Department of Biology: Indiana University Bloomington

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We offer several B.A. and B.S. degrees in the fields of Biology, Biotechnology, Microbiology, and Molecular Life Sciences.

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Lennon elected a fellow of the AAM

Professor Jay Lennon has been elected a fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology, an honorific leadership group within the American Society for Microbiology.

IU biologists' discovery opens up new research directions in plant biology

Professor Roger Innes, graduate student Brian Rutter (pictured), and lab members have developed protocols for purifying and analyzing plant exosomes—providing plant scientists with new ideas about how plants communicate with microbes. Exosomes may also be useful in agricultural and medical applications. Their work was featured in The Scientist.

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Bird banding station entwines science with education

Distinguished Professor Ellen Ketterson and Bloomington resident Eve Cusack established a bird banding station at Kent Farm near Bloomington.

Olivia Ballew runs past a lake as she trains for a marathon. Beautiful fall foliage in the background.

IU Ph.D. student qualifies for Olympic trials in marathon

Olivia Ballew, a Ph.D. candidate in the Lacefield lab, balances running and graduate school.

Front cover of Drosophila Information Service, January 11, 1939.

Earliest records of fruit fly genetics research donated to IU

Distinguished Professor Thom Kaufman obtained a collection of historically significant Drosophila research publications which will be preserved and housed at the IU Lilly Library.

Panoramic view of Lilly-Dickey Woods, a hardwoods forest in Brown County, Indiana.

IU study predicts how air pollutants from U.S. forest soils will increase with climate change

Tree changes in the midwest and eastern U.S. will lead to more atmospheric chemicals that cause air pollution and respiratory illness.

A range of research strengths

Our faculty, research scientists, and graduate and undergraduate students are exploring everything from ecosystems to microbiology and developmental biology; evolution to cell biology; molecular biology to systems biology, bioinformatics, and genomics. Together, we explore the breadth of biological questions and experimental systems.

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Diversity of expertise + scientific approach

Our faculty are world-class researchers and teachers who share an excitement for the life sciences. The diversity of expertise and scientific approach, combined with our exceptional collegial culture, is what makes IU Biology stand out and has made IU a premiere place for performing research.

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Department of Biology

World-class teaching + research

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Lennon elected a fellow of the AAM

IU biologists' discovery opens up new research directions in plant biology

Bird banding station entwines science with education

IU Ph.D. student qualifies for Olympic trials in marathon

Earliest records of fruit fly genetics research donated to IU

IU study predicts how air pollutants from U.S. forest soils will increase with climate change

A range of research strengths

Diversity of expertise + scientific approach

Ready to take the next step?

Incoming freshmen

Current IU students

Prospective graduate students

The College of Arts & Sciences

World-class teaching + research

See our undergraduate degree options

Pursue your graduate degree

Lennon elected a fellow of the AAM

IU biologists' discovery opens up new research directions in plant biology

Bird banding station entwines science with education

IU Ph.D. student qualifies for Olympic trials in marathon

Earliest records of fruit fly genetics research donated to IU

IU study predicts how air pollutants from U.S. forest soils will increase with climate change

A range of research strengths

Diversity of expertise + scientific approach

Ready to take the next step?

Incoming freshmen

Current IU students

Prospective graduate students

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The College of Arts & Sciences