BMB Committee
- Jennifer R. Powell
Chairperson, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology (Fall 2025)
Professor, Biology
Academic Focus: molecular genetics, microbiology, innate immune responses - Kate Buettner
Chairperson, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology (Spring 2026)
Associate Professor, Chemistry & Biochemistry
Academic Focus: bioinorganic chemistry - Emily Dieter
Associate Professor, Chemistry & Biochemistry
Academic Focus: Protein Biochemistry - Tim Funk
Professor, Chemistry & Biochemistry
Academic Focus: synthetic organic chemistry, organometallic catalysis, environmentally sustainable chemical synthesis - J. Matthew Kittelberger
Professor, Biology
Academic Focus: Neurobiology: physiology, anatomy, pharmacology, and comparative evolution of brain circuits for vocal communication
Affiliate Faculty
- Kurt Andresen
Professor, Physics
Coordinator of the Cross-Disciplinary Science Institute (X-SIG) at Gettysburg College
Academic Focus: Electrostatics in biological systems, small-angle x-ray scattering, biological polyelectrolytes (DNA, RNA, nucleosomes) - Véronique Delesalle
John McCrea and Marion Ball Dickson Chair & Professor, Biology
Academic Focus: Evolutionary Ecology, Bacteriophage ecology/evolution, Plant Mating Systems - Shelli Frey
G. Bowers and Louise Hook Mansdorfer Professorship in Chemistry & Professor, Chemistry & Biochemistry
Academic Focus: biophysical chemistry; lipid membrane biophysics - Kazuo Hirazumi
Associate Professor, Biology
Academic Focus: Genetics, Statistics, Biochemistry - Caitlin Hult
Assistant Professor, Mathematics - Sciences
Academic Focus: mathematical modeling of biological systems, immunology, cell mechanics and gene expression, comparative biomechanics and physiology - Steve James
Chairperson/Professor, Biology
Academic Focus: Eukaryotic molecular genetics, cancer biology, DNA damage responses, meiosis - Ryan Kerney
Associate Professor, Biology
Academic Focus: amphibians, vertebrate evolution, developmental biology, science policy - Lea Czar
Academic Administrative Assistant, BMB Program, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry