We recognize our fantastic Biology graduates of 2021! Congratulations to them all!
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.
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.
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 Servic…
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 Robi…
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 NAS…
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 spr…
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 …
Professors Jeff Huang and Sarah Johnson named 2021 Provost’s Distinguished Associate Professors!
March 26th, 2021
Congratulations are in order! Here in the Biology Department, we have an incredible family of Professors who do amazing research and teach engaging c…
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 …
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 …
