The Program provides a rich research environment with excellent facilities and modern equipment. The graduate faculty cover a wide spectrum of research interests and all students are required to conduct independent, yet guided, research as part of their graduate training. Training also includes basic and advanced courses, as well as seminars on current issues. Additionally, all graduate students receive training in teaching at the undergraduate level.
The Biological Sciences Graduate Program at Ohio University offers training in five major areas: Cell Biology and Physiology, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Exercise Physiology and Muscle Biology, Microbiology, and Neurobiology. These areas represent major research focus groups within the Program in which excellence in research training can be attained. Excellent interdisciplinary opportunities exist in the Program in which students can enroll in the Program in Cellular and Molecular Biology and the Program in Environmental Biology (M.S. only). Furthermore, qualified medical students may enroll in our D.O./Ph.D. degree program offered through the Program and the College of Osteopathic Medicine.
The
cell biology and physiology
group investigates the roles of
endocrine, genetic and environmental
factors on the regulation of anatomical,
physiological, and metabolic systems.
The
ecology and evolutionary biology
group integrates research on ecology,
functional morphology, phylogeny, genetics,
and life histories of natural populations and
model organisms to study evolutionary
patterns and process.
The exercise physiology and muscle
biology group focuses on effects of
exercise, nutrition, gender, and aging on
the human performance, skeletal muscle
histology and physiology, skeletal muscle
injury and healing, and metabolic and
reproductive endocrinology.
The microbiology group applies
molecular biological techniques to
theoretical and practical problems in
bacteriology, virology, parasitology, and
immunology.
The areas of research of the
neurobiology group include
computational neurobiology;
developmental neurobiology emphasizing
trophic interactions in the development
of sensory systems; control of movement;
central pattern generation; muscle
biology; musculoskeletal mechanics; visual, auditory, and vestibular
neurobiology; cardiovascular regulation; neural cytoskeleton and
axonal transport; neurobiology of aging; neuroendocrine control of
development; and neural and neuroendocrine control of the
autonomic nervous system.
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