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School of Biological Sciences School of Biological Sciences

Innovation. Diversity. Impact.

Professor James Nieh with Xavier students Lamiah Hall, Emily Wilson and Selena Gray

Education

The School of Biological Sciences at UC San Diego contains 3 academic programs.

Departments

Investigating questions addressing how cells assemble and function, and how they are sculpted into complex organisms.

Cell and Developmental Biology

Pursuing molecular mechanisms underpinning a range of fundamental processes vital for life on Earth.

Molecular Biology

Researching ecological and evolutionary processes underlying individuals, populations, species and communities.

Ecology, Behavior & Evolution

Probing how nervous systems work and the rich complexity of mechanisms that influence how we think, feel and act.

Neurobiology