Biology - Faculty
Dr. William H. Cliff
Associate Professor
Email: bcliff@niagara.edu
Phone Number: 716-286-8243
Dr. Cliff joined the faculty in 1992. Previously he was at the Gregory Fleming James Cystic Fibrosis Center at the University of Alabama at Birmingham where he was a research scientist. Dr. Cliff teaches courses in human anatomy and physiology, bioanalytical techniques and cell biology. His research interests include the mechanisms whereby the cells regulate the...
Dr. Robert S. Greene
Professor and Chair of Biology
Email: rsg@niagara.edu
Phone Number: 716-286-8253
Dr Greene was appointed to the faculty as a Professor of Biology in 1981. He currently holds the position of Department Chair (1997-present). He recieved his Ph.D. in Physiology, SUNY at Buffalo (1982). His M.S. in Biology, Niagara University; (1977) and his B.S. in Biology, Niagara University (1975).; He currently teaches Intro to Oncology, Cell Physiology...
Dr. Mark A. Gallo
Assistant Professor of Biology
Email: mgallo@niagara.edu
Phone Number: 716-286-8247
Dr. Gallo obtained his Bachelor of Science degree in Biochemistry and Biophysics from the University of Pittsburgh.; He then obtained a Masters of Science degree in Biochemistry from the University of Pittsburgh Medical School in the laboratory of Dr. Norman Curthoys where he analyzed transcriptional control of many key liver and kidney enzymes, especially those that...
Dr. Michael Kotarski
Associate Professor of Biology
Email: mmk@niagara.edu
Phone Number: 716-286-8255
I’m one of two geneticists on the Bio faculty at Niagara University. I teach courses in Genetics, Medical Genetics and Developmental Biology and a little bit of Anatomy and Ecology. I do research on the molecular evolution of plants which overlaps teaching by taking students to the Rocky Mountain National Park for a summer course. I...
Dr. William Edwards
Assistant Professor
Email: wje@niagara.edu
Phone Number: 716-286-8251
Dr. Edwards joined the faculty in 2002. He obtained a PhD from the Ohio State University Department of Evolution, Ecology and Organismal Biology. His dissertation was on the "Impacts of the zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) on large lakes: influence of vertical turbulent mixing". His other degrees include a Bachelor of Science in Biology, with Honors in...
Dr. Walter Steiner
Email: wsteiner@niagara.edu
Phone Number: 716-286-8252
Dr. Steiner joined the faculty in 2004. He received his Ph.D. in molecular, cellular, and developmental biology from University of Colorado and his Bachelors degree in Biology from University of California Irvine where he graduated Summa Cum Laude. He currently teaches Cell Biology, Bioanalytical Techniques and laboratory, Senior Seminar, Genomics and Proteomics, and Genetics and laboratory II. He...
Coleen Edwards
Adjunct Professor
Email: cte@niagara.edu
Coleen Edwards joined Niagara University in the winter of 2002-3 as instructor of Biology 123-4. Her background is in aquatic ecology, including both marine and freshwater ecosystems.; She received her B.S. in Biology from Bowling Green State University in 1995 and her M.Ed. in Science Education from The Ohio State...
Tom Balzer
Adjunct Professor
Jamie Calarco
Adjunct Professor