The academic field of biology has undergone significant changes in almost all areas in recent years and decades, mainly due to new working methods at the molecular level. This has resulted in new interdisciplinary areas of research in the natural sciences, such as biochemistry, biophysics, biomedicine, and bioinformatics. At the same time, new application-oriented biological disciplines with bright future prospects for both science and industry, such as genetic engineering and biotechnology, have developed with remarkable speed.
The JGU Faculty of Biology has kept pace with this continuous diversification over the past 25 years and now focuses on three topic areas:
- Evolution, biodiversity, and anthropology
- Neurobiology and developmental biology
- Molecular structure biology, cell biology, and biotechnology.
Today, the JGU Faculty of Biology offers its students a wide range of biological fields for study and research, providing comprehensive and multifaceted education and training with excellent career prospects.
Advanced infrastructure for a research-focused life sciences campus: the BioCenters I and II are located close to other important pillars of the natural and life sciences in Mainz, such as the Institute of Molecular Biology gGmbH (IMB), the Institute of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences, the JGU Department of Chemistry, and the Physics Institutes of Mainz University. Two Max Planck Institutes and the Helmholtz Institute Mainz complete the life sciences campus quarter. Short walking distances between all these institutions support close cooperation between the disciplines.
Presenter Daniel Reißmann talks to scientists from Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz about their research – providing facts, background information, and stories. Listeners learn exciting details about individual research areas at the Faculty of Biology and get to know our JGU experts, our “Minds of Mainz”. This Geman-language podcast series aims to make research and knowledge accessible to the general public and to arouse curiosity about the various disciplines at JGU.
The JGU Botanic Garden at the Department of Biology is a scientific garden. It aims to represent a wide spectrum of plant diversity and to contribute to its research and conservation. Regionally, the garden is committed to preserving the rare plants of Rhineland-Palatinate. The Botanic Garden is a vital part of campus life. Furthermore, it is open for the broad public to learn about plant diversity and why this is important in guided tours, exhibitions, and special events. The Green School in the Botanic Garden is an extracurricular place of hands-on experience and learning about nature and science for kids and youngsters of all school types and grades. The Green School program also intensifies networking between the university and schools in the region.
