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Sara Sybesma Tolsma, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Biology

712-707-7009
stolsma@nwciowa.edu

Dr. Tolsma’s research efforts in cancer genetics and cell biology have been widely published in scientific journals and have received a number of awards. A Northwestern College alumna, she holds a doctorate in microbiology/immunology from Northwestern University. During a 2003-04 sabbatical, she worked on a cell and molecular genetics textbook for non-science majors, as well as an adult Sunday school curriculum on genetic technologies. She has given presentations on angiogenesis in cancer and in response to exercise at regional and national conferences on cancer and cell biology. She has also been a part of several symposia on bioethical issues surrounding genetic technologies, such as stem cells, cloning and genetic testing.

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