• Bacteriologist
• Molecular Biologist
• Environmental Microbiologist
• Clinical Microbiologist
• Teacher
• Medical Professional
• Immunologist
• Virologist

Preparation for graduate study in: (Back to Top)

• Infectious Diseases
• Environmental Microbiology
• Microbial Ecology
• Virology
• Immunology
• Epidemiology
• Molecular Biology

Recommended courses: (Back to Top)

Subspecialization 1 - Molecular Microbiology:

Core lecture courses:

• BIO 110 - Introductory Biology I
• BIO 120 - Introductory Biology II
• BIO 301 - Genetics
• BIO 305 - Cell and Molecular Biology
• BIO 315 - Evolution

Writing intensive lab course:

• BIO 306W - Cell, Molecular Biology, & Genetics Lab
  
  Recommended electives - 15 credits from the following:
  
  
• BIO 425 - General Microbiology
• BIO 426 - Immunobiology
• BIO 429 - Bacterial Pathogenesis
• BIO 527 - Immunobiological Methods
• BIO 528 - General Virology
• BIO 545 - Recombinant DNA Techniques
  
  

Subspecialization 2 - Environmental Microbiology :

Core lecture courses:

• BIO 110 - Introductory Biology I
• BIO 120 - Introductory Biology II
• BIO 301 - Genetics
• BIO 305 - Cell and Molecular Biology
• BIO 310 - Ecology
  
  Writing intensive lab course:
  

• BIO 306W - Cell, Molecular Biology, & Genetics Lab
  OR
• BIO 311W - Ecology Lab
  
  Recommended electives - 15 credits from the following:
  
  
• BIO 410 - Limnology
• BIO 413 - Wetland Ecosystems
• BIO 415 - Microbial Ecology
• BIO 425 - General Microbiology
• BIO 457 - Freshwater Algae
• BIO 459 - Mycology
• BIO 472 - Parasitology
  

Students in this program have: (Back to Top)

Presented at scientific meetings:

• American Society of Microbiology
• Michigan Branch of the American Society of Microbiology
• Mycological Society of America
• North American Benthological Society
• EMU Undergraduate Symposium
  

Had co-ops or internships with:

• Great Lakes Environmental Research Lab
• Pall Life Sciences, Inc.
• NSF International, Inc.
• Genomic Solutions
• Esperion
• University of Michigan

Co-authored publications with faculty members in scientific journals:

• Infection and Immunity
• Journal of Bacteriology

Former students: (Back to Top)

Have been accepted into Ph.D. programs or Medical Schools at:

• University of Michigan
• Ohio State University
• Michigan State University
• University of Wisconsin
• Wayne State University
• Medical College of Ohio

Are employed at:

• Eli Lilly & Co.
• National Institutes of Health
• NSF International, Inc.
• University of Michigan
• Ohio State University
  
  

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