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Graduate Degrees OfferedM.S.; Ph.D. Specializations
Areas of Study
*For a special interdisciplinary program, see the Plant Sciences Program |
Biological Sciences
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Description of ProgramThe School of Biological Sciences (SBS) is the major unit in Nebraska responsible for comprehensive instruction in the basic biological sciences. Students are encouraged to develop personalized programs of study and research in the areas of ecology and evolution, behavior, microbiology, molecular biology, genetics, genomics, bioinformatics, parasitology, plant systems biology, and plant pathology. Specialized research infrastructures include animal facilities and the Nebraska Center for Virology.The School of Biological Sciences also benefits from other core facilities administered by the Center for Biotechnology. In Western Nebraska, the Cedar Point Biological Field Station offers field courses and research opportunities, as well as the nearby 1,300 acre controlled-access Arapaho Prairie. Individuals in the program may also utilize the resources of the Nebraska State Museum, including the Manter Parasitology Laboratory. In addition,the Center for Plant Sciences Innovation houses the Plant Sciences Program and offers a unique opportunity to study basic and applied aspects of plant biology. |
Graduate BulletinThe Graduate Bulletin provides course descriptions, program requirements, and more: |
Faculty and Research
| Peter Angeletti | DNA Replication and Maintenance of Particular HPVs | |
| Audrey Atkin | Molecular Mechanism of mRNA Decay | |
| Zoya Avramova | Chromatin Structure and Gene Function | |
| Gwen Bachman | Influence of Energy Supply and Demand on Animal Behavior | |
| Alexandra Basolo | Evolutionary, Behavioral, and Ecological Processes | |
| Paul Blum | Hyperthermophilic Archaea; Pathogenic Enteric Bacteria | |
| Chad Brassil | Mathematical Modeling of Ecological Interactions | |
| Jennifer Brisson | Evolutionary Genetics and Genomics | |
| Deborah Brown | Host Immune Response to Viral Infections | |
| Heriberto Cerutti | Epigenetic Phenomena | |
| Catherine Chia | Membrane-Cytoskeleta Interaction; Membrane Protein Interactions | |
| Alan Christensen | Triplo-Lethal Gene Found in the Drosophila Melanogaster | |
| Scott Gardner | Neotropical Rodents, Marsupials, and Parasites | |
| Robert Gibson | Behavioral, Ecological, and Evolutionary Social Behavior | |
| Gregor Grass | Microbe-Metal Interactions | |
| Lawrence Harshman | Genetic and Physiological Factors of Drosophila Melanogaster | |
| Eileen Hebets | Evolution and Diversification of Animal Communication Systems | |
| John Janovy | Parasite Ecology | |
| Alan Kamil | Animal Cognitive Abilities | |
| Johannes Knops | Plant and Ecosystem Ecology | |
| Svata Louda | Plant-Insect Interactions; Natural Resource Management | |
| Etsuko Moriyama | Bioinformatics; Molecular Evolution; Molecular Population Genetics | |
| Hideaki Moriyama | Mechanisms of Biological Adaptation; Atomic Description of Biological Macromolecules | |
| T. Jack Morris | Plant Viruses | |
| Kenneth Nickerson | Fungal Dimorphism; Quorum Sensing in Fungi; Bacterial Detergent Resistance; Microbial Insecticides | |
| John Osterman | Gene Structure and Function in Plants | |
| Rosevelt Pardy | Lipopolysaccharides | |
| Diana Pilson | Natural Selection; Genetic Basis of Ecologically Important Traits | |
| Sabrina E. Russo | Plant Community Ecology | |
| Jay Storz | Genetic Basis of Adaptive Evolutionary Change | |
| Brigitte Tenhumberg | Invasion Ecology; Ecology of Populations; Decision Theory | |
| William Wagner | Evolution of Animal Communication Systems | |
| Karrie A. Weber | Environmental Microbiology and Microbial Physiology | |
| Charles Wood | Molecular Biology of HIV and Human Herpesviruses | |
| Bin Yu | Mall RNA Metabolism and Function | |
| Anthony Zera | Physiological, Biochemical, Molecular, and Endocrine Bases of Adaptation | |
| Chi Zhang | Computational Systems Biology; Bioinformatics; Plant Cell and Pathogens Interaction; Gene Protein Interaction Network | |
| Luwen Zhang | Functions and Regulations of IRF-7 in EBV Transformation; Interaction Between EBV and HHV8; Human Cancers |
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