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 20 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.
In the News
Sr Academic Curator in the UW Zoological Museum, John Lyons, interviewed for National Geographic Article
Sr Academic Curator in the UW Zoological Museum, John Lyons, was interviewed in a National Geographic article regarding climate change.
October 13, 2021Algae blooms a problem but not a trend, study finds
October 13, 2021
New article on the genome of daddy long legs
Congrats to iBio’s Guilherme Gainnet for his new published paper! In a collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution in DC, Guilherme published the first harvestman (daddy long legs) genome and used gene silencing experiments to discover …
August 4, 2021- Archived News
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Explore our Majors
Biology (L&S)
The biology major is designed for students who are interested in a broad exposure to the concepts and methodologies of the biological sciences, as well as those interested in a more specific sub-discipline.
Molecular Biology
The molecular biology major is a sub-discipline of biology that studies the composition, structure, and interactions of molecules that carry out biological processes essential for cellular functioning.
Neurobiology
The neurobiology major is a sub-discipline of biology that examines cells of the nervous system and the organization of these cells into functional circuits that process information and mediate behavior.
Zoology
The zoology major is a sub-discipline of biology that examines the organization of animals, from the cellular to the systems level, including the study of interactions of animals with their environment.
Integrative Biology Graduate Program
Interested in the Freshwater and Marine Sciences Graduate Program? Click here.
Events
- October
- October 28Biology Colloquium: Jeongim KimA metabolic network linking specialized metabolites and hormones in plants3:30 PM, B302 Birge Hall
- November
- November 4Biology Colloquium: Marvin BentleyThe trafficking pathways that maintain axonal polarity3:30 PM, B302 Birge Hall
- November 11Biology Colloquium: Vivian IrishGene regulatory networks and citrus thorn development in Citrus3:30 PM, B302 Birge Hall
Announcements
- We are accepting TA applications for the Spring 2022 semester.
- If you have questions about enrollment (wait lists, swapping sections, course openings, etc.)? Please contact Nazan Gillie, waitlist@zoology.wisc.edu
- To enroll in a Directed Study (199, 299, 699), Honors Thesis (681, 682), or Senior Thesis (691, 692) in iBio, please fill out this Course Authorization Form.