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Lynn Adler
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R. Craig Albertson
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Courtney C. Babbitt
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Madelaine E. Bartlett
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Tobias Baskin
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Jeffrey Blanchard
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Steven D. Brewer
Bruce Byers
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Ana L. Caicedo
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Elizabeth A. Connor
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Cristina Cox Fernandes
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Gerald B. Downes
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Michelle Facette
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Karine Fenelon
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Laura I. Francis
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Lillian Fritz-Laylin
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Alexander R. Gerson
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Priyanjali Ghosh
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Samuel P. Hazen
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Christiane I. Healey
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Peter W. Houlihan
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Duncan J. Irschick
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Elizabeth M. Jakob
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Jody Jellison
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Abigail Jensen
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Rolf O. Karlstrom
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Paul S. Katz
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Jeffrey Laney
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Kari D. Loomis
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Thomas J. Maresca
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Michele Markstein
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Rosa Moscarella
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Benjamin Normark
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Akiko Okusu
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Stephanie L. Padilla
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Sarah Pallas
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Randall W. Phillis
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Jeffrey Podos
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Adam Porter
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Margaret Riley
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Jessica M. Rocheleau
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Caleb M. Rounds
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Lawrence M. Schwartz
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Tristram G. Seidler
Rachid Skouta
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Andrew J. Spracklen
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Andrew Stephens
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Elena Vazey
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Patricia Wadsworth
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Elsbeth Walker
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Amanda Woerman
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Caralyn Zehnder
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Current News

Adler Receives NE SARE Grant
Hazen Named Dr. Constantine J. Gilgut Professor of Plant Biology
Shannon Silva to Receive 2020-2021 Rising Researcher Award
Aminopeptidase-N modulation assists lean mass anabolism during refuelling in the white-throated sparrow
Thi Bui from Katz Lab Successfully Defends MS Thesis
Houlihan Awarded Every Voice Coalition Educator Award
Caralyn Zehnder Co-Authors Learning that Matters
Blanchard Lab Leads National Soil Microbiome Investigation
Skeletal Muscles Do Not Undergo Apoptosis During Either Atrophy or Programmed Cell Death-Revisiting the Myonuclear Domain Hypothesis
Digital Life Team Led by UMass Amherst Biologist Duncan Irschick Creates Great Hammerhead 3D Model
Tracking Shape Changes in Amazon Fish After Major River is Dammed
Healey Receives Chancellor's Leadership Fellowship
Pallas appointed as ADVANCE Fellow
NSF XSEDE Award to Jeff Blanchard
Saltating Roots in the Baskin Lab
STEM Students Submit NSF Video
Randy Phillis Receives the CNS Outstanding Teaching Award
The Biology Senior Celebration 2020 Page is Now Live!
Shannon Silva Receives National Award for STEM Studies
Seanne Clemente receives 3-year National Science Foundation GRFP and Ford Foundation Fellowships

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  • About
    • Department at a Glance
    • Biology Dept. Bylaws
    • Announcements
    • Current News
    • Upcoming Events
    • Job Openings
    • How to Contact Us
    • How to Find Us
    • Directories
    • Administrative Services
    • Computer Services
    • Values and Expectations
  • Undergraduate
    • Advising
    • Major Requirements
    • Major Requirements Checklist (PDF)
    • Recommended Course Sequences
    • Courses Approved as Major Electives
    • Declaring a Biology Major
    • Integrative Experience
    • Minor Requirements
    • Departmental Honors
    • Study Abroad
    • Course Catalog
    • Learning Goals
    • Research Opportunities
    • Awards & Scholarships
    • Residential Programs
    • Undergrad Handbook (PDF)
    • 2020 Senior Celebration
    • Spring 2021 Registration
    • Petitions and Forms
    • Majors Fair 2020
  • Graduate
    • Graduate Programs
    • Graduate Students
  • Faculty
    • Current faculty
    • Adjunct/Research faculty
    • Emeriti
    • Faculty Faces
  • Research
    • Molecular and Cellular Faculty Research
    • Neuroscience and Behavior Faculty Research
    • Organismal and Evolutionary Faculty Research
    • Plant Biology Faculty Research
    • Life Sciences Seminars
    • Undergraduate Opportunities
  • Facilities
    • Biology Computer Resource Center
    • Central Microscopy
    • Genomics & Bioinformatics
    • Herbarium
    • Natural History Collections
    • Single Molecule/Live Cell Imaging Facility
    • Vibrating Probe Facility
    • Zebrafish Facilities
  • Alumni
    • Alumni Forum
    • Alumni Links
    • Newsletter
    • Gallery of Graduates
  • Make a Gift…
    • Donate to the Biology Department
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