PhD Biology

The cornerstone of our graduate programs is the creation of new knowledge through research. Research is supported through numerous federal, state, private and nonprofit sources.

We offer opportunities to conduct research in:

• Aquatic biology
• Aquatic toxicology
• Cell and molecular biology
• Ecology
• Environmental science
• Forensic biology
• Genetics
• Neurobiology
• Physiology
• Plant sciences

Our faculty members include internationally renowned researchers who have earned recognition from the National Science Foundation, the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the American Society for Microbiology, among others.