Research

Our research laboratories provide extensive hands-on experience with living organisms and advanced experimental equipment. The department maintains a wide range of centralized facilities including live animal quarters, greenhouses, an anatomy lab and growth chamber facilities. Students and faculty also have access to state-of-the-art technology such as confocal and electron microscopy, a flow cytometer, molecular core services for nucleic acid sequencing and synthesis, X-ray and radioisotope laboratories and comprehensive information systems.

With a dozen active research laboratories, approximately 50 undergraduate students conduct research each year alongside faculty and graduate students. We encourage students to pursue research opportunities early in their college careers and to build strong mentoring relationships with our highly regarded, internationally recognized faculty. Engaging in research beyond the classroom allows you to apply what you learn, establish yourself in the field and build a strong foundation for future success.

Our department also supports research and creative scholarship through state-of-the-art computing facilities, research instrumentation and microscopy core laboratories, a core DNA analysis lab, a graphic design facility, a greenhouse and growth chamber complex, an herbarium, a museum and a woodworking shop. These resources make it easier for students and faculty to conduct, publish and present their work.

The strength of our program is recognized by employers and graduate and professional schools alike. Our graduates pursue careers in government, education and industry, and many continue on to graduate or professional programs in medicine, dentistry, podiatric medicine, optometry, veterinary medicine, pharmacy and related fields.

Explore our facilities:

• Research Instrumentation and Microscopy Core Laboratories
• Molecular Core Lab
• Herbarium
• Greenhouse
• Growth Chamber
• Anatomy Lab