The Biology Department at the University of Memphis
has 30 faculty with research interests that integrate molecular, cellular,
and developmental biology with ecology, evolution, and behavior. The department
includes two endowed Chairs of Excellence, in molecular biology and in
functional genomics, and features facilities
well-equipped for contemporary research in laboratory and field biology.
The Meeman Biological Field Station, Ecological Research Center , Integrated
Microscopy Center , and Feinstone Center for Genomic Research provide for
modern and competitive educational and research opportunities for over
600 undergraduate majors and more than 50 M.S, and Ph.D. students. Our mission is to create leaders in service, research,
and education. Our department is characterized by the breadth and depth
of our research and training programs and by our collective intellectual
inquisitiveness, which drives us to employ varied approaches in exploring
and understanding all levels of biological organization, from the molecular,
cellular, and organismal levels to the ecosystem, landscape, and global
levels. We combine experimental, comparative, descriptive, and theoretical
approaches to integrate, synthesize, and communicate newly acquired knowledge.
Research and scholarship provide the structure for teaching and learning
in our undergraduate
and graduate programs as we strive to attract the best students to our
graduate program and to provide Ph.D. students with opportunities to excel
in research and teaching. We are profoundly committed to improving equal
access to science education and to increasing the scientific literacy of
our culture. We consequently prepare undergraduate and graduate students
for careers in the medical profession, allied health, environmental science,
research, and teaching. Our goal in science research, teaching, and service
is to expand the current limits of biological knowledge and to promote
its successful use in local, national, and international communities. |
