Biology Graduate Program
Biology Graduate Program Office: 203 Jewett Hall Application materials may be obtained from the Graduate Studies Office at SUNY Fredonia. For additional information on the graduate programs, please contact us at
The Department of Biology offers the Master of Science degree in Biology. Faculty research interests include developmental biology, microbiology, molecular biology, animal behavior, terrestrial ecology, trophic interactions, fisheries, physiological ecology, animal physiology, and cell membrane biochemistry. Students completing the M.S. degree at Fredonia often go on to Ph.D. programs at major research universities or obtain positions in education, industry or government. Our graduate programs serve:
Biology Master of Science degreeDepartmental Requirements for Admission to the Program without Deficiencies: Program RequirementsThe Master of Science degree has both a thesis option program and a non-thesis option. Appropriate courses are chosen after consultation with the student’s thesis advisor and graduate committee. The Department of Biology strongly recommends broad training in biology. Specific courses chosen will depend on the student’s background and interests, but a student should design a program combining molecular, organismal, and population biology courses. A. Thesis OptionA minimum of 30 semester hours is required, as follows: Thesis Option applicants are required to have contacted a faculty member and obtained their approval for entry into their laboratory for thesis work. Without contact and approval from a faculty member your application will not be reviewed for acceptance into the Biology Graduate Program. You can find faculty interests and contact information here. B. Non-Thesis OptionA minimum of 30 semester hours is required, as follows: Recent Publication of Graduate Research (* indicates graduate student)Anderson*, A.L. & Brown, W.D. (2009). Plasticity of hatching in green frogs (Rana clamitans) to both egg and tadpole predators. Herpetologica, 65, 207-213. Blood*, L.E. & Titus J.H. (2010). Microsite effects on forest regeneration in a bottomland swamp in western New York. Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society,133, 88-102. Blood*, L.E., Pitoniak, H.J. & Titus, J.H. (2010). Seed bank of a bottomland swamp in western New York. Castanea, 75, 19-38. Brown, W.D., Muntz*, G., & Ladowski*, A. (2012). Risk taking in a sexually cannibalistic praying mantis. PLoS One, 7, e35377. Ferguson, S.B., Blundon*, M.A., Klovstad, M S., & Schupbach, T. (2012). Modulation of gurken Translation by Insulin/TOR Signaling in Drosophila. The Journal of Cell Science, 125(7), 1407-1419. Kazial, K.A., Kenny*, T.L., & Burnett, S.C. (2008). Little brown bats (Myotis lucifugus) recognize individual identity of conspecifics using sonar calls. Ethology, 114, 469-478. Ladowski*, A. (2011). Does the quality of rival calls affect the structure of the aggressive song in house crickets, Acheta domesticus? Metaleptea, 31, 5-6. Lelito*, J.P. & Brown, W.D. (2008). Mate attraction by females in a sexually cannibalistic praying mantis. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 63, 313-320. Recent Presentation of Graduate Research – Meetings Attended
Recent Grant Sources Supporting Graduate StudentsGreat Lakes Protection Fund, USFWS Sportfish Restoration Funds (through NYSDEC), NYSDEC Lake Erie Fisheries Unit, US Fish and Wildlife Service Section 6, National Speleological Society, Orthopterist's Society Research Grant, Regional Science Consortium Mini-Grant Program, Summer Research Seed Grant, SUNY Fredonia. Graduate Student Teaching Assistantships & FellowshipsGraduate students are eligible for consideration of teaching assistantships that include a stipend for laboratory teaching and tuition waiver. Indicate interest in an assistantship on the graduate application. Graduate students have been supported on summer research fellowships generously endowed by the Holmberg Foundation Research Award, the Constantine Barker Memorial Fund, the Dr. Robert Wettingfeld Undergraduate Research Award, the Merlin Biology Fund, and the Biology Endowment Fund.
Recent Thesis Completions
What are our M.S. Biology graduate students doing now?Our graduates have gained admission to graduate school programs, are working as research assistants and teachers, and have gained employment in the field. Ph.D. Programs - Fisheries Science at Oregon State University, Ph.D. in Cell and Developmental Biology at Carnegie Mellon University, Ph.D. in Molecular Biology at Stony Brook University Research Assistants - Roswell Park Cancer Institute, NYS Animal Health Diagnostic Lab in Cornell Veterinary School Teachers – Biology instructor at Jamestown Community College, High school biology teacher at Mount Mercy Academy, Middle school science teacher at Saint Margaret’s School Other employment – Non-game wildlife biologist at Wyoming Game and Fish, Environmental safety & sustainability specialist at SUNY Fredonia, Territorial sales manager at Bio Basic, Inc., Quality control lab technician at Steuben Foods Application materials may be obtained from the Graduate Studies Office at SUNY Fredonia. For additional information on the graduate programs, please contact us at
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