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.
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Bagby Lab research on mobile genetic elements featured on the cover of Nature Microbiology
New research from Sarah Bagby's group provides the first broad look at the abundance, activity, and impacts of mobile genetic elements in a complex natural ecosystem. Research scientist Derek Smith and postdoctoral scholar Dylan Cronin contributed to the work, which Bagby led jointly with colleagues Matthew Sullivan of The...
Fox Lab Nervous System Research Featured in The Daily
Professor Jessica Fox, Kris Lea, and Maddie Ang were recently featured in The Daily, speaking about their research into "how an insect’s nervous system converts sensory information about the body’s position and movement into neural information to produce adaptive behavior", hoping to spark development of new technologies to help humans. The...