Rima Franklin, Ph.D.
Professor and chair

Fernando Tenjo, Ph.D. 
Professor and associate chair

Chris Gough, Ph.D.
Professor and director of graduate studies

Jennifer Olson, Ph.D.
Associate professor and director of undergraduate curriculum

Alvin Bryant, Ed.D.
Associate director of undergraduate advising

biology.vcu.edu

The Department of Biology offers programs leading to baccalaureate, master’s and doctoral degrees; the doctoral degree is offered through the Ph.D. in Integrative Life Sciences program. Students may specialize within many areas, such as molecular and cellular biology, genetics, aquatic and terrestrial ecology, systematics, physiology, neurobiology, and developmental biology. Students also may develop an interdisciplinary focus to their degree program, for example within areas such as bioinformatics, cancer biology, forensic science and environmental science.

In addition to the courses offered by the Department of Biology, graduate students may enroll in graduate courses offered through VCU Life Sciences and these departments in the VCU School of Medicine: Anatomy and Neurobiology, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Biostatistics, Human and Molecular Genetics, Microbiology and Immunology, Pathology, Pharmacology and Toxicology, and Physiology and Biophysics. Visit the Department of Biology’s website for additional information.

 
 
 

Students who complete the requirements for this degree will receive a Bachelor of Science in Biology.