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R. Craig Albertson
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Peter Alpert
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Tobias Baskin
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Magdalena Bezanilla
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Eric L. Bittman
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Patricia L. R. Brennan
Steven D. Brewer
Steven D. Brewer
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Bruce Byers
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Ana L. Caicedo
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J. Zane Barlow Coleman
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Elizabeth A. Connor
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Margery C. Coombs
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Cristina Cox Fernandes
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Gerald B. Downes
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Elizabeth R. Dumont
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Laura I. Francis
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Judith E. Goodenough
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Samuel P. Hazen
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Christiane I. Meyer Healey
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Peter W. Houlihan
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Duncan J. Irschick
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Abigail Jensen
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Rolf O. Karlstrom
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Joseph G. Kunkel
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Wei-Lih Lee
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Geng-Lin Li
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Thomas J. Maresca
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W. Brian O'Connor
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Sheila Patek
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Randall W. Phillis
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Jeffrey Podos
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Alan M. Richmond
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Margaret Riley
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Lawrence M. Schwartz
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Karen B. Searcy
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Patricia Wadsworth
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Elsbeth Walker
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R. Thomas Zoeller
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Current News

Herbarium Wins Mellon Grant
UMass Alum Recognized as 2012 Community Clinician of the Year
Francis Receives Student Choice Award
Irschick Receives Technology Award
Irschick and Colleagues Win $900,000 Grant
Dumont and Searcy Speak at Hokkaido University Museum
Downes and Colleagues Identify New Animal Model to Better Understand a Human Metabolic Disorder
Irschick and Colleagues Create a New Adhesive Inspired By Gecko Feet
Bezanilla Honored as Emerging Scholar of the Year
New Funding for Gene and Genome Course
Brennan Discovers Ostrich Erection Mechanism
Irshick's Research Featured in Zimmer Text
Grad Students Share Research at Symposium
150 Attend Plant Biology Symposium
Bittman Lab Discovers Mutation That Affects Internal Clocks
Hazen Wins DOE Early Career Research Award
Hazen Receives DOE-USDA Grant to Improve Energy Crops
Alumnae Image Selected for Continuing Medical Education Symposium Program
National Geographic Grant for Patek

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    • Welcome Letter
    • Department at a Glance
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    • Current News
    • Upcoming Events
    • Job Openings
    • How to Contact Us
    • How to Find Us
    • Directories
    • Administrative Services
    • Computer Services
    • Organization Chart/ Committee Structure
  • Undergraduate
    • Advising
    • Major Requirements
    • Major Requirements Checklist (PDF)
    • Recommended Course Sequences
    • Minor Requirements
    • Departmental Honors
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