Faculty
Our dynamic and award-winning faculty—from around the globe—mentor tomorrow's scientists, while also conducting research that is highly relevant to today's most significant questions in the biological sciences.
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The 230,000 sq. ft. Life Sciences Complex and its modern facilities—including a confocal microscope and five climate-controlled greenhouses—provide valuable tools for research and discovery, helping our faculty stay on the cusp of leading developments in the field of biology.
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The Biology undergraduate program is top-rate and flexible. Interested undergraduates also have opportunities for research and field work. Biology faculty advisors provide one-on-one guidance to MS and PhD students as they explore and refine their research interests.
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Upcoming Events
Dr. Harkamal Walia (Center for Plant Science Innovation, University of Nebraska-Lincoln)
106 Life Sciences Complex (Lundgren Room)
TITLE: Molecular and Genetic Analysis of Seed Development Under Heat Stress...
Dr. Ellie Heckscher (University of Chicago)
106 Life Sciences Complex (Lundgren Room)
TITLE: Transcriptional Control of Motor Circuit Assembly...
Latest News
Hush, Little Baby: Mother Right Whales “Whisper” to Calves
On June 20, a whale researchers had named Punctuation was found dead in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence, a busy international shipping channel. Punctuation—so named for her comma-shaped scars—w...
Jason Fridley's Work with Ragweed Featured in a Syracuse Story
The Plant Kingdom’s Invaders, published on Syracuse.edu, features Jason Fridley and his work on how an invasive species may be able to explain more about an environment than native species....