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Larissa M. Williams

Professor of Biology

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

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

ahorton@bates.edu | 207-786-6389

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

Wesley C. Gillis

Assistant Professor of Physics

wgillis@bates.edu | 207-755-5983

Martin Kruse

Associate Professor of Biology and Neuroscience

mkruse@bates.edu | 207-755-5932

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

Ryan K. Cole

Assistant Professor of Physics

rcole@bates.edu | 207-753-6909

Laser Absorption Spectroscopy, Laser Heterodyne Radiometry, Molecular Spectroscopy, Optical Frequency Combs, Optical Frequency Measurements, Optical Sensing, Trace Gas Sensing

Daniel Riera-Crichton

Betty Doran Stangle Professor of Applied Economics

drieracr@bates.edu | 207-786-6084

fiscal multipliers, fiscal policy, international capital flows, international finance, international relative prices, international reserves, open macroeconomics

Mollie B. Woodworth

Assistant Professor of Neuroscience

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

rbavis@bates.edu | 207-786-8269

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

Matthew J. Côté

Associate Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry

mcote@bates.edu | 207-786-6297

electronic structure of solids, interaction of light and matter, microscopy, nanotechnology, physical chemistry, plasmonics, spectroscopy

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