Experiential Learning

Meet a Student

Chelsea Crepeau (GEN '13)

"I have always been a "New Englander...."

Stephen Dunn (GEN '12)

"My interests led me into genetics..."

Liz Burgess (GEN '13)

"I really had no idea where I wanted to go to college ...."

Kathryn Nelson (GEN '12)

"...UNH was the place I felt most at home..."

Maggie Prescott (GEN '13)

"I chose UNH because it was close to home."

Quick Links

  • News Flash: Mutants to the Rescue - Vaughn Cooper and area high school students watch evolution in action
  • News Flash: The New Student Meeting and 2013 Application Cycle information and forms for Pre-Professional Health students are now posted at: www.unh.edu/premed-advising

Careers and Alumni

hunterAs an undergraduate, Whitney Hunter (BS'09) was a researcher in a genetics lab; today, she is in the master's program in genetic counseling at Brandeis University near Boston.

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Genetics

UNH Researchers Help Find Natural Products Potential Of Frankia

Soil-dwelling bacteria of the genus Frankia have the potential to produce a multitude of natural products, including antibiotics, herbicides, pigments, anticancer agents, and other useful products.  Learn more...
Gene expression

Tissue-specific gene expression is observed using a GUS reporter gene in transgenic Arabidopsis plants
Undergraduate Research Conference

Many undergraduates present their research to faculty and friends at the annual college Undergraduate Research Conference.
Variable morphologies of green algae

Variable morphologies are displayed by different individuals of the ocean-dwelling green algae Codium fragile.

What's great about the UNH Genetics Program?

  • New major focusing on one of the fastest growing and most exciting areas of biology
  • Hands-on experience from laboratory courses in genetics, genomics, and molecular biology
  • Students from CT, MA and RI may qualify for reduced tuition from the New England Regional Student Program
  • Preparation for careers in research, teaching, forensics, genetic counseling, and many more
  • Appropriate major for students interested in graduate school, medical school, dental school, or physician assistant programs
  • Many opportunities to do research in faculty laboratories and present research at scientific conferences on- and off-campus

Learning Opportunities

Anita-Allison

Invasive green algae have spread along the Atlantic seaboard and are now established in the waters of the New Hampshire seacoast. Where have they come from? Professor Anita Klein and colleagues are investigating.

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