Undergraduate
Biology
There are so many reasons to major in biology – cutting-edge research, rewarding summer internships, great career opportunities and state-of-the-art labs.
Biology major
You will explore the topics of ecology, molecular, organismic and structural biology.
With state-of-the-art facilities in Carver Science Center, you can study gene expression, build DNA origami structures, explore imaging systems for cellular biology, and work in a human cadaver lab.
Our Biology graduates have successfully pursued graduate degrees at some of the country’s most elite science schools, including Duke University, Washington University in St. Louis, University of Georgia, and Loyola University in Chicago.
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There are so many reasons to major in Biology.
Simpson College has everything from cutting-edge research and rewarding summer internships to great career opportunities and state-of-the-art labs.
Why Simpson College for Biology?
Our graduates get into medical and graduate school
Our faculty will prepare you for every step of applying to and getting accepted into high-quality graduate or medical schools after graduation. Here are a few examples of schools where Simpson alums have studied:
- Washington University Evolutionary Biology
- Iowa State University Veterinary Medicine
- Southern College of Optometry
- University of Iowa Dental School
- University of Iowa Immunology Graduate Program
- University of Minnesota Biostatistics
- University of Nebraska Medical Center Biomedical Sciences
- University of Illinois Doctorate in Midwifery
Need assistance? Contact us!
- ryan.rehmeier@simpson.edu
- 515-961-1823
- Carver Science Center
- Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Meet Our Faculty
Jackie Brittingham
- Professor of Biology
Amy Doling
- Professor of Biology
Tim Luttermoser
- Assistant Professor of Biology
Lauren Points
- Assistant Professor of Biology
Ryan Rehmeier
- Professor of Biology
- Department Chair
Aswati Subramanian
- Assistant Professor of Biology