Welcome to the Bates College Department of Biology website! Follow the links to learn more about our faculty, staff, students, and programs in biology. To learn more about the college in general, visit the Bates College website.
IMPORTANT LINKS MISSION STATEMENT College Catalog: Biology Department
Projected Course Offerings Related Natural Sciences Programs
Chemistry Biochemistry Math Physics Geology Neuroscience Environmental Studies Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) Documents
Animal Care and Use Proposal (ACUP) (Word 2007 format)
Animal Care and Use Proposal (ACUP) (Word '97-'03 format)
Lab Animal Research Occupational Health Questionaire (8/09) (pdf)
Comprehensive Exam Registration
After Bates: Graduate and
Professional School PlanningPomeroy Scholarship (post-grad)
TA / TWA Info and TA/TWA Application
Contact us:
Academics:
Sharon Kinsman, PhD, Chair
Department of Biology
Bates College
44 Campus Avenue
Lewiston, Maine 04240
(207) 786-6115
Email: skinsman@bates.edu
- General contact:
Sonya Roderick, (Bio Dept. Tech.)
(207) 786-6112
Laurie McConnell, (Coordinator)- (207) 786-6490
- FAX: (207) 786-8334
Directions to Bates College
JOIN US AT BIOLUNCH!! The Biology Department invites all interested students students to join us for our weekly BioLunch in the new Commons on Wednesdays, beginning at about 11:30. We meet on the balcony level. This is a great opportunity to get to know the faculty and staff of the department in a convivial setting and to share your thoughts and ideas on any subject (e.g., food, the movies, sports, etc.). We look forward to seeing you!
ATTENTION JUNIORS
DEADLINE FOR CAPSTONE EXPERIENCE FORM SUBMISSION
CLASS OF 2011
<Capstone Experience Form>This form and the supporting paragraphs are due by 2 PM, Wednesday, Feb 3rd, 2010. Hand all paperwork in to Laurie McConnell at the Carnegie Reception Desk.
Students will be notified by Friday, February 26th, 2010, about their options.
Comprehensive Exam Reminder
Class of 2010 SeniorsExam Date: Th Feb 25th, 2010 Graduating seniors (2010) are reminded that they are required to pass the Biology Department Comprehensive Exam or the subject GRE. From the catalog: "The comprehensive examination requirement must be fulfilled by a satisfactory performance on the departmental comprehensive exam given once during the winter semester of the senior year, or by achieving a score corresponding to the 26th percentile or better on the Graduate Record Exam Subject Test in Biology. The GRE option must be fulfilled by the November 7, 2009 test date of the senior year; students are encouraged to take this test early."
<Comp Exam info - GRE dates - GRE register> STUDENT RESEARCHERS
SUMMER - 2009Nancy Kleckner's Lab (neurobiology)
Click image for larger pictures.Snail brains occupied the hands and minds of Mimi Gallo '09, Mayur Contractor '10 and Alexia Zhang '10 this summer as they studied the involvement of glutamate, neuropeptide F and GABA, respectively, in the neural control of feeding in the freshwater pond snails Helisoma sp. and Biomphalaria sp. Mimi, Mayur, and Lexie utilized electrophysiology, neuronal tracing and immunocytochemistry to understand the modulatory nature of these neurotransmitters.
Ryan Bavis's Lab (physiology)
Click image for larger pictures.Julia Wilson '10 (left) is examining the protein expression of TrkB and Ret, receptors to the neurotrophic factors Bdnf and Gdnf, in neonatal rat carotid bodies following postnatal exposure to moderate hyperoxia. Anzela Niraula '10 (ctr-right) is employing various immunohistochemical methods to determine carotid body size in quail exposed perinatally to moderate hyperoxia and blood vessel diameter in the carotid bodies of neonatal rats. Nawshaba Nawreen '11 (ctr-left) and Nelish Pradhan '10 (right) are measuring nerve recordings on neonatal rat carotid bodies to determine developmental oxygen sensitivity.
Rebecca Sommers' Lab (toxicology)
Click image for larger pictures.Annie Carlton '10 and Clyde Bango '11 are working this summer with Rebecca Sommer's lab. Annie is investigating the expression of genes related to type II diabetes in the liver of mice exposed to environmentally relevant concentrations of arsenic (low-dose exposure) to investigate a mechanism by which low-dose arsenic exposure could cause type II diabetes.
Karen Palin's Lab
(microbiology/ public health)
Scott Sinisgalli '10 is analyzing survey data collected by Bio s39 students in their study of vitamin D deficiency in the Somali population in Lewiston. Variables such as time in the US, literacy in any language, presence of a male in the household, number of children in household, with understanding about how to use prescription medications and successful treatment for Vitamin D deficiency in the local Somali population. Questions to be addressed include: What predicts successful use of medications? Or what are the risk factors that might be involved in non-successful treatment?
DEPARTMENTAL NEWS
< Read All >Nationwide Search for New Biology Department Chair The Biology Department has a new search underway to hire a new Department Chair. Review of applications begin Oct 1, 2009, and will continue until appropriate candidates have been identified for interviews. (read more)
View position announcement.
Summer Journal Club draws from across the Natural Sciences The 2009 Summer Journal Club flourished under the direction of summer research students Annie Carlton (bio) and Marilla Pender-Cudlip (chem), bringing together students and faculty from biology, chemistry, biochemistry, neuroscience and physics. The club met on Thursday mornings to discuss papers from the various disciplines in which the summer students were doing research. We look forward to the summer 2010 edition of the Journal Club!
Assoc. Prof. Joe Pelliccia retires after 30 years in Biology Dept.
Joe Pelliccia has retired from the Department of Biology after 30 years of exemplary teaching and research...
(read more)Biology Short Term '09 Courses very successful Short Term courses taught by Profs. Kleckner, Barry, Thomas, Sommers, and Kahlenberg were enthusiastically received by students ... (read more)
Ryan Bavis earns tenure
Ryan Bavis was granted tenure and has been promoted to Associate Professor of Biology beginning AY 09/10 ...
(read more)Sharon Kinsman to become
Biology Department Chair
Assoc. Prof. Sharon Kinsman will become Chair of the Biology Department effective August 1 for at least AY 09/10 ...
(read more)Searches for two Biology faculty positions resume The Biology Department has restarted searches for two faculty lines, including a new Department Chair,..
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Visiting Professor Ron Barry named Journal Editor of the Journal of Mammalogy
Visiting Professor Ron Barry recently was appointed Journal Editor of the Journal of Mammalogy for a three-year term, effective 1 July 2009. (read more)
Prof. William Ambrose on sabbatical leave 09/10
Prof. Will Ambrose will be on sabbatical leave for the entire 09/10 AY, spending part of his time in Norway...
(read more)Karen Palin returns from sabbatical leave
Instructor of Biology Karen Palin returns this fall from a sabbatical leave during which she had the opportunity to pursue her interests in public health. (read more)
Higher enrollment in natural sciences course continues Enrollments in Bio 242 (Cell and Molecular Biology) are very high again for Fall 2009 with over 90 students signed up.
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