Templeton Lab Research

The transition from isolated patches to a metapopulation in the eastern collared lizard in response to prescribed fires.

Schaal Lab Research

Studying biogeography, crop evolution, invasive species, phylogeography, speciation, and systematics.

Carlson Lab Research

Electric organ discharges in the genus Paramoryrops (top) are more diverse than in the genus Petrocephalus (bottom).

Haswell Lab Research

Image from cover of The Plant Cell, Aug. 2011
See Related WUSTL Newsroom article: "Plants feel the force"

Arabidopsis

Wild Type Pollen

About the Department

Research in the Washington University Department of Biology addresses a wide range of biological questions, across and between the sub-disciplines of biology: from single molecules to systems, and from steady state equilibria to dynamic remodeling over milliseconds to millions of generations. Intellectually, the department draws its strength from an exceptionally interactive and collaborative faculty who possess a wide range of interests at all levels of biological organization and who utilize many different biological systems and model organisms. ...Read more

In the News

June 17, 2013
Graduate students Eric Hamilton (Plant Biology) and Melanie Bauer (Psychology) place third.
May 7, 2013
Joan Strassmann’s work focuses on cooperative alliances that have occurred at several important steps in the evolution of life that have proven evolutionarily and ecologically successful.
May 3, 2013
This year’s Spector Prize has been awarded to Arts & Sciences seniors Megan Kelly and Jennifer Stevens. The prize, awarded in memory of a 1938 WUSTL graduate, recognizes outstanding undergraduate achievement in research.

Upcoming Events

Sep
16
Bruce Carlson
Rebstock 322 @ 4:00 pm
Sep
23
Liz Haswell
Rebstock 322 @ 4:00 pm
Oct
07
Garland Allen
Rebstock 322 @ 4:00 pm