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Microbiology and Molecular Genetics Michigan State University

2215 Biomedical Physical Sciences East Lansing, MI 48824-4320

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F: 517-353-8957

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Graduate Courses

Courses offered by the Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics are listed below. For course descriptions and a complete, up-to-date listing of the courses currently offered, please visit the MSU Course Catalog. For graduate seminars, see the section below the course list. For the number of credits you need per semester go to the FAQ page.

MMG 801: Integrative Microbial Biology
MMG 803: Topics in Integrative Microbial Biology
MMG 813: Molecular Virology
MMG 825: Cell Structure and Function
MMG 833: Microbial Genetics
MMG 835: Eukaryotic Molecular Genetics
MMG 840: Advanced Food Microbiology
MMG 851: Immunology
MMG 855: Molecular Evolution: Principles and Techniques
MMG 861: Advanced Microbial Pathogenesis
MMG 890: Special Problems in Microbiology
MMG 892: Seminar
MMG 899: Master's Thesis Research
MMG 991: Topics in Microbiology
MMG 999: Doctoral Dissertation Research

 
 

GRADUATE SEMINARS

 
MMG Ph.D. students are required to take three seminar courses consisting of special topic classes that include student presentations as a component of the course. Schedules for some of these are listed below.
 

Spring 2008

MMG 803 (section ?) (2 credits), "Experimental Evolution", to be led by Dr.Lenski.

MMG 991 (section ?) (2 credits), " Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis and Carcinogenesis ", to be led by Drs Maher and McCormick

Non-MMG courses counting for MMG seminar credit:
 GEN 800 (section 001) "Gene Transfer" Dr. Andy Amalfitano and Dr. Vilma Yuzbasiyan-Gurkan; part I will focus on vectors used in gene transfer and Part II will focus on applications of gene transfer for different diseases.

Fall 2007

MMG 803 (section ?) (2 credits)," Metabolic Diversity", to be led by Drs. Reddy, Schmidt, and Hausinger .