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January 6, 1906 january 19, 2000 was an american botanist and geneticist who is widely regarded as one of the leading evolutionary biologists of the 20th century. The department of organismic and evolutionary biology seeks to appoint a tenured professor in plant or fungal biology to serve as director of the harvard university herbaria. Human evolutionary biology integrative biology molecular and cellular biology. Graduate study in the department of ecology and evolutionary biology is designed to lead to the degree of doctor of philosophy ph. The importance of evolutionary biology has increased steadily in the. International graduate school for evolutionary genomics, ecology and. However, graduate students admitted to any phd program at harvard university may apply for the am degree if they fulfill the following requirements. Faculty and students study an immense diversity of topics. Harvard university the graduate school of arts and sciences. The department of organismic and evolutionary biology does not admit students whose sole purpose is to study for the master of arts degree. Biology, organismic and evolutionary harvard graduate.
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