The Department of Integrative Biology is accepting applications for students to enter their integrative graduate education program in Organismal Biology, Ecology and Evolution. Our department is committed to train the next generation of graduate students to prepare them for professional success in the fields of biological sciences that mirror our facultys expertise, which emphasizes organismal interactions and adaptations to the environment at all scales, from microorganisms to complex plants and animals. Our program of graduate study is designed to foster the development of technical and analytical skills used in existing and emerging fields of discovery. Increasingly, students are given opportunities to include an international experience in their research projects and also be involved in outreach activities. The research and training ongoing in the Department of Integrative Biology contributes to advancements in both basic science and applications to real world problems.
Application files must be complete and received by the Biology Graduate Office before January 1, 2011 to be considered for Fall 2011 Teaching Positions or the University Graduate Fellowship (see http://biology.usf.edu/ib/grad/prospective/domesticap/). Students can pursue a M.S. or Ph.D degree in Biology. Each of the degrees requires a student to identify an area of concentration. The program offers: M.S. in Biology, Concentration in Ecology and Evolution (EEV) M.S. in Biology, Concentration in Environmental and Ecological Microbiology (EVM) M.S. in Biology, Concentration in Physiology and Morphology (PMY) Ph.D. in Biology, Concentration in Ecology and Evolution (EEV) Ph.D. in Biology, Concentration in Environmental and Ecological Microbiology (EVM) Ph.D. in Biology, Concentration in Physiology and Morphology (PMY) Faculty research interests include: biomechanics and functional morphology; microbial physiology; ecophysiology; marine and freshwater ecology; restoration, population, community and ecosystem ecology; conservation biology; ecological genetics; ecotoxicology; environmental microbiology; gene transfer; genomics; evolution; and response to climate change. Faculty who are currently accepting students into their laboratories (more information at http://biology.usf.edu/ib/faculty/): * Bell, Susan- Marine Ecology * Crisman, Thomas- Freshwater Ecology * Deban, Stephen- Physiology, Biomechanics, and Evolution * Fox, Gordon- Plant Ecology, Conservation Biology, and Population Biology * Harwood, Valerie- Microbial Water Quality * Lajeunesse, Marc- Ecology, Evolutionary Biology and Research Synthesis * Lewis, David- Ecosystem & Landscape Ecology * Martin, Lynn- Ecological Physiology and Immunology * McCoy, Earl- Conservation Ecology * Motta, Philip- Functional Morphology * Pierce, Sidney- Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry * Richards, Christina- Plant Ecological Genomics and Epigenetics * Rohr, Jason- Ecology * Scott, Kathleen- Microbial Physiology and Biogeochemistry * Stiling, Peter- Ecology
