Department of Biology and Biochemistry

Biology & Biochemistry students are engaged in the department’s three research divisions: Biochemistry, Cell and Molecular Biology, and Ecology and Evolution.

About Our Department

Featured News

UH Associate Professor Martin Nuñez Explores Why Some Trees Grow Much Faster Outside Their Native Ranges

New study published in “Nature” and EU-funded group highlight how non-native pines outgrow native forest ranges.
University of Houston Biologists Awarded Nearly $1M NSF Grant to Study How Mutation Rates Evolve

Multi-institutional research could offer insights into cancer progression, antibiotic resistance.
GalapaGo! NSM Student Receives Gilman Scholarship for Learning Abroad Experience in the Galápagos Islands

UH graduate combines field research, language skills, and wildlife study in transformative Galápagos experience.
Featured Video: Inside NSM: Rooftop Greenhouse

Biology and Biochemistry students, faculty utilize greenhouse for experiments.

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2,345Undergraduate Students
140Graduate Students
5Undergraduate Degree Options
4M.S./Ph.D. Degree Options

Featured News

UH Associate Professor Martin Nuñez Explores Why Some Trees Grow Much Faster Outside Their Native Ranges

University of Houston Biologists Awarded Nearly $1M NSF Grant to Study How Mutation Rates Evolve

GalapaGo! NSM Student Receives Gilman Scholarship for Learning Abroad Experience in the Galápagos Islands

Featured Video: Inside NSM: Rooftop Greenhouse

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