Related Programs
Biology faculty and students are involved in a number of related programs, including interdisciplinary degree programs in Marine Science and Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, a combined BA/MA program in Biotechnology, and the Modular Medical Program for those interested in continuing their education in medical school. For more information about these opportunities, please follow the links below.
Two additional intensive semester-long programs are Tropical Ecology and Marine Semester, both of which are open to all qualified students in biology.
Our Undergrads
Erin McDougal works in Professor Jelle Atema's laboratory studying female American lobster mating preferences for healthy versus shell-diseased males.
Florencia Rago, a Biochemistry & Molecular Biology major, works with Dean Tolan on enzyme protein structure and function. She is a Beckman Scholar supported by the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation.
Verity Salmon is a senior who currently works in Professor Adrien Finzi's lab. Her project examines the role of tannins in soil nutrient cycling,
Peter Stetson works with Professors Phil Lobel and Les Kaufman on coral reef mapping technologies in Belize.
Beth Cimini works in Professor William Eldred’s laboratory on signaling pathways involving the neurotransmitter acetylcholine in the retina.