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Organic Chemistry (CH 231 or CH 241) with laboratory Molecular Cell Biology (BI 304) Molecular Cell Biology and Laboratory I (BI 310) Second Year (Spring) Physics (PH 212) with laboratory Organic Chemistry (CH 232 or CH 242) with laboratory Genetics (BI 305) Genetics Laboratory II (BI 311) Third Year (Fall) Biological Chemistry (BI 435) or Biochemistry I (CH 561) Analytical Chemistry (CH 351) Third Year (Spring) Molecular Biology (BI 440) or Biochemistry II (CH 562) Physical Chemistry (CH 473) Fourth Year Biochemistry Laboratory (BI 480 or CH 563) Two advanced electives For additional information, contact either Professor Kantrowitz (Merkert 239) or Professor Annunziato (Higgins 422). Biology Faculty Joseph Orlando, Associate Professor Emeritus; B.S., Merrimack College; M.S., North Carolina State College; Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley Anthony T. Annunziato, Professor; B.S., Boston College; M.S., Ph.D., University of Massachusetts, Amherst David Burgess, Professor; B.S., M.S., California State Polytechnic University; Ph.D., University of California, Davis Thomas Chiles, Professor; B.S., Ph.D., University of Florida Peter Clote, Professor; B.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology; M.A., Ph.D., Duke University Charles S. Hoffman, Professor; S.B., Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Ph.D., Tufts University Daniel Kirschner, Professor; B.A., Western Reserve University; Ph.D., Harvard University Marc A.T. Muskavitch, Professor; B.S., University of Wisconsin, Madison; Ph.D., Stanford University Thomas N. Seyfried, Professor; B.A., St. Francis College; M.S., Illinois State University; Ph.D., University of Illinois Mary Kathleen Dunn, Associate Professor; B.A., University of Kansas; M.A., Michigan State University; Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Laura Hake, Associate Professor; B.A, University of Tennessee; Ph.D., Tufts University Junona F. Moroianu, Associate Professor; B.S., Ion Creanga University; M.S., University of Bucharest; Ph.D., Rockefeller University Clare OConnor, Associate Professor; B.S., Ph.D., Purdue University William H. Petri, Associate Professor; A.B., Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley Donald J. Plocke, S.J., Associate Professor; B.S., Yale University; A.M., Boston College; Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology Eric G. Strauss, Research Professor; B.S., Emerson College; Ph.D., Tufts University Jeffrey Chuang, Assistant Professor; B.A., Harvard University; Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology Marc-Jan Gubbels, Assistant Professor; B.SC., M.Sc., Wageningen Agricultural University, Ph.D., Utrecht University Gabor T. Marth, Assistant Professor; D.Sc., Washington University, St. Louis Mohammed Shahabuddin, Assistant Professor; B.S., M.S., University of Dhaka, (Bangladesh); Ph.D., Edinburgh (Scotland) Anne Stellwagen, Assistant Professor; B.A., Mount Holyoke College; Ph.D., University of California at San Francisco Stephen Wicks, Assistant Professor; B.Sc., McMaster University; Ph.D., University of British Columbia Robert J. Wolff, Senior Lecturer; B.A., Lafayette College; Ph.D. Tufts University Contacts Graduate Program Director: Daniel Kirschner, kirschnd@bc.edu Undergraduate Program Director: Associate Professor Clare OConnor, oconnor@bc.edu Department Administrator: Guillermo Nu ez, guillermo.nunez.1@bc.edu Director of Laboratories: Michael Piatelli, piatelli@bc.edu Assistant Director of Laboratories: Kathryn Brown, holthaus@bc.edu Technology Coordinator: Andrew Pope, tc.bio@bc.edu Office Coordinator: Patricia Shuker, shuker@bc.edu Department Telephone: 617-552-3540 Website: http://www.bc.edu/biology/ Undergraduate Program Description B.A. and B.S. Degrees The department offers both Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Arts degree programs in biology. The B.S. program is well-suited for Biology majors who are interested in pursuing those aspects of the field that require a strong background knowledge in physics, chemistry, and mathematics and for students who want to fulfill premedical/predental requirements as part of their Biology major. Normally, those interested in areas like molecular biology, biochemistry, biophysics, genetics, physiology, neurobiology, or cellular biology should pursue this degree. The B.A. degree program also has a solid foundation in biology as its base, but allows more room in a students schedule for additional biology and relevant non-biology electives by removing the specific requirement for organic chemistry and calculus-based physics that characterizes the B.S. program. Under the B.A. rubric, majors have more flexibility in choosing both additional science and mathematics courses, as well as more opportunity to broaden their educational experience. The B.A. program can better serve Biology majors interested in integrating their study of biology with other areas, including law, ethics, history, sociology, computer science, and management. Students should note that unlike the B.S. program, the B.A. program does not automatically fulfill medical school admission requirements without additional course work in chemistry, physics, and mathematics. Contact the Premedical Office in Higgins Hall room 648 for details. The study of biology under either program offers students an exciting opportunity to study life from many viewpoints: from the molecular biology and biochemistry of cells to genetic, developmental, and neurological aspects of organisms; from the structure, function, and physiology of cells, organs, and individuals to the interaction of organisms with ARTS AND SCIENCES The Boston College Catalog 2006-2007 61

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