Currently, the CCGS has sixteen principal faculty members pursuing multidisciplinary research in Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Physics, and Mathematics. See below for faculty research statements and contact information.

Markus Babst
Professor, School of Biological Sciences, CCGS Director


Richard Clark
Professor, School of Biological Sciences

James Gagnon
Assistant Professor, School of Biological Sciences

Ming Hammond
Associate Professor, Chemistry


Julie Hollien
Associate Professor, School of Biological Sciences


Erik Jorgensen
Distinguished Professor, School of Biological Sciences, Investigator/HHMI

Aaron Puri
Associate Professor, Chemistry

Saveez Saffarian
Associate Professor, Physics

Michael Vershinin
Assistant Professor, Physics

Jim Keener
Distinguished Professor, Mathematics


Baldomero Olivera
Distinguished Professor, School of Biological Sciences

Ofer Rog
Assistant Professor, School of Biological Sciences

Cynthia Burrows
Distinguished Professor, Chemistry

Vahe Bandarian
Professor, Chemistry

Jessica M.J. Swanson
Assistant Professor, Chemistry


Jason Shepherd
Associate Professor, Neurobiology & Anatomy