Vanderbilt University Department of Biological Sciences

Vanderbilt University Department of Biological Sciences The Department of Biological Sciences is within the College of Arts and Science of Vanderbilt University.

We're a broad-based department spanning molecules and cells to tissues and organisms to populations and ecosystems. Courses and research opportunities are available in Biochemistry, Structural Biology and Biophysics, Cell Biology, Genetics, Molecular Biology, Computational Biology, Evolutionary Biology, Ecology, Developmental Biology, and Neurobiology. The undergraduate curriculum leads to three p

ossible majors: molecular and cell biology (MCB), ecology, evolution, and organismal biology (EEOB), and the non-differentiated biological sciences (BioSci) major. In all three majors, independent research is emphasized in addition to class work. Focused areas of research include biological clocks, genome maintenance, small RNAs, protein trafficking, vector biology, symbiosis, social evolution, microbiomes, speciation, brain asymmetry, synapse formation and plasticity, cell migration, and touch, visual, and olfactory sensory systems.

📢 DEFENSE ANNOUNCEMENT! 📢 We are excited to share that Ph.D. Candidate, Carl Stone, will be defending on Tuesday, Februa...
02/09/2026

📢 DEFENSE ANNOUNCEMENT! 📢 We are excited to share that Ph.D. Candidate, Carl Stone, will be defending on Tuesday, February 17. Carl’s defense will be held at 1:00 PM on 2/17/2026 in SC 4309.

📢 DEFENSE ANNOUNCEMENT! 📢 We are excited to share that Ph.D. candidate, Jake Hermanson, will be defending next week! Jak...
02/05/2026

📢 DEFENSE ANNOUNCEMENT! 📢
We are excited to share that Ph.D. candidate, Jake Hermanson, will be defending next week! Jake’s defense will be held on Monday, February 9 at 12:30 PM in Buttrick Hall, room 101.

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Wednesday 8am - 5pm
Thursday 8am - 5pm
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