Free Course On The Skills And Responsibilities Of Microbiology Laboratory Technicians.

Focus on microbiology principles and infection control strategies in healthcare settings. This course prepares students to manage and prevent infections effectively.

This course is for anyone with interest in the field of Microbiology. Explore the microscopic world of bacteria, fungi, and viruses.

Over forty faculty from four divisions (BBE, CCE, GPS, EAS) work together to understand microbial systems at various spatial and temporal scales: from the molecular to the global, from the past to the present, and towards future engineering applications. We utilize microorganisms to explore basic biology and biochemistry problems, understand the physical principles governing biological systems, investigate mechanisms that underpin the robustness, stability, and design of complex networks, and explore the interactions among microbes in communities and between microbes and their environment. We also investigate interactions between microbes (under both pathogenic and non-pathogenic conditions) and the immune system, and we seek to understand how the immune system develops, functions, and can be manipulated to maintain human health. The Center for Environmental Microbial Interactions (CEMI) provides support for research in this area and serves a home for the microbiology community at Caltech.