Christine Byrd-Jacobs
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1903 W Michigan Ave
Kalamazoo MI 49008-5242 USA
- Ph.D., Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Arizona 1992.
- B.S. Biology, Avila College 1982.
- Dendritic Plasticity
- Neuroimmunology
- Olfactory Toxicity
Dr. Christine Byrd-Jacobs supports graduate Â鶹´«Ã½ success in many ways as dean, including advocating for graduate education, developing advising and mentoring resources for faculty, coordinating professional development Â鶹´«Ã½ for Â鶹´«Ã½s, and oversees the work of the Graduate College team members. She also keeps an eye on enrollment numbers, communicating with WMU faculty and staff to help them promote graduate studies and enhance their recruitment and retention strategies. She works closely with the Graduate Studies Council of the Faculty Senate to improve policies for graduate education and with the Research Advisory Team to facilitate and promote involvement of graduate Â鶹´«Ã½s in WMU’s discovery mission.
In addition to serving as an administrator, Dean Byrd-Jacobs is a neuroscientist and a full professor of Biological Sciences, with nearly four decades of research experience. Her expertise is in understanding degenerative and regenerative responses in the adult brain to facilitate recovery from injury and disease, using the zebrafish olfactory system as a model. Dr. Byrd-Jacobs loves being in the lab and working with her talented and diverse graduate and undergraduate Â鶹´«Ã½s. She says she’s inspired by their enthusiasm and energy. To learn more about Dr. Byrd-Jacobs’ research and publications, visit .