Research

The University of Mississippi is included in the elite group of R-1: Doctoral Universities, Highest Research Activity by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, the definitive list for the top doctoral research universities in the United States.

The Department of Biology is a comprehensive life science department with faculty working in many diverse areas of biology. We are a highly collaborative department, sharing interests and expertise. We train our graduate and undergraduate students to think broadly, to use interdisciplinary approaches, and to develop innovative insights into fundamental biological processes.

Please spend a moment and visit our research facilities page.

Research Areas

Research in the department ranges from scales of the gene to the ecosystem, with many faculty bridging sub-disciplines of biology in their areas of interest. Areas of emphasis include: