Professor of Biology
Degrees
Doctor of Philosophy, Fordham University
Master of Science, Fordham University
Bachelor of Science, Manhattan College
Office: Aquinas Hall, Room 250-G
Office Hours: Monday 7-8:30 pm, Friday 2-4
pm
Phone: 845-569-3391
Email: carl.hoegler@msmc.edu
Courses, Fall 2012
BIO 1030 Anatomy and Physiology
BIO 3010 Animal Physiology
Bio
Professor Hoegler has been interested in science since
childhood. He continued his studies in graduate biology, initially
spending his time on the metabolism of protozoa and an exotic
stalked bacterium called Caulobacter.
Later in graduate school, after enrolling in some courses in
psychology, Professor Hoegler became interested in learning in
experimental invertebrates. It was then that he was introduced to a
“living fossil” known as the horseshoe crab, which has remained
virtually unchanged for hundreds of millions of years. He was
intrigued about whether the regulation of its heart was similar to
that found in more recently evolved species. Thus, he spent his
doctoral years recording from regulatory nerves connected to its
tubular heart.
Professor Hoegler continued post-graduate work at New York
Medical College, studying the physiology of hearts and blood
vessels in vertebrates. At Mount Saint Mary College, he teaches
courses in physiology and developmental biology. As a strong
advocate for inquiry-based collaborative and hands-on laboratory
learning, he continues working on experimental projects with
students. Last year he mentored a student project dealing with the
effects of herbicides on head regeneration in flatworms.
He continues to collaborate with researchers at New York Medical
College.