There are many ways to go about identifying a research mentor:
To assist in your search, faculty with openings for MICROM 499 are listed in the table below. We have also curated a list of Undergraduate Research Opportunities in the Department of Microbiology (coming soon!), which includes work study and for pay opportunities.
We also encourage interested students to complete the Microbiology Undergraduate Research Interest form, which will add you to a list of students seeking research opportunities that our faculty has access to. Please note that while adding yourself to this list may increase your visibility, it does not guarantee an undergraduate research position. We strongly encourage you to contact directly faculty whose research you're interested in!
| Faculty Member | Research Topics |
|---|---|
| Roger E. Bumgarner Associate Professor, Microbiology |
Bacterial Comparative Genomics |
| Sharon Doty Adjunct Professor, Microbiology |
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| Ferric C. Fang Professor, Microbiology |
Salmonella-Host Interactions |
| Deborah Fuller Professor, Microbiology |
Molecular Virology, Vaccine, Transdermal Drug Delivery, HIV, Influenza, Biotechnology, SARS-CoV2 |
| Denise A. Galloway Scientific Director & Professor, FHCC |
HPV, Polyomaviruses |
| E. Peter Greenberg Professor, Microbiology |
Sociomicrobiology, Quorum Sensing, Biofilm, Regulation of Virulence Genes |
| Caroline (Carrie) Harwood Gerald and Lyn Grinstein Professor of Microbiology, Microbiology |
Metabolic Networks, Bacterial Signaling, Bioenergy Production |
| Lucas Hoffman Adjunct Professor, Microbiology |
Respiratory Microbiology, Respiratory, Fecal Microbiomes, Interspecies Interactions, Bacterial Adaptation During Chronic Infection |
| Kevin J. Hybiske Adjunct Associate Professor, Microbiology |
Host-Pathogen Interactions, Chlamydia, Malaria |
| Tristan Jordan Assistant Professor, Microbiology |
Host-virus, Innate Immunity, Antiviral, Evolution, DNA Virus Mechanisms of Evading Host Defenses, Amoeba, Virus Discovery |
| Mary E. Lidstrom Professor Emeritus, Microbiology |
Methylotrophic Bacteria, Metabolic Engineering |
| Samuel I. Miller Professor, Microbiology |
Salmonella, Acinetobacter, Pseudomonas, Microbiota-E.Coli |
| Patrick Mitchell Assistant Professor, Microbiology |
Immunity, Inflammasome, Host-pathogen, Pathogenesis |
| Joseph D. Mougous Professor, Microbiology |
Protein Secretion, Microbiome, Pathogens, Toxins |
| Sean C. Murphy Adjunct Associate Professor, Microbiology |
Parasitology, Malaria Vaccines, Malaria Diagnostics, Clinical Trials, Vaccine |
| Megan O’Connor Research Assistant Professor, Microbiology |
HIV, SARS-CoV2, Zika virus, Co-Infections, Pathogenesis, Immunology, Microbiome, Vaccine |
| Matthew R. Parsek Professor, Microbiology |
Microbial Communities, Biofilms, Quorum Sensing |
| Nina Salama Professor, Microbiology |
Helicobacter Pylori Pathogenesis |
| Jason G. Smith Professor, Microbiology |
Adenovirus, HPV, Rotavirus, Defensins, Enteroids, Paneth Cells, Parvovirus |
| Beth A. Traxler Professor, Microbiology |
Bacterial Conjugation, Horizontal Gene Transfer, Protein Folding |
For more information regarding undergraduate research opportunities in the Department of Microbiology, please use the following links:
MICROM 495 - Honors Thesis Research
MICROM 499 - Undergraduate Research
Please also visit the Office of Undergraduate Research, which provides additional resources including research opportunities available on campus and beyond.
Use this link to browse available work study positions (across UW).