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Mike Anderson serves as a Lecturer and Laboratory Instructor in the Biology Department at Macalester College, teaching core laboratory courses including Cell Biology and Genetics, Ecology, and Biodiversity and Evolution, while also instructing a specialized soil ecology course. He concurrently acts as resident naturalist and caretaker at Macalester's Katharine Ordway Natural History Study Area (KONHSA).
His academic credentials:
- BS: University of Alaska Fairbanks, 2002
- PhD: University of Alaska Fairbanks, 2011
Dr. Anderson's research centers on evolutionary ecology and symbiotic relationships, with particular expertise in soil microbial-plant interactions and ecological dynamics. His work bridges laboratory instruction with field-based observations at KONHSA, emphasizing real-world ecological phenomena and symbiosis mechanisms in natural environments.
Living onsite at the field station with his two sons, he integrates family activities with ecological exploration, frequently documenting novel interactions across the study area's diverse habitats.
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