Plant Biology at The Claremont Colleges

Students particularly interested in studying plants can take advantage of course offerings at Â鶹´«Ã½, the Joint Sciences Department of The Claremont Colleges, Harvey Mudd College, and the Botany Department of the Claremont Graduate University to construct a biology major with a strong emphasis in plant biology. Research opportunities for undergraduates are available with faculty at all of the institutions. More information is available at the website.

Claremont Plant Biology Faculty

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  • Frances Hanzawa, Â鶹´«Ã½
  • Fabien Jammes, Â鶹´«Ã½
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  • Bryan Thines, Keck Science Department
  • Diane Thomson, Keck Science Department

Plant Biology Courses

The participating departments and programs offer a wide variety of plant biology courses, including anatomy and morphology, ecology and evolution, physiology, growth and development, systematics, phylogenetics, plant-animal interactions, molecular biology, and population genetics. Pomona courses include:

  • Biology 1C: Biology of Garden Plants
  • Biology 116: Ecology and Evolution of Plants with Laboratory
  • Biology 166: Plant Physiology with Laboratory

Plant Biology Facilities

A wide variety of resources, facilities, and equipment for plant biology are available among the participating institutions. Some of these include:

  • Pomona Biology Department: 
    • State of the art greenhouses and growth chambers
    • Modern molecular and field biology laboratories
    • Instrumentation for measuring variable fluorescence, gas exchange in leaves
    • Flash spectrophotometry
    • HPLC
    • Ultracentrifuges
    • Oxygen polarographs for measurements on isolated chloroplasts
    • Digital microscopy facility
  • (home of the Botany Department of the Claremont Graduate University):
    • Comprehensive herbarium (over one million specimens)
    • Wood and pollen slide collections
    • Automated DNA sequencer
    •  Anatomy and imaging laboratory
    • Long-term seed storage facilities
    • Experimental plots
    • Extensive California native living plant collections