Biology Department

Programs of Study

• Bioinformatics
• Biology
• Medical Laboratory Science

Related Pre-Professional Programs

• Pre-Chiropractic
• Pre-Dentistry
• Pre-Genetic Counseling
• Pre-Medicine
• Pre-Mortuary Science
• Pre-Occupational Therapy
• Pre-Optometry
• Pre-Pharmacy
• Pre-Physical Therapy
• Pre-Physician Assistant
• Pre-Veterinary Medicine

Biology Research Opportunities at AU

• Local biotechnology employers — SAb, Alumend, OmegaQuant, POET, Fernson Brewing Company

• Biomedical Research Infrastructure Network (BRIN)
  • Augustana has welcomed 24 students, on average, every summer for the last five years thanks to funding from BRIN, funded by the National Institutes of Health. The biology department hosts 10-week fellowships each summer, where students work collaboratively with faculty to explore various research questions and use cutting-edge technologies in the Froiland Science Center. Department members also conduct field research and collaborate widely with regional and national universities.

• EPSCoR
  • The goal of EPSCoR is to create strategic partnerships between federal and state agencies, higher education institutions and private industries to create long-term improvements in scientific research, infrastructures, R&D capacity and national competitiveness. Augustana faculty and students have a longstanding collaboration with this program.

• Sanford Program for Undergraduate Research (SPUR)
  • Sanford Research offers the SPUR, which provides opportunities for undergraduate students interested in research careers to participate in research. Many Augustana students are alumni of this research program here in Sioux Falls.
• Other research institutes | Students frequently apply to funded reasearch programs off-campus at world-renowned institutions and gain first-hand experience with cutting-edge science. These programs also strongly position students for matriculation into graduate programs at these research universities. Students have recently done research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Harvard Medical School, University of Texas, Vanderbilt and the University of California-San Diego.