Janet Genz, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Biology
678-839-4032
jgenz@wes tga.edu
Biology Building - Room 213
Office Hours
Fall 2022
M/W 12:00-15:30
F 10:00-13:00
- B.S., Biology, University of Miami, 2005
- Ph.D., Marine Biology & Fisheries, University of Miami, Rosenstiel School of Marine & Atmospheric Science, 2010
- BIOL-1107 (Principles of Biology I-Honors)
- BIOL-1107L (Princ. of Biology I Lab-Honors)
- BIOL-1110 (Biological Diversity)
- BIOL-4242 (Invertebrate Zoology)
- BIOL-4539 (Comparative Physiology)
- BIOL-4733 (Animal Nutrition)
- BIOL-4981 (Biodiversity Lab Instruction)
- BIOL-4983 (Independent Research)
- BIOL-4985 (Translating Science)
- BIOL-4986 (Biological Internship)
- BIOL-5242 (Invertebrate Zoology)
- BIOL-5539 (Comparative Physiology)
- BIOL-6981 (Scientific Writing)
- BIOL-6982 (R Programming)
- BIOL-6983 (Graduate Research)
- BIOL-6984 (Graduate Biology Seminar)
- BIOL-6985 (Graduate - Translating Science)
- BIOL-6995 (Comprehensive Exam)
- BIOL-6999 (Thesis)
- ENGL-4385 (Science & Literature)
- HONR-2102 (Soph Honor Colloquium: Inquiry)
- XIDS-2002 (WDYKA The Honors College)
Fall 2023 Sections
- BIOL-1107 (Principles of Biology I) Section: 02 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- BIOL-1107L (Principles of Biology I Lab) Section: 02 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- BIOL-1107L (Principles of Biology I Lab) Section: 08 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- BIOL-4242 (Invertebrate Zoology) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- BIOL-5242 (Invertebrate Zoology) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- BIOL-6984 (Graduate Biology Seminar) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Summer 2023 Sections
- BIOL-4983 (Independent Research) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Spring 2023 Sections
- BIOL-1107 (Principles of Biology I) Section: 03 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- BIOL-1107L (Principles of Biology I Lab) Section: 02 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- BIOL-1110 (Biological Diversity) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- BIOL-1110 (Biological Diversity) Section: 02 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- BIOL-1110 (Biological Diversity) Section: 03 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- BIOL-4733 (Animal Nutrition) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- BIOL-6985 (Graduate-Animal Nutrition) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Fall 2022 Sections
- BIOL-1107 (Principles of Biology I-Honors) Section: 25H external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- BIOL-1107L (Princ. of Biology I Lab-Honors) Section: 25H external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- BIOL-4539 (Comparative Physiology) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- BIOL-5539 (Comparative Physiology) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Summer 2022 Sections
- BIOL-6981 (Scientific Writing) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- BIOL-6982 (R Programming) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- BIOL-6983 (Graduate Research) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- BIOL-6995 (Comprehensive Exam) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Spring 2022 Sections
- BIOL-1110 (Biological Diversity) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- BIOL-1110 (Biological Diversity) Section: 02 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- BIOL-1110 (Biological Diversity) Section: 04 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- BIOL-1110 (Biological Diversity) Section: 10 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- BIOL-4733 (Animal Nutrition) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- BIOL-4981 (Biodiversity Lab Instruction) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- BIOL-6985 (Graduate-Animal Nutrition) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Fall 2021 Sections
- BIOL-1110 (Biological Diversity) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- BIOL-1110 (Biological Diversity) Section: 02 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- BIOL-1110 (Biological Diversity) Section: 03 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- BIOL-1110 (Biological Diversity) Section: 04 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- BIOL-4539 (Comparative Physiology) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- BIOL-5539 (Comparative Physiology) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Spring 2021 Sections
- BIOL-1110 (Biological Diversity) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- BIOL-1110 (Biological Diversity) Section: 02 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- BIOL-1110 (Biological Diversity) Section: 03 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- BIOL-1110 (Biological Diversity) Section: 04 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- BIOL-4733 (Animal Nutrition) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- BIOL-4981 (Biodiversity Lab Instruction) Section: 04 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- BIOL-6985 (Graduate-Animal Nutrition) Section: 02 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- BIOL-6999 (Thesis) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Fall 2020 Sections
- BIOL-1110 (Biological Diversity) Section: 08 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- BIOL-1110 (Biological Diversity) Section: 09 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- XIDS-2002 (WDYKA The Honors College) Section: 26H external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- BIOL-4539 (Comparative Physiology) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- BIOL-4981 (Biodiversity Lab Instruction) Section: 02 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- BIOL-5539 (Comparative Physiology) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- BIOL-6999 (Thesis) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Summer 2020 Sections
- BIOL-6983 (Graduate Research) Section: E01
Spring 2020 Sections
- BIOL-1110 (Biological Diversity) Section: 01
- BIOL-1110 (Biological Diversity) Section: 02
- BIOL-1110 (Biological Diversity) Section: 03
- BIOL-1110 (Biological Diversity) Section: 04
- HONR-2102 (Soph Honor Colloquium: Inquiry) Section: 25H
- BIOL-4733 (Animal Nutrition) Section: 01W
- BIOL-4981 (Biodiversity Lab Instruction) Section: 04
- BIOL-6985 (Graduate-Animal Nutrition) Section: 02
Fall 2019 Sections
- BIOL-1110 (Biological Diversity) Section: 06
- BIOL-1110 (Biological Diversity) Section: 07
- BIOL-1110 (Biological Diversity) Section: 08
- BIOL-1110 (Biological Diversity) Section: 10
- XIDS-2002 (WDYKA The Honors College) Section: 29H
- HONR-2102 (Soph Honor Colloquium: Inquiry) Section: 25H
Spring 2019 Sections
- BIOL-1110 (Biological Diversity) Section: 02
- BIOL-1110 (Biological Diversity) Section: 03
- BIOL-1110 (Biological Diversity) Section: 04
- BIOL-1110 (Biological Diversity) Section: 05
- BIOL-4539 (Comparative Physiology) Section: 01W
- BIOL-5539 (Comparative Physiology) Section: 01
- BIOL-6999 (Thesis) Section: 02
Fall 2018 Sections
- BIOL-1110 (Biological Diversity) Section: 06
- BIOL-1110 (Biological Diversity) Section: 07
- BIOL-1110 (Biological Diversity) Section: 08
- BIOL-1110 (Biological Diversity) Section: 09
- BIOL-1110 (Biological Diversity) Section: 10
- BIOL-4985 (Translating Science) Section: 02W
- BIOL-4986 (Biological Internship) Section: 02
- BIOL-6984 (Graduate Biology Seminar) Section: 01
- BIOL-6985 (Graduate Spec Topics in Biol) Section: 01W
Spring 2018 Sections
- BIOL-4539 (Comparative Physiology) Section: 01W
- BIOL-5539 (Comparative Physiology) Section: 01
Fall 2017 Sections
- BIOL-1110 (Biological Diversity) Section: 06
- BIOL-1110 (Biological Diversity) Section: 07
- BIOL-1110 (Biological Diversity) Section: 08
- BIOL-1110 (Biological Diversity) Section: 09
- BIOL-1110 (Biological Diversity) Section: 10
- BIOL-1110 (Biological Diversity-Honors) Section: 25H
- BIOL-4985 (Translating Science) Section: 02W
- BIOL-6985 (Graduate - Translating Science) Section: 03
Spring 2017 Sections
- BIOL-1110 (Biological Diversity) Section: 03
- BIOL-1110 (Biological Diversity) Section: 04
- BIOL-1110 (Biological Diversity) Section: 05
- BIOL-4539 (Comparative Physiology) Section: 01W
- BIOL-5539 (Comparative Physiology) Section: 01
Fall 2016 Sections
- BIOL-1110 (Biological Diversity) Section: 06
- BIOL-1110 (Biological Diversity) Section: 07
- BIOL-1110 (Biological Diversity) Section: 08
- BIOL-1110 (Biological Diversity) Section: 09
- BIOL-1110 (Biological Diversity) Section: 10
- ENGL-4385 (Science & Literature) Section: 01W
- BIOL-4985 (Translating Science) Section: 02W
Spring 2016 Sections
- BIOL-1110 (Biological Diversity) Section: 01
- BIOL-1110 (Biological Diversity) Section: 02
- BIOL-1110 (Biological Diversity) Section: 03
- BIOL-1110 (Biological Diversity) Section: 04
- BIOL-1110 (Biological Diversity) Section: 05
- BIOL-4539 (Comparative Physiology) Section: 01W
- BIOL-5539 (Comparative Physiology) Section: 01
Fall 2015 Sections
- BIOL-1110 (Biological Diversity) Section: 06
- BIOL-1110 (Biological Diversity) Section: 07
- BIOL-1110 (Biological Diversity) Section: 08
- BIOL-1110 (Biological Diversity) Section: 09
- BIOL-1110 (Biological Diversity) Section: 10
- BIOL-4539 (Comparative Physiology) Section: 01W
- BIOL-5539 (Comparative Physiology) Section: 01
Spring 2015 Sections
- BIOL-1110 (Biological Diversity) Section: 01
- BIOL-1110 (Biological Diversity) Section: 02
- BIOL-1110 (Biological Diversity) Section: 03
- BIOL-1110 (Biological Diversity) Section: 04
- BIOL-1110 (Biological Diversity) Section: 05
- BIOL-4539 (Comparative Physiology) Section: 01W
- BIOL-5539 (Comparative Physiology) Section: 01
Physiology of Aquatic Organisms
Experimentation using live aquatic organisms, both invertebrate and vertebrate, marine and freshwater. Investigations focus on ion transport physiology, nutrition, and energy usage.