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 of Palomar College,
San Marcos, California. 92069

 
 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!

Palomar College Arboretum

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

Palomar College Home Page

Staff

Full-Time Faculty 

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

Gary Alderson - Microbiology

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

Lesley Blankenship-Williams  - General Biology; Microbiology

Faculty Emeritus

Bob Ebert  - Majors Biology, General Biology, Zoology, Human Genetics, Founder of the Premed Club. (Not teaching spring term 2010.)

Wayne Armstrong - Botany; proprietor of Wayne's Word, the best botany site on the Web. (Not teaching spring term 2010.)  

Academic Department  Assistant

Karen Buehler
 

Instructional Support  Assistants 

Chris Hall
Margarita Vega

Pedagogical Engineer and BS Manager

Steve King

Adjunct Faculty for Spring 2010

Jennie Chang - MICRO 200: Microbiology
Justine Cunningham - ZOO 203: Physiology
Lisa Dow - MA 56: Medical Terminology
Barbara Durrant - ZOO 120: Animal Behavior
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)
Diane Strader - MA 50: Intro to Medical Assisting
Christopher Tubbs  - ZOO 120: Animal Behavior
Gary Waayers  - BIO 100: General Biology
Robyn Waayers  - BIO 200: 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

This site was last updated on
January 06, 2010