The new Biological Sciences Greenhouses, shared by the departments of Plant Biology and Entomology, provide efficient and climate-controlled space for research and teaching laboratories. We are at the forefront in interdisciplinary research and graduate education. We are improving undergraduate education in biology, both for majors and non-majors. Tenure-track faculty at all ranks teach introductory biology classes to Ohio State undergraduates. The College of Biological Sciences leads the university in providing undergraduates with research opportunities.
Faculty participate in a broad array of service and outreach activities.
We are developing areas of excellence in Molecular Life Sciences, Environmental Sciences and Biodiversity. The Department of Biochemistry is building excellence in the areas of protein biochemistry and structural biology. This area has been enhanced by the addition of a new 800MHz NMR spectrometer, the most powerful model available and one of the few in the entire nation. The addition of new faculty members is expanding the capabilities of our teaching and research programs in protein and structural biology. The Bacillus Genetics Stock Center provides resources, strains and information to research scientists throughout the world.