Researching Viral Infections in Mice
U of I Molecular Biology undergraduate wants to know if one viral infection can affect the formation of other viral diseases in mice
Research That Matters
Science and Engineering students dive into research thanks to Beckman Scholars Award
Craig McGowan, Ph.D., associate professor in Biological Sciences
Recipient of the 2017 - 2018 Presidential Mid-Career Award.
Driving toward Graduation
Mellisa Clemons shuttles between life in Coeur d’Alene and classes at U of I College of Science
Making Connections
Dr. Peter Fuerst gets grant to study why adult neurons don’t make connections as easily as neurons during development
Antibiotic Resistance
U of I-Led Team Identifies Mutations Key to Antibiotic Resistance
Department of Biological Sciences
The Department of Biological Sciences offers undergraduate (Biochemistry, Biology, Medical Sciences, Microbiology, and Molecular Biology) and graduate (Biology; Microbiology, Molecular Biology and Biochemistry (MMBB); Neuroscience) degrees. We also participate in the Bioinformatics and Computational Biology interdisciplinary graduate program. The department has faculty with research programs that have particular strengths in evolutionary biology, cellular and molecular biology, and biochemistry.