Welcome to the Department of Biology

Phone: 909.537.5305
Fax: 909.537.7038
Department Office: BI-302


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Mission of the Biology Department



Special Biology Seminar

Dr. Alan Trounson
President, California Institute for Regenerative Medicine

Friday, April 6th; 3:30 pm in CS-142

Internships in Ecology

Internships are available for students from CSUSB, Chaffey College, and Victor Valley College to work on projects related to ecological restoration with the U.S. Forest Service and U.C. Riverside. Applications for 2012 are due March 15, 2012.

Department News

The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine funded a $1.1 million dollar proposal developed by Dr. Bournias-Vardiabasis and Dr. Thompson. This grant will establish paid internships for 10 students (both undergraduate and graduate) each year to do 6 months of research in advanced stem cell research labs at City of Hope Medical Center, UC Riverside and Millipore Corporation. The 3-year proposal is in collaboration with San Bernardino Valley College and Riverside Community College - Moreno Valley.

The 2010-2013 California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) Bridges to Stem Cell Research program is a government funded program aimed to broaden the participation in stem cell research by individuals representing the diversity of California’s population.

Applications will due in December 2012.

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Randomly Selected Biology Link

Introductory resource including information on chemistry, biochemistry, genetics, cell and molecular biology, and immunology

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Student Financial Assistance

Assumption Program of Loans for Education

Financial assistance is available for students entering the teaching profession in science and certain other subjects. For information see the APLE (Assumption Program of Loans for Education) website.


Competitive Scholarships

Scholarships are available on a competitive basis to upper division students at CSUSB earning a science or mathematics degree and a single-subject teaching credential. The Noyce Math and Science Scholars for the Inland Empire program and the Math and Science Scholars Scholarship (MASS) program are funded by the National Science Foundation.


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