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Main Office
Boston University Department of Biology
5 Cummington Street
Boston, MA 02215Phone: 617-353-2432
Fax: 617-353-6340
Introductory Biology Office
Professor Kathryn Gardner
Coordinator of Introductory Biology
Office: SCI 301, Metcalf Science Center
590 Commonwealth Avenue
Boston, MA 02115
Phone: 617-358-1958
kgard@bu.edu
Undergraduate Program Queries
Michelle Littke
Undergraduate Program Coordinator
Office: BRB 101 (First floor)
Phone: 617-358-4826
mlittke@bu.edu
Graduate Program Queries
Meredith Canode
Graduate Program Coordinator
Office: BRB 101 (First floor)
Phone: 617-353-2432
mcanode@bu.edu
Any other queries about the Biology Department
Sara Martin
Departmental Manager
Office: BRB 101 (First floor)
Phone: 617-353-2432
swmartin@bu.edu
Grad Students
Stephen Amato works with Dr. Hengye Man, reseacrching the process of signaling pathways that control energy homeostasis within the neuron. Dr. Man is in both the graduate Cell and Molecular Biology and Neurobiology program.
Katie Faust Stryjewski works with Dr. Michael Sorenson in the area of avian ecology and behavior. Dr. Sorenson is in the graduate Ecology, Behavior, & Evolution program.
Nikki Traylor-Knowles is interested in the molecular and transcriptomic aspects of wound healing in cnidarians, with a focus on corals and works with both Drs. Les Kaufman and John Finnerty. She is a part of the graduate Marine Biology program.
Benjamin H. C. Carr is analyzing the long-term dynamics of marine ecosystems in the Northwest Atlantic and works with Dr. Les Kaufman. He is a part of the graduate Marine Biology program.
Andrew Reinmann's research is focused on quantifying the role of winter climate change in carbon storage in temperate forests. He works with Dr. Pamela Templer and is a part of the graduate Ecology, Behavior, & Evolution program.
Christine M. Snyder is interested in the role of the Mef2A transcription factor and works with Dr. Frank Naya and is a part of the graduate Cell and Molecular Biology program.
Learn more about Christine and our other graduate students...
Iker Etchegaray is studying phagocytosis in the fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaste. He works with Dr. Kim McCall as a part of the graduate Neurobiology program.
Eva Fast has been studying the study how Wolbachia, obligate intracellular bacteria, get transmitted vertically through the female germline of insects. She works with Dr. Horacio Frydman as a part of the graduate Neurobiology program.