Biology

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  • Biology
    202-885-2176
    biology@american.edu
    Hurst, Room 101

    Mable-Young, Wanda
    Senior Administrative Assistant

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Biology professor Cathy Schaeff



Our faculty are actively engaged in research and publishing. (Pictured: Professor Catherine Schaeff)

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.
 
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).  

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NIH Grant

Biology chair Victoria Connaughton investigates methylmercury, an environmental pollutant, for its effects on vision.

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Student Research

Ruth Burley

Ruth Burley investigates diabetic retinopathy in zebrafish.

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Alumni Success Story

Natalie Hanson reveals evolutionary processes of cave organisms.

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