Biology Department // Northern Michigan University

Biotechnology

Biotechnology, the application of technological advances to biological questions, is an area of rapid growth in the sciences. We often think of biotechnology in terms of human medicine, but biotechnology is critical to developments in other fields as well, including agriculture. Areas of interest include development of disease therapies, discovery of drugs,

genetic therapy, crop enhancement and protection, and many others.

Students interested in this area might consider any of the Biology Department majors, especially Biology, Physiology, Microbiology, Botany and Biochemistry.

We also have a special program in Diagnostic Genetics (administered jointly, listed in the Bulletin under Clinical Laboratory Sciences) that may be of interest.

Faculty involved:
Rebers, Lopez, Winn, Lindsay

Related links:
Dendreon, Mayo Clinic