Our Mission
The core scientific mission of the Department of Marine and Environmental Biology is to understand organisms, with an emphasis on marine taxa, their interactions within complex ecosystems, and the emergent properties of the communities that result from those interactions.
Globally Recognized
We are a globally recognized center for research in marine and environmental biology, with strengths in microbial ecology, integrative organismal biology, and biogeochemistry. Our graduate program trains the next generation of scientists to address fundamental and applied questions across marine and environmental systems.
Microbial Ecology
Marine microbial ecology, encompassing classical fields of ecology and microbial physiology, combined with genomics and multi-omics approaches.
Integrative Organismal Biology
Integrative organismal biology, encompassing classical fields of experimental biology, physiology, ecology, conservation biology, and population and quantitative genetics, using state-of-the-art genomics approaches.
Biogeochemistry
Encompassing marine chemistry, experimental biogeochemistry, geobiology, and cutting-edge modeling techniques.
