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.

"Exploring how protein isoforms and paralogs generate novel transcriptional outputs"November 24, 2025 — NoonHutchinson Hall, Room 140, Lander Auditorium
"From Sequence to Synthesis: Predictive Tools to Derisk Biocatalysis for Sustainable Organic Synthesis"December 1, 2025 — NoonHutchinson Hall, Room 140, Lander Auditorium
“Wolbachia metapopulation biology: chronograms, comparative genomics, clade selection and cytoplasmic incompatibility”December 5, 2025 — 3 p.m.Dewey Hall, Room 2110D

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 ...

July 15, 2025

The University of Rochester will join the prestigious ranks of Nathan Shock Centers of Excellence in ...

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I investigate how age-related loss of RNA polymerase II promoter-proximal pausing undermines transcriptional fidelity...

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