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The primary purpose of the Committee on Microbiology is to produce research
scientists and teachers in microbiology by offering formal instructions;
by fostering informal dissemination of information among the faculty,
fellows and students engaged in research in microbiology; and by administering
a program of study leading to the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. Seventeen
faculty members from seven different BSD departments form the Committee.
Through its faculty, activities and educational program, the Committee
on Microbiology integrates studies in various clinical and non-clinical
departments of the Division of the Biological Sciences.
The Committee on Microbiology maintains maximum flexibility in its program
to cater to students’ developing interests. Students with backgrounds
in any appropriate field (physics, chemistry, biology, biochemistry, and
medicine) may commence work in microbiology upon entering the graduate
program of the Division of the Biological Sciences. The committee offers
a program of study leading to a Ph.D.
The Committee on Microbiology sponsors a seminar series, which brings
to campus prominent microbiologists from all over the world to discuss
publicly their research and meet with Microbiology faculty and students.
Another regular activity sponsored by the Committee is the Microbiology
Data Club. Data Club meetings feature a current graduate student, postdoctoral
fellow or other training fellow in Microbiology presenting his/her research
data. Microbiology Data Club meetings are open to the University community,
offering an informal forum for the discussion of microbiology within the
Chicago scientific community.
The Committee on Microbiology is a member of the Biomedical Sciences Cluster,
which also houses graduate programs of the Committee on Cancer Biology,
the Committee on Immunology, the Committee on Human Nutrition and Nutritional
Biology, and the Department of Pathology. The five academic units share
a joint admissions committee, several courses, a seminar series and other
events for students and faculty within the cluster. The goal of the “cluster”
system is to encourage interdisciplinary interactions among both trainees
and faculty, and to allow students flexibility in designing their particular
course of study. Admission to the Biomedical Sciences Cluster permits
students to choose the program (of the five academic units) in which they
plan to take their degree during the first year in residence.
The Ph.D. degree is administered by the Committee on Microbiology and
is recommended when the student has fulfilled the requirements stipulated
in his individual program; has met the divisional requirements for the
degree; and, in the opinion of the committee, has attained competence
in research in his field of specialization.
This page last updated on 9/05/2003
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