UMassGives 2024

The Microbiology undergraduate program is continuously growing, and each year we have an amazing group of talented students. Our Microbiology majors work hard to excel in the classroom, pursue research opportunities, engage in scientific outreach, support their peers, and share their discoveries with the world by publishing and presenting their data.

Consider some of our recent accomplishments: 

Ashley Eng ’23 won a Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and was honored as a 21st Century Leader at the UMass Undergraduate Commencement

Julia Hershelman '23 and Timothy Mehrmann ’23 were awarded the Rising Researcher recognition award for excelling in research

Claire Katzmiller ’23 published her undergraduate research in the Morita lab on mycobacterial stress response in the Journal of Lipid Research, and a paper on the genome sequences of Paenibacillus spp. RC334 and RC343 in the American Society of Microbiology journal Microbiology Resource Announcements 

Brendan Sullivan ’23 published a paper on the genome sequence of Bacillus thuringiensis strain RC340 in the American Society of Microbiology journal Microbiology Resource Announcements

Wyatt Tran ’23 won a Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and published a paper on the genome sequence of Paenibacillus sp. strain RC67 in the American Society of Microbiology journal Microbiology Resource Announcements based

Students in the   Microbiology 312 course collected soil and isolated antibiotic-producing bacteria 

You can help us build a stronger department overall by giving to the Microbiology undergraduate program. Gifts to the Microbiology department have a direct impact on the daily lives of students and are applied in a variety of ways. Your donations will help support the following:

●    Career workshops specific to biotechnology, professional development and medical school

●    Creating scholarships to provide financial aid for hard-working students

●    Paying for new research equipment to enhance hands-on learning 

●    Undergraduate research experiences that enable students to apply the knowledge they are learning in their classes to real-world situations 

●    Alumni connections to create a richer and more connected UMass Microbiology Community

We are very grateful for your support. Every gift, of every size, counts. Donations from our wonderful community of alumni, friends, faculty, parents, staff, and students are essential to providing a high-quality educational experience, contributing to scientific breakthroughs, and enhancing our ability to share our discoveries with the world.