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Microbiology and Molecular Biology

The graduate program in Microbiology and Molecular Biology is composed of faculty, postdoctoral fellows and graduate students with research interests that encompass a wide range of research and training opportunities for graduate students in preparation for rewarding careers in sciences. Programs include emphases in many areas of molecular biology and microbiology including bacteriology, ecology, evolution, extremophiles, genetics, gene regulati...

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Plant Systems Biology

The graduate program in Plant Systems Biology is composed of 16 faculty members that share a fundamental interest in understanding molecular, cellular and developmental processes in plants. Powerful new methods in molecular genetics, biochemistry, and genomics are applied to analyze nearly every process in plants, such as growth and development, environmental and biotic stresses, photosynthesis, nuclear-organelle interactions, gene expression, D...

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Cedar Point

Cedar Point Biological Station (CPBS) is a unique facility with a major emphasis being the study of natural biological systems located in diverse and scenic habitats in the vicinity of Lake McConaughy in western Nebraska near Ogallala. It provides an important research and teaching resource unparalleled in the region and is situated close to a variety of aquatic and terrestrial habitats, including floodplain forests, wet meadows, creeks, lakes, u...

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Ecology, Evolution and Behavior

The graduate program in Ecology, Evolution & Behavior is composed of 18 faculty members that share a fundamental interest in ecological and evolutionary processes. The EEB faculty has a diverse range of research interests. These include: behavioral ecology, community ecology, ecosystem ecology, evolutionary ecology, life history evolution, molecular evolution, physiological ecology, plant-animal interactions, population ecology, sexual selec...

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Genetics, Genomics, and Bioinformatics

The graduate program in Genetics, Genomics, and Bioinformatics (GGB) is composed of 13 faculty members that share a fundamental interest in genetics, genomics and bioinformatics processes. The Genetics faculty have a diverse range of research interests. The GGB GREG is particularly strong in evolutionary genetics and bioinformatics. Most programs are influenced by evolutionary concerns and use tools from bioinformatics to address fundamental que...

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Plant Pathology

The Plant Pathology Department offers a wide range of research opportunities in both basic and applied topics. Our graduate programs are designed around your own research, extension, and career goals. Opportunities for research at both the M.S. and Ph.D. levels include: molecular plant pathology, fungal molecular genetics, phytobacteriology, nematology, virology, epidemiology, biocontrol, disease resistance and soilborne diseases. Inter-disciplin...

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Biotechnology Core Facilities

The UNL Center for Biotechnology promotes research on all aspects of molecular life sciences research, leading to improvements in agriculture, health care and the environment. The center is supported by the Nebraska Research Initiative funds allocated through the Center for Biotechnology and by funds from the National Science Foundation (EPSCoR Infrastructure grant). The Center provides access to core research facilities and various other servic...

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Parasitology

The graduate program in Parasitology is composed of composed of 6 faculty members with a diverse range of research interests, but the GREG is particularly strong in the study of ecology and evolution of parasitision. Our goal is to develop broadly trained biologists that have both the conceptual tools and expertise in research design necessary to address fundamental questions.  To meet this goal, our graduate curriculum includes a series of cou...

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