Microbial Research Group (MRG)

The Microbial Research Group (MRG) is a research and educational group in The Calvin, Phoebe and Joan Snyder Institute of Chronic Diseases. The MRG is comprised of scientists whose teams work to understand microbes from a variety of perspectives including basic biological processes, the microbiome in health and disease, mechanisms by which some microbes cause disease and the development of vaccines, diagnostic methods and novel therapeutic approaches.

The MRG provides an excellent training environment for graduate, post-doctoral and undergraduate research. We have well-funded laboratories with state of the art equipment. The group consists of seven full and 12 associate members from the Faculties of Medicine, Veterinary Medicine and Biological Sciences. Potential graduate students may apply on-line through:

Department of Microbiology, Immunology & Infectious Diseases

Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Department of Biological Sciences

NOTE: Exceptional students and postdocs may apply for funding to visit the Microbial Research Group in Calgary, Alberta, Canada