William B. Eggleston, Ph.D.
Chair of the Department of Forensic Science
Associate professor
wbeggles@vcu.edu
(804) 828-0799

Education
William Eggleston received his bachelor’s degree in biology, with a minor in chemistry, from Duke University and his doctoral degree in genetics from the University of Wisconsin–Madison.

Professional experience
Eggleston is chair of the Virginia Commonwealth University Department of Forensic Science and associate professor of forensic science and biology. He is active in national and university organizations, such as the Genetics Society of America and VCU’s Center for the Study of Biological Complexity, as well as VCU’s Molecular Biology and Genetics Program.

Professional accomplishments
He has served on numerous in the Department of Forensic Science, the Department of Biology, the College of Humanities and Sciences, and the university and recently was awarded the 2004-2005 Faculty of the Year award by the Department of Biology.

Dr. Eggleston has published in several academic journals and has several manuscripts in the works. He currently has research funding from the National Science Foundation to identify and study genes involved in recombination in maize and previously has received funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Jeffress Memorial Trust Foundation, American Cancer Society and VCU's College of Humanities and Sciences.