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Microbiology is the perfect curriculum for students interested medical school, graduate school or other health professions. The program was designed to give a well-rounded, cutting edge education, including courses in virology, microbial physiology, genetics, and infectious diseases, and to fulfill medical and graduate school pre-requisites. The Microbiology faculty are experienced educators who also conduct state of the art research programs. Undergraduate research opportunities are available in many faculty research laboratories and provide students with the valuable and unique opportunity to work one on one with well known scientists.
Microbiology is the study of the biology of microorganisms and how they interact with their surroundings. Microbiologists explore the diversity of microbial life, they examine what allows some microbes, symbionts, to live in a peaceful and mutually beneficial manner with their host organisms while others become parasitic or pathogenic and cause disease and deterioration. Thus, specialization in the field of microbiology encompasses not only study of the fundamental processes of bacteria, but also the examination of animal, plant and bacterial viruses, as well as animal and plant defense systems that counter infection and invasion by microorganisms. Microbiologists develop techniques to identify microbes, to kill them when they harm, or to utilize them (e.g. to produce food and pharmaceuticals, to degrade toxic waste, etc.). Microbiologists solve problems on the cutting-edge of science, utilizing ultra-modern equipment and techniques.
Microbiologists can specialize in a variety of areas. Here are just a few areas:
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