Welcome!The academic endeavors of the faculty, staff and students as well as the courses and the research activities of the Department of Biological Sciences cover a broad spectrum of biology, from molecules and cells to tissues and organisms to populations and ecosystems. The Department is composed of over 30 faculty, about 50 postdoctoral fellows, over 30 research technicians, over 60-70 graduate students, about 200 undergraduate majors, and 11 administrative staff. The Department is housed in the Biological Sciences Building, the adjoining Molecular Biology Stevenson Center and the Learned Lab buildings. These buildings are integrated with the Medical Research Building III and the Medical Center North building, a manifestation of the overlapping research interests of the Department of Biological Sciences and the Medical School. FACULTY POSITION IN DEVELOPMENTAL GENETICS: We are carrying out a search for a tenure-track, assistant professor in developmental genetics. We encourage postdocs performing research in any area of developmental biology using any genetic model to apply. The official ad for the position and what you should submit can be viewed by clicking on the header above. Journal covers featuring BSCI faculty research
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OUR DEPARTMENT AT WORK
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Professor Abbot's "classroom across the US" connects undergraduates from Vanderbilt, Columbia, UC Berkeley, Arizona State, and Duke to study social evolution.
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Kristin Jerigan was awarded a NIH F32 Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Award for Individual Postdoctoral Fellowships for research addressing critical questions at the intersection of host-microbe interactions and epigenetics.
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Professors Antonis Rokas and Brandt Eichman were awarded Chancellors Awards for Research this year (2 out of 6 for biosci!)
DEPARTMENTAL SEMINARS
- Feb. 13, 2012
David Weaver, Ph.D: University Massachusetts Medical School: “The role of CLOCK in Mammalian Circadian Rhythms" - Feb. 20, 2012
John Gibbons & Abby Olena-RIP - Feb. 27, 2012
Michael Galko, PH.D: University of Texas