The Department of Biology is a thriving, diverse academic unit dedicated to the pursuit of excellence in research and teaching. We offer a core curriculum for all of the “biological sciences” taught at Western and exceptional graduate and undergraduate programs in Biology and sub disciplines. The Department, like the discipline, is diverse, offering both undergraduate and graduate students opportunities to study living systems at the level of genes and proteins to entire ecosystems.

Our faculty members are innovative researchers, conducting internationally recognized research in areas as different as the genetics of aging in mice to predicting the impacts of climate change on habitat loss, using theoretical and experimental approaches performed in state-of-the-art research facilities. There is real synergy between research and teaching as our best researchers are also in the classroom – as well, we offer many opportunities for graduate and undergraduate students to actively engage in research activities in the Department.

Students in our programs acquire the knowledge, tools and skills that allow them to succeed in a wide range of careers, including research in academia, government, NGOs and industry, consultancy, medicine and law, to name a few.

 

Events


Weekly Seminars

Keiko Yoshioka "CNGC-mediated Ca2+ signaling at the nexus of immunity and development" Fri. Mar. 22, 12:30-1:30 pm, BGS 0165

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Western Biology Evolution Seminar Series

Isabeau Lewis "Plant responses to dynamic environments" Video to be released Mar. 18.

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Graduate Seminars

Friday Philosophicals

Richard Nguyen "Effects of N-heterocyclic carbene-enhanced coatings on microbial corrosion of steel",
Justin To "Birds reek of immunity, both innate and adaptive?"
Eric Grimm "Environmental Controls on Mercury Methylation in the English-Wabigoon River System", Fri. Mar 22, 3:30-4:30 pm, Kresge Building K106.

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Thursday Physiologicals

Mika Little "Title to come" and Lauren Rego "Title to come" Thurs. Mar. 21, 12:30-1:30 pm in the Kresge Building Room K 103 and on ZOOM.

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Cell and Molecular Biology

Gabriella Sidhu "Transcriptomic Analysis of Phenotypic Non-Specificity in Drosophila melanogaster" and
Kristina Laus "Title to come" Mon. Mar. 18. 12:30-1:30 pm in NCB 295 and via ZOOM.

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Ph.D. Lectures

No seminars scheduled at this time.

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Undergraduate

Intent to Register has started for more information download and view this PowerPoint presentation.

Flexibility in Higher Education, Student survey ongoing.

See undergraduate events.