Thomas M. Arnold, Professor of Biology, Dickinson College

In Brief

I am a biochemist who studies the secondary metabolic pathways and bioactive natural products of plants and marine organisms. We aim to discover how organisms use these substances to defend themselves, and to imagine how these compounds might be beneficial for human health.

Contact information:

Thomas M. Arnold, Associate Professor Department of Biology Dickinson College Carlisle PA 17013 arnoldt@dickinson.edu 717-245-1319

Current course offerings

BIOL 325 Plant Physiology, BIOL/CHEM 342 Metabolism, BIOL 129 Changing Ocean Ecosystems, BIOL 401 Chemical Ecology

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Month: March 2013

New article on plant resource transport and metabolism

New article on plant carbohydrate and nitrogen metabolism published with colleagues from the University of Missouri’s Bond Life Science Center.  The article describes our work with poplar seedlings and…

Linking science and culture: the art of bonsai

Students from Biology 325 Plant Physiology joined with students and faculty from the the East Asian Studies department and those involved in the College’s new LUCE grant to…