Research

Research

Research in Biology

Research in Biology

Research in the Washington University Department of Biology addresses a wide range of biological questions, across and between the sub-disciplines of biology: from single molecules to systems, and from steady state equilibria to dynamic remodeling over milliseconds to millions of generations. Intellectually, the department draws its strength from an exceptionally interactive and collaborative faculty who possess a wide range of interests at all levels of biological organization and who utilize many different biological systems and model organisms.

Biochemistry, Biophysics & Structural Biology

Computational & Systems Biology

Developmental, Regenerative, & Stem Cell Biology

Energy, Environmental & Chemical Engineering

Ecology & Evolutionary Biology

Molecular Cell Biology

Molecular Genetics & Genomics

Molecular Microbiology & Microbial Pathogenesis

Neuroscience

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Plant & Microbial Biosciences

Biochemistry, Biophysics & Structural Biology

Computational & Systems Biology

Developmental, Regenerative, & Stem Cell Biology

Energy, Environmental & Chemical Engineering

Ecology & Evolutionary Biology

Molecular Cell Biology

Molecular Genetics & Genomics

Molecular Microbiology & Microbial Pathogenesis

Neuroscience

echinacea

Plant & Microbial Biosciences

Biochemistry, Biophysics & Structural Biology

Computational & Systems Biology

Developmental, Regenerative, & Stem Cell Biology

Ecology & Evolutionary Biology

Energy, Environmental & Chemical Engineering

Molecular Cell Biology

Molecular Genetics & Genomics

Molecular Microbiology & Microbial Pathogenesis

Neuroscience

Plant & Microbial Biosciences

“Being a scientist is about finding out all of these little secrets that are in the natural world that you cannot see with your eyes. For example, one insect I worked on is a major crop pest that destroys fields of squash and watermelon. But it can’t survive without this tiny microbe inside of it. By just looking at it, you would never guess that was the case. To me, it is just fun to be privy to all of these little secrets and to discover new ones and to figure out how our world really works.”

― Justine Garcia Postdoctoral Research Associate