General Information

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The Life Sciences Department is part of the
 Mathematics and the
Natural & Health Sciences
Division

We are in the
Natural Sciences Building
on the San Marcos campus.

 

Field Courses

The Life Sciences Department offers three field courses each year:
Catalina Island (spring break), Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem (summer),
and Belize (winter break). Click on the graphics below for more information.

 



Photo: Kristine Maloney

 

Online Courses

Biology 101, Dan Sourbeer, Instructor

Biology 114, Dan Sourbeer,  Instructor
 

All Life Science Courses and Programs
(These are PDF files from the 2009-2010 Catalog)

Biology

Botany

Medical Assisting

Microbiology

Zoology
(includes anatomy and physiology)
 

Other Good Stuff

Bridges to the Future
Students, earn $4,500 per year!

Palomar Premed Club
Any student interested in
 the health professions should join!

Wayne's Word
The best botany site on the net. Period.
Created and maintained by
Wayne Armstrong,
Life Sciences Department Professor Emeritus

Palomar College Arboretum

  Photo gallery tour of the
NS building under construction,
September 29th, 2006

 

Palomar College Home Page

 

Staff

 

Full-Time Faculty 

 

Richard Abistegui-DuBois - Physiology; General Biology; Molecules and Cells

Gary Alderson - Microbiology (on leave for fall 2009)


Carey Carpenter - Anatomy; GYE Field Course


Ralph Ferges (Chair) - Physiology; A&P

 

Jim Gilardi -  Majors Biology; General Biology, Human Genetics

 

Gene Gushansky - Anatomy; General Biology


Kimberly Marshall - General Biology; Molecules and Cells

 

Beth Pearson - Marine Biology; General Biology; Catalina and Belize Field Courses


Dan Sourbeer  - Majors Biology; General Biology;  Zoology; Ecosystem Biology;  GYE Field Course


C. Andrea Taupier  - Medical Assisting

 

Lesley Blankenship-Williams  - General Biology; Microbiology

 

Faculty Emeritus


Bob Ebert  - Majors Biology, General Biology, Zoology, Human Genetics, Founder of the Premed Club

Wayne Armstrong - Botany


 

Academic Department  Assistant


Karen Buehler

 


Instructional Support  Assistants 

Chris Hall
Margarita Vega


Pedagogical Engineer and BS Manager

Steve King


Adjunct Faculty for Fall 2009

Russell Bloxton - BIO 102: Molecules and Cells
Jennie Chang - MICRO 200: Microbiology
Justine Cunningham - ZOO 203: Physiology
Lisa Dow - MA 56: Medical Terminology
Barbara Durrant - ZOO 120: Animal Behavior
Ana Dowey - MICRO 200: Microbiology
Bob Ebert  - BIO 100: General Biology
Bill Gaarde - BIO 105: Biology with a Human Emphasis
Bob Garrett - BIO 100: General Biology
John Hakanson  - BIO 100: General Biology
Stacy Hull - BIO 102: Molecules and Cells
Tom Jensen  - ZOO 120: Animal Behavior
Bill Kloetzer  - BIO 100: General Biology
Ron Langlois  - BIO 100: General Biology
Dan MacNeil  - BIO 100: General Biology
Michael Monahan - ZOO 145: Intro to A&P
Robert Mustard - BIO 201: Foundations (Majors Bio)
Elmar Schmid - ZOO 145: Intro to A&P
Diane Strader - MA 50: Intro to Medical Assisting
Christopher Tubbs  - ZOO 120: Animal Behavior
Phil Vanderschaegen - BIO 100: General Biology
Gary Waayers  - BIO 100: General Biology
Robyn Waayers  - BIO 100: General Biology
George Zabka - BOT 101: General Botany

Please contact Carey Carpenter regarding any errors, omissions, etc.

"Evolving" gif created by Olle Håstad and taken from the Klymkowsky Lab site

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