Department of Biology

Faculty - Dr. Cheryl Wistrom, Ph.D., M.S. 
Doctor Wistrom is a member of both the biology department and the chemistry department at Saint Joseph's College.  She teaches biochemistry, cell physiology, genetics and organic chemistry as well as in our college Core program.  She has won the Teaching Excellence Award at Saint Joseph's College.

Dr. Wistrom's degrees include:
PhD in Biological Chemistry, University of Michigan, 1991
MS in Biological Chemistry, University of Michigan,

Her dissertation was on "Gene Expression During Senescence in Human Fibroblasts."  In her research she discovered the human SAG (Senescence Association Gene) gene.  Dr. Wistrom is co-author of two high school chemistry textbooks.  She strongly urges her students to participate in undergraduate research, often sponsoring student research or independent studies in biochemistry, (e.g. DNA electrophoresis). 

Dr. Wistrom can be contacted here, or by phoning 219-866-6259
For more information on student research projects that Dr. Wistrom oversees, click here.
 

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