angeloni

Aramati Casper

Anping Chen

Chris Funk

Deborah Garrity

Shane Kanatous

Dale Lockwood

June Medford

Abbie Reade

Dan Sloan

Jennie Willis

Kate Wilsterman

Marc Nishimura, Chair

Ross Madden

Alpana Damle

Joe von Fischer, Chair

Kristin Anderson, ex officio

Lisa Angeloni, Associate Chair, ex officio

Rachel Mueller (2028)

Kristen Ruegg (2028)

Cory Williams (2028)

Tai Montgomery (2027)

Jennifer Neuwald (2027)

Deborah Garrity, Chair

Tanya Dewey, Associate Chair, ex officio

Elizabeth Saunders, CEF Coordinator, ex officio

Arjun Khakhar (At-Large)

Cory Williams (2nd Floor/2027)

Chris Funk (3rd Floor/2027)

Devin O’Connor (4th Floor/2027)

Jennifer Ackerfield (2028)

Heather Blackburn (2028)

Joe von Fischer (2028)

Kate Wilsterman (2027)

Michael Shavlik (2027)

Tanya Dewey

Shane Kanatous

Rachel Mueller

Kristen Ruegg

Zach Grochau-Wright

Jennifer Brady (grad student)

Shane Kanatous (2025-2026)

Kim Hoke, Acting Interim Director, ex officio

DeeDee Wright, Acting Interim Director, ex officio

Department Representatives

Graduate Student Ombudsman:

Dhruba Naug | Dhruba.Naug@colostate.edu

Seminar:

Dan Sloan | Dan.Sloan@colostate.edu

SDC Liaison:

Cory Williams | Cory.Williams@colostate.edu

Graduate Student Representatives:

Zoë D’Agostino, 2027 | Sophia.DAgostino@colostate.edu

Asha Fry, PSM, 2027 | Asha.Fry@colostate.edu

Dylan Moss, 2027 | Dylan.Moss2@colostate.edu

Library Liaison:

Michael Thomas | Michael.L.Thomas@colostate.edu

Faculty Council:

Michael Antolin | Michael.Antolin@colostate.edu

Melinda Smith | Melinda.Smith@colostate.edu

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