Division of Biological Sciences

Education Critical thinking skills, such as the ability to analyze data, solve problems, and...

Utilizing zebrafish for new insights into the biology of hematopoietic stem cells Hematopoietic...

How do pathogens attack their hosts, and how do hosts defend themselves against these attacks?...

Physical/Analytical Chemistry Macromolecules rarely operate in isolation inside cells. At any...

Stem cells in normal and cancerous growth; gene control pathways relevant to normal development...

The olfactory sense is essential for basic animal behaviors such as finding food, avoiding...

We are interested in how biological information regulating gene expression is encoded,...

Our research is focused on (1) how to promote "meaningful learning" in college science teaching,...

Cytoplasmic Organization in Development, Metabolism, and Disease How is a symmetrical egg turned...

Our laboratory is examining a broad range of evolutionary questions, including the evolution of...

Our laboratory is interested in understanding the signaling pathways involved in maintaining...

Research in the Yanofsky lab focuses the genes involved in fruit development in Arabidopsis...

Organogenesis requires the carefully orchestrated arrangement of multiple cell types into a...

Dr. Zhang’s laboratory studies the molecular basis of cancer development, progression, and...

Our research focuses on the plant hormone auxin, which regulates almost every aspect of plant...

The immune system is a powerful double-edged sword. On one hand, it is armed to fight a wide...

Axon Guidance We are interested in the guidance cues that provide directional information for...

The immune system is responsible for the tremendous task of fighting a wide range of pathogens...