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A collaborative environment for research

The School's research interests span the biological sciences

Microscopic neuron mapped by bright green and orange colors.

Fluorescence imaging of neurons

The Stein lab injects fluorescent dyes into neurons to visualize their fine structures.

Birds nest with three brown eggs.

House wren nest

House wren nest and eggs, see Avian Ecology project for details. Photo by Megan DeMory.

Students in a lab using microscopes.

Biophysics students 2018

Biophysics at ISU: The new Biophysics Sequence brings interdisciplinary research on the physics of neurons to ISU

Microscopic 72 hour old chicken embryo.

Developing chicken embryo

Paitz lab studies how developing embryos regulate their exposure to maternal steroids.

Fly tissues using a confocal microscope.

ISU Core Facilities

Tissue-specific enhancer activity in the developing Drosophila wing, visualized using ISU's confocal microscope.

Microscopic injection into a crayfish egg.

Gene injections into crayfish eggs

Genetic expression of fluorescent markers to identify serotonin neurons.

A brown bird sitting on a limb with beak open.

Angry house wren

Angry female house wren; see Avian Ecology project for details. Photo by Dylan Poorboy.

Students with cell sorter instrument

Flow Cytometry Core Facility

A recent grant from NSF brings a fluorescence-activated cell sorter to ISU.

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Welcome From The Director

Whether you are interested in plants, animals, or microbes, our interdisciplinary and collaborative research groups in the School of Biological Sciences have something for you! From investigations involving interactions at subcellular molecular levels, to function and communication within/between organ systems and organisms, to evolutionary and ecological dynamics of populations, communities and ecosystems, see how ISU can set you on the right career path!

Read about our programs, student and faculty accomplishments, research news, and more in our newest annual newsletter…

Free seminar speakers in Biological Sciences

Opportunities for students interested in graduate school in biology

The School of Biological Sciences, Illinois State University, will pay the way of our faculty to travel to nearby institution to give research seminars. Through these seminars we will make your students aware of opportunities for MS and PhD degrees in our graduate program. For details, follow this link.

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Biological Sciences Seminar Series

Please join us for the R. Omar & Evelyn Rilett Family Life Sciences Public Lecture Series on Thursday, March 7th at 6:00 p.m. in the Prairie Room at Bone Student Center.

Dr. Paul S. Katz’s CV

The seminar will be presented by Dr. Paul S. Katz from University of Massachusetts Amherst and is entitled, “Phylogenetic and individual variability of neural circuits underlying swimming behaviors in sea slugs”.

Neuroscience and Physiology Seminar Series

Please join us for the Neuroscience and Physiology seminar this Friday, February 20th at noon in Science Lab Building Room 121. This week’s speaker is Dr. David DeMarini from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina. Dr. DeMarini is an ISU alumni and received his PhD in Biological Sciences working with Dr. Herman E. Brockman.

Dr. David DeMarini’s CV

Dr. David DeMarini’s Seminar: Chlorinated Chromosomes: The Mutagenicity of Swimming Pools and Hot Tubs

Integrative Biology Seminar

Join us in August when this series restarts.

Molecular and Cellular Biology Seminar Series

Join us in January when this series restarts.

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