Dianne Baker, PhD
Professor and Chair, Department of Biological Sciences
Office: 341 Jepson Science Center
Email: dbaker2@umw.edu
Phone: 540-654-1533
Dianne Baker, Professor of Biology, is an animal physiologist who joined the department in 2006. She completed her graduate studies at the University of Washington, earning a M.S. for her research in fish immunology, and a Ph.D. for her research on hormonal regulation of fish growth and reproductive development. In her postdoctoral training at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst, her research focused on neuroendocrine control of growth and reproduction. At UMW, she continues to research the neuroendocrine regulation of development and physiology with an active team of undergraduate researchers and international colleagues, primarily using the model fish species Danio rerio (zebrafish) and Oryzias latipes (Japanese rice fish).
Courses:
- BIOL 413: Human Physiology
- BIOL 414: Exercise Physiology
- BIOL 416: Vertebrate Endocrinology
- BIOL 466: Research in Endocrinology