Centers, Institutes & Initiatives

The designation of "Center", "institute", "Facility", "Laboratory" and "Initiative" denote an organizational unit or process that fosters collaborations. The collaboration can involve different academic departments, different schools and colleges and even on- and off-campus investigators. Although often focusing on a particular area of research, they can also focus on teaching. The Department of Biological Sciences is involved in several such collaborations:

• Life Sciences Research Initiative
• Center for Neuroscience Research
• Th RNA Institute
• Evolution and Ecology of Infectious Diseases
• Biological Imaging Facility
• Center for Achievement, Retention and Student Success
• Center for Excellence in Cancer Genomics