Biophysicists use models and techniques from physics, mathematics, computer science, and statistics to investigate biological systems at levels ranging from molecules through organisms to ecosystems. For example, they may apply fluorescent imaging techniques in the Biological Imaging Facilty to visualize biological structures.

Computational biologists use models and techiniques from computer science, statistics, and mathematics to study topics such as sequence alignment, locating homologous sequences or genes, protein structure prediction, structural genomics, RNA and protein classification, and phylogenetic trees.

Researchers study the patterns and processes of plant, fungal, and microbial inherited trait change across generations, and how the environments of organisms influence these changes.

Genomics researchers study the entire genomes of organisms, attempting to discover DNA sequences and map locations of genes within genomes. Functional genomics examines patterns of gene expression in different environments.

Researchers apply biochemistry, analytical chemistry, genetic, molecular and cell biology, and ecological approaches to understand how viruses and bacteria elicit disease, and how organisms resist. They may also study how to improve resistence to infection and slow or prevent disease progression.

Researchers study chromosome structure, behavior, and patterns and regulation of gene expression in varying environments in bacteria, viruses, and fungi.

Researchers study chromosome structure, function, and patterns and regulation of gene expression at the molecular level and organism level in varying environments in plants.

Researchers study the mechnical, physical, and biochemical properties of plants, microbes, or fungi. They may focus on important biological molecules, e.g. the chemistry of enzyme-catalyzed reactions, or topics such as protein synthesis, cell membrane transport, and signal transduction.