Marine Biology
Boston University has a world-class program in marine biology that is active in training students at both the undergraduate and graduate level. The marine biology research group includes professors who are leaders in their subdisciplines, including evolutionary and conservation genetics of marine organisms, sensory biology, ichthyology, evolution and devolopment of marine organisms, marine microbial ecology, marine community ecology, and marine conservation science.
Marine biology faculty and their students are actively engaged in such exciting research topics as biomimicry, functional genomics, ocean exploration, and marine conservation, and are working at the cutting edge of scientific efforts to combat overfishing, global climate change, and marine species extinction. Our research is strengthened by close ties between biology faculty and colleagues from the Earth Sciences and Geography & Environment departments. In addition, both faculty and students enjoy the benefits of Boston University’s formal partnerships with the New England Aquarium, the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary, the Sea Education Association, and a variety of government and non-governmental marine conservation organizations.
Faculty with Related Research
News & Events
- Nov 05, 2009
The research of Dr. Peter Buston and his collaborators was featured on the
cover of this month's journal of Molecular Ecology.
Read more. - Oct 28, 2009
Drs. Finnerty and Gilmore's research was recently highlighted in the online Public Library of Science journal, PLoS ONE.
Read more. - View our News & Events page.