University of Southern California, Biological Sciences Department

The USC Department of Biological Sciences is home to a number of distinguished faculty and staff. Our faculty includes members of the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Medicine; winners of the USC Associates Award; and the 2013 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry, among many other groundbreaking figures in the scientific community. Our emphasis on interdisciplinary and collaborative research allows both faculty and student researchers to generate relevant and innovative work that promises to carry an impact far beyond the world of the sciences.

"The University of Southern California is committed to excellence in teaching through strategies that foster the knowledge, skills, relationships, and values necessary for students to make real contributions in a rapidly changing world. USC is an equitable and diverse research university, and we recognize the many ways inclusivity strengthens our campus community. Our superb faculty have the exceptional responsibilities of creating new knowledge and instructing and guiding our passionate, hardworking student body" –Elizabeth Graddy, Interim Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs