Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology at Bates College

11 faculty and 26 courses in Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology at Bates College.

Faculty

• Thomas Wenzel, Professor Emeritus of Chemistry and Biochemistry h-index 47
  Research interests include the development of chiral NMR shift reagents, the utilization of lanthanide ions as fluorescent chromophores for liquid chromatographic detection; and the synthesis of metal chelate polymers and their applications
  Notable: “Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization-Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry for Fast and Reliable Identification of Clinical Yeast Isolates” (2009) · 451 citations
• Geneva Laurita, Associate Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry h-index 19
  Focus on understanding the structure—property relationships of inorganic solid state materials, particularly those of relevance to energy and electronics-related technology. Through understanding the arrangement of the atoms in a material
  Notable: “Dynamic Stereochemical Activity of the Sn2+ Lone Pair in Perovskite CsSnBr3” (2016) · 320 citations
• T. Glen Lawson, Professor Emeritus of Chemistry and Biochemistry h-index 16
  To learn more about Glen’s research, teaching, and writing, please visit his website . Selected Publications Carmody, M., Zimmer , J. T., Cushman , C. H., Nguyen , T., and Lawson, T. G. (2018) The Ubiquitin-Protein Ligase E6AP/UBE3A S
  Notable: “A proteasomal ATPase subunit recognizes the polyubiquitin degradation signal” (2002) · 446 citations
• Paula J. Schlax, Stella James Sims Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry h-index 11
  Notable: “Factor Independent Activation of rrnB P1” (1994) · 211 citations
• Richard Booth, Visiting Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry h-index 8
  Notable: “Predatory behaviour in synthetic protocell communities” (2016) · 346 citations
• Brandon K. Tate, Visiting Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry
• Brittany A. Hart, Visiting Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry
• Dylan J. Freas, Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry
  Organic chemistry permeates our daily lives– from the aroma of a cup of coffee to the fuel in our cars and the fibers in our clothing, organic compounds play a important role. Within biomedical science, synthetic organic compounds hav
• Jennifer L. Koviach-Cote, Associate Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry
  The synthesis of structurally interesting natural products and novel carbohydrate containing compounds. Expertise anti-oxidants and radical scavengers , bio-organic chemistry , carbohydrate chemistry , chemical synthesis , organic c
• Matthew J. Cote, Associate Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry
• Scotty Farley, Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Courses

• Atomic and Molecular Structure/Lab CHEM 107
• Chemical Reactivity/Lab CHEM 108
• The Chemistry of the Environment Around Us CHEM 112
• Bioenergetics and Nutrition CHEM 125
• Analytical Chemistry/Lab CHEM 212
• Inorganic Chemistry/Lab CHEM 215
• Organic Chemistry I/Lab CHEM 217
• Organic Chemistry II/Lab CHEM 218
• Introduction to Forensic Science CHEM 251
• Quantum Chemistry CHEM 301
• Statistical Thermodynamics CHEM 302
• Modern Data Acquisition and Analysis CHEM 303
• Biochemistry of Virus Replication and Host Cell Defense Systems CHEM 304
• Biophysical Chemistry CHEM 310
• Organic Spectroscopy CHEM 313
• Advanced Topics in Inorganic Chemistry CHEM 316
• Molecular Tools for Microscopy CHEM 317
• Mechanisms of Memory CHEM 320
• Biological Chemistry I/Lab CHEM 321
• Biological Chemistry II/Lab CHEM 322
• Advanced Organic Chemistry CHEM 325
• Origin(s) of Life CHEM 339
• Biochemistry Research: Prokaryotic Gene Expression CHEM 401
• Chemistry Research: Chemical Biology and Synthesis CHEM 402
• Senior Research and Seminar CHEM 457
• + 1 more courses

Roster/catalog compiled from the college’s public directory. Faculty counts are directory headcounts; the named list may be a subset. h-index shown only for ORCID-backed or high-confidence OpenAlex matches. Data as of 2026-07-02.