Faculty
Our department consists of 30 tenured or tenure-track faculty. Our faculty represents the best of combined teaching and research. They are professionals who bring our students the current topics, the newest techniques and discoveries, and the potential new directions from their fields of specialization.

Our faculty has recently won teaching and research awards at the College and University levels. They belong to more than twenty national professional organizations, societies, and scientific journals (as members of the editorial boards). They have published over 400 refereed articles, invited papers, chapters, and books in the last five years. This research is supported by over $5.0 million yearly in grants held by faculty from federal and other sources outside the University.

The faculty strongly encourages undergraduate students to participate in our departmental seminar series featuring prominent outside speakers as well as departmental faculty and their research associates. Properly prepared undergraduates are active in our research laboratories and some complete a prestigious Senior Honors Thesis. These research experiences are invaluable to students going on to graduate school or pursuing employment in the rapidly growing biotechnology industry.

Faculty has offices on floors 2-5 of SR2 and floors 3 and 4 of HSC. Faculty profiles can be found here.

Degree Information
Degree programs offered in the biological sciences within the Department of Biology and Biochemistry include the Bachelor of Science and the Bachelor of Arts in both Biology, Biochemical and Biophysical Sciences. Options within either program permit the undergraduate student to study broadly within the discipline or to focus within an area of specialty ranging from biochemistry and biophysics to cellular, molecular, and developmental biology to ecology and evolution. All programs require extensive additional study in chemistry, physics, and mathematics. Undergraduate research opportunities are available with our faculty and such participation is strongly encouraged. Students may carry out laboratory work on a volunteer basis or may apply for a stipended position, a number of which are available to qualified students on a competitive basis.