Opportunities are available for study in a wide range of disciplines, including molecular microbiology, plant microbiology, and environmental microbiology. Students enroll in graduate programs in the Biological Sciences, which provide core graduate courses. Dissertation research opportunities, major research professor, curriculum advisor, and specific courses are provided by Microbiology and complement requirements of the graduate degree programs, such as Entomology, Genetics, Genomics, and Bioinformatics, Nematology, Plant Pathology, and Environmental Sciences, and the Division of Biomedical Sciences. Faculty in these graduate programs work on a range of microorganisms including bacteria, fungi, viruses, and nematodes.

For more specific information about the different graduate curriculums, please contact the Graduate Program to which you are interested in applying:

Biomedical Sciences (Ph.D)

bmspasst@ucr.edu, 1-800-735-0717

Entomology (M.S./Ph.D)

insects@ucr.edu, 1-800-735-0717

Environmental Sciences (M.S./Ph.D)

envisci@ucr.edu, 951-827-2441

Genetics, Genomics, and Bioinformatics (Ph.D.)

genetics@ucr.edu, 1-800-735-0717

Plant Pathology (M.S./Ph.D.)

plantpa@ucr.edu, 1-800-735-0717