Department of Biological Sciences

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The Department Office is located on the 4th Floor of the North Science building, Room 429.

Open 8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m., Monday - Friday.

Dept. Phone: (510) 885-3471

Faculty

Professors Emeriti

Donald A. Gailey, Ph.D. University of California, Los Angeles

Maria C. Nieto, Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley

Professors

Christoph W. Baysdorfer, Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley

Michael S. Hedrick, Ph.D. University of British Columbia (Canada)

Caron Y. Inouye, Ph.D. University of California, Los Angeles

Christopher L. Kitting, Ph.D. Stanford University

Carol R. Lauzon, Ph.D. University of Vermont

James Murrary, Ph.D. University of Washington

Claudia Uhde-Stone, Ph.D. University of Bielefeld (Germany)

Associate Professors

Tyler Evans, Ph.D. University of Saskatchewan (Canada)

Maria E. Gallegos, Ph.D. University of Wisconsin, Madison

Kenneth Curr, Ph.D. Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York

Brian Perry (Chair), Ph.D. Harvard University

Erica L. Wildy, Ph.D. Oregon State University

Assistant Professors

Ana Maria Almeida, Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley

Pascale Guiton, Ph.D. Washington University in St. Louis

Jenny Hazelhurst, Ph.D. Tulane University

Nazzy Pakpour, Ph.D. University of Pennsylvania

Graduate Coordinator

• Maria Gallegos

Mission Statement

The mission of the Department of Biological Sciences is to provide students with the most current biological information possible coupled with extensive laboratory and field experiences. An educated and trained biologist contributes to society and returns this knowledge to the community.  A diversity of courses featuring laboratory and field work supports professional specialization in a broad spectrum of disciplines within the life sciences. The degree programs are designed for students with specific career objectives in laboratory, administrative, or field settings, and for students who may seek further graduate training or preparation for careers in health professions or teaching. 

About the Department

Use our university website link to learn more about what the Biological Sciences Department has to offer.

• Advising & Resources
• Degree Roadmaps
• Volunteer Opportunities
• News & Events
• Natural History Collections
• Cleary Reserve
• East Bay Regional Parks
• Moss Landing Marine Laboratories
• Department News
• The S.U.C.C.E.S.S. Program
• And more…

Programs

• Biological Sciences, B.A.: Biology Education Concentration

• Biological Sciences, B.S.: Cell and Molecular Biology Concentration
• Biological Sciences, B.S.: Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Concentration
• Biological Sciences, B.S.: Forensic Science Concentration
• Biological Sciences, B.S.: Microbiology and Biomedical Lab Sciences Concentration
• Biological Sciences, B.S.: Physiology Concentration

• Biological Sciences Minor

• Biological Science, M.S.
• Marine Science, M.S.

• Biotechnology Certificate Program

Courses

• BIOL 100 - Biology in the Real World
• BIOL 101 - Introduction to Biology
• BIOL 102 - Introduction to Biology Lab
• BIOL 140A - Principles of Cell and Molecular Biology
• BIOL 140B - Principles of Organismal Biology
• BIOL 230 - Introduction to Clinical Microbiology
• BIOL 232 - Environmental Health Microbiology
• BIOL 270 - Human Anatomy & Physiology I
• BIOL 271 - Human Anatomy & Physiology II
• BIOL 301 - Biology Connections
• BIOL 302 - Biology Connections Laboratory
• BIOL 310 - Genetic Analysis I
• BIOL 312 - Women in Science
• BIOL 315 - Marine Biology
• BIOL 320 - Evolutionary Biology
• BIOL 330 - General Microbiology
• BIOL 333 - Humans and Sex
• BIOL 334 - Humans and the Living Planet
• BIOL 335 - Humans: Health and Disease
• BIOL 350 - Ecology
• BIOL 352 - Biogeography
• BIOL 356 - Freshwater Environments
• BIOL 368 - Fungi of California
• BIOL 370 - Animal Physiology
• BIOL 372 - Microscopic Methods: Quantitative Analysis of Structure & Function
• BIOL 398 - Internship
• BIOL 408 - Biomedical Sciences Seminar
• BIOL 410 - Genetic Analysis II
• BIOL 415 - PCR, Sequencing and Fragment Analysis
• BIOL 420 - Cell and Molecular Biology Undergraduate Seminar
• BIOL 424 - Bioinformatics
• BIOL 425 - Techniques in Mammalian Cell Culture
• BIOL 426 - Advanced Molecular and Cell Biology
• BIOL 427 - Molecular and Cell Biology Lab
• BIOL 428 - Genomics
• BIOL 430 - Microbial Physiology and Metabolism
• BIOL 431 - Medical Microbiology
• BIOL 432 - Microbe-Host Interactions
• BIOL 433 - Microbial Ecology
• BIOL 434 - Molecular Microbiology
• BIOL 440 - Molecular Virology
• BIOL 441 - Parasitology
• BIOL 442 - Epidemiology
• BIOL 443 - Hematology
• BIOL 444 - Medical Entomology
• BIOL 445 - Immunology
• BIOL 446 - Pathogenic Microbiology
• BIOL 454 - Biology of Fungi
• BIOL 455 - Vertebrate Biology
• BIOL 458 - Animal Behavior
• BIOL 460 - Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Undergraduate Seminar
• BIOL 466 - Population Biology
• BIOL 468 - Molecular Ecology
• BIOL 469 - Conservation Biology
• BIOL 470 - Animal Senses
• BIOL 471 - Neurobiology
• BIOL 472 - Neurobiology Laboratory
• BIOL 473 - Comparative Physiology
• BIOL 474 - Biomedical Physiology
• BIOL 475 - Global Change Biology
• BIOL 476 - General Endocrinology
• BIOL 488 - Environmental Physiology
• BIOL 490 - Independent Study
• BIOL 497 - Issues in Biological Science
• BIOL 498 - Internship

• BIOL 601A - Foundations of Scientific Research
• BIOL 601B - Foundations of Scientific Communication
• BIOL 602 - Preparation for Undergraduate Instruction in Biology
• BIOL 610 - Seminar in Cell & Molecular Biology
• BIOL 616 - Cell and Molecular Biology I
• BIOL 618 - Cell and Molecular Biology II
• BIOL 620 - Functional Genomics
• BIOL 622 - Advanced Molecular Techniques
• BIOL 630 - Seminar in Microbiology
• BIOL 631 - Microbial Physiology and Biochemistry
• BIOL 650 - Seminar in Ecology and Evolution
• BIOL 652 - Advances in Ecology and Evolution
• BIOL 653 - Community and Ecosystem Biology
• BIOL 655 - Phylogenetic Methods
• BIOL 657 - Environmental Experimental Analysis
• BIOL 670 - Seminar in Physiology
• BIOL 671 - Advanced Topics in Physiology
• BIOL 672 - Microscopic Methods: Quantitative Analysis of Structure & Function
• BIOL 681 - Research
• BIOL 690 - Independent Study
• BIOL 691 - University Thesis
• BIOL 697 - Issues in Biological Science
• BIOL 698 - Internship

• MSC 403 - Marine Ecology
• MSC 405 - Marine Science Diving
• MSC 412 - Marine Birds and Mammals
• MSC 413 - Marine Ichthyology
• MSC 424 - Marine Invertebrate Zoology I
• MSC 425 - Marine Invertebrate Zoology II
• MSC 431 - Marine Botany
• MSC 435 - Physiology of Marine Algae
• MSC 441 - Geological Oceanography
• MSC 442 - Physical Oceanography
• MSC 443 - Chemical Oceanography
• MSC 444 - Biological Oceanography
• MSC 490 - Independent Study

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