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Welcome to the Department of Biology

The Biology Department at the University of Oregon offers expertise and research opportunities in a wide range of disciplines including Neuroscience, Genetics, Cell and Developmental Biology, Evolution, Ecology, and Marine Biology. Our undergraduate curriculum provides an introductory overview into each of these areas and provides the opportunity for advanced training and specialization in particular areas through course work and research experience.

The research activities of the department are centered in four separate research institutes, found in the menu above. These Institutes bring faculty from Biology and other departments with biological interests into contiguous lab space. Interested graduate applicants should view each Institute's web site for an overview of the kind of research conducted, and to contact particular faculty. The Life Sciences web page highlights the interdepartmental connections among Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Psychology, and Human Physiology.


Biology News

Neuroscientist Michael Posner Wins National Medal of Science




Patrick Phillips, Levi Morran
and Michelle Parmenter (coauthors)

 

Why sex with a partner is better

University of Oregon research shows why a mate provides an evolutionary advantage over self-fertilization

Nature, Oct 2009

Phillips Lab | UO Media Relation story

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