The Department of Comparative Biosciences is actively involved in the research and teaching missions of the UW School of Veterinary Medicine. Our faculty has established vigorous, well-funded research programs that investigate important problems of basic biomedical research at multiple levels of biological organization, from molecular to whole animal. Research themes include
- Cancer Biology
- Development and Aging
- Immunology
- Metabolism/Hibernation
- Muscle Biology
- Respiratory Physiology
- Stem Cells
All faculty members of the department contribute to the veterinary medical curriculum, offering courses in
- Anatomy
- Histology
- Physiology
- Biochemistry
- Cell biology
- Pharmacology
- Toxicology
In addition, as part of our research and teaching missions, faculty members actively participate in training graduate students and postdoctoral trainees.