If, after reading this section on giving opportunities in the life sciences, you wish to learn more about a specific department, click on the department name in the lists below. The purpose of this reorganization is to better equip undergraduate and graduate students for the rapidly changing environments in the area of biotechnology. The high caliber of students in the natural sciences, together with dedicated and talented faculty, has played a significant role in the outstanding quality of this division.
Medical school is a popular choice among life science graduates.
Those who have gone directly into the job market have achieved success in a multitude of careers. Alumni in the biological sciences are now department chairs at some of the most prestigious institutions in the country and members of the National Academy of Sciences, representing the most revolutionary aspects of biology and biotechnology. The life sciences at UIUC have a strong need for graduate fellowships which are essential for departments that compete with medical schools and institutes for graduate students and allow the departments to attract some of the most outstanding students in the country and abroad. In addition to fellowships, scholarships, and program support, the departments have their own specific needs. The departments of Cell and Structural Biology, and Molecular and Integrative Physiology support undergraduate research training that develop and strengthen the research skills of their students.