Department of Biology : University of Rochester

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

Our graduate program is designed to foster advanced biological research.

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

"Fighting for fitness: Causes and consequences of female competition in a feisty bird"September 22, 2025 — NoonHutchinson Hall, Room 140, Lander Auditorium
“Using occupancy models to infer trends of bee biodiversity in North America”September 26, 2025 — 3 p.m.Dewey Hall, Room 2110D
"Evolutionary genomics of convergent adaptive evolution in Anolis lizards"October 3, 2025 — 3 p.m.Dewey Hall, Room 2110D

August 26, 2025

In a study published in Molecular Biology and Evolution, University of Rochester biologist Justin Fa ...

August 7, 2025

Congratulations to Amanda Larracuente, the Nathaniel and Helen Wisch Professor of Biology. Larr ...

June 11, 2025

A new study that looks at why long-lived bats do not get cancer has broken new ground about the biol ...

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My current research focuses on uncovering the molecular mechanisms underlying the evolution of thermotolerance across the Saccharomyces genus...

Feature Story

Biologist Al Uy ventures to the South Pacific to answer one of evolution’s biggest mysteries: How do species originate?