Dr. Denise Marie Ratterman
Core Lab Coordinator, Department of Biology,
226 Science Center, x1822
Faculty Resident, Science Hall,
400 LaFarge, x1946
Welcome! This page provides information for students, prospective students and
their families.
2006 Project Mexico Auction
Thursday February 23, 2006
6-9 pm Crimson Cafe (silent auction previews start at 5 pm), SJU Campion Student Center
see listings for this year's auction at www.sju.edu/auction
I will have two watercolor & India Ink abstract paintings and two notecard sets with artwork at the auction this year on Thursday February 23, 2006. You can see examples of my artwork at www.sju.edu/biology/dratterm/dmrpaint.htm. The auction is from 5-9 pm in Campion's Crimson Cafe. Visit early! The silent auctions close at staggered times -- some at 6:30, 7, 7:30, etc. See you there. -Dr. Ratterman
Yes, I'm back in Science Hall:
- I'll be continuing in Sci Hall Fall & Spring 2005-2006
- Sun-Thurs 10:30 pm - 12:30 am 400 LaFarge, my door is open
- phone x1946, email dratterm@sju.edu
- if you don't live in LaFarge, you can visit too -- just bring your ID to the front security desk in LaFarge.
Call me if you have any problems.
Email link
What's a Core Lab Coordinator?
What's a biology "core"?
What do students learn in Core Lab?
Education & Research Training
- B.S. in Biology, Case Western Reserve University (Cleveland, OH)
Albert W. Smith Scholar
- M.S. and Ph.D. in Agronomy, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation Fellow, NSF Graduate Fellow
- University of Illinois-Urbana, American Heart Association Post-doctoral Fellow
- University of Maryland-College Park, Post-doctoral Research Associate in Botany
- Area of study: effects of herbicides on plant membrane functions, plant transport proteins
Courses
- Fall:
- Bio 1011 Biology I: Cells -LAB
- Bio 1031 Biology III: Organismic Biology -LAB
- Spring: Bio 1021 Biology II: Genetics - LAB SECTIONS
- Summer: Biology 1315 Heredity & Evolution (GER natural science selection)
Office Hours
phone: 610-660-1822
Spring 2006 office hours
- You can sign up for times on 226SC office door
I put slots for my possible available times throughout the week.
- Posted Office Hours (look for me in 212 or 210 if I'm not in 226!)
- Mon-Fri 10-11 am 226 SC
- I'm around most of the day; have lab classes M, T, Th, F after 2 pm
- I'm also around (no lab) Wednesday afternoons
- Sunday thru Thursday 10 pm - midnight 400 LaFarge
- you can make an appointment for other times, even evenings, no problem.
Go ahead and sign up on my door's sheet at 226 SC.
If you email or call, SUGGEST A DAY & TIME IN YOUR INITIAL MESSAGE
- email at dratterm@sju.edu
- phone/answering machine at x1822 (610-660-1822, 226SC) or x1946 (400 LaFarge)
- Come looking for me if I'm not in my office -- try 212 or 214 SC (the labs) or 201A(preproom behind 200 lecture hall)
I am around most days 10 am until about 6 or 7 pm (2nd floor Science Center)
- I teach lab in 212 SC:
- Mon 2:30-5:30 pm 212 SC
- Tues 2-5 pm 212 SC
- Thurs 2:30-5:30 pm 212 SC
- Fri 2-5 pm 212 SC

Email
To send e-mail to Dr. Ratterman at dratterm@sju.edu
Other SJU activities:
- Freshman advising
- Faculty-in-Residence LaFarge Science Hall
- Open House Tours of the Biology Core Lab
Other Interests
East Coast Swing
Yep, that's me in the purple shirt/white shoes dancing
Kenpo Karate
For those of you who want to study Kenpo, I know a great teacher who is teaching on the mainline near an R5 stop...
Drawing -pen & ink with watercolor
I also drew the graphics found in the coordinator ? pages (linked at the top of this page)
address: http://www.sju.edu/biology/dratterm.htm
last revision: 2/17/06
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