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Department of Biology

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Dean of the School of Arts & Sciences Gloria Culver spares no effort as she places a hood over towering biology graduate Adam Johnson during the doctoral ceremony. (University photo / J. Adam Fenster)

May 1, 2019

Faculty, staff, and students applaud Professor John Jaenike on teaching his last class after 36 years. John is slated to retire in January of 2020.

Department News

Department of Biology Retreat, August 21, 2018

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Community Engagement

Expanding our education mission to diverse demographics of the greater Rochester community

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Majors & Minors

Biology is one of the most popular undergraduate programs at Rochester.

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Graduate Studies

Our graduate program is designed to foster advanced biological research.

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Research

We unify the academic and research strengths of the University and its Medical Center.

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Seminars

  • September 9, Noon
    Dr. Isidore Rigoutsos

    “Linking microRNA isoforms, tRNA fragments, repetitive elements, sex, race, disparities, and cancer”

    Lander Auditorium - Hutchison 140
  • September 13, 3 p.m.
    Dr. Amy Goldberg

    "Short-term evolutionary dynamics in human populations”

    Hutchison 316
  • September 16, Noon
    Dr. Mark Peifer

    “Building the animal body:  The miracle of morphogenesis”

    Lander Auditorium - Hutchison 140
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Recent News

Anne Meyer Describes How to Produce Graphene on a Large Scale

July 11, 2019

In order to create new and more efficient computers, medical devices, and other advanced technologie ...

Jennifer Brisson Uncovers Genes that Help Determine if Pea Aphids Get Their Wings

June 17, 2019

Many of an organism’s traits are influenced by cues from the organism’s environment. The ...

Study led by graduate student Jie Luo finds molecular “switch” to prolong survival of prostate cancer

June 14, 2019

Wilmot Cancer Institute scientists believe they have figured out why a commonly used drug to treat l ...

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Lindsey Perrin

profile imageLaboratory Technician, The Chen Lab

I’m a laboratory technician in the Chen Lab and I’ll be joining the department as a PhD student this fall.  The Chen lab studies population genomics using pedigree data from the Florida Scrub Jay, an endangered species of bird endemic to Florida... Read more >

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