The prospective physics major has gained valuable hands-on experience in her quest to improve the lives of others through medical engineering.
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![Nematode](https://www.haverford.edu/sites/default/files/styles/department_homepage_image__1000_x_455_/public/Department/Biology/nematode.jpg?itok=0DzXcE9q)
An image of a nematode captured using a microscope equipped for flourescence detection. Learn more about our facilities and instruments.
![Students at Longwood Gardens](https://www.haverford.edu/sites/default/files/styles/department_homepage_image__1000_x_455_/public/Department/Biology/Longwood2018.jpg?itok=maARKn2X)
Professor Rob Fairman's research group, including Emma Robinson '19, Jillian Wu '20, Sophia Nelson '20, Ash Arango '21, Karl Vosatka '18, and Shayan Hashemi '19, visited Longwood Gardens.
![Students in Honduras](https://www.haverford.edu/sites/default/files/styles/department_homepage_image__1000_x_455_/public/Department/Biology/honduras-biology.jpg?itok=9ULzoBel)
Students from Kristen Whalen’s “Advanced Topics in Biology of Marine Life” class spent a week over winter break exploring tropical coral ecosystems in Roatán, Honduras. Photo: Patrick Montero.
Haverford's Department of Biology emphasizes a foundation in molecular and cellular biology and offers a research-based curriculum stressing the experimental method as a teaching and learning tool.
Events
Thursday, April 3rd, 2025
4:00PM
Inaugural Tri-Co Scientific Imaging Symposium