Before joining CMU, Steven Werman, PhD, completed a three-year postdoctoral research fellowship in molecular biology at the California Institute of Technology. His specialties are in molecular genetics and herpetology. He is the assistant vice president of Academic Affairs as well as a lecturer of biological sciences. In addition to offering courses and research opportunities to students of genetics and herpetology, he teaches classes in developmental biology, bioinformatics/biotechnology, pathophysiology and anatomy and physiology. His research interests include herpetology, evolution/systematics, molecular genetics and venom biology.