Plant Biology, PhD
Doctorate in Plant Biology
Graduate degrees in the life sciences are primarily research degrees, enabling recipients
to conduct independent scientific inquiry as self-motivated professionals. Such individuals
contribute greatly to the advancement of society, through generation of new knowledge
relevant to economic development and environmental protection. The PhD program in
Plant Biology from OSU is tailored to meet your individual interests and needs, whether
your career goals are teaching, research, or outreach in industry, government agencies
or non-governmental organizations. Areas of study in the Department of Plant Biology,
Ecology, and Evolution include plant physiology, cell biology, molecular genetics,
molecular systematics, evolutionary ecology, population ecology, physiological ecology,
community ecology, evolutionary development, and genomics.