Microbes are the dominant life form on earth, weighing more than all other life forms combined. Bacteria,
Fungi, Algae, Protozoa, Viruses; they're everywhere, and we need to know more about them. Industry,
government, and academia agree, since we are seeing an increased demand for employees and students
with knowledge and skills related to microbial biology. MB Major Snapshot 
Undergraduate Advisors
Dana Jantz
(510) 642-5167
Trey Patridge
(510) 642-1986
111 Koshland Hall
University of California
Berkeley, CA 94720-33
Sample Classes
- Bacterial Pathogenesis
- Microbes Make the World Go 'Round
- Public Health Microbiology
- Comparative Virology
- California Mushrooms
- Biology, Mathematics, Biochemistry
Careers for MB Majors
- Medicine
- Public Health
- Teaching and research
- Biotechnology or pharmaceutical industries
- Environmental Protection Agency
Victoria Eng is a second-year CNR student and a Microbial Biology major. Read about her experiences in the Fresh Faces blog!
Read the blog!The Mycophytes
The Mycophytes is a support network of students majoring or minoring in GPB or Microbial Biology.