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Larissa M. Williams, Ph.D.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Professor\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Email: lwillia2@bates.edu
Office phone: 207-786-8202
Mailing address: 45 Campus Avenue, Bonney 215, Bates College, Lewiston, ME 04240<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Education:
B.A. in Biological Sciences, Smith College, 2005
Ph.D. in Environmental Toxicology, North Carolina State University, 2010
NIH Postdoctoral Fellowship, Molecular Toxicology, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, 2010-2012<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Williams Lab, 2024-2025<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Sequoia Anstine<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Class of 2025
Major: Biology
Hometown: Steamboat Springs, CO<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chrissy Chu<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Class of 2025
Major: Biology
Hometown: Old Tappan, NJ<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gray Dinsel<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Class of 2025
Major: Biology
Hometown: Kennett Square, PA<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Denzel Evans\u00a0<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Class of 2025
Major: Biology
Hometown: Baltimore, MD<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shriver Hanson<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Class of 2025
Major: Biology and Classical and Medieval Studies
Hometown: Hartford, CT<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Katie Ney<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Class of 2025
Major: Biology
Hometown: Baltimore, MD<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Williams Lab, 2023-2024<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Harriet Ayken-Odoom<\/h3>\n\n\n
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Class of 2024
Major: Biochemistry and Japanese Language
Hometown: New York, NY<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Livia Bernhardt<\/h3>\n\n\n
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Class of 2024
Major: Biochemistry
Hometown: Leicester, VT<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Mfon Diduff<\/h3>\n\n\n
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Class of 2024
Major: Biochemistry
Hometown: New York, NY<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Hallie Hayne<\/h3>\n\n\n
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Class of 2024
Major: Biology
Hometown: New York, NY<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Avery Leonard<\/h3>\n\n\n
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Class of 2024
Major: Biology
Hometown: Verona, WI<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Izzy Lussier<\/h3>\n\n\n
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Class of 2024
Major: Biology
Hometown: West Suffield, CT<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Williams Lab, 2022-2023<\/h3>\n\n\n
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Connor Ahern<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Class of 2023
Major: Biology
Hometown: Wellesley, Massachusetts<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Mfon Diduff<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Class of 2024
Major: Biochemistry
Hometown: Brooklyn, New York<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Kerry Ettinger<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Class of 2023
Major: Biology
Hometown: Camden, Maine<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Dillon Holton<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Class of 2022, Southern Maine Community College
Major: Biotechnology
Hometown: Lisbon Falls, Maine<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Belize Iteriteka<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Class of 2023
Major: Biochemistry
Hometown: Pheonix, AZ<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Jessica Kissi<\/h3>\n\n\n
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Class of 2023
Major: Biochemistry and French and Francophone Studies
Hometown: Chicago, IL<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Wentao “Taylor” Si<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Class of 2024
Major: Neuroscience
Hometown: Shanghai, China<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Gabby Smart<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Class of 2023
Major: Biology
Hometown: Clinton, Montana<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Harriet Xu<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Class of 2025
Major: Not yet declared
Hometown: Short Hills, New Jersey<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Williams Lab, 2021-2022<\/h3>\n\n\n
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Sydney Phillips<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Class of 2022
Major: Biology
Hometown: Plainville, Massachusetts<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Benjamin Schmandt<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Class of 2022
Major: Biology
Hometown: Winchester, Massachusetts<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Williams Lab, Summer 2019<\/h3>\n\n\n
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Jhansi Kolli<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Class of 2021
Major: Biochemistry
Hometown: Murfreesboro, Tennessee<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Thaddeus Gunther<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Class of 2021
Major: Biology
Hometown: Farmington, Maine<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Research Associate 2018-2019<\/h3>\n\n\n
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Anna Marie Bowsher<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Williams Lab, Winter 2019<\/h3>\n\n\n
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Ken Hale<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Class of 2019
Major: Biochemistry
Hometown: Cleveland, OH<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Britiny Lee<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Class of 2019
Major: Biology
Hometown: Cleveland, OH<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Hadley Moreau<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Class of 2019
Major: Environmental Studies
Hometown: Falmouth, ME<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Marcus Ross<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Class of 2019
Major: Biology
Hometown: Mansfield, TX<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Williams Lab, 2017-2018<\/h3>\n\n\n
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Rachel Blaustein<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Class of 2018
Major: Biochemistry
Hometown: Needham, MA<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Jason Boisvert<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Class of 2018
Major: Biology
Hometown: Concord, Massachusetts<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Melanie Mait<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Class of 2018
Major: Biology
Hometown: Ogunquit, Maine<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Gwen Muscato<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Class of 2018
Major: Biology
Hometown: Dover, New Hampshire<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Williams Lab, 2016-2017<\/h3>\n\n\n
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Madeline McLean<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Class of 2017
Major: Biological Chemistry
Hometown: Hood River, Oregon<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Quang Nguyen<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Class of 2017
Major: Biological Chemistry
Hometown: Hanoi, Vietnam<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Jacob Pantazis<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Class of 2017
Major: Biological Chemistry
Hometown: Manchester, New Hampshire<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Alex Ulin<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Class of 2017
Major: Biology
Hometown: Bradford, Pennsylvania<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Williams Summer Lab, 2016<\/h3>\n\n\n
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Madeline McLean<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Class of 2017
Major: Biological Chemistry
Hometown: Hood River, Oregon<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Quang Nguyen<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Class of 2017
Major: Biological Chemistry
Hometown: Hanoi, Vietnam<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Derek Theriault<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Southern Maine Community College
Major: Biotechnology
Hometown: Hampstead, New Hampshire<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Alex Ulin<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Class of 2017
Major: Biology
Hometown: Bradford, Pennsylvania<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Williams Summer and Thesis Lab, 2015<\/h3>\n\n\n
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Jake Henderson<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Class of 2016
Major: Biology
Hometown: Spartenburg, South Carolina<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Michelle Kelley<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Class of 2016
Major: Biological chemistry
Hometown: Manchester, Vermont<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Nancy Tran<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Class of 2016
Major: Biological chemistry
Hometown: Seattle, Washington<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Williams Lab, 2014-2015<\/h3>\n\n\n
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Kathleen Morrill<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Class of 2015
Major: Biological chemistry
Hometown: Frederick, Maryland<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Minh-Tam Pham<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Class of 2015
Major: Biological chemistry
Hometown: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Nick Pray<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Class of 2015
Major: Biology
Hometown: Northampton, Massachusetts<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Nabil Saleem<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Class of 2015
Major: Biological chemistry
Hometown: Alpharetta, Georgia<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sophie Salas<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Class of 2015
Major: Biology
Hometown: Camden, Maine<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Williams Summer Lab, 2014<\/h2>\n\n\n
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Katie Paulson<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Class of 2015
Major: Mathematics
Hometown: Needham, Massachusetts<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Nabil Saleem<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Class of 2015
Major: Biological chemistry
Hometown: Alpharetta, Georgia<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Roshni Mangar<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Class of 2016, College of the Atlantic
Major: Human Ecology
Hometown: Roches-Brunes, Mauritius<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sophie Salas<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Class of 2015
Major: Biology
Hometown: Camden, Maine<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Williams Lab, 2013-2014<\/h2>\n\n\n
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Yuying (Jenny) Chen<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Class of 2016
Major: Biological Chemistry
Hometown: Englewood, Colorado<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Daniel Jordan<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Class of 2014
Major: Biology
Hometown: Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Michael Martin<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Class of 2014
Major: Biological Chemistry
Hometown: Slatersville, R.I.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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James Meyo<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Class of 2014
Major: Biological Chemistry
Hometown: Nairobi, Kenya<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Camilla Nivison<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Class of 2014
Major: Biology
Hometown: Ithaca, NY<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Zena Sabath<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Class of 2014
Major: Biological Chemistry
Hometown: Sugar Land, TX<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Allison Tsomides<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Class of 2014
Major: Biology
Hometown: Troy, Maine<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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