The philosophy of the Biology Department is to create an environment in which many areas of biology are represented, and interactions with a diverse group of colleagues provide opportunities to broaden your thinking and make connections between different fields and scientific approaches.
Upcoming Events
Understanding Plant Responses to Global Change: when, where, and why
Dr. Daniel Park, Harvard University
Global change is altering how species, traits, and lineages are distributed across space and time. Here I discuss two of the most dramatic biological responses to human activity; the dislocation of plant species…
The conflict beneath your feet: Genetic tradeoffs in the plant root microbiome
Dr. Corlett Wood, University of Pittsburgh
Genetic pleiotropy—when the same gene impacts multiple traits—is an integral part of building phenotypes from genomes. While the evolutionary significance of pleiotropy in morphological, physiological, and even…
TBA
Dr. Niels Groen, New York University
Coral reef resilience
Professor Katie Barott is examining the strategies that may enable corals to survive climate change.
Putting mussels to the test
Dr. Byron Sherwood, Senior Fellow in the Department of Biology, teaches a new field biology course.
Flowers all year long
James G. Kaskey Memorial Park's three acres provide a green oasis on the south end of Penn’s urban campus.
Mia Levine
Mia Levine recently joined the Biology faculty after completing her postdoctoral research at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in
Hands-On, Minds-On Professional Development for Local Teachers
For more than 20 years, Dr. Ingrid Waldron, Dr.
News
Josh Plotkin named as new AAS Fellow
Dec. 4, 2018
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In memoriam: Dorothy Cheney (1950-2018)
Dec. 13, 2018
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Award winning voodoo lily
Mar. 12, 2018
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