Marcy Thomas Senior
Instructor in Biological Laboratory
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Marcy Thomas Senior
Instructor in Biological Laboratory
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My interests in wildlife biology and ecology led me to work for Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife. From there I went into research in Plant Virology studying apple mosaic virus using tissue culture techniques. I now teach the labs in Organismal Biology (111), Cell Biology (110), Environmental Horticulture (108), Ecology (201). Within the Environmental Studies Program I teach ES 101 and have co-taught ES 300. While interested in many aspects of biology, my primary focus is in ecology and plant science. Over the past few years, I have been involved with multiple conservation efforts and I've worked with students on projects such as vernal pool certification and metal uptake in aquatic plants.
EDUCATION:
Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts. M.A.
University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts. B.S.
GRANTS:
-Department of
Environmental Management.
For development of Conservation Land along Charles River in Medway.
- Public Access
Board, Division of Fisheries and Wildlife. Construction of public canoe launch
and parking area on Charles River.
-Howard Hughes
Medical Institute. Established the Vernal Pool Outreach Project with Wellesley
College students and area public schools. Working with community groups to identify
and certify vernal pools,thereby, protecting wildlife habitat.
-Organized
the completion of a NECUSE (New England Consortium for Undergraduate Education)
project -Received a PEW grant from NECUSE to continue collection of Advanced
Scientific Experiments.
-Involved in NECUSE grant to develop a web site for
improved teaching within the department.
POSTER
PRESENTATION:
Thomas, M. and
D. Hauslauden. 2006. Bioaccumulation of metals in Ceratophyllum desmersum,
Iris pseudacorus and Oscillatoria in
Lake Waban, Massachusetts. Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry.
Montreal, Canada.
PUBLICATIONS:
Agrios, G. N., Thomas-Walker, M., Ferro, D. N., and Coredor, D. 1983. Virus
incidence and spread in pepper field plots treated with reflective mulch
and oil. Phytopathology
73: 361.
Agrios, G. N.,
Thomas- Walker, M., and Ferro, D. N. 1985. Effects of cucumber mosaic virus
inoculation at successive weekly intervals on growth and yield
of pepper
(Capsicum annum) plants. Plant Disease 69: 52-55.
Lee, X. H., Agrios,
G. N., and Thomas, M. 1988. Detection of virus infected protoplasts in suspension
by fluorescent antibody staining. Phytopathology
78: 1510-1511.
Marcy Thomas mthomas@wellesley.edu
Last Modified: August 28, 2006