Research

A strength of our broad department is the diverse research areas of our faculty and an intellectual breadth that helps us keep abreast of new trends across sub disciplines in the life sciences. We are dedicated to providing a diverse, accepting, and supportive environment. We prepare our students for a variety of professional career paths while building intellectual and technical skills.

Biology Spring Gathering

All of our PhD students are fully supported on either Research or Teaching Assistantships. If you are interested in doing graduate research at UMass click on the links to see Biology faculty research areas and which Biology faculty are associated with the respective graduate programs you are interested in. Many Biology faculty participate in more than 1 program.

We also offer many research opportunities for undergraduate students.

Biology Faculty Research Areas Biology Faculty Research Areas Faculty in the Molecular & Cellular Biology Graduate Program Faculty in the Molecular & Cellular Biology Graduate Program Faculty in the Neurosciences & Behavior Graduate Program Faculty in the Neurosciences & Behavior Graduate Program Faculty in the Organismic & Evolutionary Biology Graduate Program Faculty in the Organismic & Evolutionary Biology Graduate Program Faculty in the Plant Biology Graduate Program Faculty in the Plant Biology Graduate Program

We have four Interdepartmental Graduate Programs

Molecular and Cellular Biology (MCB)

Molecular and Cellular Biology (MCB)

Neuroscience and Behavior (NSB)

Stem cell mechanobiology studies in the Sun lab

Neuroscience and Behavior (NSB)

Organismic and Evolutionary Biology (OEB)

Organismic and Evolutionary Biology (OEB)

Plant Biology (PB)

Evolution and Ecology - Image credit: Bartlett Lab

Plant Biology (PB)