Overview
The Department of Biological Sciences offers a single major for students who intend to prepare for graduate study, medicine, dentistry, secondary school teaching, biotechnology and industry. The major in Biological Sciences has the following concentrations: Biological Sciences: Basic concentration; Behavioral Neurobiology; Bioinformatics; and Biophysics. The Department stresses excellence in both teaching and research. Fully equipped research laboratories are supported by major federal grants and students are strongly encouraged to become involved in laboratory research. State-of-the-art flow cytometry and bioimaging facilities are housed within the department. They have been created and are funded by federal grants, New York State and the Center for Basic and Translational Research. The Center consists of faculty from the departments of Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Physics and Psychology working in the areas of biomolecular structure and function.