| William
Morgan has been a faculty member of the Biology Department
since 1991. He received his B.S.
in Biology from Cornell University and
his Ph.D in Human Genetics at Yale University under the
direction of Dr. David Ward. Subsequently, he conducted
post-doctoral
research
in the laboratory
of Dr. Iva Greenwald at Princeton University, before coming
to Wooster.
Dr.
Morgan teaches courses in the introductory biology curriculum
and
upper-level classes in genetics, developmental biology, and
molecular techniques. In addition, he recently co-taught
an introductory bioinformatics course. He also supervises
Independent
Study research
students and
regularly
participates
in the
First-Year
Seminar
in Critical Inquiry Program.
He
has conducted research on the molecular biology of animal
viruses and cellular signalling during animal
development. His current work focuses on the molecular
biology of the oomycete plant pathogen Phytophthora infestans.
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