Department of Biological Sciences

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Cesar Chavez Holiday and Spring Break Next Week, (3/31-4/4/2025)!

Biology Majors, Next week we celebrate the Cesar Chavez holiday and we will be on Spring Break. Please note, the campus will be closed and there will be no classes on March 31, 2025, which is the Cesar Chavez holiday. The rest of Spring Break, Tuesday, April 1 - Friday, April 4, 2025, there will continue to be no classes but campus will be open. Of course, you may want to call ahead to determine if the office you would like to visit during those days is open to assist you with your business. Classes will resume as normal on Monday, April 7, 2025. We wish you a wonderful Spring Break and Cesar Chavez holiday! Read More

Update to the Campus Wi-Fi!

We were recently informed by IT that there will be an update to the campus wi-fi soon. The campus has implemented Eduroam to replace the CSUEB wi-fi network. Students, faculty, and staff are encouraged to move to the Eduroam wi-fi network as soon as possible as the CSUEB wi-fi network will retire soon. You are asked to use your Cal State East Bay credentials to connect with this network the next time you are on campus. This will facilitate the authentication of your device(s). Since this network is commonly used at other CSU and UC institutions, once your device(s) is authenticated, no additional action is required to utilize Eduroam wi-fi at other CSU and UC campuses and other universities and colleges that have implemented it too. For more information and instructions on how to access the Eduroam network, please visit the link below. Read More

Welcoming Two New Faculty to the Department!

We continue to celebrate Dr. Abigail Morales (abby.rodriguezmorales@csueastbay.edu) and Dr. Hongye Wang (hongye.wang@csueastbay.edu) joining our faculty! Broadly speaking, they are both microbiologists. Dr. Morales' research is centered in the area of immunology with a focus on identifying the role of host DNA damage signaling in modulating immune responses to bacterial and viral pathogens. Dr. Hongye studies issues in food science and technology, with a focus on understanding how foodborne pathogens persist in food and food-related environments and developing strategies to detect and control these pathogens. You can find more information about these two accomplished scientists at the link below. In the meanwhile, please join us in welcoming Dr. Morales and Dr. Wang to our department! Read More

Additional Resources and Contact Information

The following is a list of resources available to CSUEB students:
  • Advising Resource Center. This center serves as a central hub to facilitate connections between students and their advisors. 
  • Accessibility Services. provides several programs offering support services for students with different backgrounds and abilities.
  • Bay Advisor. This is an online tool for students to see notes from their advisors, make appointments with advisors and instructors, and message both advisors and instructors. 
  • Canvas. This is the learning management system used at CSUEB. Among other services, it provides a website shell for every course offered at CSUEB. In addition, it may be used by CSUEB programs to organize relevant information.
  • Career Empowerment Center. This career services team supports students, faculty, staff, and employers with personalized guidance, digital resources, workshops, and connections to prepare students for post-graduation success and foster collaboration across the university community.
  • Center for International Education. This center provides a range of immigration and advising services to current and newly-admitted international students making the transition to Cal State East Bay and the United States.
  • College of Science Student Service Center. This center houses undergraduate academic advisors for several science departments including Biological Sciences. These advisors ensure that students receive timely guidance about their degree requirements, have information about and access to opportunities beyond the classroom including research, internships and career pathways, offer assistance with utilizing academic tools such as Bay Advisor, myCSUEB, and Stellic, and build belonging and STEM identity in a supportive and inclusive community.   
  • CSUEB STEM student website. This site centralizes information on internships, fellowships/scholarships/financial aid opportunities, as well as educational, research, and job opportunities that would be of interest to CSUEB students who are pursuing a major, minor, or have interests in programs in the science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) disciplines.
  • Degree Audit Report. The degree audit report (DAR) is a CSU Academic Advisement Report which shows how your transferrable courses apply to your General Education (GE) requirements. You can find more information about the DAR and how to access it using this link.
  • Grade Appeal & Academic Grievance. This is a process by which students can petition a course grade, an academic dishonesty report, and/or dismissal from a program in which they were enrolled.
  • Handshake. This platform to assist CSUEB students in identifying internships and jobs and to assist with connecting students and potential employers.
  • International Admissions Advising. Offers academic and administrative advising to international students.
  • Internships This site is This CSUEB page is designed to be a resource for students who are interested in finding an internship or signing up for credit for participating in the internship. Information for internship sponsors/sites is also available.  
  • myCompass. This CSUEB page lists various forms and other key information important to current CSUEB students.
  • Stellic. This interactive platform allows students to plan their schedules for future semesters, see how they are progressing in their degree and major, and explore how different concentrations would fit into their plan. It is intended for planning purposes only and should be used alongside the Degree Audit Report in MyCSUEB.
  • STEM LAB, This community learning space that connects students with undergraduate Learning Assistants (LAs) and graduate Teaching Associates (TAs). This study space is designed to support students in specific courses for BIOL, CS, MATH, PHYS, and STAT.
  • Student Health & Counseling. Student Health & Counseling Services is a fully accredited by AAAHC outpatient clinic staffed by Board Certified Physicians, and licensed Nurse Practitioners, Medical Staff, and Counselors. Student Health & Counseling Services offers basic medical care for most illnesses and injuries and various elective services. 
  • Student Center for Academic Achievement (SCAA). This is the university's student learning center and offers a number of related services including tutoring for science, math, statistics, the sciences, and writing.
  • University Catalog. This catalog includes courses and policies approved and information provided on or before June 1, 2024.

 

Click here to see where our graduates are now!

September 2017

  • The department welcomes two new faculty members, Dr. Guiton and Dr. Almeida.

August 2017

  • East Bay Today publishes a feature article highlighting the research of Dr. Gallegos.
  • TedEd publishes a video by Dr. Pakpour on cell membranes.

2016

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Contact Us

Department of Biological Sciences
  • SC-N431 and SC-N429
  • 25800 Carlos Bee Blvd.
  • Hayward, CA 94542