Biology Clubs and Societies
Biology Club
The club functions as both a social and informational
network for all interested students. In addition it serves
the Biology Department by sponsoring a seminar program and
working at university functions.
Alpha-Epsilon-Delta-Zeta Premedical Honor Society
A national student support group providing professional school tours, educational programs, and lectures on health topics and on the professional school admissions process to students interested in health-related fields such as medicine, dentistry, optometry, and veterinary medicine. Active membership is awarded to students who have completed at least three semesters with a minimum scholastic GPA of 3.0. Associate membership is also available.
Academic Community
Department of Molecular and Microbiology
Center for Biomedical Genomics and Informatics
National Center for Biodefense
Center for the Genomics of Liver Disease
Shared Research Instrumentation Facility
Corporate Community
Advanced Biosystems
American Type Culture Collection
Ganeden Biotech Company
Scientific Community
While other Universities talk about placing students into such exciting environments, our goal is not only to prepare graduate students to pursue careers in either academics or industry, but we are positioned to provide the experience while in our unique graduate school.
The resources within the internal and external community surrounding George Mason are unparalled in the world. Most importantly, George Mason is committed to maintaining a fluid, open boundary with its vibrant scientific community, encompassing the world's leading scientific research institutions as well as industry leaders.
George Mason has well-established networks with such institutions as the National Institutes of Health and its projects such as the Human Genomes Project, The Smithsonian Institutions, including the Laboratory of Molecular Systematics; The Georgetown University, NASA; The Carnagie Institute; and the Consortium of Universities of the Washington Metropolitan Area which permits students the flexibility to take courses from any of the 12 area colleges and universities.
Moreover, George Mason has successful partnerships with industry giants in Biotechnology firms such as American Type Cultures (ATCC); the Institute of Genetic Research (TIGR); Genetics and IVF Institute. GMU is uniquely positioned to provide unparalled internships and research opportunities.
National Institutes of Health
Computational Molecular Biology at NIH
Smithsonian Institution
US Department of Agriculture
American Type Culture Collection
American Society for Microbiology
American Association for the Advancement of Science
The Institute for Genomic Research
National Science Foundation
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