About 140-150 persons are expected to attend this year. It is open to the public. Most microbiology graduates go to careers in the pharmaceutical industry and industrial and fermentation industry. Food, dairy, and brewing industries hire microbiologists as research, production, and quality control technicians. Pharmaceutical companies hire microbiologists as basic and applied research technicians, production and quality control technicians, and professional salespersons.
Microbiology is the study of microscopic organisms, their activities, and applications.
Although small in size, microorganisms play an enormous role in many areas of society including food, pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries, health science, agriculture, and the environment. Common beneficial microbes are essential in making yogurt, cheese and beer. Because of their ease of study and growth, microbes are often used as model organisms to study fundamental biological processes, and microbiology is the core science of the emerging field of biotechnology. All Rights Reserved.