Biology

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Anil Pournouri, one of our Pre-health Biology students, has been selected for the NIDDK-R25 Summer Research Program. Congratulations Anil!!

The DRUMR Summer Research Program is a 5-year grant from the NIH National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) to provide exposure, training, and mentoring to 10 rural/disadvantaged/under-represented minority (URM) students, 1 from each TAMU System School, each summer (50 students total) to perform NIDDK-related biomedical research and become competitive to enter graduate and/or medical school. The Texas A&M College of Medicine’s annual 10-week summer undergraduate research program in Bryan/College Station will seamlessly incorporate 10 rising juniors from Texas A&M University System schools each summer and will produce a strong network of diverse researchers that will address NIDDK-related areas important in biomedical research. The SRP will be held in person this year from May 24th to July 30th.

Biology Two-Year Schedule

December 3, 2019

New Minor Available in Biology - Forensic Science
Minor requirements if you are interested - 18 hours total:

Forensic Science Minor
Course	Title	Hours
BIOL 1306	Biology for Science Majors I	3 SCH	Required
BIOL 1106	Biology for Science Majors I Lab	1 SCH	Required
CHEM 1311	General Chemistry I	3 SCH	Required
CHEM 1111	General Chemistry I Lab	1 SCH	Required
CJ 430	Constitutional Issues	3 SCH	Required
	Plus a total of 7 SCH from the following
BIOL 472	Introduction to Forensics	3 SCH	Elective
BIOL 473	Fundamental of DNA Forensics	4 SCH	Elective
FIVS 305	Forensic and Investigative Techniques	3 SCH	Elective
CJ 390	Criminal Investigations	3 SCH	Elective
CJ 340	Criminal Law & Procedure	3 SCH	Elective
Total		18 SCH

October 22, 2019

RELLIS Students Left to Right: Brooke Mitchell, Reid Perry, Aleena Zaidi, Tyler Scott, Leone Arenas Rangell, Stephen Zissimos, Lee Saunder, and Guadalupe Ordonez. Along with TAMUT mascot ACE!

October 4, 2019

RELLIS Open House at the RELLIS Campus in Bryan. Pictured left to right: Dr. Del Doughty (Dean of CASE), 3 prospective students, Ms. Katelyn Sloan (Coordinator of Community College Transfer Center) and Dr. Dr. Sebastian Schmidl (Assistant Professor of Biology, RELLIS Coordinator).

September 21, 2019

biology field trip

The Biology 443 (Paleozoology) class took a field trip to the Mineral Wells, Texas, area. The students found and cataloged some wonderful fossils from a 300 million year old coral reef that would have been near the equator at the time the rocks formed. This area dates from a time when the planet was going through warming and cooling cycles - the middle of the hill is characteristic of deep water, during a global melt, and the top and bottom are from ancient ice ages, when the water was at its shallowest. Pictured left to right: Neha Amberkar, Maritza Velazquez, Dr. Ben Neuman, Adrian Montemayor, Charles Cole and David Ames.

Biology is the science that seeks to understand life on every level, from a strong molecular foundation up through genes, cells, tissues, organisms and beyond, to the way organisms interact in an ecosystem. We study the living world - how it changes through the process of evolution, and how living things respond to the changing climate.

The Bachelor of Science in Biology degree offers concentrations in chemistry, environmental sciences, and pre-health sciences programs. A minor in chemistry is also offered, as well as teaching certifications with a focus in science education. There is also a graduate education program with a focus in science education.

A&M-Texarkana Biology graduates can pursue advanced studies in biology, medicine, law, journalism, and business, while others may go on to hold positions in environmental science, instructional positions, industrial or governmental research labs, biochemistry, food science, or pharmaceuticals.