Northern Illinois University
Department of Biological Sciences
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

The department is composed of 17 faculty involved in world-renowned research in the areas of anatomy, bioinformatics, biomedical science, cellular and molecular biology, ecology, evolution, behavior and conservation, human anatomical sciences, microbiology, and plant sciences. Our faculty have produced research that has earned numerous patents, as well as generous funding by premier granting institutions, including the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the National Science Foundation, the Department of the Interior, and the Institute for Genomic Research, among others.

Read more about faculty research by exploring our faculty pages. Explore the many research labs for graduate study by area, listed at right. Learn more about opportunities for undergraduates to work in research labs in the department, as well as funded opportunities for undergraduate research. In addition, visit the faculty research sites listed to the right.