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STUDENT RESEARCH
OPPORTUNITIES
The Biology Department offers an array of research experiences for both
undergraduate and graduate students. We have a newly constructed, live-animal
facility (the Biology Resource Center), a molecular biology center including an automated DNA sequencer, a new
computer laboratory, and many other research spaces for work at the molecular,
cellular, and whole-animal levels. The Department has 19 full-time faculty
that have research interests that include the molecular biology, genetics,
and physiology of hypertension, the evolution of fat metabolism in vertebrates,
fish physiology, the ecology and evolution of plant mating systems, natural
suppresser cell inhibition of Th1 cells, inbreeding depression in a self-compatible
shrimp, the evolution of sexual reproduction in fish, gas exchange and
acid-base regulation in vertebrate ectotherms, developmental endocrinology,
the role of the cytoskeleton in organelle translocation in Vaucheria,
ecology and population biology of reptiles, physiological ecology and life
histories of amphibians and reptiles, exercise physiology, medical bacteriology, structure and evolution of plant mitochondrial
genomes.
Below you will find a few pictures of graduate and undergraduate students
working on a variety of research projects.
Undergraduate Research Opportunities:
The Department of Biology has many faculty that maintain active research programs. Many of these research projects will not realize their full potential without the assistance of interested undergraduates. Research participation may take the form of general lab maintenance to active participation in experiments and even experimental design. Students with a real desire to
experience science in action and to gain valuable work experience are encouraged to seek out professors in the department to inquire about opportunities. Even if one faculty member may not need assistance at a particular time, they will be able to direct you to others that may be able to help.
Graduate Research/Fellowship Opportunities:
Research Facilities:
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