More than 50 faculty members teach and train about 1,600 undergraduate majors and
60 graduate students. We're part of a large, top tier research university, but within
the department, we foster a mutual respect among faculty and students which enables
each student to share knowledge and experience with fellow students, and to draw on
the expertise of any professor in the department.
You'll learn from faculty members whose specialties include integrative biology; plant
biology; cancer biology; molecular, cellular, and developmental biology; biotechnology,
and bioinformatics.
Through our faculty members, undergraduate and graduate students have plentiful opportunities
to participate in research beyond the classroom
Our Students
We currently offer undergraduate (B.S.) graduate (M.S. and Ph.D.)
Graduate students are accepted into the Ph.D. or M.S. programs only if they have financial
support. The majority of students in the biological sciences are supported through
teaching assistantships provided by the department or research assistantships provided
by their faculty mentor. Students with independent financial support (NSF Graduate
Research Fellowship, Fulbright Fellowship, etc.) are also encouraged to apply.
