Teaching

BIO 1A: General Biology

General introduction to cell structure and function, molecular and organismal genetics, animal development, form and function. 

PLANTBI 120: Biology of Algae

General biology of freshwater and marine algae, highlighting current research through reading recent papers and integrating phylogeny, ecology, physiology, genetics, and molecular biology.

PLANTBI 120L: Biology of Algae

Course-based undergraduate research experience featuring an open-ended investigation of algal biochemistry, molecular genetics, and cell biology, culminating in a peer-reviewed term paper. Laboratories also include field trips and observations of representatives of the various algal divisions from our extensive algal culture collection. 

PLANTBI 290: Plant and Microbial Photosynthesis

Graduate student presentations on selected photosynthesis research papers, both classic and contemporary.