Monarchs in the Media!
August 1st, 2021
Recently , the Ries Lab was featured in Science Friday ! A science talk show airing on public radio every Friday , the show incorporated the research of Dr . Lesl…
Welcome back to the Department of Biology!
This year we welcomed our new students to campus, not with our usual Popsicles on the Patio event (due to pandemic precautions), but with the first incarnation of BIOLOGY BUTTONS. Students and faculty, festooned with masks and lab-tape name tags, gathered to meet one another, pore over old biology texts and field guides, choose their favorite images (tertiary protein structures! Karyotypes! Cell bodies! Daphne! Hummingbirds! metaphase!) And make them into fabulous buttons. Thanks to the Maker Hub (in the basement of Lauinger library, full of cool tools to learn about and use) for the loan of the button makers, and to the students who graciously stepped up to help one another with the process. This event is a keeper!21
Congratulations to our Biology Graduates of 2021 !
We recognize our fantastic Biology graduates of 2021! Congratulations to them all!
About The Department of Biology
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.
About the Chair of The Department of Biology
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.
The Washington, D.C., Area, Ecosystem 2021 by Professor Edward Barrows
Professor Edward Barrows has published a Kindle book called The Washington, D.C., Area, Ecosystem 2021. He is currently using the book as a text for his course G-Ecology.
His book primarily regards the natural history of Washington, D.C., and its surrounding four counties and nearby cities and towns; emphasizing the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park, Georgetown, Georgetown University, and Glover Archbold Park within the Capital. Topics include biodiversity, conservation, climate change, endangered species, forests, gardens, geology, global change, history, meteorology, pollution, rivers and streams, scientific studies, and sustainability. The book is a fusion one — a memoir, reference, and textbook. Ninety-five original photographs illustrate many of the book’s topics, and seven original poems add humor and learning opportunities. Many people including many college students improved the book with their feedback. Professor Barrows has dedicated this book version to the great, local 17-year Cicada emergence of 2021.
Biology News
GU Biology Alum Czarina Ramos is making waves at Albert Einstein College of Medicine!
July 14th, 2021
Here at Georgetown Biology , we strive to prepare our students for incredible work in a wide range of careers , including research and medical fields . Czarina Ram…
Personalities and Pods: Mann Lab publishes first-of-its-kind study about dolphin personality traits!
July 13th, 2021
Dolphins are amazing , intelligent animals — but do they have stable personality traits ? In the Mann lab , this question was the motivation for groundbreaking rese…
The Sound of Success: Paige Brooks from the Coate Lab receives an NIH grant for her research!
June 10th, 2021
The Biology Department congratulates Paige Brooks , a graduate researcher in the Coate Lab , on receiving a Ruth L . Kirchstein National Research Service Award fro…
Avian Ecologist Emily Williams was featured in the Associated Press!
June 10th, 2021
People ( and birds !) around the country are chattering about Emily Williams , an ecologist in the Marra Lab , and her work on tracking the American Robin . Using ad…
A Bio Major’s Mission to Mars!
May 27th, 2021
Laura Ratliff , a graduating senior and Biology major , has an internship that is out of this world ! As a member of the Mars Exploration Program at NASA , Ratliff…
Awards, Awards, Awards!
May 24th, 2021
Georgetown Biology is home to unique and exceptional biologists ! Here are some of the amazing awards that members of the department received this spring . Con…
Cicadas are back, cicadas are snacks!
May 24th, 2021
Now that summer is here , Brood X , a brood of cicadas that have lain dormant for 17 years , is finally emerging ! Loud , numerous , and nutritious , these cicadas are…