Biology

    The Advanced Research Collaborative (ARC) is the focal point of the collaborative research activities of the Graduate Center. It promotes interdisciplinary research, partners with GC Research Centers, Institutes and Interdisciplinary Committees, connects the research activities of CUNY faculty at the Colleges to GC research programs and seminars, and provides a home for outstanding visiting scholars to collaborate with faculty and students. ARC offers support to GC doctoral students pursuing research as well as to postdoctoral students who have completed their initial projects.

Biology

Introduction

The primary objective of the program is to enable the student to acquire a fundamental orientation in the current life sciences as well as mastery of the knowledge and investigative approaches in his or her chosen areas of specialization. Such training is essential in developing research professionals equipped to teach in university programs and to take leadership positions in biotechnology and research.


Program Inception: 1963

Areas of Specialization

There are four areas for specialization in the biology department.

Ecology, Evolutionary Biology, and Behavior

Behavior, ecology, evolution, systematics, from anatomy to zoogeography. Faculty includes members of the curatorial staff of the American Museum of Natural History.

Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology

Molecular biology; plant molecular biology; molecular genetics; cell biology; developmental biology and developmental neurobiology; immunology.

Neuroscience

Organization and function of the nervous system, approached from biochemical, cellular, organismal, and environmental perspectives. Faculty includes staff of the Institute for Basic Research in Developmental Disabilities.

Plant Sciences

Study of major plant taxa from bryophytes to flowering plants at every level of organization from the molecular to the ecosystem. Work ranges from theoretical to socioeconomic. Faculty includes members of the curatorial staff of the New York Botanical Garden.

Affiliated Institutions

American Museum of Natural History, New York Botanical Garden, and Institute for Basic Research in Developmental Disabilities.

Executive Officer

Professor Laurel Eckhardt
The Graduate Center
365 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10016-4309
1.212.817.8100
Email: biology@gc.cuny.edu