{"id":696,"date":"2021-12-14T15:24:53","date_gmt":"2021-12-14T15:24:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.tarleton.edu\/biology\/?page_id=696"},"modified":"2026-03-20T00:24:40","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T00:24:40","slug":"biology","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/biology\/","title":{"rendered":"Department of Biological Sciences"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Timberlake Ranch<\/div>
Timberlake Biological Field Station<\/div><\/div>
Timberlake Biological Field Station focuses on education, outreach and research of the Colorado River and Cross Timbers and Edwards Plateau ecoregions of Texas.<\/div><\/div>
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Phage Discovery Program<\/div>
SEA-PHAGES: Phage Discovery Program<\/div><\/div>
We are part of a national collaboration studying viruses that infect bacteria.<\/div><\/div>
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Texas Parks and Wildlife grant<\/div>
Dr. Pfau awarded Texas Parks and Wildlife grant<\/div><\/div>
Dr. Pfau’s research will investigate the population genetics of the declining crawfish frog.<\/div><\/div>
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Residential \u00b7 Field Station<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tarleton Stephenville offers full four-year degrees in Biology, Biomedical Science, and Biotechnology, a Master of Science in Biological Sciences, and participation in the Integrative Biosciences Ph.D. program (pending approval). Students at every level work directly with research faculty across six active areas: from undergraduate discovery to doctoral research.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Hybrid Delivery \u00b7 Bioprocessing Track<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tarleton offers full four-year Biomedical Science and Biotechnology degrees at our Fort Worth campus on a flexible, hybrid schedule built for metroplex students. The Bioprocessing track, available exclusively in Fort Worth, leads directly to careers in the pharmaceutical and biomanufacturing industries along the DFW health sciences corridor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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About Us<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

The Department of Biological Sciences provides a broad range of courses and other learning opportunities designed to prepare students for an array of careers. Class size in advanced courses is usually small, offering individual attention. In the laboratories, students gain hands-on experience with biological techniques and instrumentation used by biologists worldwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Faculty and students actively engage in a wide range of research areas, including ecology, evolutionary biology, genetics, microbiology, physiology, and virology. All faculty involved in research serve as research mentors to motivated undergraduate and graduate students interested in participating in scientific discovery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Off-campus opportunities have been increasing in the field-related disciplines, including the development of the Timberlake Biological Field Station<\/a> on the Colorado River in Mills County and study abroad opportunities.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the Biological Sciences at Tarleton, you’ll have the opportunity to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n