Department of Biology : University of Rochester

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Biology is one of the most popular undergraduate programs at Rochester.

Our graduate program is designed to foster advanced biological research.

We unify the academic and research strengths of the University and its Medical Center.

“Wolbachia metapopulation biology: chronograms, comparative genomics, clade selection and cytoplasmic incompatibility”December 5, 2025 — 3 p.m.Dewey Hall, Room 2110D
“Fuel, faults, and fixes: Linking DNA damage to cardiac metabolism”December 8, 2025 — NoonHutchinson Hall, Room 140, Lander Auditorium
"Novel functions of KMT5C and H4K20me3 in the epigenetic regulation of transcription and chromatin architecture"December 10, 2025 — 10 a.m.Medical Center, 2-6408, K-207 Auditorium

November 12, 2025

Airat Ibragimov, a postdoctoral research associate in the Gorbunova/Seluanov lab was awarded a ...

August 26, 2025

In a study published in Molecular Biology and Evolution, University of Rochester biologist Justin Fa ...

August 7, 2025

Congratulations to Amanda Larracuente, the Nathaniel and Helen Wisch Professor of Biology. Larr ...

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