• The Department of Biology is committed to research-oriented graduate training of the highest quality. A wide variety of disciplines are offered within the areas of biochemistry, developmental biology, genetics, molecular and cellular biology, neurobiology, ecology, and evolution. Students may focus their graduate studies in Cell/Molecular Biology or in Ecology & Evolution, and some students may choose to address questions that span both of these major areas of research. Each student’s program is individually structured to provide the maximum flexibility in the choice of coursework consistent with high quality graduate scholarship.
  • The Department currently averages 40 full-time graduate students. About 75 percent of the students enroll directly following their undergraduate work; others come with a master’s degree earned elsewhere.
  • Program graduates are encouraged to pursue postdoctoral training at established laboratories prior to accepting professional appointments. Most recent graduates have found employment in university and colleges, many after completing postdoctoral work. Others have found posts in government, industry, hospital laboratories, and in private research institutes.