About the Department

The Department of Biology includes 30 tenured or tenure-track faculty who teach and lead research programs in the biological sciences. Research and teaching expertise/interests include:

  • Biochemistry

  • Cellular and molecular biology

  • Developmental biology

  • Ecology

  • Immunology

  • Microbiology

  • Neurobiology

  • Physiology

  • Plant hormones and gene expression

  • Virology

Research awards in the Department from the National Institutes of Health, National Science Foundation, and private foundations total more than $8 million annually. Members of our faculty serve on national peer-review panels and are on the editorial boards of well-known scientific journals. State-of-the-art research laboratories provide both undergraduate and graduate students the opportunity to learn, participate, and acquire skills in leading areas of biological study.

The University of Texas at San Antonio
Department of Biology, BSB 2.03.02 (
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One UTSA Circle, San Antonio, Texas 78249
Phone: (210) 458-4458, Fax: (210) 458-5658

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