生物学系于2009年扩展为细胞生物学，微生物学和分子生物学系（CMMB）和综合生物学系（IB）。每个系都有自己的主席和研究生主任，并向学生提供生物学理学硕士学位具有与CMMB或IB相关的特定浓度。没有一般的生物学MS专业。CMMB和IB部门位于设备齐全的现代建筑中。CMMB系的研究由跨学科科学大楼和生物科学设施大楼（BSF）的教员完成，而IB系内的大部分研究由位于科学中心大楼（SCA）的教员进行。由于大多数研究项目都是跨学科的，因此，教师和研究生经常在广泛的培训研究项目上共同努力，这些研究项目汇集了许多传
The Department of Biological Sciences is an integral part of the liberal arts tradition for well over two-thousand years. Our mission is to provide the science component of the liberal arts education for all students as well as the professional training for its majors. We are committed to providing students with a solid foundation in both the theoretical concepts and practical applications of science. The graduates will be well prepared to further their education in graduate or professional schools or to pursue a variety of careers in biological, chemical, pharmaceutical, or marine sciences.<br><br>The development of scientific literacy for all graduates is the most important component of our mission for non-science majors. Science instruction is provided with direct experience in scientific practices and methods with the objective of ensuring that every graduate of Fairleigh Dickinson University has an understanding of the content and methods of science.