该系提供生物化学，分子生物学，细胞生物学，生理学，生态学，系统学和进化领域的研究。专业领域包括解剖学/形态学，重点是现存和化石维管植物；生态学和环境研究，包括生态系统生态学，保护生物学和遗传学，火灾生态学，外来入侵物种，热带植物学和生态学，细胞生物学，重点是细胞骨架。和细胞形态发生，生理学，生物化学和分子生物学，重点是光合作用，被子植物的生长和发育，蛋白质磷酸化和信号转导，基因表达的空间模式的整体分析，植物次生代谢和蛋白质组学，侧重于DNA和基于形态学的系统发育分析，系统地理学研究，分子进化/发育以及专题
Claremont Graduate University's MS and PhD programs in Botany focus on systematics and evolution of higher plants. The programs are offered in conjunction with Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden, one of the nation's premier research-focused botanic gardens. Claremont Graduate University's MS in Botany is a research-intensive program with a robust fieldwork component. Located in a unique 86-acre learning environment dedicated to conservation of the state's flora, facilities include a botanical library, fully equipped molecular and anatomy laboratories, comprehensive herbarium, scanning electron microscope, greenhouses, and growth chambers. Youll find abundant opportunities for hands-on research at Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden, working alongside collegial faculty-mentors dedicated to advancing knowledge in the field. A seminar series addressing topics of systematic and evolutionary botany is offered weekly during each semester and draws attendees not only from our student body but also from the biology research community, faculty, and students at nearby colleges and universities.