Student & Faculty Research

Baker's Research | Ritland's Research

Erskine students have the opportunity to learn about defensive mimicry by studying the Monarch butterfly.

A good number of Biology majors participate in original research, either on or off campus. Each of Erskine's Bio faculty are involved in ongoing research, and each term there are opportunities to participate in experiments addressing such topics as biotechnology, microbiology, conservation biology, environmental toxicology, and predator/prey interactions.

Click here to see some recent publications and presentations arising from these projects.

In addition to on-campus research during the academic year, EC Bio students conduct summer research either with an Erskine prof or another institution. Erskine makes use of the National Science Foundation's Research in Undergraduate Education (REU) program, which enables small-school students to conduct 10-12 week projects at major research institutions. Students have recently worked at institutions such as Emory, Purdue, Baylor, and the Universities of Florida, Illinois, and Wisconsin.