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An Overview of Bioscience at UW–Madison

UW–Madison offers incredible resources in the biological sciences, with hundreds of faculty and staff members conducting research and teaching in the biological sciences on every subject from molecules and cells to populations and ecosystems. There are over 30 different undergraduate majors in the biosciences. Start exploring biology at UW–Madison right now by using the links on this page to visit the websites of various academic departments and programs and research institutes and centers in the biological sciences, or by investigating undergraduate biological sciences majors in the Choosing a Bioscience Major section of this website.

Academic Departments and Programs

Note: Not all departments have programs for undergraduates. Click here for undergraduate majors.

Agroecology Agronomy Anatomy Anesthesiology Animal Health and Biomedical Sciences Animal Sciences Anthropology Bacteriology Biochemistry Biocore Honors Biology Program Biological Aspects of Conservation Major Biological Systems Engineering Biology Major Biomedical Engineering Biomolecular Chemistry Biostatistics and Medical Informatics Botany Cell and Regenerative Biology Cellular and Molecular Biology Chemical and Biological Engineering Clinical Laboratory Science Communicative Disorders Comparative Biosciences Dairy Science Dermatology Endocrinology-Reproductive Physiology Program Entomology Family Medicine Food Science Forest and Wildlife Ecology Genetics History of Science, Medicine & Technology Horticulture Human Oncology Kinesiology

Landscape Architecture Life Sciences Communication Medical History and Bioethics Medical Microbiology and Immunology Medical Physics Medical Sciences Medicine Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology Molecular Biology Major Neurological Surgery Neurology Neuroscience Training Program Nursing Nutritional Sciences Obstetrics & Gynecology Oncology Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Orthopedics and Rehabilitation Pathobiological Sciences Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Pediatrics Pharmacology Physical Therapy Physiology Plant Pathology Population Health Sciences Psychiatry Psychology Radiology Soil Science Surgery Surgical Sciences Zoology

Research Institutes, Centers, and Programs

Aging, Institute on Agricultural Technology Studies, Program on Aquatic Sciences Center Arboretum Asthma, Allergy and Pulmonary Research Center Babcock Institute for International Dairy Research & Development Biological and Biomaterials Preparation, Imaging and Characterization Laboratory Biological Imaging, W.M. Keck Laboratory for Biotechnology Center Biotron Cancer Research, McArdle Laboratory for Cardiovascular Research Center Clinical and Translational Research, Institute for Comprehensive Cancer Center Cultural Diversity in Health Care, Center for the Study of Dairy Profitability, Center for Dairy Research, Center for Environmental Remote Sensing Center Environmental Resources Center Environmental Studies, Gaylord Nelson Institute for Eukaryotic Structural Genomics, Center for Evolution, J. F. Crow Institute for the Study of Eye Research Institute Fast Plants Food Research Institute General Clinical Research Center Global Health Institute Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center Health Innovation Program Health Systems Research and Analysis, Center for HealthEmotions Research Institute Integrated Agricultural Systems, Center for

Integrated Pest and Crop Management Land Tenure Center Limnology, Center for Molecular and Environmental Toxicology Center Molecular Biology, Laboratory of Molecular Virology, Center for Neuroscience, Center for Pharmaceutical Experiment Station Population Health Institute Primate Research Center, Wisconsin National Rapid Evolution, Center of Research Animal Resource Center Sea Grant Institute Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Center Sustainability and the Global Environment, Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention, Center for Urban Population Health, Center for Waisman Center Water Resources Institute Wisconsin Alzheimer's Disease Research Center Wisconsin Alzheimer's Institute Wisconsin Brain Donor Program Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery Wisconsin Office of Rural Health Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene Women's Health Research, Center for

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