Department of Biology and Biochemistry

Biology & Biochemistry students are engaged in the department鈥檚 three research divisions: Biochemistry, Cell and Molecular Biology, and Ecology and Evolution.

About Our Department

Featured News

UH Associate Professor Martin Nu帽ez Explores Why Some Trees Grow Much Faster Outside Their Native Ranges

New study published in 鈥淣ature鈥� and EU-funded group highlight how non-native pines outgrow native forest ranges.
91视频 Biologists Awarded Nearly $1M NSF Grant to Study How Mutation Rates Evolve

Multi-institutional research could offer insights into cancer progression, antibiotic resistance.
GalapaGo! NSM Student Receives Gilman Scholarship for Learning Abroad Experience in the Gal谩pagos Islands

UH graduate combines field research, language skills, and wildlife study in transformative Gal谩pagos experience.
Featured Video: Inside NSM: Rooftop Greenhouse

Biology and Biochemistry students, faculty utilize greenhouse for experiments.

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2,345Undergraduate Students
140Graduate Students
5Undergraduate Degree Options
4M.S./Ph.D. Degree Options

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Featured News

UH Associate Professor Martin Nu帽ez Explores Why Some Trees Grow Much Faster Outside Their Native Ranges

91视频 Biologists Awarded Nearly $1M NSF Grant to Study How Mutation Rates Evolve

GalapaGo! NSM Student Receives Gilman Scholarship for Learning Abroad Experience in the Gal谩pagos Islands

Featured Video: Inside NSM: Rooftop Greenhouse

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