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Larissa M. Williams

Professor of Biology

Bonney Science Center, Room 215

lwillia2@bates.edu | 207-786-8202

biological importance of genetic variation, developmental biology, evolution, molecular biology, molecular mechanisms of toxicology and development, responses to toxicants and environmental change across trophic levels and development, toxicology

Daniel Slane

Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology

Carnegie Science Hall, Room 414

dslane@bates.edu | 207-786-6077

cell biology, chromatin dynamics, developmental biology, embryogenesis, genetics, microscopy, molecular biology, next-generation sequencing, plant physiology, stress memory

April L. Horton

Wagener Family Professor of Equity and Inclusion in STEM

Carnegie Science Hall, Room 410

ahorton@bates.edu | 207-786-6389

developmental biology, evolution, gene regulatory networks, genetics, genomics, marine and freshwater sponges, symbiosis

Glen G. Ernstrom

Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology and Neuroscience

Carnegie Science Hall, Room 411 | Carnegie Science Hall, Room 411

gernstro@bates.edu | 207-786-6410

biochemistry, cell biology, electrophysiology, genetics, molecular biology, neurobiology, neuropharmacology

Martin Kruse

Associate Professor of Biology and Neuroscience

Bonney Science Center, Room 285 | Bonney Science Center, Room 285

mkruse@bates.edu | 207-755-5932

biochemistry, cell biology, computational neuroscience, electrophysiology, molecular biology, neuroscience

Paula J. Schlax

Stella James Sims Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Bonney Science Center, Room 311

pschlax@bates.edu | 207-786-6290

biophysical chemistry, gene expression and regulation, mRNA degradation, mRNA structure and function, prokaryotic biology, protein-nucleic acid interactions, transcription, translation

Mollie B. Woodworth

Assistant Professor of Neuroscience

Bonney Science Center, Room 280

mwoodworth@bates.edu

developmental biology, neurodegeneration, neuron subtype development, neuroscience, regeneration, stem cell biology, visual system

Ryan W. Bavis

Helen A. Papaioanou Professor of Biological Sciences

Bonney Science Center, Room 287

rbavis@bates.edu | 207-786-8269

animal physiology, chemoreception, developmental physiology, phenotypic plasticity, respiratory neurobiology, respiratory physiology

Ida D. Piedmonte

Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Bonney Science Center, Room 315

ipiedmonte@bates.edu | 207-755-5965

analytical chemistry, Environmental Chemistry, x-ray absorption spectroscopy

Colleen T. O'Loughlin

Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Bonney Science Center, Room 313

coloughl@bates.edu | 207-786-6390