Department of Biology

Biology is the study of life. Its scope extends from molecules to organisms and ecosystems. It deals with fundamental questions such as the origin and evolution of plants and animals, interactions between living organisms and their environment, mechanisms of embryonic development, the structure and function of the living cell, the molecular basis of inheritance, the biochemical and genetic basis of human diseases, and the operation of the brain and the nervous system. Staff of the Biology Department conduct research and offer teaching programs in all these areas. The Department of Biology's well-equipped teaching and research laboratories are located in the Stewart Biology Building and the Bellini Life Sciences Building.
 
Areas of Research
  
evolution
ecology
bioinformatics

molecular biology
developmental biology
neurobiology
plant biology
Molecular Biology
& Genetics
Cell & Developmental Biology
Neurobiology
Plant Biology

News & Announcements

What's new:

  1. Biology Weekly (May 11, 2012)
  2. Research News
  3. NATURE article on Biodiversity Loss and Ecoystem Change: Gonzalez lab.
  4. The Abouheif lab is crawling all over the science news again! Check out their Media page!
  5. Montreal Light Microscopy Course (July 9-20, 2012)
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Research Opportunities

    1. View all NSERC/USRA Positions - Summer 2012
    2. Davies Lab - Biodiversity Project (Spring 2012)
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    3. Research Oportunities (VEGI)
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    4. Research Associate (VEGI)
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    5. Leung Lab - PhD and MSc in Ecolgical Modeling
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    6. Reader Lab - Research Associate in Fish Behavioural Neuroscience
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    7. QBI Research Opportunities