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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.
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…
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…
Zhirong Wang’s stunning microscopy is on the cover of the Journal of Neuroscience!
January 27th, 2021
This January, Zhirong Wang of the Coate Lab was not only featured in a scientific journal: his work was on the cover itself! Shearings …
