Mission
The Department of Integrative Biology is committed to providing the best training and education in the field of biology for UW-Madison undergraduate and graduate students.
With over 40 faculty and affiliated faculty members from several departments across campus, research and education in the Department of Integrative Biology spans all levels of biological organization, considers a diverse range of taxa and systems, and addresses a wide array of basic and applied research questions.
Programs in Integrative Biology
In the News
Tiny copepod for a big discovery
UW researchers turn to the tiny copepod for a big discovery, showing that gene location influences natural selection
December 15, 2025
Anthony Ives, Ph.D. Awarded UW–Madison Steenbock Professorship
Ives, awarded the Steenbock Professorship in the Biological Sciences, is a member of the Department of Integrative Biology. He joined the faculty in 1990 as a theoretical ecologist, and his work bridges between mathematical theory …
September 9, 2025
Ellen Damschen Receives a Kellett Mid-Career Award
Ellen Damschen, professor of conservation biology and ecology, an ecologist and professor of integrative biology, studies what determines plant community diversity and how global change affects plant communities. She is interested in how local and …
August 7, 2025
Meet the ‘weird’ sea spider that’s mapping the evolution of eight-legged creatures
It’s not easy to look at a sea spider and see an animal so representative of its kind that it may help scientists sort out the evolution of almost everything with eight legs. But that’s …
July 22, 2025- Archived News
Community Highlights
Graduate Student Spotlight: Eldon Ager
Eldon Ager is an Integrative Biology PHD student in the Hite lab the department of Pathobiological Sciences. His research areas are ecology, bioinformatics and microbiology. Check out his spotlight post for more information about his research, …
April 14, 2025
Graduate Student Spotlight: Katie Klier
Katie Klier is a Freshwater and Marine Sciences PHD student in the Anantharaman lab. Her research areas are Microbiology, Biogeochemistry, and Ecology. Check out her spotlight post for more information about her research, hobbies, and …
April 13, 2025
Graduate Student Spotlight: Timon Keller
Timon Keller is a Integrative Biology PHD student in the Turner lab. His research areas are Landscape Ecology and Ecosystem Ecology. Check out his spotlight post for more information about his research, hobbies and experiences …
April 13, 2025
Graduate Student Spotlight: Fredette-Roman
For November’s student spotlight we are showcasing Jacob Fredette-Roman. Jacob is an Integrative Biology PhD Student. He is a part of the Sharp lab in the Genetics-Biotechnology Center. Jacob’s spotlight highlights his current research, …
October 28, 2024- More Community Highlights posts
Events
Biology 152 Poster Symposium – Wednesday, December 10, Varsity Hall
Come talk to students about biology! Over 600 students and close to 400 projects between Session A: 3pm-4:30pm and Session B: 5:30pm-7pm. Wednesday, December 10, Varsity Hall. Open to the public
November 26, 2025iBio at Work
Online, Via Zoom September 30, 2025 @ 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm Register on Zoom What can you do with a major in Molecular & Cell Biology, Neurobiology, or Zoology? Quite a lot! Learn from alumni …
September 8, 2025Upcoming Biology Colloquia
The Biology Colloquium is a series of lectures hosted jointly by the Botany and Integrative Biology departments. The fall 2025 Biology Colloquium takes place on Thursdays at 3:30 in Birge Hall, room B302, unless otherwise noted. View …
September 15, 2024- More Events posts