The Huang Lab receives two incredible grants to support their research!
March 25th, 2021
Congratulations to the Huang Lab for receiving a Main Campus Pilot Research Grant to support their work! Led by Dr. Jeffrey Huang, the lab primarily …
Welcome to the Department of Biology!
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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
Four is a flock: The Marra Lab publishes four papers!
March 18th, 2021
In the past few months, the Marra Lab published four new papers in four different scientific journals! Led by ornithologist Dr. Peter Marra, the lab …
Brinsmade Lab welcomes Marcelle Ferreira, their newest PhD student!
March 16th, 2021
Last week, Marcelle Ferreira, a first-year graduate student in the Brinsmade Lab hailing from Brazil, arrived at Georgetown and began settling into t…
The Ries Lab’s Elise Larsen and Vaughn Shirey publish a technical comment!
March 16th, 2021
Peer review is one of the hallmarks of modern science, but sometimes errors in procedure or data analysis can remain in the final journal article. Te…
In the News (and on Mars!): Professor Johnson pens article in the New York Times!
February 26th, 2021
Last week, as NASA’s Perseverence Rover landed on Mars, GU Biology Professor Sarah Stewart Johnson wrote a super interesting article in the New York…
They’re out of this world: Nicole Wagner and Shican (Claire) Li named Cosmos Scholars!
February 12th, 2021
Congratulations to Nicole Wagner of the Johnson Lab and Shican (Claire) Li of the Elmendorf Lab! Nicole and Claire were named Cosmos Scholars, receiv…
Professor Matthew Hamilton publishes the second edition of his textbook Population Genetics!
February 1st, 2021
Last month, Dr. Matthew B. Hamilton published an updated version of the textbook Population Genetics with Wiley-Blackwell. A highly regarded research…
Tyler Rippel wins Bayard Long Award for Botanical Research!
January 27th, 2021
This month, Tyler Rippel, a graduate researcher in the Wimp Lab, was awarded the Bayard Long Award by the Philadelphia Botanical Club. The annual awa…