Mentored teaching and research programs foster a strong educational environment in the Department of Biology for both undergraduate and graduate students. Our research is primarily conducted within three focus areas: Cell and Developmental Biology, Neurobiology and Neuromechanical Systems, or Evolution and Ecology. The Department is closely affiliated with other divisions such as the School of Medicine and the Case School of Engineering at Case Western Reserve University, as well as organizations in Greater Cleveland that provide additional opportunities and resources to our students and faculty.

The biology department led by Dr. Emmitt Jolly will be hosting the 2025 Midwest Neglected Infectious Diseases Meeting this summer, August 22-23. Click the button below for more information.

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Zach Slimak Awarded Honorable Mention in NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program

PhD graduate student Zach Slimak in the Fox Lab was awarded an Honorable Mention for the 2025 NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program in the "Life Sciences - Neurosciences" category. Congratulations Zach!

Christopher Cullis Presents at PacBio PRISM 2025

Dr. Christopher Cullis, a Francis Hobart Herrick Professor of Biology, presented "Marama Bean - An orphan legume with great potential" during this year's PacBio PRISM 2025 conference in Boston, Massachusetts, May 14th-16th. He presented insights into his research on developing the marama bean (a wild legume) into a crop for...

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