Department of Biology

Microbiology and Immunology HomePage

Introduction

Microbiology and Immunology and various fields within these disciplines offer excitement and challenge.   These are rapidly growing scientific disciplines and individuals trained in these areas find employment in health care, environment, safety, food and industry.  The study of microbiology and immunology offers many rewards to society and you. The Department of Biology offers nine courses in microbiology and immunology and you will also find other courses directly related to microbiology.  These course make up a Comprehensive Bachelor of Science degree with an option in Microbiology and Biotechnology.  For more information about microbiology or immunology as a career, click here.  For information about programs at Missouri State, contact Drs. Jack Steiert or Brian Weaver.

Items of Interest to Microbiology and Immunology Students

• Vaccines that are made with DNA are new and you may be interested in the latest information about them. The DNA Vaccine Web is an excellent starting point.
• An Internet version of The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy (Sixteenth Edition) is available online. This particular version is searchable.
• PubMed is a site where you can do free literature searches. It is an excellent resource for students

• The American Society for Microbiology offers a relative inexpensive student membership. There are numerous benefits to belonging to a professional organization.

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• National Center for Infectious Diseases
• World Health Organization
• The American Society for Microbiology

Microbiology/Immunology Courses

• BIO 310 Microbiology (Myers)
• BIO 511 Immunology
• BIO 520 Pathogenic Microbiology

Selected Career Resources

• JobHunt allows you to search for jobs in a variety of disciplines
• National Academy of Sciences has information on career opportunities
• MedSearch Healthcare Careers is a site with information about medical companies, job listings and a variety of other career information.
• Students can find valuable information about careers at a new site sponsored by the National Association of Colleges and Employers titled JobWeb.
• The BioMedNet Job Exchange contains a broad selection of about 1,000 job openings.  Free registration is required.
• SciWeb is a commercial site focusing on industry (non-research) jobs in the life sciences.
• Nature International Science Jobs is a journal-sponsored site that lets users search the journal's classified advertisements.
• Cell Press is the journal Cell's job database that allows users to check out the most recent past two issues.
• Students can participate in an online discussion of science careers with noted scientists and employers through Career Workshops.

Local Links

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This page last updated Thursday, February 25, 2010.