Department of Integrative Biology | College of Arts and Sciences

Department of Integrative Biology | College of Arts and Sciences | University of South Florida

Field Research Graduate student, Sam Hirst, pipettes venom from a rattlesnake into a tube.
Digital Dinosaurs A student in Dr. Carney’s Digital Dinosaurs course using an AR headset.
Marine Research A student in Dr. Parkinson’s lab dives to conduct research on corals.
Field Research Dr. Margres' international team looking for rattlesnakes at night.
Marine Research Students in Dr. Ellis' Marine Bio course kayaking in Tampa Bay.

Department News

Cats can have a devastating impact on local wildlife.

Why keeping your cat indoors saves birds

08/06/26 — Domestic cats that roam outdoors can seriously harm local wildlife because their natural hunting instincts make them effective predators of birds and small animals. Associate Professor Dr. Deby Cassill discusses why keeping cats indoors benefits not only pets, but also the wildlife that shares their environment.

What to know about the 'flesh-eating' bacteria that killed someone in Florida

08/05/26 — Distinguished Professor Dr. Harwood featured by MSN for expert knowledge on flesh eating bacteria

USF scientists advance space agriculture for future moon and Mars missions

07/28/26 — From mangroves to space botany, Associate Professor Christina Richards finds inspiration for furthering contributions to USF ASTRA through IB Ph.D. student Jessica Bains interest in out of this world agricultural advancements

tarpon fish head with water particles surrounding

Hidden feeding grounds that fuel one of the ocean's most iconic sportfish identified

07/15/26 — Assistant Professor Lucas Griffin combines five years of data to identify key feeding areas that sustain tarpon during annual migrations

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