Graduate Emphasis Microbiology

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MICROBIOLOGY

The Microbiology core curriculum is appropriate for graduate students who wish to specialize in areas of biology that study the various processes that occur in microbes (bacteria, viruses, fungi and protists) such as their physiology, ecology, development or evolution.

Master degree seeking students are expected to choose three, 400-level courses and at least two 500 or 600-level courses to fulfill the microbiology emphasis. PhD degree seeking students are expected to choose two 400-level courses, 2-500 level courses, and 1-600 level course. Presentation of at least one formal seminar (i.e., an Exit Seminar) is expected. Other courses from other disciplines (Ecology/Evolution or Cell/Organismal) can be substituted for these courses, depending on the direction of the thesis project and input from the committee.

Participating Faculty in Biology (click on picture for personal website)

	Dr. James "Skip" Botsford jbotsfor@nmsu.edu Osmotic stress in microbes
	Dr. Angus Dawe dawe@nmsu.edu Molecular biology of fungi
	Dr. John Gustafson jgustafs@nmsu.edu Antibiotic resistance of bacterial pathogens
	Dr. Kathryn A. Hanley khanley@nmsu.edu Emergence, evolution and epidemiology of flaviviruses
	Dr. Michele K. Nishiguchi nish@nmsu.edu Evolutionary biology of marine symbiosis
	Dr. Michèle Shuster mshuster@nmsu.edu Science Education
	Dr. Geoffrey B. Smith gsmith@nmsu.edu Environmental microbiology

Graduate Students (click on name to contact)

With Dr. Dawe:

Jeremy D. Jonas

Rong Mu (Mol Bio)

Gloricelys Rivera

Joanna Salamon-Kozubowska

With Dr. Gustafson:

Alejandro Delgado Ramos

JoAnne Dupre

Reena Lamichhane-Khadka

With Dr. Hanley:

Dr. Kim Pepin (Postdoctoral)

With Dr. Nishiguchi:

Don Sanjiv Ariyakumar

Wendy Castle

Ricardo Guerrero-Ferreira

Schery Umanzor-Rodriguez

With Dr. Shuster:

With Dr. Smith:

Degree requirements for Biology with an emphasis in Microbiology

Ph.D. in Biology M.S., Thesis option M.S., non-Thesis option

Microbiology Course Offerings

450 and above
BIO 451	Physiology of Microorganisms	3 cr
BIO 472	Mycology	3 cr
BIO 473	Ecology of Microorganisms	4 cr
BIO 474	Immunology	3 cr
BIO 475	Virology	3 cr
BIO 477	Applied and Environmental Microbiology	4cr
BIO 478	Molecular Biology of Microorganisms	3 cr
BIO 479	Medical Microbiology	3 cr
BIO 479L	Medical Microbiology Lab	1 cr
BIO 482	Microbial Systematics	2 cr
EPWS 482	Parisitology	3 cr
EPWS 462L	Parisitology Laboratory	1 cr
HLS 450	Epidemiology	3 cr

500 and above
BIO 520	Molecular Cell Biology	3 cr
BIO 521	Topics in Advanced Microbial Physiology	3 cr
BIO 522	Mechanisms of Fungal Pathogenesis	3 cr
BIO523	Mechanisms of Bacterial Pathogenesis	3 cr
BIO524	Mechanisms of Viral Pathogenesis	3 cr
BIO525	Emerging Diseases	3 cr
BIO526	Symbiosis	3 cr
BIO 540	Ethical issues in the Biological Sciences	1-3 cr
BIO 541	Professional Development Seminar	1-3 cr
BCHE 542	Biochemistry I	3 cr
BIO 545/BCHE 545	Molecular and Biochemical Genetics	3 cr
BCHE 546	Biochemistry II	3 cr
BIO 577	Advanced Topics in Environmental Microbiology	3 cr

600 and above
BIO 612	Microbiology Seminar	1-3 cr
BIO 620	Advanced Studies in Microbial Physiology	1-3 cr
BIO 634	Advanced Studies in Medical Microbiology	1-3 cr
BIO 639	Advanced Studies in Soil Microbiology	1-3 cr

Graduate Student links and info

NMSU Biology Department
NMSU Graduate School
International Students Program

Biology Graduate Student Organization: Advice for entering grad students - from grad students!

Funding opportunities
NMSU Link Fellowships and Grants
Fastweb Scholarships for Students
MBRS RISE program

Journal Articles

http://www.jstor.org/

http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/

http://www.fems-microbiology.org/website/nl/default.asp

http://www.springerlink.com/home/main.mpx

http://www.tigr.org/publications/

http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/browse/?type=JOURNAL

http://www.pubs.royalsoc.ac.uk/index.cfm?page=1000

http://highwire.stanford.edu/

Instrumentation and Resources

There are many departmental and university facilities that support laboratory research efforts at New Mexico State University. The following are of particular relevance for the Microbiology Core.

Electron Microscopy Laboratory : NMSU Main Campus, Skeen Hall, Room W152

Hitachi H7650 120 kV biological Transmission Electron Microscope
Hitachi S3400-n Variable Pressure Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM), with Thermo Electron System 6EDS
Hitachi TM1000 Table top SEM
Zeiss Axioplan Optical Microscope
LKB Ultrotome III Ultramicrotome
Leica UC6 Ultramicrotome
B-4 Porter-Blum Microtome
Denton vacuum turbo sputter coater with carbon coating
Ancillary Equipment