About the UTSA Biology Department
The Department of Biology includes 30 tenured or tenure-track faculty who teach and lead research programs in the biological sciences. Research and teaching expertise/interests include:
- Biochemistry
- Cellular and molecular biology
- Developmental biology
- Ecology
- Immunology
- Microbiology
- Neurobiology
- Physiology
- Plant hormones and gene expression
- Virology
Research awards in the Department from the National Institutes of Health, National Science Foundation, U.S. Forest Service, and private foundations total more than $8 million annually. Members of our faculty serve on national peer-review panels and are on the editorial boards of well-known scientific journals. State-of-the-art research laboratories provide both undergraduate and graduate students the opportunity to learn, participate, and acquire skills in leading areas of biological study.