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Your gut is trending. 🦠 Probiotic sodas, at-home stool tests and fermented everything are big business. But what does the science actually support?
Explore the evidence and UF’s fastest-growing M.S. concentration in Microbiome in Health and Disease.
🔗blogs.ifas.ufl.edu/microcell…
🚀 Ready for your next step in microbiology? Join UF MCS Nov. 4 for two focused sessions on our fully online M.S. + graduate certificates and hybrid CLM certificate.
Can't attend live? Register for the recording + fee waiver.
👉 Register: ufl.zoom.us/meeting/register…
From microbes in glaciers to AI-driven discovery, life sciences research spans an incredible range. Explore how UF investigates microbes, cells and biological systems shaping human health, agriculture, the environment and biotechnology.
Read more: blogs.ifas.ufl.edu/microcell…
Gator Chomp! 🐊🧡💙 Faculty members Jennifer Drew and Lexi Ardissone joined UF Microbiology and Cell Science undergrads Angelina Mai, Nicole Jimenez and Tatiana Cheves at the AAAS S-STEM Conference in D.C., Oct. 9-11, as part of our Florida Pathways NSF S-STEM grant.
“Flesh-eating bacteria” is a scary headline. The microbiology behind it? Much more interesting.
👉 Read the full blog HERE: blogs.ifas.ufl.edu/microcell…
UF Microbiology retweeted
For the 10th year in a row, the University of Florida is listed among the nation’s top 10 public universities in the 2027 @usnews #BestColleges rankings. 🐊
news.ufl.edu/2026/09/us-news…
🚀 What if your next career opportunity starts with a new credential?
Sept. 17 for a 2-part info session:
🎓 12 PM: Online M.S. + certificates
🧪 12:30 PM: Hybrid CLM certificate
We'll cover program details, admissions, and next steps, with live Q&A.
👉 ufl.zoom.us/meeting/register…
UF Microbiology retweeted
The University of Florida ranks #4 among public universities in @TIME's inaugural America’s Best Colleges ranking — highlighting UF’s strong student outcomes, learning environment and value. 🐊
news.ufl.edu/2026/08/time-ra…
Pour yourself something cold. You might be surprised where a microbiology degree can take you. Fermentation science brings microbiology into a range of industries and career paths, from brewing and distilling to quality control and research. Intrigued?
blogs.ifas.ufl.edu/microcell…
We crunched the numbers and UF’s online M.S. in Microbiology & Cell Science is the most affordable of its kind.
✔ Fully online
✔ Fully asynchronous
✔ Non-thesis
✔ No GRE required
✔ Flat-rate tuition
✔ Two specialized concentrations
Request info: microcell.ufl.edu/rfi-gradua…
Congratulations to our nine newest Ph.D. graduates! 🎓🐊
We’re proud of all you’ve accomplished and excited to see where science and curiosity take you next.
Go Gators! 💙🧡
Congratulations to Amelia Curran on receiving the Dean’s Medal Summer 2026 Award! 🐊🏅
A well-deserved recognition for one of our new UF Microbiology & Cell Science B.S. graduates. Congratulations, Amelia! 🎉
Sargassum summer is here. 🌊
Record amounts are hitting Florida's beaches. Once ashore, microbes break down the seaweed, producing hydrogen sulfide and changing the chemistry around it.
What does that mean? Learn more about the research and solutions →
blogs.ifas.ufl.edu/microcell…
Honey isn't just sweet. It's a bacterial deathtrap. 🍯🐝
Bees engineer one of nature's toughest microbial environments, and microbiologists are still studying how its layered defenses work.
Turns out, the sweetest science is also some of the toughest.
The future of space could depend on Ph.D. student Allison Gao... and a few trillion microbes. 🚀
Her research explores how microbes can help produce high-performance bioplastics for space applications and sustainability, earning her the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship. 👏
Meet Javier, one of our Ph.D. candidates whose research uncovered new insights into a parasite responsible for a serious tropical disease.
Explore his discovery and the science behind his work in our latest story ↓
blogs.ifas.ufl.edu/microcell…
🏆 UF swept the podium at the 9th Annual South Florida Student & Post-Doc Research Symposium!
🥇 Rachel Kalicharan – 1st Place
🥈 Lainey Kemmerer – 2nd Place
🥉 Benjamin Merritt – 3rd Place
Congratulations on your outstanding presentations. 👏🐊
A master’s degree? In this economy?
The job market has changed. So have the skills needed to stand out.
We explore whether graduate education is worth it and how the right program can help you prepare for what’s next.
👉blogs.ifas.ufl.edu/microcell…
Scientists can trace it, sequence it and follow it across state lines.
What they can't do? Grow it in a petri dish.
Cyclospora cayetanensis is one of microbiology's most stubborn research puzzles. Discover why in our latest blog.
blogs.ifas.ufl.edu/microcell…
🐊 Deadline extended!
Apply by July 8 for Fall 2026 semester to the University of Florida's online M.S. and graduate certificate programs in Microbiology & Cell Science.
✔ Fully online
✔ Flat-rate, in-state tuition
✔ No application fee
Apply Here: microcell.ufl.edu/apply/
