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
Seabird McKeon Named Special Initiatives Coordinator for the Ecological Society of America Natural History Section
November 14, 2018
Seabird McKeon and Stan the Double Crested Cormorant pictured
Seabird McKeon, a visiting faculty member with St. Mary's College department of biology, has been named the natural history special initiatives coordinator for the Ecological Society of America. In this national role, McKeon will be championing the role of natural history clubs and organizations on… Find Out More
Jessica Malisch to Give an Invited Seminar at Towson University
November 10, 2018
Jessica Malisch pictured
Jessica Malisch, assistant professor of biology, has been invited to give a research seminar at Towson University on November 13. The seminar will focus on research conducted in Malisch's research laboratory at St. Mary's College.

The title of the seminar is "Predictors of stress-induced… Find Out More
Byrd to give seminar on biosafety at Texas conference
July 16, 2018
Jeff Byrd
Jeff Byrd, professor of biology, was invited to give a seminar on biosafety at the American Society for Microbiology's Conference for Undergraduate Educators July 26-29 at the Renaissance Austin Hotel in Austin, Texas.
Byrd’s session, entitled "Keeping Microbes IN the Laboratory: Best Practices in… Find Out More
Undergraduate Research Fellowship Students at St. Mary’s College Present Research Projects
June 28, 2018
Rhoda, Emerson and SURF students pictured
For eight weeks this summer, nine students participated in the annual St. Mary’s Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF), diving into research topics of their own choosing with guidance from faculty mentors representing a diverse sampling of the college’s departments.

 

On Friday, July 6,… Find Out More
Malisch Published in “Physiological and Biochemical Zoology”
June 11, 2018
Malisch at her field site holding a white-crowned sparrow
Jessica Malisch, assistant professor of biology, recently had an article accepted by the journal “Physiological and Biochemical Zoology” and it is published online at: https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/full/10.1086/698536Although the acute response to stress is predicted to elevate blood… Find Out More
St. Mary's College Faculty and Students Present at Mid-Atlantic Regional Society for Developmental Biology Meeting
June 5, 2018
Crawford's Crew pictured
Three students from "Crawford's Crew" attended the Mid-Atlantic Regional Society for Developmental Biology meeting at the University of Virginia, May 30 - June 1. Andrew Marinich ’18 and Elayne Hryniewicz ’18 each presented posters summarizing their St. Mary's Project research, and Professor of… Find Out More
Professor Price to Discuss Evolution of Sexual Dimorphism in Female Songbirds
March 26, 2018
Professor Jordan Price pictured
St. Mary’s College of Maryland Biology Professor Jordan Price will discuss the evolution of sexual dimorphism in female songbirds on Wednesday, April 11 at 4:40 p.m. in Schaefer Hall, room 106, on the College’s campus. The talk, titled, “Female Songbirds Aren't So Dull After All: Reconstructing the… Find Out More
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