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The Biology Department was founded in 1965 as an integrated, and multidisciplinary, unit. Traditional boundaries which fragment the subject of biology are absent, and as a result a number of highly productive interdisciplinary collaborations have emerged. In 2002 we moved into our new labs, which were funded through a £23M JIF award from BBSRC, with additional funds from Yorkshire Cancer Research, HEFCE and the University of York. The labs provide 10,000m2 of research space, as well as the Structural Biology Laboratory of the Department of Chemistry. Part of the new Development is the Technology Facili

Overview of Research

Recent dramatic progress in our understanding of the nature of life has revolutionized the science of biology. Applications of the methods, concepts, and approaches of modern mathematics, physics, chemistry, and information science are providing deep insight into basic biological problems such as the manner in which genes and viruses replicate themselves; the control of gene expression in cells; the regulation of cellular activity; the mechanisms of growth and development; and the nature and interactions of nerve activity, brain function, and behavior. Qualified experimental and computational biologists will find opportunities for challenging work in basic research as well as in medicine and in biotechnology.
Because of the eminent position of the California Institute of Technology in both the physical and biological sciences, students at the Institute have an unusual opportunity to be introduced to modern biology.

Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior

Ecological interests include aquatic chemical ecology, evolutionary ecology, aquatic toxicology, population, community, and ecosystem ecology, biological oceanography, theoretical ecology, and sensory ecology. Molecular evolution and the evolution of development are two areas of research focus in the School that serve to integrate molecular and evolutionary biology

Research

Research in the Biology Department is diverse and includes all aspects of the contemporary life sciences. Indeed, this diversity is one of the major strengths of the department, facilitating integrative research based on interactions and collaborations between investigators in different disciplines.

The department has recently undergone a major expansion, with the recruitment of new faculty members in several areas, including the molecular biology of development, neurobiology, and ecology and evolution. Laboratories of many of our faculty members are housed in the new interdisciplinary Life Science & Engineering Building, completed in 2005, which also houses faculty from the departments of Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering, and the Program in Bioinformatics. Our research laboratories are supported by a variety of shared research facilities, including core laboratories for microarray analysis, proteomics, automated DNA sequencing, electron and confocal microscopy, and analysis of stable isotopes.

Faculty research in the department represents four major areas

Research result

The Department of Aquatic Biology has no collections of preserved specimens but rather coordinates with other Academy Research Departments (particularly Ichthyology and Invertebrate Zoology) and the Steinhart Aquarium in its investigations of the biology of aquatic organisms. The library of genetic material that exists in those departments, be it a fish scale or a tissue sample, can provide evidence for studies of the biology and conservation of aquatic species, populations, and ecosystems.

Department research has combined field and laboratory studies of aquatic animal evolution and behavior, ranging from microscopic bioluminescent bacteria to macroscopic man-eating sharks. Using the facilities and skills of the Steinhart Aquarium and its staff, Department staff and colleagues have maintained populations of endangered Winter-run Sacramento River Chinook salmon and Tidewater gobies, increasing their number and probability for

System biology

is a relatively new biological study field that focuses on the systematic study of complex interactions in biological systems, thus using a new perspective (integration instead of reduction) to study them. Particularly from year 2000 onwards, the term is used widely in the biosciences, and in a variety of contexts.

Because the scientific method has been used primarily toward reductionism, one of the goals of systems biology is to discover new emergent properties that may arise from the systemic view used by this discipline in order to understand better the entirety of processes that happen in a biologi

PROGRAM Eligibility

Applicants must:

be full-time undergraduate students at an institution in the U.S.
be sophomores or juniors who have succesfully completed introductory courses in the biological sciences
maintain a minimum 3.5 GPA in the science courses.
have demonstrated an interest in basic research and in a career in the sciences.

Overview

It is estimated that 3-4% of babies born in this country have major organ defects caused by mistakes in the process of embryonic development (Table 1). Scientists in the Division of Developmental Biology at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center are focused on uncovering the basis of human birth defects so they can be prevented or corrected. To do so, the Developmental Biology Division has four fundamental goals

Program Overview

All biology majors complete lower division preparatory courses in biology, chemistry, mathematics, and physics. The major consists of upper division core courses in cell and molecular biology, biochemistry, genetics, ecology, evolution, and electives. These elective courses enable students to specifically prepare for professional schools, complete secondary credential in science requirements, or specialize in one or more of the following formal emphases: Bioengineering; Cellular and Molecular Biology; Ecology; Evolution and Systematics; Marine Biology; Zoology.

Field-oriented classes are supported by a wide array of research projects, advanced instrumentation, and a strikingly varied set of natural "laboratories" near the campus. The Pacific Ocean, with its rocky inter-tidal zone, sandy beaches, and

Biology and Microbiology

These are exciting times in biology, and San Diego State University is a stimulating place for biological study. Recent breakthroughs in genetic engineering, genomics, immunology, and new ideas in evolution, systematics and ecology have all contributed to an atmosphere of enthusiasm and innovation. These subjects and many more can be found in the research programs in the Biology Department, where the curriculum spans the entire spectrum of life, from DNA to entire evolutionary lineages, and from viruses to fir trees to whales.

Microbiology is the study of bacteria, viruses, yeasts, molds, algae and protozoa. These microorganisms are important in their effect on the health and well being of all living creatures, including humans, and they are the key to the biological revolution in genetic engineering. In addition, they are vital to environmental science, food production, and the marine environment.


Program Overview

research BIOLOGY

The ALS Therapy Development Institute's scientists aim to discover and prioritize the most promising strategies to slow, stop, and reverse amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) disease progression. The Research Biology team dissects ALS pathology using broad genome-wide profiling technologies (trillions of data-points) integrated with high resolution studies of single proteins within single cells.

Biology Department Research Page

Research is at the heart of biology (any science) and something we would like to expose all of our students to. One way to do that is through our departmental Honors program. Excellent junior biology majors are invited to apply to the honors program which includes carrying out, writing up and presenting original research in the area of biology. Several faculty members are available to serve as mentors in this process. For the past several years we have been able to sponsor up to 12 students per summer doing research funded from various sources. Current information can be obtained by

eWater - building the next generation of tools to support the Australian and international water management industry.

The Cooperative Research Centre for Freshwater Ecology (CRCFE) began operations on 1 July 1993, as part of the Federal Government’s Cooperative Research Centres Programme. CRCFE ceased operations in September 2005, to become part of eWater CRC.

CRCFE was officially opened by Chief Scientist Professor Michael Pitman at MDFRC Albury on 23 November 1993. The University of Canberra Aquatic Ecology lab, built to house the Canberra part of the CRCFE (pictured), was opened by former Minister for Science, Senator Chris Schacht, on 23 March 1994

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BioloBiologygy

Biology is the natural science concerned with the study of life and living organisms, including their structure, function, growth, origin, evolution, distribution, and taxonomy.[1]

Biology is a vast subject containing many subdivisions, topics, and disciplines. Among the most important topics are five unifying principles that can be said to form fundamental axioms of modern biology: cell theory, evolution, gene theory, energy, and homeostasis.[2] Subdisciplines of biology are recognized on the basis of the scale at which organisms are studied and the methods used to study them: biochemistry examines the rudimentary chemistry of life; molecular biology studies the complex interactions of systems of biological molecules; cellular biology examines the basic building block of all life, the cell; physiology examines the physical and chemical functions of the tissues, organs, and organ systems of an organism; and ecology examines how various organisms interrelate with their environment

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Course Description

The MIT Biology Department core courses all cover the same core material, which includes the fundamental principles of biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and cell biology. Biological function at the molecular level is particularly emphasized and covers the structure and regulation of genes, as well as, the structure and synthesis of proteins, how these molecules are integrated into cells, and how these cells are integrated into multicellular systems and organisms. In addition, each version of the subject has its own distinctive material.

In addition, this course focuses on the exploration of current research in cell biology, immunology, neurobiology, genomics, and molecular medicine.

Physiology and Cell Biology of Marine Organisms
The Fort Johnson Summer Research Fellowship Program is a ten week program combining formal classroom work with independent research in areas of crucial concern for marine biologists today. The program is designed to provide undergraduate students with a modern research experience employing physiological, cellular and molecular techniques to address questions in areas such as environmental bioindicators, algal physiology, acid-base physiology, respiratory physiology, immunology, population genetics, and evolutionary biology of marine organisms. Up to 10 fellowships are awarded each year through the cooperative efforts of the marine laboratories at Fort Johnson and supported by funds from the National Science Foundation and the College of Charleston School of Sciences and Mathematics

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Lymphatic Research and Biology, a quarterly peer-reviewed journal, provides an interdisciplinary forum for the world's leading biomedical investigators to discuss current and anticipated developments in lymphatic biology and pathology.

The Journal features fundamental scientific research of relevance to the lymphatic system. Original work emanates from a variety of investigative disciplines, including genetics, biochemistry and biophysics, cellular and molecular biology, physiology and pharmacology, anatomy, developmental biology, and pathology. The Journal also encourages the submission of state-of-the art reviews in focus areas such as vasculogenesis and angiogenesis, the genetics of lymphatic disorders, muscle cell biology, interstitial signaling mechanisms, and others.

.Computational Biology & Medical Informatics

Naturally this emergence is of critical importance due to the huge volume of data flooding in from biology including the genome projects, proteomics, protein structure determination and the rapid expansion in digitalization of patient biomedical data. CompBio is inherently a multi-disciplinary field with important applications in medicine, agriculture, chemistry and ultimately nanotechnology. Medical Informatics includes knowledge discovery and mining of clinical data, and clinical genomic data, together with the integration and presentation of that information in useful ways applied to patients in a clinical setting. Although these are most commonly viewed as a hybrid of biology, medicine, and computer science, and draws upon work in pattern recognition, simulation science, databases, knowledge discovery, data mining, and statistics and information theory, it has a flavor of its own much as biochemistry acquired its own character after arising from the overlap of biology and chemistry.

BIOSIS Previews

The BIOSIS Previews database is the electronic version of Biological Abstracts, the largest printed reference publication for life sciences research information, and Biological Abstracts/RRM (Reports, Reviews, Meetings), the companion printed reference to books, meetings, and research reviews. All life science areas are covered, including traditional biology (botany, ecology, zoology), interdisciplinary subjects (biochemistry, biomedicine, and biotechnology), and related areas such as instrumentation and methods. Contains bibliographic information of up to 18 million records, dating from 1926 to the present

Marine Biology Research Division

The Marine Biology Research Division at Scripps Institution of Oceanography consists of specialist marine research laboratories in the fields of cell and developmental biology, ecology and evolutionary biology, microbiology and physiology.

Introduction to the Chordata

Common characteristics of Chordata, information on their life history, ecology, and morphology, systematics of the chordates and their allies, and a fossil record.

Welcome to Biology

The Biological Resources Discipline (BRD) of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) works with others to provide the scientific understanding and technologies needed to support the sound management and conservation of our Nation's biological resources.

Proposal to JST's Strategic Japanese-Swedish Cooperative Programme "Multidisciplinary BIO" accepted

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Computational Biology & Medical Informatics

The Computational Biology and Medical Informatics Professional Interest Community embraces activities at IBM Research worldwide. It includes the Computational Biology Center at the T. J. Watson Research Center, with strong affiliations with Almaden and other IBM Research Centers. Computational Biology (CompBio), including Bioinformatics, is the study of how computer systems can manage, analyze, and simulate the complex structures and processes inherent in living systems.

Naturally this emergence is of critical importance due to the huge volume of data flooding in from biology including the genome projects, proteomics, protein structure determination and the rapid expansion in digitalization of patient biomedical data. CompBio is inherently a multi-disciplinary field with important applications in medicine, agriculture, chemistry and ultimately nanotechnology. Medical Informatics includes knowledge discovery and mining of clinical data, and clinical genomic data, together with the integration and presentation of that information in useful ways applied to patients in a clinical settin

Lymphatic Research and Biology

Lymphatic Research and Biology, a quarterly peer-reviewed journal, provides an interdisciplinary forum for the world's leading biomedical investigators to discuss current and anticipated developments in lymphatic biology and pathology.

The Journal features fundamental scientific research of relevance to the lymphatic system. Original work emanates from a variety of investigative disciplines, including genetics, biochemistry and biophysics, cellular and molecular biology, physiology and pharmacology, anatomy, developmental biology, and pathology. The Journal also encourages the submission of state-of-the art reviews in focus areas such as vasculogenesis and angiogenesis, the genetics of lymphatic disorders, muscle cell

Kabbalah as a Basis for a Synthesis of Sciences

The complexity of research
Until recently Kabbalah was a subject for historians, philosophers, and individual researchers. Study of this science is complex due to the specifics of its development and its unique language.

Let us examine each aspect of the complexity in more detail.

The specifics of development

Philosopher and physicist F. Capra has importantly stated that the roots of Western science go back to the mystical philosophy of the ancient Greeks. As Greek philosophy developed, it chose the path of rationalism, and thus grew significantly distant from its mystical sources. It eventually led to a worldview that sharply contradicts the worldview of the Eastern peoples.

Dogs Show Their Amicable Attitude by Swinging Tails to Left

As is known to all, dogs often prick up their ears or tails wagging cheerfully to show amicable attitude to people, however, the way of a dog wags its tail is not as simple as people might imagine.
A research team, which is a department of Biology from the University of Victoria in Canada, found that the dogs' tails should tend to put the left when they come across similar unfamiliar dogs, the same case in the neutral stimuli, when they feel the stimulation from heterogeneous such as master, strangers or cats, the dog's tail tend to swing to the right. Therefore, the way of the tail swing to the left may be a dog more friendly, intimate performance. The researchers used a robotic dog model to discover the response when they meet the similar, the tail turns left or right. The robotic dog model which is wrapped by imitation leather is with the ture size of a dog, through the built-in drivers, the researchers can control its tail swing by using remote control.