Microbiology (PhD)
Degree Requirements
Students may choose from the Microbiology course tracks below to complete coursework within a focus area.
Degrees earned will be distributed as: "Doctor of Philosophy in Microbiology" without focus area track specifications.
| Code | Title | Hours | Counts towards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Core Courses | 10 | ||
| Seminar | |||
| Doctoral Lab Rotations | |||
| Teaching Experience | |||
| Doctoral Dissertation Research | |||
| Microbiology Courses | 12 | ||
| See "Microbiology Courses" listed below | |||
| Professional Development course | 1 | ||
| "Professional Development Course" is determined in conjunction with the academic committee | |||
| Elective Courses | 49 | ||
| See "Elective Courses" listed below | |||
| Total Hours | 72 | ||
Microbiology Courses
For the Ph.D., 12 MB graded graduate credits must be taken. These courses can be chosen for breadth in microbiology or may focus on a sub-discipline of microbiology. Example courses fitting into two microbiology “tracks” or focus areas are:
| Code | Title | Hours | Counts towards |
|---|---|---|---|
Environmental / Industrial Track | |||
| MB 520 | Fundamentals of Microbial Cell Biotransformations | 2 | |
| MB 532 | Soil Microbiology | 4 | |
| MB 555 | Microbial Biotechnology | 3 | |
| MB 590 | Topical Problems | 1-3 | |
| MB 505 | Food Microbiology | 3 | |
| MB 714 | Microbial Metabolic Regulation | 3 | |
| MB 725 | Fermentation Microbiology | 3 | |
| MB 758 | Microbial Genetics & Genomics | 3 | |
Host-Pathogen Interactions Track | |||
| MB 535 | Bacterial Pathogenesis | 3 | |
| MB 718 | Introductory Virology | 3 | |
| MB 751 | Immunology | 3 | |
| BCH 553 | Biochemistry of Gene Expression | 3 | |
| BCH 705 | Molecular Biology Of the Cell | 3 | |
| BMA 771/772 | Biomathematics I | 3 | |
| CBS 712 | Reproductive Management and Disease in Domestic Animals | 1 | |
| ENT 582 | Medical and Veterinary Entomology | 3 | |
| PP 707 | Plant Microbe Interactions | 3 | |
| ST 511/512 | Statistical Methods For Researchers I | 3 | |
Elective Courses
Selection of elective courses is done by the student, in consultation with and approval by the advisory committee.
| Code | Title | Hours | Counts towards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below are examples of elective courses available: | |||
| BAE 525 | Industrial Microbiology and Bioprocessing | 3 | |
| BCH 553 | Biochemistry of Gene Expression | 3 | |
| BCH 701 | Macromolecular Structure | 3 | |
| BCH 703 | Macromolecular Synthesis and Regulation | 3 | |
| BCH 705 | Molecular Biology Of the Cell | 3 | |
| BIT 510 | Core Technologies in Molecular and Cellular Biology | 4 | |
| BIT 595 | Special Topics | 1-6 | |
| GN 701 | Molecular Genetics | 3 | |
| GN 735 | Functional Genomics | 3 | |
| GN 850 | Professionalism and Ethics | 1 | |
| MB/PP 730 | Fungal Genetics and Physiology | 3 | |
| MB 610 | Special Topics Microbiology | 1-6 | |
| MB 620 | Special Problems | 1-6 | |
| MB 601/801 | Seminar | 1 | |
| MB 690/890 | Master's Examination | 1-9 | |
| MB 695/895 | Master's Thesis Research | 1-9 | |
| MB/IMM 783 | Advanced Immunology | 3 | |
| MB 790 | Topical Problems (Practical Digital Imaging) | 1-3 | |
Additional Requirements
- 12 MB credits must be graded
- All graduate students must maintain a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0
Faculty
Full Professors
- Prema Arasu
- Rodolphe Barrangou
- Frederick Breidt
- Dennis T. Brown
- Jose Manuel Bruno-Barcena
- Susan B. Carson
- Mari S. Chinn
- Marc A. Cubeta
- Francis De Los Reyes
- Robert R. Dunn
- Frederick J. Fuller
- Amy Michele Grunden
- Hosni Moustafa Hassan
- Christine Veronica Hawkes
- Shuijin Hu
- Michael Hyman
- Lee-Ann Jaykus
- Sophia Kathariou
- Robert M. Kelly
- Matthew D. Koci
- Scott M. Laster
- Hsiao-Ching Liu
- John M. Mackenzie Jr.
- Eric S. Miller
- Ian T. Petty
- Barbara Sherry
- Siddhartha Thakur
- Jeffrey A. Yoder
Associate Professors
- Nicolas Emile Buchler
- Douglas Franklin Call
- Jonathan E. Fogle
- Reza A. Ghiladi
- Megan E. Jacob
- Cristina Lanzas
- Jonathan W. Olson
- Joshua Glenn Pierce
- Frank Scholle
- Michael L. Sikes
- Robert G. Upchurch
- Gavin John Williams
Assistant Professors
- Oliver Baars
- Louis-Marie Bobay
- Benjamin John Callahan
- Wei-Chen Chang
- Mallory Choudoir
- Nathan Crook
- Kevin Garcia
- Angela Rose Harris
- Manuel Kleiner
- Zhe Lyu
- Erin Alison McKenney
- Aram Arshak Mikaelyan
- Ryan William Paerl
- Ilenys Muniz Perez Diaz
- William Kevin Petry
- Kasie Raymann
- Casey Michelle Theriot
Emeritus Faculty
- Paul Edward Bishop
- James W. Brown
- Walter J. Dobrogosz
- Gerald Hugh Elkan
- Michael Carl Flickinger
- Todd Robert Klaenhammer
- Wesley Edwin Kloos
- Geraldine Luginbuhl
- Paul E. Orndorff
- Leo W. Parks
- Jason C. Shih
Adjunct Faculty
- James M. Ligon
- Maria Andrea Azcarate Peril
- Scott Harold Shore
- Daniel van der Lelie