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It also provides a solid background in the biological sciences for students

The biology program prepares students for careers in biological and medical research, medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine, medical technology, and secondary school teaching. Students majoring in biology receive a broad introduction to biological principles at the molecular, organismal, and ecological levels of organization. The biology program emphasizes hands-on learning, and students are encouraged to participate in independent undergraduate research projects.

10/29/2026

Hamline University Biology and Neuroscience Seminars are open to the public and take place in Drew Science room 118 on Friday afternoons from 1:50 to 3:00. This week's seminar features guest speaker, Edgardo Sánchez Rivas, a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Minnesota and a faculty member in the Chemistry department at Normandale Community College. Edgardo will speak about, "Finding GPCR Therapeutics Through a Ghost Region: The Third Intracellular Loop"

10/12/2026

Hamline University Biology and Neuroscience Seminars are open to the public and take place in Drew Science room 118 on Friday afternoons from 1:50 to 3:00. This week's seminar features guest speaker, Tyler Garwood, One Health and Evolutionary Medicine. Univ. of MN. Tyler will talk about "Coughing Sheep, Mind-Altered Moose, and Deer Catching Covid: Modern Ungulate Health Challenges"

10/06/2026

Hamline University Biology and Neuroscience Seminars are open to the public and take place in Drew Science room 118 on Friday afternoons from 1:50 to 3:00. This week's seminar features guest speaker, Dr. Gary Muir from St. Olaf College. He will present “How to get ahead (direction) in the world: Understanding the neural basis of navigation.” Muir’s research program is guided primarily by questions about the neural mechanisms of spatial cognition and navigation. The firing activity of certain neurons is thought to represent the animal’s perceived orientation (“head direction” cells), and he is interested in how the information contained in the firing of these cells is generated and maintained, and how it might be used by an animal when solving a spatial task. Muir addresses these questions by observing a “behaving” brain in action by recording the activity of single neurons in freely-moving animals. In this talk, he will present some of his research exploring the generation of these spatial neural signals and how they might relate to navigational behavior.

09/28/2026

Hamline University Biology and Neuroscience Seminars are open to the public and take place in Drew Science room 118 on Friday afternoons from 1:50 to 3:00. This week's seminar features guest speaker, Ryan Murphy, from the Dept. of Forest Resources at the University of Minnesota. Ryan will present "Modern Day Trees: biomachines, disease, and resilience." This talk will introduce important concepts in modern day arboriculture and urban forestry. The audience will come away with a better understanding of how trees grow, why they get sick, and when we can or cannot intervene. Topics covered in this talk will include; tree biology and growth, energy balance and decline, tree disease and resistance breeding, best practices for care, and more!

09/23/2026

Biology and Neuroscience Seminars are open to the public and take place in Drew Science room 118 on Friday afternoons from 1:50 to 3:00. This week's seminar features guest speaker, J. Roxanne Prichard, Ph.D. is a Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience at the University of St. Thomas. Her research focuses on sleep, mental health, and student success, especially the impact of sleep deprivation on learning and well-being. She has served on the NCAA Task Force on Sleep and Wellness, delivered a TEDx talk on sleep debt, and is passionate about translating sleep science into practical strategies for healthier lives.

07/30/2026

Though technically there is still one more month of summer, we are "wrapping up" our 2026 research season. Thank you to the students, faculty, staff, the broader Hamline University community and our collaborators across the metro area and beyond. This year has been one for the record book!

05/10/2026

Celebrating our students’ accomplishments at commencement. Hamline Biology and affiliated programs graduates, Class 2026. Go pipers. 🎓

05/01/2026

Today was Dr. Bonnie Ploger's last seminar day. After 30 years, she is finally "graduating"!

04/28/2026

Biology and Neuroscience Seminars are open to the public and take place in Drew Science room 118 on Friday afternoons from 1:50 to 3:00. This week's seminar features students presenting their senior projects:

Lynn Nguyen ‘26 "Effects of Low-Dosage Ethanol on Neural Crest Cell Migration and Development in Chick Embryos"
Helena Erickson ‘26 "Investigating the Effects of the Malathion Pesticide in Chicken Model Embryos"
Ellie Lopata ‘26 Title TBD

04/23/2026

Several folks from the biology program joined the St. Paul Bird Alliance and Hamline Midway Coalition to build Paracord Birdsavers. These will soon be mounted on a couple problematic sites on GLC

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1536 Hewitt Avenue
Saint Paul, MN
55104

Opening Hours

Monday	8am - 5pm
Tuesday	8am - 5pm
Wednesday	8am - 5pm
Thursday	8am - 5pm
Friday	8am - 5pm

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+16515232291

Website

https://www.hamline.edu/academics/undergraduate/biology

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