Research in Biological Sciences

Research areas

A key goal of the department of biological sciences is to promote world-class research in areas that are central to biology now and into the future. These areas allow our strong participation in longstanding and well-developed research directions, as well as foster innovations in newly emerging areas of Biology and Life Sciences. Our faculty members have identified in one or more of these groups.

Cell, molecular and developmental biology

The disciplines of cell, molecular and developmental biology are closely intertwined as they each seek to understand how the basic building blocks of life work together to enable the proper functioning of cells, tissues, and entire organisms.
Ecology and environmental biology

In a society concerned with climate change, overpopulation, and extinction, Ecology provides a scientific link to the living world. Ecologists study the lives of many species including animals, plants, fungi, and microorganisms.
Evolution and biodiversity

The evolution and biodiversity theme deals primarily with the evolutionary processes that generate and maintain (or limit) organismal and genetic diversity, patterns of species biodiversity in time and space, and the biology and evolutionary relationships within the specific organismal groups.
Environmental and integrative physiology

Environmental physiology is the science of understanding how living organisms function, how they are adapted to their environment, and the means by which these mechanisms evolved.

Research collections

The department of biological sciences houses a diverse research collection of specimens from Manitoba and around the world.

Our collections are housed in the Herbarium, and in research and teaching laboratories in the department. If you would like to request information regarding any of our collections, you can contact one of our curators.

Birds: Kevin Fraser
Mammals: Jane Waterman
Fishes/Herptiles: Margaret Docker
Vascular Plants: Bruce Ford (Herbarium)
Greenhouse: Carla Zelmer

Faculty of Science

Faculty of Science

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Research areas

Cell, molecular and developmental biology

Ecology and environmental biology

Evolution and biodiversity

Environmental and integrative physiology

Research collections

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