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    Life Sciences Program

    Jonathan Prather, Director

    Offices located in the Life Shared Service Center

    Aven Nelson Building, Room 114

    1000 E. University Ave.

    Laramie, WY 82071

    Phone: 307-766-5025

    Fax: 307-766-2851

    Email: Jonathan.Prather@uwyo.edu

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    Life Sciences Program

    Life Sciences Courses and Instructors

    The Life Sciences Program consists of all LIFE prefix courses.

    • These courses support the life science majors and several non-life science majors across campus.
    • The number of LIFE courses taken by life science and other majors is determined by the departments that offer the majors.
    • The curriculum intends to provide life science majors with both breadth and depth in the basic life sciences, and non-science majors with exposure to key concepts in biology and an understanding of the connections between science and society.
    • Program courses expose students to the fields of cell biology, genetics, ecology, and evolution, and familiarize students with the diversity of life on the planet.
    Life Sciences Program Course Names, Numbers, and Titles

    COURSES

    NUMBER

    INSTRUCTORS

    Discovering Science 1002

    Mark Lyford

    Current Issues in Biology 1003

    William Fetzer

    General Biology 1010

    Jonathan Prather

    Chris North

    Naomi Ward

    Jamie Crait

    Patrick Kelley

    Christopher Weiss-Lehman

    Life Sciences for Elem Ed Majors 1020

    Mark Lyford

    Introduction to Ecological Research 1101

    Jamie Crait

    Chris North

    Animal Biology 2022

    Amy Krist

    Michael Dillon

    Biology of Plants & Fungi 2023

    Dave Williams

    Steve Miller

    Introduction to Research and Analysis 2100

    Lauren Shoemaker

    Research in Action 2200

    Karagh Brummond

    Scientific Communication

    (Courses 1101, 2200 and 2300 are part of a Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experience (CURE) Program centered on research in Ecology)

    2300

    Jamie Crait

    Genetics 3050

    Cynthia Weinig

    Nicole Bedford

    Donna Harris

    Florence Teule-Finley

    General Ecology 3400

    Corey Tarwater

    Daniel Laughlin

    Jamie Crait

    Introduction to Field Ecology 3410

    Staff - this person is being recruited and is expected to begin in Fall 2022

    Evolutionary Biology 3500

    Katie Wagner

    Riley Bernard

    Cell Biology 3600

    Qian-Quan Sun

    Mara Motriuk-Smith

    Practicum in Laboratory Teaching 4975

    Staff - this person is being recruited and is expected to begin in Fall 2022

    Practicum in Laboratory Teaching II 4976

    Staff - this person is being recruited and is expected to begin in Fall 2022

    Contact Us

    Life Sciences Program

    Jonathan Prather, Director

    Offices located in the Life Shared Service Center

    Aven Nelson Building, Room 114

    1000 E. University Ave.

    Laramie, WY 82071

    Phone: 307-766-5025

    Fax: 307-766-2851

    Email: Jonathan.Prather@uwyo.edu

    Find us on YouTube (Link opens a new window)