Department of Biology
Dr. Magdalena Bondarenko
Associate Professor of Biology
Faculty profile
About Dr. Magdalena Bondarenko
Magdalena Bondarenko teaches Genetics and Molecular Biology and regularly teaches sections of First-Year Seminar. Her research examines non-coding RNA mechanisms and post-transcriptional gene silencing in Drosophila melanogaster model systems. Her laboratory has received continuous biomedical research grant support through the National Institutes of Health for over a decade.
Dr. Magdalena Bondarenko is a member of the Department of Biology in the College of Arts & Sciences.
Areas of expertise
- Non-coding RNA biology
- Post-transcriptional regulation
- Drosophila genetics
- RNA interference
Contact
- Office
- Meridian Science Center 215
- Building
- Meridian Science Center
Fall 2026 office hours
Dr. Magdalena Bondarenko isn't teaching in Fall 2026. Email to arrange a meeting.
2026–27
Teaching
In 2026–27 Dr. Magdalena Bondarenko teaches sections of FYS 101; your own section's instructor is listed in AlkimiHub. Other teaching rotates by year. For the department's courses, see the Department of Biology.
Meeting with faculty
At least 3 hours per week during the semester, across at least 2 days, with at least 1 hour available virtually. Times are on each course syllabus in Canvas.