Department of Biology
Understanding Our World • Healing Our World
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Honey Creek State Natural Area, Texas - Courtesy of Dr. Ryan King
Research
All Biology faculty members share a passion for cultivating a love of research in students. Our state-of-the-art Biology laboratories allow instructors to guide students in advanced research methods. At Baylor, students will use technology that most do not see until medical school. From dissecting a plasticized cadaver to microdissection of the inner ear of a mouse, students will be surrounded by top-tier technology and instruction.
Faculty Research
Cancer, Limnology, Tropical Diseases, Molecular Biology, and Neuroscience are a few of the areas of Biology being analyzed by faculty members at Baylor University. From the city level and up, professors partner with various private and government institutions to conduct applicable ground-breaking research.
Graduate Research
Our doctoral students participate in cutting-edge laboratory and field research on models ranging from the Zika virus to blue whales. These studies result in high-impact publications in top-tier scientific journals.
Undergraduate Research
Participation in research promotes creativity and effective thinking skills needed to solve the problems of our world. Whether in the classroom, the lab, or the field, and research allows students the opportunity to generate and analyze data.
Graduate Programs
We offer Master of Science (MS), Master of Arts-Health Profession (MA-HP), and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) degrees in Biology. We have over 50 students enrolled in our graduate program, with a target of upwards of 80 students within the next 5-10 years. Students concentrate their coursework and research within one of two tracks: Cell, Molecular, Health, and Disease (CMHD) Biology or Ecology, Evolution, and Organismal (EEO) Biology. Our world-class graduate faculty span the full continuum of biological subdisciplines, thus affording a true cross-disciplinary education in Biology.
Undergraduate Programs
The Bachelor of Science Degree in Biology prepares students for graduate and professional schools as well as a variety of careers within the life sciences. Undergraduate students majoring in Biology have the opportunity to specialize in areas of particular interest by selecting from four different concentrations: Biology of Global Health, Cell & Molecular Biology, Integrative Biology, and Science Education. Biology majors are strongly encouraged to participate in the numerous undergraduate research experiences offered in the department. Our faculty are award-winning instructors who are passionate about fostering a love of science while developing students into successful scientists and leaders.
Oct. 19, 2021
Student Wins First Place in the Texas Mosquito Control Association Presentation Competition
Congratulations to James Mann for being awarded first place in the student presentation competition at the Texas Mosquito Control Association annual meeting on Wednesday in Austin. The title of his talk was, "Fieldable Rapid RNA Detection in Vector Arthropods"
Oct. 14, 2021
Baylor-led Study Finds Forest Cover and Runoff Influenced by Freezing Temperatures During Late Paleozoic Ice Age
Climate and Fossil-informed Ecosystem Modeling Showed Plant Freeze-tolerance Affected Forest Cover of Pangaea During Pennsylvanian Period
Sep. 30, 2021
Significant Support from Alumni, Donors Fuels Successful Completion of the Transformational Baylor Academic Challenge Program
Dollar-for-dollar matching program maximizes support for high-impact faculty research, University endowment
Sep. 14, 2021
Preventing the Military’s Top Contagious Disease Challenge
Read this article about Dr. Christopher Kearney's active research to combat the military's top contagious disease.