Hampshire College

Christopher D. Jarvis, associate professor of cell biology, received his B.S. in microbiology from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and his Ph.D. in medical sciences from the University of Massachusetts Medical School. He did his post-doctoral work in immunology at the National Cancer Institute at the NIH.

His research and teaching interests include T-cell development and signal transduction; he has recently been examining the effect of phytochemicals on cells of the immune system. He has also begun a student research program in fermentation science.

His other interests include astronomy, general aviation, skydiving, and zymurgy.

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Professor Jarvis will be on sabbatical leave for the 2011-2012 academic year.

Affiliations
School of Natural Science

Recent Courses
NS-0296: Zymurgy (Fall 2012)
JTW-0118: WORKSHOP: Hops, Yeast, Barley and Water (January 2012)
Zymurgy (Spring 2011)