Research Overview
The Department of Biological Sciences currently has has more than 65,000 square feet of research space located throughout several buildings, including the Life Science Facility and Long and Jordan halls. All of the research buildings house faculty from multiple departments and colleges representing a true cross-disciplinary group with top educators in genetics, biochemistry, molecular biology, ecology and evolution to chemistry, bioengineering, computing, and physics.
Research Areas and Resources
The Department of Biological Sciences currently has more than 80 graduate students spread across three graduate-level programs. Research is a key part of the program, and a key part of the Clemson College of Science experience in general.
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Ecology, Evolution and Organismal Biology
- J. Antonio Baeza
- Sharon Bewick
- Rick Blob
- Barbara Campbell
- Michael Childress
- Nora Espinoza
- Jason Fridley
- Matthew Koski
- Antonino Malacrinò (January 2025)
- Christopher Parkinson
- Kara Powder
- Samantha Price
- Margaret Ptacek
- Vincent Richards
- Kylie Rock
- Krissa Skogen
- Peter van den Hurk
- Yanzhang Wei
- Norman Wickett
- Casey Youngflesh
- Microbiology
- Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology
- Toxicology
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Pedagogy and Instructional Biology
- John Abercrombie
- Virginia Abernathy
- John Cummings
- Aimee Deconinck (August 2024)
- Lorena Endara
- Chandler Goldman
- Mark Jones (August 2024)
- Tafadzwa Kaisa
- Cassie May
- Tamara McNutt-Scott
- Christine Minor
- David Moulton
- Megan Novak
- Kaustubha Qanungo
- Nathan Redding
- Krista Rudolph
- April South (January 2025)
- Karin Van der Burg
- Lisa Ruggiero Wagner
- Donna Weinbrenner
- Kristi Whitehead
- Kelly Willemssens
Faculty Research
The department boasts approximately 50 faculty members. Faculty research is divided into five key focus areas: ecology, evolution and organismal biology; microbiology; molecular, cellular and developmental biology; toxicology; pedagogy and instructional biology.
A wide array of instrumentation is available as core departmental equipment, or hosted in individual investigators’ research labs. The University also maintains state-of-the-art core facilities for imaging and genomic analyses, as well as the 17,500-acre Experimental Forest where faculty and students have access to a diverse array of habitats and wildlife.