MCS Department Courses
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Summer 2025
Course Number Course Name Instructor(s) Credits Summer Term Class Periods MCB 2000 Microbiology Karim Asghari 3 Summer A Online Asynchronous MCB 3020 / MCB 6937 Basic Biology of Microorganisms Karim Asghari 3 Summer A Online Asynchronous MCB 3023L / MCB 5305L Microbiology Lab Bootcamp Monika Oli, Jaysankar De 2 Summer A Synchronous In-Person MCB 5252 Microbiology, Immunology and Basis for Immunotherapeutics Karim Asghari 4 Summer A Online Asynchronous MCB 6937 Basic Special Topics in Microbiology Karim Aghari 3 Summer A Online Asynchronous MCB 7922 Final Assessment - Literature Review Jamie Foster 3 Summer C Online Asynchronous -
Spring 2025
Course Number Course Name Instructor(s) Credits BSC 2891 / MCB 6937 Python Programming for Biology Marc Chevrette 3 BSC 4913 Independent Research in Bioinformatics Valerie De Crecy 3 MCB 2000 Microbiology Karim Asghari 3 MCB 3020 Basic Biology of Microorganisms Karim Asghari 3 MCB 3023 Principles of Microbiology Willm Martens-Habbena 3 MCB 3703 / MCB 5705 Astrobiology Jamie Foster 3 MCB 4034L Advanced Techniques in Microbiology Laboratory Claudio Gonzalez 1 MCB 4090 / MCB 6095 Careers for Impact in Microbiology and Cell Science Elizabeth Gadsby 1 MCB 4091 / MCB 6096 Innovation Project Management for Life Sciences Elizabeth Gadsby 1 MCB 4203 Bacterial Pathogens Kelly Rice 3 MCB 4320 MCB 6670C The Microbiome Ahrens / Roesch / Triplett 3 MCB 4324 / MCB 6326 Computational Genomics and Epigenomics Meixia Zhao 3 MCB 4422 / MCB 6424 Probiotics Graciela Lorca 3 MCB 4503 / MCB 5505 Virology Melissa Jones 3 MCB 4271 / MCB 5270 Antimicrobial Resistance Daniel Czyz 3 MCB 5205 Microbiology of Human Pathogens Kelly Rice 3 MCB 5252 Microbiology, Immunology, and Basis for Immunotherapeutics Karim Asghari 4 MCB 6318 Comparative Microbial Genomics Valerie De Crecy 2 MCB 6355 Microbial Defense/Host-Microbe Interactions Larkin / Wang 1 MCB 6772 Advanced Topics in Cell Biology Mou / Kima 1 MCB 6772 Advanced Topics in Cell Biology - Online Mou / Kima 1 MCB 6937 Biology of Microorganisms Karim Asghari 3 MCB 6937 Foundation in Molecular Genetics William Gurley 3 MCB 7922 Final Assessment - Literature Review Jamie Foster 1 MCB 7922 Journal Colloquy: Mechanisms in Host/Microbe Interactions Claudio Gonzalez 1 MCB 7922 Journal Club Daniel Czyz 1 PCB 3134 Eukaryotic Cell Structure and Function Jessie Fernandez 3 PCB 4666 / PCB 6667 Human Genomics Jennifer Drew 3 PCB 4233 / PCB 5235 Immunology Joseph Larkin 3 PCB 4522 Molecular Genetics William Gurley 3 -
Fall 2024
Course Number Course Name Instructor(s) Credits ALS3200C/BSC6895C AI in Agricultural and Life Sciences Raquel Dias 3 BSC6459 Fundamentals of Bioinformatics Lexi Ardissone, Meixia Zhao, Xin Wang 3 MCB2000L, MCB3020L, MCB3023L Microbiology Labs Monika Oli 1 MCB2000 Microbiology Karim Asghari 3 MCB3020 Basic Biology of Microorganisms Karim Asghari 3 MCB3020 Introduction to Microbiology Jo Marie Bacusmo 3 MCB3023 Principles of Microbiology Martens-Habbena, Valerie DeAnda 3 MCB4034L Advanced Microbiology Laboratory Claudio Gonzalez 1 MCB4034L Advanced Microbiology Laboratory Wilfred Vermerris 1 MCB4203 / MCB5205 Bacterial Pathogens Mariola J. Ferraro 3 MCB4271L Antimicrobial Resistance - Advanced Laboratory Daniel Czyz 1 MCB4271 - MCB5270 Antimicrobial Resistance Daniel Czyz 3 MCB4503/MCB5505 General Virology Sarah Doore 3 MCB4403/MCB6407 Prokaryotic Cell: Structure and Function / Bacterial Physiology
Julie Maupin 3 BSC4434c Introduction to Bioinformatics Jo Marie Bacusmo 3 BSC4467/MCB6937 Applications and Technologies of Synthetic Biology Xin Wang 3 BSC4913/BSC4914 Independent Research in Bioinformatics Valerie De Crecy , Meixia Zhao 3 PCB3134 Eukaryotic Cell Structure and Function
Zhonglin Mou 3 PCB4522/MCB6937 Molecular Genetics Tyler Square 3 MCB4090 - MCB6095 Careers for Impact in Microbiology and Cell Science Elizabeth Gadsby 1 MCB4091 - MCB6096 Innovation Project Management for Life Sciences Elizabeth Gadsby 1 MCB4794/MCB6796 Analysis, interpretation, and visualization of microbiological data Luiz Roesch 3 MCB6417 Microbial Metabolism and Energetics Gonzalez - Maupin 1 MCB6566 Environmental Microbiology Habbena - Christner - Foster 3 MCB6937 Fellowship and Proposal Writing Kelly Rice 1 MCB6937 Special topics: Regulatory aspects of microbiome research Graciela Lorca 1 MCB6937 Special Topics in Microbiology Karim Asghari 3 MCB7922 Journal Colloquy - Environmental Microbiology Jamie Foster 1 MCB7922 Journal Colloquy - Final Assessment Jamie Foster 1 MCB7922 Journal Club Colloquy Peter Kima 1 MCB7922 Journal Colloquy — Virome and Host Interactions Melissa Jones 1 ZOO4232 Human parasitology Peter Kima 3 -
Summer 2024
Course Number Course Name Instructor(s) Credits Summer A,B,C ALS4404 UF in Europe: Medicine, Microbiology and Health Monika Oli & Elizabeth Gadsby 3 MCB2000 Microbiology Karim Asghari 3 MCB200L/3020L Laboratory for Basic Biology of Microorganisms Monika Oli, Jaysankar De, Lendro Teixeira, Kevin Lee, Shaun Jiang, Javier Rosero, Nowshin Khondokar Islam 1 A MCB3020 Introduction to Microbiology Bacusmo 3 B MCB3020 Basic Biology of Microorganism Karim Asghari 3 MCB3023L/MCB5035L Principles of Microbiology Laboratory (URGD)/Microbial Genetics and Biotechnology Laboratory (GRD) Monika Oli, Jaysankar De 2 C MCB4034L Advanced Lab Immersion Melissa Jones 1 MCB4034L Advanced Microbiology Laboratory - Virology (online) Sarah Doore 1 MCB4090/MCB6095 Careers for Impact in Microbiology and Cell Science Elizabeth Gadsby 3 B MCB4091/MCB6096 Innovation Project Management for Life Sciences Elizabeth Gadsby 3 B MCB4150 Prokaryotic Diversity Brent Christner 3 MCB4304 Genetics of Microorganisms Leandro Teixeira, Kevin Lee, Jaysankar De 3 C MCB4320C/MCB6670C The Microbiome Angelica Ahrens, Eric Triplett, Luiz Roesch 3 C MCB5252 Microbiology, Immunology, and Basis for Immunotherapeutics Karim Asghari 4 MCB5505 General Virology Melissa Jones 3 MCB6151 Prokaryotic Diversity Brent Christner 3 MCB6458 Post-Translational Modifications in Microbiology Mariola Ferraro 2 MCB6796 Analysis, interpretation, and visualization of microbiological data Luiz Roesch 3 MCB6937 Advanced Molecular Genetics Leandro Teixeira, Kevin Lee, Jaysankar De 3 C MCB6937 Microbial Multicellularity Kelly Rice 2 MCB6937 Biology of Microorganisms Karim Asghari 3 MCB7922 Final Assessment - Literature Review Jamie Foster 1 MCB7922 Environmental Microbiology Journal Club Martens-Habbena 1 MCB7922 JOURNAL COLLOQUY Microbiome-based Clinical Trials Graciela Lorca 1 -
Spring 2024
Course Number Course Name Instructor(s) Credits BSC2891 / MCB6937 Python Programming for Biologists Marc Chevrette 3 BSC4913-14 Independent Research in Bioinformatics Valerie De Crecy 3 MCB2000 Microbiology Karim Asghari 3 MCB3020 Basic Biology of Microorganisms Karim Asghari 3 MCB3023 Principles of Microbiology Willm Martens-Habbena 3 MCB2000L, MCB3020L, MCB3023L Microbiology Lab Monika Oli 1 or 2 MCB3703/MCB5705 Astrobiology Jamie Foster 3 MCB4034L Advanced Microbiology Lab Wilfred Vermerris 1 MCB4034L Advances Techniques in Microbiology Lab Claudio Gonzalez 1 MCB4090/MCB6095 Careers for Impact in Microbiology and Cell Science Elizabeth Gadsby 1 MCB4091/MCB6096 Innovation Project Management for Life Sciences Elizabeth Gadsby 1 MCB4203 Bacterial Pathogens Kelly Rice 3 MCB4271 Antimicrobial Resistance Daniel Czyz 3 MCB4304 Special Topics in Microbiology (Genetics of Microorganisms) Leandro Teixeira, Kevin Lee, Jaysankar De 3 MCB4320C The Microbiome Luiz Roesch, Angelica Ahrens 3 MCB4422/MCB6424 Probiotics Graciela Lorca 3 MCB4503/MCB5505 Virology Melissa Jones 3 MCB4934/ MCB6937 Computational Genomics and Epigenomics Meixia Zhao 3 MCB5205 Microbiology of Human Pathogens Kelly Rice 3 MCB5252 Microbiology, Immunology, and Basis for Immunotherapeutics Karim Asghari 4 MCB5270 Antimicrobial Resistance Daniel Czyz 3 MCB6318 Comparative Microbial Genomics Valerie De Crecy 2 MCB6355 Microbial Defense/ Host Microbe Interactions Joseph Larkin 1 MCB6670C The microbiome Luiz Roesch, Angelica Ahrens 3 MCB6772 Advanced Topics in Cell Biology Peter Kima / Zhonglin Mou 1 MCB6937 Methods to study prokaryotic transcriptional regulation Graciela Lorca 1 MCB6937 Basic Biology of Microorganisms Karim Asghari 3 MCB6937 Special Topics in Microbiology (Genetics of Microorganisms) Leandro Teixeira, Kevin Lee, Jaysankar De 3 MCB7922 Journal Colloquy - Final Assessment Jamie Foster 1 MCB7922 Journal Colloquy - Astrobiology Jamie Foster 1 PCB3134 Eukaryotic Cell Structure and Function Fernandez Jessie Fernadez 3 PCB4233 / PCB5235 Immunology Joseph Larkin 3 PCB4666-PCB6667 Human Genomics Jennifer Drew 3 -
Fall 2023
Course Number Course Name Instructor(s) Credits ALS3200C/MCB6937 AI in Ag and Life Sci Raquel Dias/Luiz Roesch 3 MCB4090/MCB6095 Careers for Impact in Microbiology and Cell Science Elizabeth Gadsby 1 MCB4091/MCB6096 Innovation Project Management for Life Sciences Elizabeth Gadsby 1 BSC4434C Intro Bioinformatics Jo Marie Bacusmo 3 BSC4467/MCB6937 Synthetic Biology Xin Wang 3 BSC4913 Independent Research in Bioinformatics Valerie de Crecy-Lagard/Meixia Zhao 3 BSC4914 Ad Bioinfo Ind Stud Valerie de Crecy-Lagard/Meixia Zhao 3 BSC6459 Fund Bioinformatics Alexandria Ardissone, Jill Babor, Geoffrey Hutinet 3 MCB2000 Microbiology Karim Asghari 3 MCB2000L, MCB3020L, MCB3023L Microbiology Lab Monika Oli 1 MCB3020 Bas Biol Microorgan Karim Asghari 3 MCB3020 Introduction to Microbiology Jo Marie Bacusmo 3 MCB3023 Principles of Microbi Uli Stingl/Willm Martens-Habbena 3 MCB4034L Advanced Microbiology Lab Wilfred Vermerris/Leandro Dias Teixeira 1 MCB4203 / MCB5205 Bacterial Pathogens Mariola Ferraro 3 MCB4271 Anitmicrobial Resistance Daniel Czyz 3 MCB4403 Prokaryotic Cell Stru Julie Maupin-Furlow 3 MCB4503/5505 General Virology Sarah Doore 3 MCB4794 / MCB6796 Analysis, interpretation, and visualization of microbiological data Luiz Roesch 3 MCB5270 Antimicrobial Resistance Daniel Czyz 3 MCB6407 Prokaryotic Cell Julie Maupin-Furlow 3 MCB6417 Micro Metablsm/Energ Julie Maupin-Furlow 1 MCB6566 Environmental Microbiology Brent Christner, Jamie Foster, Uli Stingl, Willm Martens-Habbena 3 MCB6937 Special Topics in Microbiology Karim Asghari 3 MCB6937 Molecular Genetics Jessie Fernandez 3 MCB7922 Final Literature Review Jamie Foster 1 MCB7922 Online Journal Club: Using Artificial Intelligence as a Tool to analyze the Primary Literature in Environmental Microbiology Jamie Foster 1 NUR3197 Genetics Health Care Jennifer Drew 2 PCB3134 Eukaryotic Cell Structure and Function Zhonglin Mou 3 PCB4522 Molecular Genetics Jessie Fernandez 3 ZOO4232 Human Parasitology Peter E. Kima 3 -
Summer 2023
Course Number Course Name Instructor(s) Credits MCB 4034L Advanced Microbiology Laboratory – Virology Sarah Doore 1 MCB 4150/6151 Prokaryotic Diversity Brent Christner 3 MCB 4304/6937 Molecular Genetics Nemat O. Keyhani 3 MCB 4325C / MCB 6937 R for Life Sciences Luiz Roesch 3 MCB 4934 / MCB 6937 Careers for Impact in Microbiology and Cell Science Elizabeth Gadsby 1 MCB 4934 / MCB 6937 Innovation Project Management for Life Sciences Elizabeth Gadsby 1 MCB 6458 Post-translational Modifications in Microbiology Mariola Ferraro 2 MCB 6937 Microbial Multicellularity Kelly Rice 2 MCB 6937 Fellowship and Proposal Writing Kelly Rice 1 MCB 7922 Journal Colloquy: Microbiome-based Clinical Trials Graciela Lorca 1 -
Spring 2023
Course Number Course Name Instructor(s) Credits MCB 5205 Microbiology of Human Pathogens Kelly Rice 3 PCB 5235 Immunology Joseph Larkin III 3 MCB 5252 Microbiology, Immunology, and Immunotherapeutics Karim Asghari 4 MCB 5270 Antimicrobial Resistance Daniel Czyz 3 MCB 5505 Virology Melissa Jones 3 MCB 5705 Astrobiology Jamie Foster 3 MCB 6318 Comparative Microbial Genetics Valerie de Crecy-Lagard 2 MCB 6355 Microbial Host Defense Joseph Larkin III & Nian Wang 1 MCB 6424 Probiotics Graciela Lorca 3 MCB 6670C The Microbiome Luiz Roesch 3 MCB 6772 Advanced Topics in Cell Biology Peter E. Kima & Zhonglin Mou 1 MCB 6937 Biology of Microorganisms Karim Asghari 3 MCB 4934 / 6937 Careers for Impact Elizabeth Gadsby 1 MCB 4934 / 6937 Innovation Project Management Elizabeth Gadsby 1 MCB 6937 Computational Genomics and Epigenomics Meixia Zhao 3 MCB 6937 Methods to Study Prokaryotic Transcriptional Regulation Graciela Lorca 1 MCB 6937 Molecular Genetics William Gurley 3 MCB 7922 Final Literature Review Jamie Foster 1 MCB 7922 Journal Colloquy Jamie Foster 1 -
Fall 2022
Course Number Course Name Instructor(s) Credits BSC6459 Fundamentals of Bioinformatics Valerie de Crécy-Lagard 3 MCB5205 Microbiology of Human Pathogens Mariola Edelmann 3 MCB5270 Antimicrobial Resistance Daniel Czyz 3 MCB5505 General Virology Jamie Foster 3 MCB6317 Molecular Biology of Gene Expression Nemat Keyhani, Bill Gurley 1 MCB6407 Prokaryotic Cell Structure and Function Julie Maupin 3 MCB6417 Microbial Metabolism and Energetics Julie Maupin, Claudio Gonzalez 1 MCB6566 Environmental Microbiology Foster, Christner, Stingl, Martens-Habbena 3 MCB6937 Special Topics in Microbiology: R For Life Sciences Luiz Roesch 3 MCB6937 Special Topics in Microbiology: Human Genomics Jennifer Drew 3 MCB6937 Career Seminar Elizabeth Gadsby 1 MCB6937 Innovation Project Management Elizabeth Gadsby 1 MCB6937 Special Topics in Microbiology: Biology of Microorganisms Karim Azghari 3 MCB6937 Special Topics in Microbiology: Advanced Molecular Genetics Nemat Keyhani 3 MCB6937 Special Topics in Microbiology: Molecular Genetics Bill Gurley 3 MCB7922 Journal Colloquy: Environmental Microbiology Jamie Foster 1 MCB7922 Journal Colloquy: Final Literature Review Jamie Foster 1 -
Summer 2022
Course Number Course Name Instructor(s) Credits MCB5252 Microbiology, Immunology, and Immunotherapeutics Karim Asghari 4 MCB7922 Journal Colloquy: Final Literature Review Jamie Foster 1 MCB7922 Journal Colloquy: Host-Microbe Interactions Jamie Foster 1 MCB7922 Journal Colloquy: Microbiome based Clinical Trials Graciela Lorca 1 MCB6151 Prokaryotic Diversity Brent Christner 3 MCB6937 Special Topics in Microbiology: Post Translational Modifications in Microbiology Mariola Edelmann 2 MCB6937 Special Topics in Microbiology: Biology of Microorganisms Karim Ashgari 3 MCB6937 Special Topics in Microbiology: Fellowship and Proposal Writing Kelly Rice 1 -
Spring 2022
Course Number Course Name Instructor(s) Credits MCB5252 Microbiology, Immunology, and Immunotherapeutics Karim Asghari 4 MCB5270 Antimicrobial Resistance Daniel Czyz 3 MCB5505 General Virology Melissa Jones 3 MCB5705 Astrobiology Jamie Foster 3 MCB6318 Comparative Microbial Genomics Valerie de Crécy-Lagard 2 MCB6355 Microbial/Host Defense Joe Larkin and Nian Wang 1 MCB6424 Probiotics Graciela Lorca 3 MCB6457 Metabolic Regulation Wayne Nicholson 1 MCB6772 Advanced Topics in Cell Biology/ Section 2E39 Peter Kima and Zhonglin Mou 1 MCB6772 Advanced Topics in Cell Biology/ Section 5731 Peter Kima and Zhonglin Mou 1 MCB6937 Special Topics in Microbiology: Biology of Microorganisms Karim Asghari 3 MCB6937 Special Topics in Microbiology: Methods to Study Prokaryotic Transcriptional Regulation Graciela Lorca 1 MCB7922 Journal Colloquy: Astrobiology Jamie Foster 1 MCB7922 Journal Colloquy: Final Literature Review Jamie Foster 1