Babcock Professor of Biology William K. Smith works with graduate student Niky Hughes (at left) and freshman Carrie Cammarano in the Winston Hall greenhouse.
The Department of Biology at Wake Forest comprises a diverse and interactive group of scientists and students whose work spans the entire breadth of Biology. The full-time faculty currently stands at 22 professors, and the student body includes 26 Master's and Ph.D. students and approximately 200 undergraduate Biology majors. The expertise in our faculty ranges from bird behavioral ecology to frameshifting errors in DNA transcription; from plant molecular systematics to the neurobiology of smell; from dynamics of Peruvian tree communities to the locomotory mechanics of salamanders. While many other research universities contain specialized and isolated departments based on biological sub-disciplines, we have assembled a spectrum of experts who excel within specialized areas yet are committed to an interdisciplinary approach to the study of Biology.
Graduate Focus Groups: (1) Ecology, Evolution and Systematics, (2) Comparative Physiology and Behavior, (3) Cellular and Molecular Biology, and (4) Integrative Plant Biology.
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Nov 19 Marcela Rojas Pierce, NC State U., Chemical genomics of gravitropism and tonoplast protein trafficking in Arabidopsis Nov 26 Thanksgiving recess Dec 3 Mary Beth Lovin, WFU Ph.D. Seminar, Exploring the role in phenotypic plasticity in Arabidopsis root development (All seminars held at 4pm Winston 125, click here for details) University Wide Events click here to see more! Happening now: New Book: Bill Conner, Tiger Moths and Woolly Bears -- Behavior, Ecology, and Evolution of the Arctiidae Biology Faculty Search -- Ecology -- posted in Sept 12 issue of Science WS Journal -- Growing a better tomato... WFU Team digging into root systems click here to read this article |
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