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The Biology Department at Queens has a
tradition of successfully preparing students for a variety of
careers. Students interested in medicine, dentistry, veterinary
medicine and other health professions usually major in Biology or
Biochemistry. Those interested in ecology or wildlife may
choose Biology or Environmental Biology.
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Many of our graduates have entered masters or doctoral programs in
areas such as environmental science, horticulture, and cell or
molecular biology.
Other Queens biology students find jobs immediately after
graduation as teachers, lab technicians, park and museum
naturalists, pharmaceutical representatives, and other
careers.
Science majors work very hard at Queens taking two or
three lab courses nearly every semester. Queens’ size
coupled with a conscientious faculty assures that students
do not get lost or left behind in this demanding curriculum.
Recent highlights from the department include a student who
spent a semester in Ireland and finished the term with the
highest average in her class, awards to the Queens chapter
of Tri-Beta, a national biological honor society, Tri-Beta
honors to one of our students for her research on bacterial
adhesion to artificial joint appliances, presentation of a
paper at a national infectious disease meeting for research
on nosocomial infections, a Fulbright Fellow who spent a
year in Mexico doing molecular research on viruses that
cause diarrhea in children, and more.
Ask us:
rhodesk@queens.edu
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Internships and Jobs
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SOME BOOKS WE LIKED |
| Future of Life by E. O. Wilson 2002.
Easy but up-to-date explanation about the importance of
conservation and biodiversity. |
Fly for the Prosecution (614.1 G556F
in our library). Forensic entomology case
histories. Perfect for true nerds or crime fans.
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Genome by Matt Ridley-
Basically a summary of molecular genetics, but livelier and
more speculative than a textbook. |
Servants of the Map by Andrea Barret.
Novellas (fiction but with some historical facts) about
lives changed by characters' obsession with science. |
| Beak of the Finch is still our favorite
book about real scientists. |
Galileo's Daughter by Sobel.
Interesting but scholarly biography. |
Nabokov's Blues--
biography of the famous writer (Lolita, etc.), but
about his other career as a lepidopterist with 30+ scholarly
publications on butterfly taxonomy. |
this is only a start. Have you read
anything you want to recommend?
email
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RECENT ALUMNI
CLASS OF 2002: Jennifer Slaughter is enrolled in the dental school at the Medical University of South Carolina.
Vanessa Hosein is at
Virginia Commonwealth University working toward her Ph.D. in Human
Genetics. Melanie Bamberg works at Carolinas
Medical Center as a histology tech/morgue assistant.
Some alumni who are currently attending
Medical Colleges include
Tracy Kaylor, Catrina Crisp,
Dixie Griffin, Ched Lohr, Sheyna Carroccio, and
Tamika Ussery. Acquon Stallworth finished a few years
ago. Jennifer Sweeny, Marcus Sims, Dan Breece and Sharon McDaniel
Leonard finished medical school, spring 2002.
Jennifer Slaughter is attending MUSC
Dental School. Ryan MacRae graduated from MUSC Dental
School and is practicing in South Carolina, and Melinda McCall
is in veterinary practice in Virginia.
Some alumni who are currently teaching K-12 include Susan Davis
and Jennifer del
Checcolo, who just finished her master's degree. Emily Hansen Scofield is an
adjunct instructor of environmental science at Queens University of
Charlotte. Emily has a master's degree from UGA and works
fulltime in water quality at the Charlotte EPA.
Allison Haigler, Niambi Horton, Tulessa Brinkley, and Ann-Marie Liles
are all studying pharmacy in graduate programs. Lura Embrick is
a Teaching Assistant and chemistry graduate student at Western Carolina
University.
Heather Forson is a surgical physician assistant for a
neurosurgeon at UAB in Birmingham. Jason Trigiani
has just graduated as a Physician Assistant.
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