Biology at George Washington University

35 faculty and 40 courses in Biology at George Washington University.

Faculty

• L. Courtney Smith, Professor Emerita of Biology h-index 91
• Keith A Crandall, Professor, Director of Computational Biology Institute h-index 90
• Guillermo Orti, Department Chair and Louis Weintraub Professor of Biology h-index 58
• R. Alexander Pyron, Robert F. Griggs Associate Professor of Biology h-index 56
• James M. Clark, Ronald Weintraub Professor of Biology h-index 41
• John Robert Burns, Professor Emeritus of Zoology h-index 33
• Leon Grayfer, Associate Professor of Biology h-index 33
• Scott Powell, Professor of Biology h-index 29
• Aleksandar Jeremic, Undergraduate Advisor & Professor of Biology h-index 28
• John T. Lill, Professor of Biology h-index 27
• Jimmy Saw, Assistant Professor h-index 24
• Keryn Gedan, Associate Professor of Biology h-index 24
• Catherine Forster, Professor Emerita of Biology h-index 22
• Damien O'Halloran, Associate Professor of Biology h-index 21
• Adam R. Smith, Associate Professor of Biology h-index 20
• Linyi Zhang, Assistant Professor of Biology h-index 13
• Vladimir Lazetic, Assistant Professor of Biology h-index 12
• Carly Jordan, Associate Professor of Biology h-index 10
• Patricia Hernandez, Professor of Biology h-index 5
• Arnaud Martin, Associate Professor of Biology h-index 3
• Aidan Manubay, Assistant Professor of Biology
• Cole Malloy, Adjunct Faculty
• Daoud Meerzaman, Adjunct Professor of Biology
• Diana Johnson, Professor Emerita of Biology
• Diana L. Lipscomb, Robert Weintraub Professor Emerita of Biology
• Gustavo Hormiga, Ruth Weintraub Professor of Biology
• Holly Swanson, Teaching Assistant Professor
• Ian Wilenzik, Visiting Assistant Professor
• James Kerr, Assistant Professor of Geology
• Ken M. Brown, Professor Emeritus of Biology and of Genetics
• Peter Nassar, Adjunct Professor of Geology
• Randall K. Packer, Robert Weintraub Chair & Professor Emeritus of Biology
• Robert P. Donaldson, Emeritus Professor of Biology
• Tara Scully, Associate Professor of Biology
• Thiago da Silva Moreira, Faculty

Courses

• Dean's Seminar BISC 1000
• Departmental Seminar BISC 1001
• The Biology of Nutrition and Health BISC 1005
• The Ecology and Evolution of Organisms BISC 1006
• Food, Nutrition, and Service BISC 1007
• Understanding Organisms through Service Learning BISC 1008
• Variable Topics BISC 1099
• Introductory Biology: Cells and Molecules BISC 1111
• Introductory Biology: The Biology of Organisms BISC 1112
• Bird Behavior BISC 1334
• Biodiversity Studies in a Changing Planet BISC 2000
• Global Change Biology BISC 2010
• The Hidden Life of the Chesapeake Bay BISC 2194
• Cell Biology BISC 2202
• Genetics BISC 2207
• Genetics Laboratory BISC 2208
• Biology of Cancer BISC 2213
• Developmental Biology BISC 2214
• Scanning Electron Microscopy Laboratory BISC 2216
• Developmental Neurobiology BISC 2220
• Biology of Horticulture BISC 2224
• Plant Biology BISC 2305
• Neural Circuits and Behavior BISC 2320
• Human Physiology BISC 2322
• Insect Biology BISC 2331
• Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy BISC 2332
• Evolution and Extinction of Dinosaurs BISC 2333
• Integrative Biology of Fishes BISC 2334W
• Insect Biology Lab BISC 2335
• Introductory Microbiology BISC 2336
• Introductory Microbiology Laboratory BISC 2337
• Parasitology BISC 2339
• Biodiversity in a Changing World BISC 2401
• Organic Evolution BISC 2450
• History of Life BISC 2451
• Animal Behavior BISC 2452
• Animal Behavior Laboratory BISC 2453
• General Ecology BISC 2454
• + 2 more courses

Faculty counts are directory headcounts; the named list may be a subset. h-index shown only for ORCID-backed or high-confidence OpenAlex matches. Data as of 2026-07-01.