Biology Degree Programs & Department Information | American University, Washington, DC

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Biology
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Student
Research

Undergraduates Sarah Goodheart
and Tracy Tabib (right) use
special awards to
pursue original research
Scholarship Gives
More than Stipend

Women in Biology scholarship helps student
Mobola Oyefule gain genetics research experience
Biology Students
Shed Light on
Obscure Species

Seniors Andrew Frank and Clint Rice
study traits of aquatic species
G. minus for honors capstones
Without Borders

Biology alumna Melanie Sion worked
surgical rounds in a Sudanese village
hospital and other third world locales
Facilities &
Research Gallery

Student Research

Women in Biology Scholar

Genetics & Hybridization

Student without Borders

Facilities & Research

The Department of Biology provides courses in the life sciences, emphasizing advances in molecular genetics, embryology, development and evolutionary biology. Faculty members conduct research in developmental biology, evolutionary biology, neurobiology, microbiology, ecology, oceanography, immunology, and molecular biology. Students are encouraged to participate in research projects at all levels.

Masters Program Assistantships now available for 2012-2013

Assistantships include tuition remission.

Applications for the Biology MS graduate program can be Completed Online.

Please see also more information on Faculty Research Interests and current Graduate Student Projects. Please feel free to e-mail any of the profiled faculty for more information.

Students have the opportunity to visit, observe, and intern in some of the nation's most prestigious biological research centers, including the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH).