Our renowned faculty has diverse research interests, including molecular, developmental, cell, ecological and evolutionary biology. Interdisciplinary by nature, we are housed amongst members of the Chemistry and Physics department in Regents Hall, a beautiful, state of the art science facility that opened in 2012.
Dr. Mark Rose joined Georgetown University from Princeton University to become the Paduano Distinguished Professor of Biology in January 2017. In November, 2017 he stepped up to become the Chair of Biology. In 2020 Dr. Mark Rose was re-elected as the chair by the faculty of the department of Biology.
Prachi Shah receives an AART training grant to support her research into memory loss!
May 18th, 2022
This month , Prachi Shah from the Cervantes Lab was awarded an Aging and Alzheimer ‘ s Research Training ( AART ) program grant ! Founded to provide stipend support t…
Dr. Colin Carlson leads the charge against animal-borne viruses using machine learning!
May 3rd, 2022
This week , Dr . Colin Carlson , an Assistant Research Professor at the Center for Global Health Science and Security and a member of the Bansal Lab , was featured…
Georgetown Biology students present at the 2022 Undergraduate Research Conference!
April 25th, 2022
On Thursday , April 21st , the School of Nursing & amp ; Health Studies hosted the 2022 Undergraduate Research Conference ( URC ), featuring 60 unde…
Dr. Peter Marra is working to Care for Our Common Home!
April 22nd, 2022
Georgetown University cherishes several key values that capture our commitment to doing good , both for others and for the environment . As we celebrate Earth Day…
Henry Stevens and Billie Maguire were awarded NSF GRFP fellowships!
April 11th, 2022
Major congratulations are in order for two incredible student researchers in the Department ! Henry Stevens , a graduate student in the Marra Lab , and Billie Magu…
Biology student and staffer Finn Thompson is headed to MIT!
March 31st, 2022
The Department of Biology is incredibly excited to announce that Finn Thompson ( COL ‘ 22 ) will head to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the fall to b…
Assistant Research Professor Maryna Baydyuk is working hard to raise support for Ukraine
March 6th, 2022
The recent Russian invasion of Ukraine has caused a catastrophic humanitarian crisis , forcing millions of Ukrainians to leave their country and threatening the…
Biology senior Nam Vu reaches the semifinals of the Jeopardy! National College Championship!
February 22nd, 2022
A lifelong fan of Jeopardy !, Nam Vu ( COL ‘ 22 ) proudly represented Georgetown University in the 2022 Jeopardy ! National College Championship , filmed earlier in t…
