Biology Faculty
Faculty
![Shelley Weisser](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_auto/public/images/department-biology/shelley-sm.jpg)
WEISSER, Shelley (she/her)
Department Chair
BSc, MSc, PhD (University of British Columbia)
Instructor Teaching: General Biology, Anatomy and Physiology
Research Interests: Immunology, Inflammatory Diseases, Cancer Biology, Medical Genetics
Phone: DL 604 777-6199
Email: weissers@douglascollege.ca
![Jennifer Barker](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_auto/public/images/department-biology/jenn-sm.jpg)
BARKER, Jennifer
BSc, MSc (University of Toronto), PhD (University of British Columbia)
Instructor Teaching: Anatomy and Physiology, General Biology
Research Interests: Comparative Neurobiology
Phone: DL 604 777-6029
Email: barkerj1@douglascollege.ca
![Jessie Clasen](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_auto/public/images/department-biology/jessie-clasen-sm.jpg)
CLASEN, Jessica (she/her)
BSc (University of North Carolina at Wilmington), MSc (Arizona State), PhD (University of British Columbia)
Instructor Teaching: General Biology, Marine Biology, Ecology, Anatomy and Physiology, Microbiology
Research Interests: Aquatic Microbial Ecology, Microbiology, Marine Biology, Oceanography
Phone: NW 604 527-5927
Email: clasenj@douglascollege.ca
![Rey Cruz-Aguado](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_auto/public/images/department-biology/rey-2014-sm.jpg)
CRUZ-AGUADO, Rey
BSc, MSc, PhD (University of Havana)
Instructor Teaching: General Biology, Anatomy and Physiology, Cell Biochemistry, Comparative Zoology
Research Interests: Neurobiology
Phone: NW 604 527-5033
Email: cruzr@douglascollege.ca
![Alida Faurie](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_auto/public/images/department-biology/alida-sm.jpg)
FAURIE, Alida
BSc (University of Johannesburg), MSc, PhD (University of Natal)
Instructor Teaching: General Biology, Comparative Zoology, Anatomy and Physiology, Botany
Research Interests: Zoology, Botany
Phone: NW 604 527-5225
Email: fauriea@douglascollege.ca
![Luis Gonzalez-Torres](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_auto/public/images/department-biology/luis-sm.jpg)
GONZALEZ-TORRES, Luis (he/him)
BSc., MSc., PhD (University of Havana)
Instructor Teaching: General Biology
Research Interests: Ecology and Conservation Biology
Phone: NW 604 527-5600
Email: gonzaleztorresl@douglascollege.ca
![Leon Guppy](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_auto/public/images/department-biology/leong-sm.jpg)
GUPPY, Leon J.
BSc (University of British Columbia), MSc, PhD (University of London)
Instructor Teaching: General Biology, Anatomy and Physiology, General Pharmacology, Genetics, Molecular Biology, Microbiology
Research Interests: Alcoholism, Drugs of Abuse, Cardiovascular Biology and Pharmacology, Ion Channel Pharmacology
Phone: NW 604 527-5236
Email: guppyl@douglascollege.ca
![James Todd Harper](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_auto/public/images/department-biology/todd-sm.jpg)
HARPER, James Todd
BA, BSc, MSc (St. Francis Xavier), PhD (New Brunswick)
Instructor Teaching: General Biology, Anatomy and Physiology, Plants & Society, Marine Biology, Evolution
Research Interests: Marine Biology, Molecular Evolution Systematics
Phone: NW 604 527-5609
Email: harpert@douglascollege.ca
![Sarwat Jamil](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_auto/public/images/department-biology/sarwat-sm.jpg)
JAMIL, Sarwat
BSc, MSc (University of Karachi), PhD (University of London)
Instructor Teaching: Anatomy and Physiology
Research Interests: Study of signal transduction pathways that control Cell Death and Survival
Phone: DL 604 777-6244
Email: jamils@douglascollege.ca
![Karuna Karunakaran](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_auto/public/images/department-biology/karuna-2019-sm.jpg)
KARUNAKARAN, Karuna
BSc (University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka), MSc (University of Trondheim, Norway), PhD (Norwegian University of Science and Technology)
Instructor Teaching: Anatomy and Physiology, General Biology
Research Interests: Molecular Microbiology, Cell-mediated immunity, Vaccinology
Phone: NW 604 527-5893
Email: karunakarank@douglascollege.ca
![Weissy Lee](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_auto/public/images/department-biology/weissy-sm.jpg)
LEE, Weissy (she/her)
BSc, PhD (University of British Columbia)
Instructor Teaching: Biochemistry, Anatomy and Physiology, Medical Microbiology
Research Interests: Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Phone: NW 604 527-5501
Email: leew@douglascollege.ca
![Elinor Matheson](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_auto/public/images/department-biology/elinor-2019-sm.jpg)
MATHESON, Elinor (she/her)
BA, MSc, PhD (University of Guelph)
Instructor Teaching: Ecology, General Biology, Environmental Science, Anatomy and Physiology
Research Interests: Behavioural Ecology, Ecology, Environmental Science
Phone: NW 604 527-5608
Email: ehughes5@douglascollege.ca
![Leonard Millis](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_auto/public/images/department-biology/len-millis-sm.jpg)
MILLIS, Leonard A.
BSc, MSc (University of Alberta), PhD (McMaster University)
Instructor Teaching: Genetics, General Biology, Anatomy and Physiology
Research Interests: Genetics
Phone: NW 604 527-5227
Email: millisl@douglascollege.ca
![Rosemary Oh-McGinnis](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_auto/public/images/department-biology/rose-sm.jpg)
OH, Rosemary (she/her)
BSc, PhD (University of British Columbia)
Instructor Teaching: Anatomy and Physiology, General Biology, Genetics
Research Interests: Genetics
Phone: NW 604 527-5915
Email: ohmcginnisr@douglascollege.ca
![Maxence Salomon](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_auto/public/images/department-biology/maxence-sm.jpg)
SALOMON, Maxence
BSc (University of Geneva), MSc (Swiss Tropical Institute), PhD (Simon Fraser University)
Instructor Teaching: Anatomy and Physiology, General Biology, Evolution
Research Interests: Evolutionary Biology, Ecology, Behavioural Ecology, Pest Management
Phone: DL 604 777-6217
Email: salomonm@douglascollege.ca
![Nora Saona](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_auto/public/images/department-biology/nora-2019-sm.jpg)
SAONA, Nora (on leave)
BSc (University of British Columbia), MSc (University of Calgary), PhD (York University)
Instructor Teaching: Anatomy and Physiology, General Biology
Research Interests: Ecology, Plant Ecology
Phone: DL 604 777-6032
Email: saonan@douglascollege.ca
![Lynette Sigola](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_auto/public/images/department-biology/lynettebs-sm.jpg)
SIGOLA, Lynette (she/her)
BSc (Hons), MBChB (University of Zimbabwe), PhD (University of London)
Instructor Teaching: Anatomy and Physiology, General Biology, Immunology
Research Interests: Innate Immunity, Macrophage Immunity, Neurohormonal Regulation of Inflammation
Phone: NW 604 527-5233
Email: sigolal@douglascollege.ca
![Mike Silvergieter](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_auto/public/images/department-biology/mike-sm.jpg)
SILVERGIETER, Mike (he/him)
BSc, MSc (Simon Fraser University)
Instructor Teaching: Anatomy and Physiology, General Biology
Research Interests: Ecology, Behavioural Ecology
Phone: NW 604 527-5499
Email: silvergieterm@douglascollege.ca
![Laura Solteiro](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_auto/public/images/department-biology/laura-2019-sm.jpg)
SOLTEIRO, Laura
BSc, MSc (Simon Fraser University)
Instructor Teaching: Anatomy and Physiology, General Biology
Research Interests: Molecular Biology & Biochemistry, Aging, Development
Phone: DL 604 777-6222
Email: solteirol@douglascollege.ca
![Liza Sutton](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_auto/public/images/department-biology/liza-2016-sm.jpg)
SUTTON, Liza
PhD (University College London, UK)
Instructor Teaching: Anatomy and Physiology
Research Interests: Neurodegenerative Diseases
Phone: DL 604 777-6236
Email: suttonl@douglascollege.ca
![Ryan Viveiros](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_auto/public/images/department-biology/ryan-sm.jpg)
VIVEIROS, Ryan
BSc, MSc, PhD (University of British Columbia)
Instructor Teaching: General Biology, Anatomy and Physiology, Genetics, Microbiology
Research Interests: Developmental Biology, Pedagogy
Phone: DL 604 777-6121
Email: viveirosr@douglascollege.ca
Laboratory facilitators
AFSHARI, Dariush
B.Sc. (Simon Fraser University)
Laboratory Technician and Facilitator
Email: afsharid@douglascollege.ca
![Amand Allemeersch](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_auto/public/images/department-biology/amanda-sm.jpg)
ALLEMEERSCH, Amanda (she/her)
BSc (University of the Fraser Valley)
Laboratory Facilitator
Email: allemeerscha@douglascollege.ca
![Samantha Brulotte](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_auto/public/images/department-biology/sam-2014-sm.jpg)
BRULOTTE, Samantha
BSc, MSc (University of British Columbia)
Laboratory Facilitator
Email: palmers@douglascollege.ca
![Jillian Lane](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_auto/public/images/department-biology/jill-sm.jpg)
COOKE, Jillian (she/her) (on leave)
BSc (Thompson Rivers University)
Laboratory Facilitator
Email: cookej4@douglascollege.ca
![Alina Cuza](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_auto/public/images/department-biology/alina-sm.jpg)
CUZA, Alina
MSc (University of Havana)
Laboratory Facilitator
Email: cuzapereza@douglascollege.ca
![Michelle Davies](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_auto/public/images/department-biology/michelle-2019-sm.jpg)
DAVIES, Michelle
BSc (Simon Fraser University)
Laboratory Supervisor
Email: daviesm@douglascollege.ca
![Iain Fraser](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_auto/public/images/department-biology/iain-sm.jpg)
FRASER, Iain
BSc, MSc (Hons), University of Canterbury
Laboratory Facilitator
Email: fraseri@douglascollege.ca
![Edgar Fuller Altamirano](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_auto/public/images/department-biology/edgar-2019-sm.jpg)
FULLER ALTAMIRANO, Edgar
BSc (Concordia University)
Laboratory Facilitator
Email: fulleraltamiranoe@douglascollege.ca
![Paula Godden](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_auto/public/images/department-biology/paula-sm.jpg)
GODDEN, Paula
BSc (Simon Fraser University)
Laboratory Facilitator
Email: goddenp@douglascollege.ca
![Naomi Higo](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_auto/public/images/department-biology/naomi-2019-sm.jpg)
HIGO, Naomi
BSc (Simon Fraser University)
Institute of Urban Ecology Coordinator
Email: higon@douglascollege.ca
![Emily Hsiao](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_auto/public/images/department-biology/emily-sm.jpg)
HSIAO, Emily
BSc (Simon Fraser University)
Laboratory Facilitator
Email: hsiaoe@douglascollege.ca
![Monique Jian](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_auto/public/images/department-biology/monique-2019-sm.jpg)
JIAN, Monique
BSc (Simon Fraser University)
Laboratory Facilitator
Email: jianm@douglascollege.ca
MALE ARMIDA, Andre
B.Sc. (McGill University)
Laboratory Facilitator
Email: malearmidaa@douglascollege.ca
![Alysha Martins](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_auto/public/images/department-biology/alysha-2019-sm.jpg)
MARTINS, Alysha
BSc (Simon Fraser University)
Laboratory Facilitator
Email: martinsa1@douglascollege.ca
PICKETT, Calla
B.Sc. (Simon Fraser University)
Laboratory Facililtator
Email: pickettc1@douglascollege.ca
![Bianca Rizzo](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_auto/public/images/department-biology/bianca-2019-sm.jpg)
POELZER, Bianca (on leave)
BSc (Simon Fraser University)
Laboratory Technician
Email: rizzob@douglascollege.ca
![Laura Solteiro](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_auto/public/images/department-biology/laura-2019-sm.jpg)
SOLTEIRO, Laura
BSc, MSc (Simon Fraser University)
Laboratory Facilitator
Email: solteirol@douglascollege.ca
![Aron](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_auto/public/images/department-biology/Aron%20small.jpg)
WEIR, Aron
B.Sc., M.Sc. (University of Guelph)
Laboratory Facilitator
Email: weira2@douglascollege.ca
WOOD, Claudia
B.Sc., M.Sc. (University of Guelph)
Laboratory Facilitator
Email: woodc15@douglascollege.ca