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.
Featured Stories
Qiannan Ma Publishes First Graduate Paper in FASEB Journal
Qiannan Ma, a PhD candidate in the Atit lab, published her first paper from her graduate work in the lab in the Journal Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology. Her paper titled "Wnt Activation in Mature Dermal Adipocytes Leads to Lipodystrophy and Skin Fibrosis via ATGL-Dependent Lipolysis", which highlights...
Senior Doctoral Candidates Spoke at the International Gordon Research Conference on Tissue Regeneration
Suneeti Madhavan and Qiannan Ma from the Atit Lab gave two separate invited talks in the main Gordon Research Conference in New Hampshire in June 2025. Congratulations Suneeti and Quiannan!