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Our Chair, Dr. Rob Donaldson, Set to Retire
Our department chair, Dr. Donaldson will be retiring from GW in May 2018 after 41 years of service.
We are pleased to announce that Dr. John Lill will succeed Dr. Donaldson as our new chair in June 2018.
Biology Seminars
Each Friday during the academic year the department offers a seminar featuring special speakers and visiting scholars. Seminars are held at 3:15 pm in SEH B1220.
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To contact specific faculty, staff, graduate students, and postdocs, please visit our People pages!
About the Department
Degree programs in the Department of Biological Sciences are offered at the BA, BS, MS, and PhD levels. Courses and ongoing research programs are focused in:
In addition to research facilities in Bell Hall and Science and Engineering Hall, many of our faculty and students conduct research in conjunction with the Smithsonian Institution.
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Department of Biological Sciences
Defeating Diabetes
GW Biology Goes Green
Saving the Bay, One Oyster at a Time
GW Undergraduate Researcher Finds Balance with Laboratory Work and Karate
Hispanic Heritage Month Spotlight: Dr. Patricia Hernandez
In Hunt for Zika Vaccine, Tiny Fruit Fly may be Missing Link
New Research Grants Propel Columbian College Discoveries
Meet the Chair, Rob Donaldson
Biology Faculty Featured in the CCAS Newsletter!
Defeating Diabetes
November is National Diabetes month. Almost 26 million people in the US have Diabetes, according the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
GW Biology Goes Green
The GW Biology Department is on its way to becoming a certified GW Green Office.
Saving the Bay, One Oyster at a Time
From "Oyster Alley" in Bell Hall to the 200-mile estuaries of the Chesapeake Bay, Columbian College students are on a mission to save one of the world's most important waterways.
GW Undergraduate Researcher Finds Balance with Laboratory Work and Karate
The Iraqi senior contributes to research that aims to cure conditions like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases and uncover the mysteries of infertility.
Hispanic Heritage Month Spotlight: Dr. Patricia Hernandez
Hispanic Heritage Month Feature: Dr. Patricia Hernandez
In Hunt for Zika Vaccine, Tiny Fruit Fly may be Missing Link
In an SEH biology laboratory, Ioannis Eleftherianos and a team of student researchers are putting the common fruit fly under the microscope in a global race against time to find a Zika virus vaccine.
New Research Grants Propel Columbian College Discoveries
From a search for malaria and tuberculosis treatments to advances in nuclear physics and mathematical knot theory, it has been a banner year for major new research grants at Columbian College. Faculty and student researchers have charted pulsars, uncovered fossils and investigated Arctic climate change.
Meet the Chair, Rob Donaldson
As the Chair of the Department of Biological Sciences, Rob Donaldson has a lot of responsibilities.
Biology Faculty Featured in the CCAS Newsletter!
Jim Clark and Keryn Gedan were featured in this week's
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Department of Biological Sciences
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2029 G Street NW
Room 302
Washington, DC 20052
Phone: 202-994-6090 | Fax: 202-994-6100
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