Fields
Microbiology
Microbiology studies microorganisms including bacteria, archaea, viruses, and fungi, and their roles in health, disease, and ecosystems. The field is central to combating antimicrobial resistance, understanding the human microbiome, and engineering microbes for biotechnology.
Details
- Avg Funding
- $410K
- Key Technologies
- 16S rRNA SequencingMetagenomicsFlow CytometrySingle-Cell SequencingAnaerobic Culturing
- Subfields
- Microbial GenomicsAntimicrobial ResistanceHost-Pathogen InteractionsEnvironmental MicrobiologyMicrobiome Research
- Top Institutions
- HarvardUniversity of MelbourneMax Planck InstitutesUniversity of British ColumbiaETH Zurich