The Department of Biology is a thriving, diverse academic unit dedicated to the pursuit of excellence in research and teaching. We offer a core curriculum for all of the “biological sciences” taught at Western and exceptional graduate and undergraduate programs in Biology and sub disciplines. The Department, like the discipline, is diverse, offering both undergraduate and graduate students opportunities to study living systems at the level of genes and proteins to entire ecosystems.

Our faculty members are innovative researchers, conducting internationally recognized research in areas as different as the genetics of aging in mice to predicting the impacts of climate change on habitat loss, using theoretical and experimental approaches performed in state-of-the-art research facilities. There is real synergy between research and teaching as our best researchers are also in the classroom – as well, we offer many opportunities for graduate and undergraduate students to actively engage in research activities in the Department.

Students in our programs acquire the knowledge, tools and skills that allow them to succeed in a wide range of careers, including research in academia, government, NGOs and industry, consultancy, medicine and law, to name a few.

 

Events


Weekly Seminars

Pelin Volkan "The effect of social experience on gene expression, circuit function, and behaviors"
Fri. Apr. 5, 12:30-1:30 pm BGS 0165.

See the seminar schedule.

Western Biology Evolution Seminar Series

Brendan Sheppard "Does adaptation to challenge compromise competitive ability?" Video to be released Apr. 1.

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Graduate Seminars

Friday Philosophicals

No seminars this week.

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Thursday Physiologicals

Yanira Jiménez Padilla "Title to be announced Thursday"
Thurs. Mar. 28, 12:30-1:30 pm in the Kresge Building Room K 103 and on ZOOM.

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Cell and Molecular Biology

Dristy Zaman "Identification and Characterization of Asparagine Transamination Pathway Proteins"Mon. Mar. 25. 12:30-1:30 pm in NCB 295 and via ZOOM.

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Ph.D. Lectures

No seminars scheduled at this time.

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Undergraduate

Intent to Register has started for more information download and view this PowerPoint presentation.

Flexibility in Higher Education, Student survey ongoing.

See undergraduate events.