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  • As a Lewis & Clark biology major, you will do biology: you will generate hypotheses, design studies, collect data in the lab and the field, analyze and interpret them, and communicate your findings through talks, posters, and papers. We think this is the best possible training for a career in biology and the best way to become a scientifically literate citizen. Our curriculum embraces all of biology, from molecules to ecosystems, and draws on other fields, like chemistry, mathematics, and psychology. Students and faculty work together, both inside and outside of class. You will learn to write grants, read scientific literature critically, reason quantitatively, and work in teams. Diverse natural environments provide abundant opportunities for fieldwork. You will have access to cutting-edge tools in microscopy, physiology, computational biology, and molecular biology. Those interested in health careers benefit from our proximity to Oregon Health and Science University.


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  • No one can give you a better sense of what it’s really like to study biology at Lewis & Clark than our current students and recent alumni.

  • <div class="flexbox"><div class="student_profile_image item"><a href="/live/profiles/13060-mara-halloran"><img src="/live/image/gid/186/width/310/height/310/crop/1/src_region/0,0,640,960/84254_MaraHalloran.rev.1592601932.jpg" alt=""/></a></div><div class="student_profile_content item"><h4><a href="/live/profiles/13060-mara-halloran">Mara Halloran</a></h4><div class="student_profile_details"><div class="student_profile_class">Class of 2022</div><div class="student_profile_extracurriculars"><strong>Extracurriculars:</strong> Climbing team, Ski Club, College Outdoors</div><div class="student_profile_hometown"><strong>Hometown:</strong> Saint Paul, Minnesota</div><div class="student_profile_overseas"><strong>Overseas program:</strong> Iceland (non L&C)</div><div class="student_profile_quote"><em><p> “You don’t just choose a major and stick only to that. You learn so much about every discipline, and I think that is a really valuable skill.”</p></em></div></div></div></div>
  • <div class="flexbox"><div class="student_profile_image item"><a href="/live/profiles/10672-sam-smith"><img src="/live/image/gid/186/width/310/height/310/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2136/78766_CAS-0419-SPP-Smith-016.rev.1559688262.jpg" alt=""/></a></div><div class="student_profile_content item"><h4><a href="/live/profiles/10672-sam-smith">Sam Smith</a></h4><div class="student_profile_details"><div class="student_profile_class">Class of 2021</div><div class="student_profile_extracurriculars"><strong>Extracurriculars:</strong> College Outdoors, 2019 International Affairs Symposium Steering Committee Member</div><div class="student_profile_hometown"><strong>Hometown:</strong> Sewanee, Tennessee</div><div class="student_profile_overseas"><strong>Overseas program:</strong> East Africa</div></div></div></div>
  • <div class="flexbox"><div class="student_profile_image item"><a href="/live/profiles/10568-natalie-klee"><img src="/live/image/gid/186/width/310/height/310/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2136/78748_CAS-0419-SPP-Klee-003.rev.1559685743.jpg" alt=""/></a></div><div class="student_profile_content item"><h4><a href="/live/profiles/10568-natalie-klee">Natalie Klee</a></h4><div class="student_profile_details"><div class="student_profile_class">Class of 2021</div><div class="student_profile_extracurriculars"><strong>Extracurriculars:</strong> TCK Club</div><div class="student_profile_hometown"><strong>Hometown:</strong> České Budějovice, Czech Republic</div><div class="student_profile_overseas"><strong>Overseas program:</strong> East Africa Biology Program (fall 2019)</div></div></div></div>
  • <div class="flexbox"><div class="student_profile_image item"><a href="/live/profiles/10645-channing-stirrat"><img src="/live/image/gid/186/width/310/height/310/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2136/78768_CAS-0419-SPP-Stirrat-021.rev.1559688676.jpg" alt=""/></a></div><div class="student_profile_content item"><h4><a href="/live/profiles/10645-channing-stirrat">Channing Stirrat</a></h4><div class="student_profile_details"><div class="student_profile_class">Class of 2021</div><div class="student_profile_extracurriculars"><strong>Extracurriculars:</strong> Alternative Spring Break, Operation Nightwatch, Irish dance, Pre-Health Club</div><div class="student_profile_hometown"><strong>Hometown:</strong> Tucson, Arizona</div><div class="student_profile_overseas"><strong>Overseas program:</strong> Ecuador Spring 2020</div></div></div></div>
  • <div class="flexbox"><div class="student_profile_image item"><a href="/live/profiles/9090-nabil-khan"><img src="/live/image/gid/7/width/310/height/310/crop/1/src_region/0,0,2048,1367/71526_nabilkhan.rev.1521565143.jpg" alt=""/></a></div><div class="student_profile_content item"><h4><a href="/live/profiles/9090-nabil-khan">Nabil Khan</a></h4><div class="student_profile_details"><div class="student_profile_class">Class of 2021</div><div class="student_profile_extracurriculars"><strong>Extracurriculars:</strong> Track and Field, Soccer</div><div class="student_profile_hometown"><strong>Hometown:</strong> Kandahar, Afghanistan</div></div></div></div>
  • <div class="flexbox"><div class="student_profile_image item"><a href="/live/profiles/9855-hannah-machiorlete"><img src="/live/image/gid/186/width/310/height/310/crop/1/src_region/0,0,960,720/74168_hmachiorletefowlerphoto.rev.1535499548.jpg" alt=""/></a></div><div class="student_profile_content item"><h4><a href="/live/profiles/9855-hannah-machiorlete">Hannah Machiorlete</a></h4><div class="student_profile_details"><div class="student_profile_class">Class of 2020</div><div class="student_profile_extracurriculars"><strong>Extracurriculars:</strong></div><div class="student_profile_hometown"><strong>Hometown:</strong> Kīhei, Hawaiʻi</div></div></div></div>
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  • <div class="flexbox"><div class="student_profile_image item"><a href="/live/profiles/8319-samantha-sami-zimmerman"><img src="/live/image/gid/186/width/310/height/310/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2136/75188_PEO-B-0417-0243.rev.1539807134.jpg" alt=""/></a></div><div class="student_profile_content item"><h4><a href="/live/profiles/8319-samantha-sami-zimmerman">Samantha (Sami) Zimmerman</a></h4><div class="student_profile_details"><div class="student_profile_class">Class of 2019</div><div class="student_profile_extracurriculars"><strong>Extracurriculars:</strong> Garden Collective, Herbarium, Resident Advisor</div><div class="student_profile_hometown"><strong>Hometown:</strong> Cross Plains, Wisconsin</div><div class="student_profile_overseas"><strong>Overseas program:</strong> Australia</div></div></div></div>
  • <div class="flexbox"><div class="student_profile_image item"><a href="/live/profiles/10657-salma-bashir"><img src="/live/image/gid/186/width/310/height/310/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2136/78695_CAS-0419-SPP-Bashir-008.rev.1559240384.jpg" alt=""/></a></div><div class="student_profile_content item"><h4><a href="/live/profiles/10657-salma-bashir">Salma Bashir</a></h4><div class="student_profile_details"><div class="student_profile_class">Class of 2021</div><div class="student_profile_extracurriculars"><strong>Extracurriculars:</strong> Club Rugby, Pre-Health Professions Club, Orchestra, Biology Teaching Assistant</div><div class="student_profile_hometown"><strong>Hometown:</strong> Portland, Oregon</div><div class="student_profile_overseas"><strong>Overseas program:</strong> East Africa, biology</div></div></div></div>
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  • <div class="flexbox"><div class="student_profile_image item"><a href="/live/profiles/13072-cody-bowen-crosby"><img src="/live/image/gid/186/width/310/height/310/crop/1/src_region/0,0,750,750/84271_CodyBowen.rev.1593028117.jpg" alt=""/></a></div><div class="student_profile_content item"><h4><a href="/live/profiles/13072-cody-bowen-crosby">Cody Bowen-Crosby</a></h4><div class="student_profile_details"><div class="student_profile_class">Class of 2022</div><div class="student_profile_extracurriculars"><strong>Extracurriculars:</strong> International Students and Scholars/Third Culture Kids Club, French Club, Russian Club</div><div class="student_profile_hometown"><strong>Hometown:</strong> Kalispell, Montana</div><div class="student_profile_overseas"><strong>Overseas program:</strong> France, New Zealand</div><div class="student_profile_quote"><em><p> “<span style="font-weight: 400;">Don’t pick your school based on a figure from some website; pick your school off of where you think you’ll be happiest and where you want to plant the seeds to start a professional career.</span>”</p></em></div></div></div></div>
  • <div class="flexbox"><div class="student_profile_image item"><a href="/live/profiles/10561-roland-berg"><img src="/live/image/gid/186/width/310/height/310/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2136/78697_CAS-0419-SPP-Berg-025.rev.1559241134.jpg" alt=""/></a></div><div class="student_profile_content item"><h4><a href="/live/profiles/10561-roland-berg">Roland Berg</a></h4><div class="student_profile_details"><div class="student_profile_class">Class of 2022</div><div class="student_profile_extracurriculars"><strong>Extracurriculars:</strong> Community Chorale, Admissions Ambassador (lunch host), intramural sports</div><div class="student_profile_hometown"><strong>Hometown:</strong> Saint Paul, Minnesota</div></div></div></div>
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    Biogeochemist Julia Huggins Awarded Vanier Scholarship

    Julia Huggins BA ’13 has been awarded the Vanier Scholarship to continue her PhD in biogeochemistry at the University of British Columbia, where she is the chief scientist of the oceanography research program. The scholarship will fund her research on oxygen loss in the oceans and the environmental impact of marine microorganisms.
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