生物学

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The 生物学 Department engages students in an exciting and challenging environment where they master biological concepts and develop scientific competencies necessary to be critical thinkers, 成功的专业人士, 负责任的公民. 教师 give students firsthand experience with research throughout our curriculum, 从入门课程开始. This focus makes our students better candidates for funding from external organizations when they become juniors and seniors and successfully prepares them for careers in fields like medicine and research science.

Through hands-on experiences in our laboratories, field work at Abernathy Field Station and in the W&J 校园 Arboretum, independent research with faculty, biology students can gain expertise in pre-health职业, 神经科学, 生物化学, 环境科学, 法医科学, 生物物理. 看到生物专业学生手册了解更多信息.

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你会发现W&J 生物学 alumni in a variety of fields, including health and biomedical professions, 作为合格兽医工作, 流行病学家, ecological and wildlife researchers, 作为老师, 律师, 科学传播者.

Our alumni go on to have successful careers after W&J and are able to better their communities and the world. 一个例子是唐·史蒂文斯16岁, who was selected by the National Science Foundation (NSF) as the recipient of a graduate research fellowship, also received the Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Gilliam Fellowship for Advanced Study to support diversity and inclusion in science. 校友等科里·英布雷西亚12岁呼吁他们在W&J to assist in fighting the Coronavirus pandemic.

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With ample funding and an extensive network of alumni, we open doors to research and internship opportunities for our students to help them build the careers they want. Our students have been recognized as Fulbright Scholars, with support from the National Science Foundation, by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) – like 阿隆德拉·马丁内斯·奥索诺21届, who was one of only 15 students in the nation to win a prestigious NIH scholarship.

det365app学生的研究, in classrooms and in off-campus internships, has delved into areas as varied as Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s diseases, 城市生态学, 鱼类种群, 假肢生物工程, 水母细菌. More information is available on the 科研实习维基. 生物学 students also work with local schools, 公园, 民间组织, 医疗设施, 作为少校的一部分社区参与要求.

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“如果没有W&J, I would not have prioritized an internship as highly as I did. This allowed me to step outside my comfort zone and have a great experience. I know I’m working toward what I want to do,” Julia said.

朱莉娅·普拉西斯基，20岁

生物学

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After completing my first Magellan in Florida…I had the idea to study baseball, but I wasn’t sure how I could make it a research project. Then, I thought about how players come from all over the world to play in the U.S.

布鲁克·舒克，20岁

工商管理, 化学, 生物学

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The biology major is interning in the lab of Paul Himes, Ph.D.他是路易斯维尔大学的教授. The lab is working with different mutant pathogenic bacteria and examining their growth patterns to determine if other bacteria can disrupt their chemical signaling pathways to limit their growth.

亚历山大·奥尔布赖特，20届

生物学

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Completing a study sponsored by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) may seem daunting for an undergraduate student, but for psychology major Brach Herzig ’20, 这是一天的工作.

布拉赫·赫齐格，20岁

心理学, 生物学

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With a recommendation from 生物学教授坎迪·德贝瑞博士.D., Weston pursued a position as a wildlife ecology apprentice with The Wilds, a conservation center associated with Jack Hanna’s Columbus Zoo and Aquarium.