Doctor of Philosophy Research Specializations

The doctoral programs in the Department of Biological Sciences at Western Michigan University allow you to specialize in the following areas: 

  • Biological imaging
  • Cellular biology
  • Cellular physiology
  • Chemical ecology
  • Ecology and evolution
  • Entomology
  • Genetics
  • Global change biology
  • Microbial ecology
  • Microbial genetics
  • Molecular biology
  • Neuroscience
  • Plant pathology
  • Plant physiology
  • Virology and immunology