The SMU Department Biological Sciences provides students the necessary skills to drive the current revolution in the biomedical sciences.
Current faculty conduct research in the areas of genetics and developmental biology, aging and metabolism, biochemical structures and functions, epigenetics, infectious diseases, neurodegeneration, and brain development. Graduate students have the opportunity take courses in a variety of specialty areas reflecting the research interests of our faculty. Undergraduates are encouraged to present research results at national and regional conferences and publish their work in peer-reviewed scientific journals.
