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University of Missouri Kansas City Professor
Named UNHs Hubbard Chair
Sharon Keeler
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University of Missouri-Kansas
City Professor Named UNH's
Hubbard Chair
By Sharon Keeler 
UNH News Bureau 
603-862-1566
November 1, 2001
DURHAM, N.H. -- Kelley Thomas, associate professor
of molecular biology and biochemistry at the University
of Missouri-Kansas City, has been named Hubbard
Chair in the Biological Sciences at the University of
New Hampshire.
Thomas, who joins the university in January, will co-
direct the new Hubbard Center for Genome Studies
along with Thomas Kocher, UNH's Hortense Cavis
Shepherd Professor of Zoology and Genetics.
Oliver J. Hubbard '21 from Walpole, along with
brothers Austin I. Hubbard '25 and Leslie S. Hubbard
'27, established the Hubbard Brothers Endowed Chair
in the Biological Sciences in 1987. Its purpose is to
provide faculty and research support for the professor
chosen as chair and to advance education and research
in the biological sciences focusing on the fields of
biotechnology and biochemistry.
"Kelley Thomas is a great addition to UNH," says
Andrew Rosenberg, dean of UNH's College of Life
Sciences and Agriculture. "He has done fundamental
work on the functional genomics of nematodes, an
important model organism for studying gene function
and evolution. With his teaching and research strengths,
Kelley has the ability to work with many of the
college's faculty and bring new tools, skills and insights
to some of the great research already underway at
UNH. He also will bring to our students cutting-edge
theoretical, methodological and experimental
perspectives."
Thomas' research interests are in the areas of genome
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evolution, comparative genomics and environmental
genomics. He will bring his laboratory and his NIH-
grant funded research projects to UNH.
"I am honored to be named the Hubbard Chair and see
this as a wonderful opportunity to expand my research
in understanding how genomes work and change," says
Thomas. "There's so little we know about the
underlying process of how mutations -- the basis of
evolutionary change, as well as disease -- happen. What
makes organisms different? How do they develop? How
do they respond to changes in the environment? These
will be some of the exciting questions we will be
investigating."
In addition to research and acting as co-director of the
Hubbard Center for Genome Studies, Thomas will
teach and help expand undergraduate research
opportunities. He also says the center can play an
important role in informing the public about the societal
and bioethical issues of genome research.
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University of New HampshireUniversity of New Hampshire Scholars' RepositoryMedia Relations Administrative Offices10-1-2001University of Missouri Kansas City ProfessorNamed UNHs Hubbard ChairSharon KeelerFollow this and additional works at: https://scholars.unh.edu/newsThis News Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Administrative Offices at University of New Hampshire Scholars' Repository. It hasbeen accepted for inclusion in Media Relations by an authorized administrator of University of New Hampshire Scholars' Repository. For moreinformation, please contact nicole.hentz@unh.edu.Recommended CitationKeeler, Sharon, "University of Missouri Kansas City Professor Named UNHs Hubbard Chair" (2001). UNH Today. 2634.https://scholars.unh.edu/news/263411/27/17, 11'05 AMUniversity of Missouri-Kansas City Professor Named UNH's Hubbard ChairPage 1 of 2http://www.unh.edu/delete/news/news_releases/2001/october/sk_20011018thomas.html University of Missouri-KansasCity Professor Named UNH'sHubbard ChairBy Sharon Keeler UNH News Bureau 603-862-1566November 1, 2001DURHAM, N.H. -- Kelley Thomas, associate professorof molecular biology and biochemistry at the Universityof Missouri-Kansas City, has been named HubbardChair in the Biological Sciences at the University ofNew Hampshire.Thomas, who joins the university in January, will co-direct the new Hubbard Center for Genome Studiesalong with Thomas Kocher, UNH's Hortense CavisShepherd Professor of Zoology and Genetics.Oliver J. Hubbard '21 from Walpole, along withbrothers Austin I. Hubbard '25 and Leslie S. Hubbard'27, established the Hubbard Brothers Endowed Chairin the Biological Sciences in 1987. Its purpose is toprovide faculty and research support for the professorchosen as chair and to advance education and researchin the biological sciences focusing on the fields ofbiotechnology and biochemistry."Kelley Thomas is a great addition to UNH," saysAndrew Rosenberg, dean of UNH's College of LifeSciences and Agriculture. "He has done fundamentalwork on the functional genomics of nematodes, animportant model organism for studying gene functionand evolution. With his teaching and research strengths,Kelley has the ability to work with many of thecollege's faculty and bring new tools, skills and insightsto some of the great research already underway atUNH. He also will bring to our students cutting-edgetheoretical, methodological and experimentalperspectives."Thomas' research interests are in the areas of genome11/27/17, 11'05 AMUniversity of Missouri-Kansas City Professor Named UNH's Hubbard ChairPage 2 of 2http://www.unh.edu/delete/news/news_releases/2001/october/sk_20011018thomas.htmlevolution, comparative genomics and environmentalgenomics. He will bring his laboratory and his NIH-grant funded research projects to UNH."I am honored to be named the Hubbard Chair and seethis as a wonderful opportunity to expand my researchin understanding how genomes work and change," saysThomas. "There's so little we know about theunderlying process of how mutations -- the basis ofevolutionary change, as well as disease -- happen. Whatmakes organisms different? How do they develop? Howdo they respond to changes in the environment? Thesewill be some of the exciting questions we will beinvestigating."In addition to research and acting as co-director of theHubbard Center for Genome Studies, Thomas willteach and help expand undergraduate researchopportunities. He also says the center can play animportant role in informing the public about the societaland bioethical issues of genome research.Back to UNH News Bureau

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