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Undergraduate Studies

The Department of Biology offers a rigorous undergraduate and five-year combined master’s program. Students develop a detailed, nuanced view of biology; integrating knowledge at the molecular, cellular, and organismal levels.

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Graduate Studies

The Program in Cell, Molecular, Developmental Biology, and Biophysics (CMDB) offers a doctoral degree.

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JHU BioREU

JHU BioREU is a Research Experiences for Undergraduates Site funded by the National Science Foundation. The 10-week summer program provides an intensive, mentored research experience.

Upcoming Events

Department of Biology Seminar Series- David Stern

David Stern, Senior Group Leader at Howard Hughes Medical Institute's Janelia Research Campus, will give a talk titled "How aphids remote-control plants: Bicycle proteins as gall effector molecules." Erik Andersen […]

News & Announcements

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Congratulations! 2025 Leibniz Prize Awarded to Ana Pombo

The German Research Foundation (DFG) announced on December 11 that biochemist Ana Pombo from the Max Delbrück Center is among this year’s winners of the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize. The […]

The Secret Lives of Microbes

Associate professors Gira Bhabha and Damian Ekiert were featured in the Fall 2024 issue of Arts and Sciences Magazine. They discussed their work in Bhabha+Ekiert Labs, focusing on structural biology […]