{"id":3859,"date":"2020-04-28T16:48:54","date_gmt":"2020-04-28T20:48:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/academics\/?post_type=program&#038;p=3859"},"modified":"2025-05-16T11:08:34","modified_gmt":"2025-05-16T15:08:34","slug":"biology","status":"publish","type":"program","link":"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/academics\/program\/biology\/","title":{"rendered":"Biology"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns full-width is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p class=\"larger has-medium-font-size\">The biology major at Transylvania University in Lexington, Kentucky, prepares you for traditional fields of study as well as emerging fields such as biophysics, bioinformatics and molecular genetics. The science of biology plays a central role in important issues like global climate change, stem cell research and ecological restoration, as well as global health issues such as avian influenza, tuberculosis and HIV\/AIDS. Our biology degree graduates actively engage these issues, both as researchers in the laboratory and as medical personnel on the front lines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>Our biology program provides foundational courses useful for a number of disciplines as well as diverse specialized courses such as Biology of Climate Change, Bacterial Pathogenesis and the Natural History of Kentucky. We stress content as well as critical thinking, problem-solving and data analysis.<\/em><\/p>\n<cite>Belinda Sly, professor of biology<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"730\" height=\"261\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/06\/Biology-730x261.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6091\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/06\/Biology-730x261.jpg 730w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/06\/Biology-350x125.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/06\/Biology-768x274.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/06\/Biology-1536x549.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/06\/Biology.jpg 1680w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In our small lab sessions, you\u2019ll sharpen your investigative skills by undertaking independent research. You\u2019ll gain first-hand knowledge of subjects through field trips to destinations such as Kentucky\u2019s Red River Gorge and Daniel Boone National Forest. May term travel courses have enabled students to study invertebrates in Florida, tropical ecology in Belize and Hawaii, native plants and animals in the forests of eastern Kentucky and public health issues in the Philippines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Transylvania students have a variety of opportunities to conduct research, both independently and with professors. Research projects may receive funding from the university or from outside organizations such as the National Institutes of Health. Current faculty research interests include evolution and behavioral ecology of cannibalism, physiological and other correlates of avian personality and ecology of non-native plant invasions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns program features is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-where-our-graduates-have-worked\">Where  Our Graduates Have Worked<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Smithsonian Institution<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mount Sinai Hospital<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>National Rehabilitation Hospital in Washington, D.C.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Boston Medical Center<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-where-our-graduates-have-studied\">Where Our Graduates Have Studied<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Auburn University<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Baylor University<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Harvard University<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Georgetown University School of Medicine<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>University of Kentucky Dental School<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>University of North Carolina\u2014Chapel Hill<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Vanderbilt University School of Medicine<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-courses-of-special-interest\">Courses of Special Interest<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Molecular Genetics<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Entomology<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Animal Behavior<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Neurobiology<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Public Health<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Immunology<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tropical Ecology<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Field Biology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-possible-career-options\">Possible Career Options<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Environmental protection agent<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Medical doctor<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Research scientist<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Teacher<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-semester-study-abroad-opportunities\">Semester Study Abroad Opportunities<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list twocol\">\n<li>Australia I<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Australia II<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Colombia<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Costa Rica<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>England II<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fiji<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ireland<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Italy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>New Zealand<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Scotland<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>South Korea<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sweden<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>These&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/center-for-academic-and-professional-enrichment\/study-abroad\/opportunities\/globaltransy\">GlobalTransy<\/a>&nbsp;programs have at least two courses related to the major.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Interested in studying abroad for a summer? Take a look at our&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/center-for-academic-and-professional-enrichment\/study-abroad\/opportunities\">summer study abroad opportunities<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\" id=\"h-contacts\">Contacts<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"ma&#105;&#108;&#116;&#111;&#x3a;&#x6a;&#x77;&#x61;&#x67;ne&#114;&#64;&#116;&#114;&#x61;&#x6e;&#x73;&#x79;&#x2e;ed&#117;\">James Wagner<\/a><\/strong>, Professor of Biology; Program Director<br><strong>Phone:<\/strong>&nbsp;(859) 233-8325<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"&#x6d;&#x61;&#105;&#108;t&#x6f;&#x3a;&#x6c;&#119;ar&#x72;&#x65;&#110;&#64;t&#x72;&#x61;&#x6e;&#115;y&#46;&#x65;&#x64;&#117;\"><strong>Laura Ray Warren<\/strong><\/a>, Administrative Assistant, Division of Natural Sciences and Mathematics<br><strong>Phone:<\/strong>&nbsp;(859) 233-8228<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"&#x6d;&#97;&#105;&#x6c;&#x74;&#111;&#58;&#x64;&#x7a;&#105;&#112;&#x70;&#x65;&#114;&#101;&#x72;&#x40;&#116;&#114;&#x61;&#x6e;&#115;&#121;&#x2e;&#x65;&#100;&#117;\">Danielle Zipperer<\/a><\/strong>, Lab Coordinator<br><strong>Phone:<\/strong>&nbsp;(859) 233-8842<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Address:<\/strong><br>Transylvania University&nbsp;<br>300 North Broadway&nbsp;<br>Lexington, KY 40508-1797<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button smaller aligncenter\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/04\/Biology_2024.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Download the Biology Brochure<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-more-information\">More Information<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"form_a9192011-fd17-4c8f-8c75-476b0d847050\" class=\"slate-contact\"><a class=\"btn btn-primary\" href=\"https:\/\/apply.transy.edu\/register\/studentinquiry\">Request more information about Transylvania University<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The biology major at Transylvania University in Lexington, Kentucky, prepares you for traditional fields of study as well as emerging fields such as biophysics, bioinformatics and molecular genetics. 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