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Our graduate program is designed to foster advanced biological research.

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

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  • "Drosophila – Wolbachia interactions and consequences for speciation"October 18, 2024 — 3 p.m.Dewey Hall, Room 2110D
  • "Annotation and evolution of the insect regulatory genome"October 21, 2024 — NoonHutchison Hall 140, Lander Auditorium
  • "What is speciation? ... In Heliconius butterflies"October 25, 2024 — 3 p.m.Dewey Hall, Room 2110D

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Recent News

Dragony Fu and Amanda Larracuente appointed to named professorships

July 24, 2024

Dragony Fu, an associate professor of biology, has been jointly appointed as the Mercer Brugler Dist ...

Welte and Portman elected as 2023 fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

April 19, 2024

Formed in 1848, AAAS is the world’s largest multidisciplinary scientific society and the publi ...

Kejia Zhang awarded a University of Rochester Agnes M. Messersmith and George Messersmith Dissertation Fellowship for 2024-2025

April 15, 2024

Kejia Zhang (PhD student, Fu Lab) has been awarded a University of Rochester Agnes M. Messersmith an ...

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Student in a lab coat holds a dish plant-derived material printed on media and made with 3d bioprinting.

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Printing plant-based pharmaceuticals—without plants

Rochester undergraduates developed a 3D-bioprinting system to replicate chemicals found in plants, including those endangered by climate change.

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Diversity, Equity, Inclusion

The Department of Biology is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion. We believe it is our responsibility to redress inequities present in our department and to foster a community in which every member feels welcome, safe, and appreciated.

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Danielle Bennett, Postdoctoral Research Associate

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I work in the Meyer lab group researching how to make hydrogen fuel from Shewanella oneidensis bacteria...

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