About the department
The department encourages undergraduate students to work with professors in research
laboratories and projects to obtain first-hand information about research in the life
sciences. Opportunities are available in many fields, including systematics and evolutionary
biology, ecology and environmental biology, cell and molecular biology, and several
areas of biotechnology. These research programs have been well received in the past
and have proved beneficial to both students and faculty. Students who have been involved
in the research projects have received competitive grants; presented papers at scientific
meetings; authored papers published in scientific journals; and progressed to become
successful medical doctors, college professors, etc.
The master's and doctoral programs include specializations in the areas of animal
physiology and biomedical sciences, biological informatics, ecology, evolution and
systematic biology, microbiology, plant physiology, plant biotechnology, and quantitative
biology.