Facts
Faculty Profile:
Distinguished Professors: 3
Full professors: 25
Associate professors: 9
Assistant professors: 17
Courtesy Appointments: 3
Biophysics, biochemistry, and structural biology (15 faculty)
Cell, molecular, and developmental biology (15 faculty)
Ecology, evolution, and population biology (8 faculty)
Microbiology and molecular genetics (8 faculty)
Neurobiology and physiology (11 faculty)
A number of faculty members in Biomedical Engineering, Computer Science, Forestry and Natural Resources who conduct life sciences-related research have joint appointments in the Biological Sciences.
On-going research encompasses a broad range of subjects, including enzyme mechanisms and protein atomic structure, application of computational techniques to analyze molecular structure, cellular signaling, patterns of development in eukaryotic organisms, microbiology, molecular and cellular neurobiology, molecular genetics, molecular analysis of genetic diseases, patterns of evolution in speciation, and environmental factors affecting biodiversity. Collaborations between research groups are encouraged.
Student Profile:
Undergraduate majors: 785 (2007-08)
Undergraduate degrees/year: 127 (2006-07)
Total fall semester credit hours: 41,954 (2007)
Total students taught/year: 11,390 (2007)
Graduate students: 143 (2008)
Advanced degrees: Ph.D. 20 / MS 9 (2006/2007)
Postdoctoral Scientists: 38 (2008)
Annual research expenditures: $18.1 million (2006-07)
