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Marybeth Baumgartner

Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology

mbaumgartner@bates.edu

Current Courses

Fall Semester 2026

Human Nutrition

BIO 229

This course examines nutrition and its relationship to health and disease. Emphasis is on the chemical, anatomical, and physiological aspects of ingestion, digestion, absorption, and metabolism of macronutrients (carbohydrates, proteins, and lipids) and micronutrients (vitamins and minerals). This c…

Genetics

BIO 344

Genetics is the study of information transfer across generations. In this course, students examine the molecular basis of genetic information, consider the consequences of mutations, identify common patterns of inheritance, apply probability and statistics to understand genetic problems, and learn a…