Corynebacterium glutamicum. (Photomicrograph courtesy of Dr. Philip Lessard.)
Dr. Janis Melvold
Dr. Philip Lessard
Prof. Anthony Sinskey
7.13
Fall 2003
Undergraduate
The projects section illustrates the student experience of this course and includes a student's final paper as well as other example materials provided by the teaching staff.
Also referred to as the Microbial Genetics Project Lab, this is a hands-on research course designed to introduce the student to the strategies and challenges associated with microbiology research. Students take on independent and original research projects that are designed to be instructive with the goal of advancing a specific field of research in microbiology.