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Welcome!

SF State's Department of Biology offers a dynamic learning environment, exciting research opportunities, and mentorship by world-class scientists. Our undergraduate and graduate programs in cell and molecular biology, conservation biology, ecology and systematics, marine biology, microbiology, physiology, botany and zoology, and biology education are all designed to train and educate students to meet the challenges of leadership roles in the biological sciences. We invite you to explore our exceptional educational and research opportunities.

Announcements

  • San Francisco State University, Department of Biology invites applicants for two tenure-track Assistant or Associate Professor positions in Biology beginning August 2018

    The department seeks individuals with a background in Cell and Molecular Biology, with specialization in a variety of disciplines, including but not limited to, cell biology, neurobiology, developmental biology, molecular genetics, microbiology, and bioinformatics.

  • SFSU Brown Bag Research Lunch Series

    Fall 2017 and Spring 2018
    Time: 12:30-1:30
    Location: HH 501

     Monthly presentations of current scientific research in Biology and throughout the College of Science and Engineering (CoSE) at San Francisco State University

  • Changing Your Major to Biology?

    The Department of Biology has declared 'impaction' limiting the number of students we can take, but the more lower-division major requirements you take and the better your class performance, the higher your priority will be for admission to the major.  For more information, visit:  http://biology.sfsu.edu/content/changing-your-major

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