Biology

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The Department of Biology is a close-knit community of faculty, staff, and students bound by a shared curiosity and respect for the living world. 

Kevin J. Emerson
- Associate Professor of Biology
(240) 895-2123
Schaefer Hall 231
Assistant Professor Latchney Uses New Technology Resources to Reach Neuroscience and Biology Students
September 16, 2020
Dr. Sarah Latchney
Assistant Professor of Neurobiology Sarah Latchney was recently interviewed by the Allen Institute as one of three educators highlighted because they are using the institute's open access datasets to support remote learning in the neurology and biology classrooms. She is using images and lesson… Find Out More
Professor Karen Crawford Interviewed on Today’s Science Friday
August 7, 2020
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Professor of Biology Karen Crawford will be interviewed on today’s Science Friday regarding her milestone study on achieving the first gene knockout in a cephalopod using the squid Doryteuthis pealeii.

Science Friday airs on nearly 400 public radio stations throughout the United States including… Find Out More
Professor of Biology Karen Crawford featured on NPR's "All Things Considered"
July 31, 2020
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Professor of Biology Karen Crawford’s milestone study on achieving the first gene knockout in a cephalopod using the squid Doryteuthis pealeii was featured on NPR's "All Things Considered." Crawford, who was the Whitman Scientist this summer on a team at Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole,… Find Out More
First Gene Knockout in a Cephalopod is Achieved at Marine Biological Laboratory by Professor Karen Crawford and Team
July 30, 2020
4. Curled tentacle of the longfin inshore squid
Professor of Biology Karen Crawford, who was the Whitman Scientist this summer on a team at Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, is first author of a milestone study reported in the July 30 issue of Current Biology.

The team at MBL, led by MBL Senior Scientist Joshua… Find Out More
St. Mary’s College Assistant Professors Malisch and Sherrer Offer Starting Points for Ensuring Gender Equity in Academia that are Amplified by the COVID-19 Pandemic
June 29, 2020
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In the recently published Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) of the United States of America peer-reviewed article, “In the Wake of COVID-19, Academia Needs New Solutions to Ensure Gender Equity,” Jessica L. Malisch, assistant professor of biology, and Shanen M. Sherrer,… Find Out More
The Center for the Study of Democracy Presents a Virtual Panel on Public Health Featuring St. Mary’s College of Maryland Scientists on the St. Mary's County COVID-19 Scientific Advisory Group, and the St. Mary’s County Health Department
June 9, 2020
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The Center for the Study of Democracy will present a virtual panel featuring St. Mary's College of Maryland scientists on the St. Mary’s County COVID-19 Scientific Advisory Group and the St. Mary’s County Health Department to discuss public health issues including COVID-19 on Wednesday, June 24,… Find Out More
Professor of Biology Jeff Byrd to Give Keynote Address on Revised Biosafety Guidelines at Virtual Symposium
June 1, 2020
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Professor of Biology Jeff Byrd will give the keynote address at the 2020 Annual Chesapeake Area Biological Safety Association Symposium  held virtually this year on Wednesday, June 3. Titled “Service Animals in the Teaching/Research Lab? An Update on the 2019 Revised American Society for… Find Out More
St. Mary’s College Mobilizes Departments to Assist Local Health Care Providers with Essential Supplies/3D Printed Face Shields
April 27, 2020
students Jennica Bark (L) and Nhu Chau (C) and Professor Troy Townsend (R)
Associate Professor of Biology Kevin Emerson has jump-started a campus-wide initiative at St. Mary’s College of Maryland to provide the St. Mary’s County Health Department with essential supplies for medical personnel working the front lines to care for those infected with COVID-19 and to help stem… Find Out More
Assistant Professor Malisch and SMCM Student Kimball Published in General and Comparative Endocrinology
April 6, 2020
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Jessica Malisch, assistant professor of biology, and SMCM biology major, Melanie Kimball ‘19, have recently been published in General and Comparative Endocrinology titled, “Across time and space: Hormonal variation across temporal and spatial scales in relation to nesting success.”
In this article… Find Out More
SMCM Student Dillon Waters Awarded Funds from Cove Point National Heritage to Support St. Mary’s Project
March 30, 2020
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Dillon Waters, senior biology major, was recently awarded funds ($1,020) from Cove Point National Heritage to support his St. Mary’s Project titled, “Comparison of Traditional Freshwater Sampling Methods versus eDNA Water Sampling to Assess Aquatic Biodiversity in Maryland Streams.”
Dillon’s St.… Find Out More
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