This department was established to create a significant scientific contribution to the rapidly accelerating progress of biological sciences, in addition to meeting the many and varied needs of modern society. The scientific fields covered by faculty members include: biological information, biogenesis, molecular evolution, integrative and comparative biology, and cellular and developmental biology. The department also provides first-rate educational programs covering biochemistry, molecular and cell biology, plant physiology, comparative biology and ecology.

Biological Information and Biogenesis	Biological Information	Hirose & nakamura Lab.
	Chromosome Dynamics	Iwasaki lab
Evolution and Comparative Biology	Molecular Evolution	Okada & kajikawa Lab.
	Integrative and Comparative Biology	Motokawa Lab.
		Hongoh Lab.
Cellular and Developmental Biology	Cell Biology	Kitamura & Komada Lab.
	Developmental Biology	Tanaka（Mikiko) Lab.
[Divisions of Collaborative Professors]	Genome Structure and Function	H.Ohta Lab. (Center for Biological Resources and Informatics, Research Division)
		Masuda Lab. (Center for Biological Resources and Informatics, Support Division)
[Associated Laboratory]	Chemical Resources Laboratory	K.Tanaka Lab.
	Frontier Collaborative Research Center	Ohsumi & Nakatogawa Lab.
[Core Division of Advanced Researche]	Developmental Neurogenetics	Suzuki Lab.
[Affiliated Graduate Course]	Kobayasi Lab.
[Quasi-Affiliated Graduate Course]	Shirahige Lab.
	Koshima Lab.
	M.Ohta Lab.