Microbiology

https://micro.utk.edu/

Heidi Goodrich-Blair, Head
Alison Buchan, Associate Head

Professors
Buchan, A., PhD – Georgia
Ganusov, V.V., PhD - Emory
Goodrich-Blair, H., PhD – Albany
Hazen, T.C., PhD – Wake Forest
Lloyd, K.G., PhD - North Carolina
Loeffler, F., PhD – Hohenheim (Germany)
Reynolds, T.B., PhD – Vanderbilt
Wilhelm, S.W., PhD – Western Ontario (Canada)

Associate Professors
Fozo, E.M., PhD – Rochester
Ganusov, V.V., PhD – Emory
Johnson, J.G., PhD - Iowa
Lloyd, K.G., PhD – North Carolina
Mikucki, J.A., PhD – Montana State
Sparer, T.E., PhD – Emory
Steen, A.D., PhD - North Carolina
Su, C., PhD – Penn State
Zinser, E.R., PhD – Harvard

Assistant Professors
Burcham, L.R., PhD - Mississippi State
Johnson, J.G., PhD – Iowa
Monteith, A.J., PhD - North Carolina (Chapel Hill)
Parker, B.J., PhD – Emory
Steen, A.D., PhD – North Carolina
Talmy, D., PhD – University of Essex

Research Faculty
Burcham, Z.M., PhD - Mississippi State
Chandler, J.W., PhD – Tennessee
LeCleir, G.R., PhD – Georgia
McAlvin, C.B., PhD - Tennessee
Vishnivetskaya, T.A., – Russian Academy of Sciences

Joint Faculty
Bruce, B., PhD – Wisconsin
DeBruyn, J., PhD – Tennessee
Eda, S., PhD – Tokyo (Japan)
Donohoe, D., PhD – Louisiana State
Graham, D., PhD – Illinois
Hettich, R.L., PhD – Purdue
Jacobson, D., PhD – Stellenbosch (South Africa)
Lin, J., PhD – Ohio State
Podar, M., PhD – Texas Southwestern Medical Center (Dallas)
Radosevich, M., PhD - Ohio
Schadt, C., PhD – Colorado

Lecturers
McPherson, E.F., MS – Tennessee
Pyle, J., PhD - Tenneessee

Adjunct Faculty
Briggs, L., MPH – Tennessee

Microbiology is one of the fastest growing areas of science. It is the study of organisms so small that they must be viewed with a microscope. These organisms include bacteria, yeasts, molds, protozoa and viruses. Many important scientific discoveries of recent years have been made by microbiologists: since 1910, one-third of the Nobel Prizes in medicine and physiology have been awarded to microbiologists. Microbiology is a broad field which includes the following areas.

1. Pathogenic microbiology – the study of microbial-host interactions which influence disease and immunity.
2. Environmental microbiology – the role of micro-organisms in nature and relationships between organisms, including microbiomes.
3. Environmental biotechnology – the use of micro-organisms to address environmental problems.
4. Food microbiology – the use of micro-organisms in food production.
5. Virology – the study of viruses of both eukaryotes (higher organisms like humans, plants, and fungi) and prokaryotes (bacteria).
6. Immunology – the study of how the human immune system responds to and eliminates pathogens.

Students wishing to emphasize study in this area elect to major in biological sciences with a concentration in microbiology. See the description of the biological sciences major, microbiology concentration for requirements.

VolsTeach

Students pursuing a major in selected programs in the College of Arts and Sciences are eligible to participate in the University’s VolsTeach program (http://volsteach.utk.edu/). This 4-year program permits students to complete a major in mathematics or science while also receiving secondary education teaching licensure through completion of a VolsTeach minor. For more information about VolsTeach, including advising associated with teacher licensure requirements, contact https://cehhs.utk.edu/cehhsadvising/.