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Academics:
Nancy Kleckner, PhD, Chair Department of Biology
Bates College
44 Campus Avenue
Lewiston, Maine 04240
(207) 786-8201
Email: nkleckne@bates.edu
- General contact:
Sonya Roderick, (Bio Dept. Tech.)
(207) 786-6112
Laurie McConnell, (Coordinator)- (207) 786-6490
- FAX: (207) 786-8334
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Sponsored by HELICASE
Summer Research Students 2008
Ryan Bavis's Lab (physiology)
Kristen Young '09, Thomas Broge '08, and Kristen Meyers '09, study respiratory physiology in rats in the lab of Prof. Ryan Bavis. Meyers is examining the effect of hyperoxia on exercise performance of rats using a treadmill and endurance trials. Broge is invetsigating post-natal changes in carotid body volume in rats exposed to room, hypoxic, and hyperoxic air,while Young is studying the effect of acute hypoxia on metabolic rate in rats.
Rebecca Sommer's Lab (toxicology)
Eddy Connors (L), from Boston University, is analyzing blood pressure telemetry data from mice exposed to low levels of arsenic. Abigail Counterman '10 (Ctr) and Annie Carlton '10 (R) are examining the histology of placentas and kidneys of pregnant mice following low-level arsenic exposure. These students are supported by NIH funding.
Will Ambrose's Lab (marine ecology)
Recent graduate Bill Locke '08 and Alexia Zhang '10 studied the effect of bait worm digging on the growth and population characteristics of the blood worm, Glycera dibranchiata, at various intertidal mudflat sites in southern Maine.
Ron Barry's Lab (mammalogy)
Elizabeth Rogers '09 and Nelish Pradhan '10 spent the summer collecting black-legged (deer) ticks (Ixodes scapularis) from small mammals and, in conjunction with the Maine Medical Center Research Institute, analyzing the tick populations and their infection rates with the bacterium that causes Lyme disease. (Feature article)
(More on Lyme disease and ticks)Nancy Kleckner's Lab (neurobiology)
Snail brains occupied the hands and minds of Mimi Gallo '09 and Mayur Contractur '10 this summer as they studied the involvement of glutamate receptors with the neural control of feeding in the freshwater pond snails Helisoma sp. and Biomphalaria sp.
Pam Baker's Lab (immunology)
The immunology of periodontal disease was under investigation this summer by Lauren Okano '11, Sebastien Pedraza '11, and Talitha McMillan (Eastern Maine Community College, Bangor) seen here prepping and then running HELA cells labeled with flourescent antibodies on the FAC Sorter cytometer.
DEPARTMENTAL NEWS
Neil Shubin, author of "Your Inner Fish" to speak at Bates as part of Darwin at 200 events (Read more)
Bates College and Lewiston Public Library Announce Celebrations of Darwin's 200th Birthday with Website
Bates College and the Lewiston Public Library will sponsor a series of events celebrating the life of Charles Darwin .. (Read more...)
College Awarded $500,000 Sherman Fairchild Foundation Grant to Fund New Equipment
Bates College has been awarded a $500,000 grant from the Sherman Fairchild Foundation to purchase seven scientific instruments... (Read more...)
Primatologist Joins the Department as a Lecturer
Dr. Sonya Kahlenberg joins the Biology Department Faculty bringing her expertise in primate ecology and behavior to..(Read more...)
Professor Minkoff Retires
Professor Eli Minkoff retires after 40 years service to Bates College and the Biology Department (Read more...)
New Department Chair Search in ProgressThe Biology Department will conduct an external search for a new Chair in 08/09...
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Prof. Kleckner Awarded NSF Research Grant
Professor Nancy Kleckner was recently awarded a NSF Grant for neurobiological research.
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Prof. Bavis Awarded NIH Research Grant
Ryan Bavis, Asst. Professor of Biology, was recently awarded a grant from the National Institutes of Health ...
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Biology Club Revitalized
Biology club re-invigorated under a new name and leadership: Helicase
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Surge in Biology Enrollment
Cell Hell (Bio 242) enrollment has has nearly doubled from fall 2007 ... (Read more...)
CSI... Move over!
Prof. Stephanie Richard's Short Term '08 course on Forensics digs deep for evidence on Bates Campus... (Read more...)
MAMMALS-R-US!
Prof. Ron Barry and his students in Mammalogy tracked elusive mammals from Harvard University to Moosehead Lake... (Read more...)
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