Faculty and Staff
The Biochemistry Emphasis draws upon faculty expertise from both the Biology and Chemistry Departments.
Biology Faculty

- Devavani Chatterjea
- Associate Professor of Biology, Co-director, Community and Global Health concentration
- Immunology and global health
- chatterjead@macalester.edu
- 651-696-6621

- Robin Shields-Cutler
- Assistant Professor
- Microbiology, Biochemistry II, Genetics
- rshield2@macalester.edu
- 651-696-6102

- Phil Rivera
- Assistant Professor, Biology
- privera@macalester.edu
- 651-696-6422

- Michelle Tong
- Assistant Professor, Biology
- mtong@macalester.edu
Chemistry Faculty

- Kathryn Splan
- Professor and Chair of Chemistry, Director of Biochemistry
- Biochemistry and Bioinorganic Chemistry
- splank@macalester.edu
- 651-696-6109

- Leah Witus
- Associate Professor of Chemistry
- Chemical Biology
- lwitus@macalester.edu
- 651-696-6092

- Kelsey Boyle
- Assistant Professor (NTT)
- kboyle@macalester.edu
- 651-696-6089
Students and Teachers Work Together

Poster sessions bring together student and faculty researchers from various disciplines.