The department is comprised of 34 faculty involved in world renowned research in the areas of bioinformatics, cell and molecular biology, ecology and evolution, human anatomical sciences, microbiology, and plant sciences. Our faculty has produced research that has earned numerous patents, as well as generous funding by premiere granting institutions, including U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Science Foundation, Department of the Interior, and the Institute for Genomeic Research, among others.
Read more about faculty research by exploring our Faculty Pages. In addition, visit the faculty research sites listed at below.
Whole Genome Sequencing of B. megaterium (from the research laboratory of Professor Patricia Vary, Microbiology)
Ecological Investigations in Fray Jorge Forest National Park (Chile) (from the research site in Chile of Professor Peter Meserve, Ecology and Evolution)
Coming Soon!Atlas of Plant Physiology and Morphology
(from the massive slide collection plant photography of Professor Ronald Toth, Plant Sciences
Lake Erie Watersnake Research Project (Professor Richard B. King, Ecology and Evolution)
Regulation of Polyamine Homeostasis in Mammalian Cells (from the research laboratory of Professor John L. A. Mitchell, Cell Biology)