Louisiana
State University - Shreveport - describes current research, outlines
our program requirements for the Ph.D. degree, and summarizes our graduate
program.
Microbial
Biogeochemistry Group - staff, projects, and publications of the Microbial
Interactions group of the Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National
Laboratory.
Microbiology
in the Faculty of Biology of the Philipps University The Max-Planck-Institute
for terrestrial Microbiology and the Department of Microbiology in the
Faculty of Biology of the Philipps University are located side by side
on the campus "Lahnberge" in Marburg. Both institutions have focused their
interest on the biology of microorganisms living in terrestrial habitats
and closely collaborate not only in research but also in teaching. They
share a common library, workshops and many other facilities. The collaboration
is institutionalized by joint appointments and promoted by common research
programs such as the Sonderforschungsbereich 395 "Interaktion, Anpassung
und katalytische Fähigkeiten von Bodenmikroorganismen" and the Graduiertenkolleg
"Enzymchemie" both funded by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft.
Technical
University of Denmark - Department of Microbiology The Department is
divided into several working-groups whichinteract by providing expertise
in a number of different areas. The main research fields at the department
are: The Serratia and Cell-signalling Group (Michael Givskov) The
DNA Replication Group (Flemming Hansen) The Lactobacilli Group (Karin Hammer)
The Fimbriae Group (Per Klemm) The ATPase Group (Ole Michelsen) The Microbial
Ecology Group (Søren Molin) The Yeast Nucleotide Metabolism Group
(Jure Piskur) The Bacillus subtilis Nucleotide Metabolism Group (Hans-Henrik
Saxil) The Yeast Cell Cycle Mutant Group (Ingrid Villadsen)
The Department has an
active research school in which work is in progress in Plant and Animal
Ecology, Plant and Animal Physiology, Cell Biology, Biochemistry, Biomechanics,
Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Plant Pathology, Parasitology, Population
and Molecular Genetics, Entomology and Marine Biology. Research students
may proceed to the MPhil and PhD degrees under the supervision of members
of the staff. Postgraduate students may be required to attend appropriate
modules for levels 2-6, and are expected to attend Departmental research
colloquia.
The
Department of Microbiology mainly carries `` out experimental basic
research and instruction in the fields of natural science and medical microbiology,
molecular genetics and molecular biology. Several research groups work
within each area using their specific systems.
University
College Dublin Department of Industrial Microbiology The Department
of Industrial Microbiology is situated in University College Dublin on
the East Coast of Ireland. University College Dublin is the only third
level educational institution in Ireland providing both undergraduate and
postgraduate courses and training in Industrial Microbiology. The Department
plays a key role in supplying highly qualified, technically skilled graduates
for a range of industrial and commercial enterprises. .
University
of Tennessee Microbiology Department ``The Department of Microbiology
at the University of Tennessee welcomes prospective students to a broad
interdisciplinary training to prepare them for professional career opportunities
in the academic, public or commercial sectors. The program of study includes
course and research possibilities with bacteria, viruses and fungi; cellular
and molecular immunology, molecular virology, molecular aspects of microbial
physiology, molecular pathogenesis, plant-microbe interactions, microbial
ecology, developmental and molecular genetics, and genetic engineering
technologies. The primary objective of the graduate program is to give
qualified students the opportunity to learn the basic and advanced aspects
of microbiology and to develop the intuitive and imaginative awareness
that defines and is required to explore a research project. The very latest
techniques and equipment allow the student upon attaining the graduate
degree to move on with confidence not only into clinical and applied microbiology,
but also into cellular and molecular biology or other challenging areas
of research. The department is a component of both the College of Arts
and Sciences and the College of Veterinary Medicine. Its faculty are responsible
for teaching microbiology to students in both colleges.``
University
of Wales College of Medicine Department of Medical microbiology
Head of Department: Professor B.I. Duerden BSc MD FRCPath ``The work of
the department is concerned with infectious processes, the host response
to infection and the manner in which the laboratory can assist in clinical
diagnosis. The academic department has close affiliations with the routine
clinical department which became integrated with the Public Health Laboratory
Service in 1992. Current Research Interests include. Effects of endotoxin
and the mediators induced by it. Host susceptibility and responsiveness.
The microbiology of cystic fibrosis. Aspects of anaerobic infections (Anaerobe
Reference Unit). Development of methods of bacterial typing. Study of herpesvirus
persistance. Development of molecular techniques in viral diagnosis.
Veterinary
and Agricultural University, Denmark (RVAU). ``Department of
Veterinary Microbiology, RVAU, performs research in the fields of bacteriology,
food science, immunology, virology, parasitology, fish diseases, and poultry
diseases. Staff from the sections for bacteriology, immunology and poultry
diseases takes part in the project. All aspects of veterinary microbiology
fall within the research area of the institute, but priority is given to
projects which deal with the molecular aspects of disease factors of bacteria
and molecular aspects of host immune response. The current project falls
within both these priority areas. The department provides facilities for
in vitro cell assays with poultry cell lines and primary cell cultures.
The department is equipped with DNA and immunology laboratories as well
as standard microbiology laboratories. Animal facilities are available
from the University. Professor, PhD John Elmerdahl Olsen``