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SAINT JAMES COLLEGE’S

SCIENCE DEPARTMENT and RELATED MAJORS

For students interested in degrees related to Science, Saint James College

offers the perfect solution.

Under the leadership of the Science Department's Ph.D.-level professors, we offer:

● General Biology

● Nursing-related biology courses

● Pre-Med

● Environmental Studies

● Microbiology and Molecular Biology

● Infectious Diseases

● Pandemic Studies (such as Bird Flu)

● Bio-Ethics (a philosophical examination of the conflicting views that buffet fields such as genetic engineering and stem cell research. A look at the positions of religious, political, medical, and scientific research leaders related to these pivotal scientific advances in our contemporary times).

THE SCHOOL OF ARTS AND SCIENCES:

The School of Arts and Sciences at Saint James College offers degrees in Biology and Psychology (a marine biology component is in the development stage). It is a teaching college where students are the priority for faculty and academic excellence is provided by well-qualified and skilled faculty. We at Saint James College prepare students for their chosen vocations, develop an appreciation for nature and God’s wondrous work. The diverse background of the faculty enables us to direct student study in specific areas and also present sciences as integrated fields of study.

ABOUT the SCIENCE FACULTY:

Doctorate- level teaching in the following programs and majors: General Science, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Religious, Philosophical, and Political Implications of Genetic Engineering, Stem Cell Research. We also offer studies and research in end-of-life and supernatural issues such as Death and Dying, Angels and Prophecy, as well as learning opportunities in our Hospice and Chaplaincy programs.

Saint James College offers science courses in the following majors: nursing, pre-med, and general research students in the currently critical area of viral pandemics, such as the possibly-looming Bird Flu epidemic (The CDC indicates that the Bird Flu may prove fatal to as many as one-third of all persons who get the disease. Saint James College is proud to have an expert in the RNA aspects of this viral strain as it mutates repeatedly and spreads from birds into the mammalian population.)

Professor-level backgrounds include:

A wide range of professional, business, research, and academic experience, including instructor and professor-level positions at such prestigious institutions as Cornell University, Seton Hall University, and St. John’s University, as well as professional positions and fellowships at The National Disease Research Institute and Rockefeller University.

Professor memberships include the American Society of Microbiology, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and the American Society of Endocrinology, with presentations and publications including a wide variety of articles in peer-reviewed journals in such diverse areas as microbiology, industrial hygiene, bioremediation, indoor air quality, viral contaminants, plasmid DNA characterization, and motivating students in the Sciences.

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