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Welcome to Biology
The Department of Biology offers a dynamic learning environment, exciting research and training opportunities and intensive mentoring of students at all levels. Our faculty are not only dedicated educators but also active scholars who engage in primary research to address diverse topics in the biological sciences.
The overall mission of our undergraduate and graduate programs is to educate the next generation of scholars, professionals and citizens so that they are prepared to meet the biological, environmental and technological challenges of the future. Areas of educational and research activities include ecology, conservation and evolutionary biology, genetics, molecular and cell biology, and physiology.
Please feel free to contact any of the department faculty or staff if you have questions about our programs, or email biology@sonoma.edu.
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Congratulations to the Biology Department's Dr. Lisa Patrick Bentley for bringing the Sentinel Sites for Nature project to Sonoma State!
Thank you to Dr. Diccon Westworth (VCA Animal Care Center of Sonoma County) for presenting a great lecture for "Practicing Veterinary Medicine More Sustainably" October 6, 2026! It was fun to learn how we can easily increase Sustainability practices at SSU.
As Campus Safety Week 2026 wrapped up, several SSU employees were recognized for their hard work ensuring safety standards on campus.
Thank you to recruiter Carlos Bravo who came and presented on the wonderful MD, MD/PhD and PhD programs at the Mayo Clinic September 17, 2026. It was a great turnout!
Congratulations to Dr. Lisa Hua, recipient of the Research and Creative Activity Award! From SSU's Noma News:
Congratulations to Hua Lab Members Omar Akhtar and Sabrina Piana Cervantes for their recent Summer achievements:
The Department of Biology is very proud to announce Hughes Lab Research Technician Rachael Karm was featured in the latest
The Department of Biology wishes all of our graduates a very hearty Congratulations and Best Wishes for the road ahead!
Biology students Emily Laymanleary, Justice Ebundo, Omoefe Odiase, and Shelby Giannamore presented their research posters at the first Community Research Symposium sponsored by the Infinite Learning & Resource Center (ILRC) May 9th, in Santa
Hua Lab undergraduates Jillian Gonzalez and Claudia Tellez, and graduate student Jason Romero, presented at the April 19, 2026 SOD Blitz sponsored by the Center of Environmental Inquiry at