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​The Department of Biological Sciences provides courses for biology majors, minors, and non-majors from all areas. The department currently has more than 350 majors in its undergraduate program leading to a Bachelor of Arts or a Bachelor of Science and offers a graduate program leading to a Master of Science.

Faculty

Windsor E. Aguirre, Ph.D.
Professor
Stony Brook University

Rima Barkauskas, M.S.
Senior Professional Lecturer
DePaul University

Claire Behrens, M.S.
Professional Lecturer
DePaul University

Margaret Bell, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Michigan State University

Joanna S. Brooke, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair
University of Western Ontario

Jason Bystriansky, Ph.D.
Professor
University of Guelph

Stanley A. Cohn, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus
University of Colorado

Sarah A. Connolly, Ph.D.
Professor
University of Pennsylvania

Andrew Conith, Ph.D
Assistant Professor
University of Massachusetts, Amherst

John V. Dean, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus
University of Illinois

Terry Fitzpatrick, Ph.D.
Senior Professional Lecturer
Northwestern University

Phillip E. Funk, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Loyola University Chicago

William D. Gilliland, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
University of California, Davis 

Crystal Guzmán, Ph.D.
Professional Lecturer
University of Illinois, Chicago

Rick Hudson, Ph.D.
Senior Professional Lecturer
University of Arizona

Jingjing L. Kipp, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
University of Illinois

Jessica Pamment, Ph.D.
Senior Professional Lecturer
University of Dundee

Talitha Rajah, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Osmania University

Megan Schrementi, Ph.D.
Senior Professional Lecturer 
Loyola University Chicago

Kenshu Shimada, Ph.D.
Professor
University of Illinois, Chicago

Katherine Soderstrom, Ph.D.
Senior Professional Lecturer
Rush University

Tim Sparkes, Ph.D.
Professor
University of Kentucky