Research in BioGAP spans the breadth of inquiry in molecular, cell, and developmental biology. Interested in genetics? Genomics? Biochemistry or neuroscience? BioGAP researchers address questions in those areas. Our faculty, postdoctoral researchers, and students produce substantial and innovative research, driving discovery to meet the most pressing challenges of our world.

The College of Biological Sciences, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, College of Engineering, School of Veterinary Medicine, and School of Medicine all contribute faculty to the BioGAP program, and join together in graduate and undergraduate programs -- such as BioGAP -- that cross departmental and college boundaries.

We take pride in our collaborative and interdisciplinary approach to science, with state-of-the-art core facilities for microscopy, bioinformatics, proteomics, and metabolomics, and campuswide centers like the Coastal and Marine Sciences Institute, the Center for Neuroscience, and the Genome Center. 

Students admitted to BioGAP program will begin by preparing for research during the academic year via monthly videoconferences (via Zoom, a freely available platform) with their designated faculty mentors. Mentors and students will read and discuss the appropriate literature, consider possible areas of focus for summer research, and connect research preparation to the student’s coursework.

Please explore our faculty page to learn about research available through BioGAP. You also can use the search function to look for faculty with specific research interests.