Why Study Here?
Department Features
Faculty
Current faculty conduct research in diverse areas such as genetics and developmental biology, aging and metabolism, biochemical structures and functions, and brain development.
Research
Undergraduate students have opportunities to be involved in faculty research.
Coursework
Courses prepare students for medical school, research, graduate education and beyond.
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State-of-the-art laboratories, research facilities, lecture halls and conference rooms
The Department of Biological Sciences is located in the Dedman Life Sciences Building
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Faculty Expertise
Faculty conduct research in diverse areas such as genetics and developmental biology, aging and metabolism, biochemical structures and functions, and brain development.
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Neurosciences Minor
This interdisciplinary minor is well suited to biological sciences, health and society, and psychology majors, pre-health professions students or those interested in a career in neuroscience.
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Top Notch Students
We help students develop the skills necessary to drive the current revolution in the biomedical sciences.
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Hands on research
"My work in the Vogel-Wise Lab allows me to not only participate in cutting-edge research on finding ways to help cancer patients who don’t respond to chemotherapy, but also to develop my own project and create meaningful connections with professors.” -Roxana Farokhnia
