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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.
Congratulations to Class of 2020 Biology PhD students! Though faced with challenges due to the coronavirus they made it.
December 31st, 2020
This Fall, our graduate students in the Biology Department passed their Comprehensive Exams! Kathryn Sanchez from the McGuire-Zeiss Lab and Zhirong…
Vaughn Shirey, a Biology Ph.D. student in the Ries Lab, has won a major global research award!
October 13th, 2020
Breaking news! Vaughn Shirey, a Ph.D. student in the Ries Lab, has won a major global research award, the 2020 Young Researchers Award from the Globa…
Breaking news: Naresh Neupane from the Ries Lab awarded with a new NSF Grant for his work on modeling insect migration!
October 5th, 2020
This Fall, Naresh, an Assistant Research Professor in the Ries Lab, became the recipient of a new grant from the National Science Foundation, entitle…
Emily Williams, graduate student in the Marra Lab, has her work featured in Audubon magazine!
September 28th, 2020
September 28, 2020 This week, Emily Williams’ research into robin migration was featured in an article in the famed bird conservation magazine! …
