The mission of the Cell, Developmental and Microbiology program is to educate and train graduate students through coursework and laboratory research in the subjects of biochemistry, genetics, microbiology, cell biology, and developmental biology. Faculty mentors are from the departments of Biological Sciences and Biomedical Sciences.
Master's and Doctoral Programs
Graduate Degrees in Biological Sciences
Ohio University offers master's and doctoral programs in biological sciences, with concentrations available in (i) Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, (ii) Integrative Physiology and Neuroscience, and (iii) Cell, Developmental and Microbiology.
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Ph.D. in Biological SciencesThe Biological Sciences Department at Ohio University offers a graduate program that includes faculty from both Biological Sciences and Biomedical Sciences (Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine).
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M.S. in Biological SciencesFaculty and graduate students conduct research on a wide array of biological topics spanning from molecules to ecosystems, and from basic to applied research.
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Graduate Certificate in Conservation BiologyThe program in Conservation Biology offers an interdisciplinary graduate certificate in conservation biology that involves contributions from anthropology and sociology, biological sciences, economics, geography, geology, history, and political science.
Concentration in Cell, Developmental and Microbiology
Concentration in Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
Concentration in Integrative Physiology & Neuroscience
Explore Faculty Research Areas
The Biological Sciences graduate program includes faculty from both Biological Sciences (BIOS – College of Arts and Sciences) and Biomedical Sciences (BMS - Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine). Faculty and graduate students conduct research on a wide array of biological topics spanning from molecules to ecosystems, and from basic to applied research.
Applicants to the Biological Sciences graduate program are required to list three potential Graduate Faculty Mentors. See the link below for a list of active graduate research faculty and for more information on their research interests.
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Biology students put conservation into practice with Chesapeake Bay terrapinsEach summer, Willem Roosenburg recruits a team of graduate and undergraduate students to live in a house on the east side of the Chesapeake Bay and spend Monday through Friday boating out to Poplar Island to find, measure, and tag the terrapins.
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Cassandra Thompson shows danger to frogs from pesticide, points to a solutionCassandra Thompson's research highlights the need to understand the tradeoffs of using pesticides on invasive species and the effects on vulnerable species such as amphibians.
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Ronan Carroll receives Rakowski Award for research into Staphylococcal infecti…Dr. Carroll published a paper articulating his recent molecular breakthrough involving non-traditional RNA in 2019, a discovery that has had a huge impact in the microbiology field, and his work has been cited over 20 times.
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Students enjoy diving into freshwater fish biology research in the Morris LabStudents in the Morris LabA biology lab filled with thousands of freshwater fish from Mexico provides a hands-on setting for Ohio University students to examine how tiny, colorful swordtail fish are evolving and adapting.
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Donald MIles collaborates on paper on evolution of mating systemsA new model for the evolution of mating systems focuses instead on social interactions driven by genetically determined behaviors, and how competition among different behavioral strategies plays out.
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Notable Alumni | Aiden Shearer Developed First Genetic Test for DeafnessAlumnus Aiden “Eliot” Shearer developed the first genetic test panel for deafness OtoSCOPE®, new technology that has revolutionized the understanding of human hearing loss.