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The department emphasizes hands-on laboratory experience and independent research as a part of the undergraduate training. All students are
required to
complete three biology laboratory courses for the major, as well as the
laboratories accompanying general chemistry, organic chemistry, and
physics. Our students develop a sense of feeling at home in the laboratory and thus have the confidence to enter any laboratory setting in the future; every student has, on average, one laboratory course each semester. Highly motivated students seek additional research experience and enhance their training by engaging in independent research in the laboratories of the faculty. Typically, 15 percent of CELL majors are involved in independent research in this department each semester. In addition, some majors perform research at the Tulane Health Sciences Center. Outstanding students may earn departmental honors and complete an Honors Thesis as a result of their investigations. Frequently, the research findings are published in the literature of the field and students are listed as co-authors; see our list of undergraduate student publications. Procedures for Participation in Undergraduate Research The student must take the initiative in arranging for independent research in faculty laboratories and, although most faculty do not take freshmen into their laboratories, the earlier one begins the process, the greater the chances are of finding a research niche.
Research opportunities for undergraduates majoring in Cell and Molecular Biology are also available in laboratories at the Tulane Health Sciences Center. Transportation between the uptown campus and the medical school is afforded by the Tulane Shuttle Bus system. Please
see our FAQs for
more information about registration for independent research.
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The student research is generally limited to those areas of investigation in which the Cell and Molecular Biology faculty have both interest and expertise. Thus the student should become familiar with the faculty research as the first step toward participation;
see our list of