Grad & Post-Grad Training
The Center supports a number of programs that unify and coordinate academic and research efforts in the multi-disciplinary areas of renewable chemicals and fuels.
Graduate Training
Opportunities for graduate training in the field of plant and bacterial metabolic engineering are offered at the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agriculture Sciences, Department of Microbiology and Cell Science. Faculty members specialized in multi-disciplinary areas provide the best guidance in education and in research, supported by outstanding research and instructional facilities.
The Center awards Graduate Research Fellowships to qualified students. Research in the fields of Microbial Biotechnology, Microbial Genetics and Biochemistry, and in Plant Metabolic Engineering includes training in a full range of experimental techniques including molecular genetics, gene array analysis, bioinformatics, enzymology, metabolic engineering, preservation and culturing methods, various types of fermentation, and in industrial interactions. For more information, go to Graduate Research Opportunities.