生物科学哲学博士-微生物学

在这个研究小组中，我们希望学生深入学习微生物作为生物体的功能。微生物具有独特的特性，可以使单个细胞自主繁殖并执行高级生物体无法进行的活动。但是，学生们了解到，在自然界中，微生物细胞几乎总是与其他细胞和生物体相互作用。共生是一个特别的研究重点，其他一系列较不紧密的联系也是如此。学生们开始欣赏微生物如何应对各种各样的生境，这些生境通常看似很恶劣，并且它们如何对周围环境和整个地球产生巨大影响。为了进行该领域的研究，学生接受了分子生物学，生物化学和遗传学方面的培训，以及微生物学方面的专门培训。
The Department of Biological Sciences offers a rigorous and intellectually driven PhD program that aspires to train scientists suited for careers in research and teaching. Students are trained to achieve academic excellence by triggering their innate curiosity and by gaining an appreciation for the rigor of the scientific method. This program provides excellent training in modern biology suitable for careers in academia, industry, and government.<br><br>Our graduate program in biological sciences offers unique opportunities for rigorous training in an intellectually driven and multidisciplinary research program. Students can select from our diverse research portfolio spanning Cell and Molecular Biology, Biochemistry and Structural Biology, Developmental Biology, Neuroscience, Microbiology, Ecology, Environmental Biology, Evolutionary Biology and Physiology. Our graduates find success in careers across Academia, Industry, and Government. The major endeavor of any student is the research that culminates in a dissertation or thesis. This research must be original and meet the highest standards of quality and thoroughness. The breadth of the department provides a diversity of research fields from which to choose.<br><br>To help in determining the best fit of student and mentor, first-year students do three laboratory rotations. During the rotations, students are temporary members of the laboratories whose research appears to be of greatest interest to them. Before the end of the student's second semester, an advisor who guides both research and selection of coursework is chosen by mutual agreement between faculty and student. The relatively small size of the research groups in this department allows students to interact closely with the faculty. Manuscripts arising from dissertation research are published in highly-respected peer reviewed journals.<br><br>In this research group we want students to learn in depth how microbes function as organisms. Microbes have unique properties that allow a single cell to propagate autonomously and perform activities that higher organisms are incapable of. However, students learn that in nature a microbial cell is almost always interacting with other cells and organisms. Symbiosis is a particular research emphasis, but so are a range of other less intimate associations. Students come to appreciate how microbes cope with diverse, often seemingly harsh, habitats and how they have tremendous effects on their immediate environments and the entire globe. In order to perform research in this area, students receive training in molecular biology, biochemistry, and genetics, as well as specific training in microbiology.