Jonathan Sylvester
Senior Lecturer, University Assistantship Program Coordinator Biology- Education
B.S. in Biology from Duke University in 2005,
Ph.D. in Evolution and Development from Georgia Institute of Technology in 2011
- Specializations
Development, Evolution, Organismal Biology
- Biography
Research Interests
Brain Evolution and Development, BehaviorI was born and raised in Georgia. I left the state to get a B.S. in Biology at Duke University. I returned to the state to get my Ph.D. in Development and Evolution at Georgia Institute of Technology. I also did a Post-Doctoral fellowship at Georgia Tech. I began teaching at Georgia State in 2014.
Courses:
BIOL 1104 K, INTRODUCTORY BIOLOGY II
BIOL 2107, PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY I
BIOL 2108 K, PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY II
BIOL 3440, FUNDAMENTALS OF EVOLUTION
BIOL 4074, DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY
BIOL 4880, HONORS THESIS: WRITING
BIOL 4905, HON THEME-BASED BIOLOGY LAB
BIOL 4910, UNDERGRAD RESEARCH IN BIOLOGY
BIOL 6074, DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY
BIOL 7440, FUNDAMENTALS OF EVOLUTION
Department Service:
Honor’s College Liaison (2020 – Pres.)
University Assistantship Program Coordinator (2020 – Pres.)
S-STEM Faculty Mentor (2020 – Pres.)
Member of Goldwater Scholarship Campus committee (2020 – Pres.)
Member of the Curriculum Assessment and Review committee (2019 – Pres.)
Member of Undergraduate Curriculum committee (2017 – Pres.)