Microbiology Links

Jobs/Internships:

• Microbiology internships (updated annually)

• NSF REU programs (searchable) 

• Pathways to science (STEM programs of all sorts plus professional development)  

• Summer Research at NIH:  https://www.training.nih.gov/programs

  • How to market yourself for jobs in industry.  

  • STEM internship database, post-bac programs, scholarships, more:  https://pathwaystoscience.org/ 

  • DOE summer internships: https://www.energy.gov/jobs/internships

Microbiology/Science Organizations:

• The American Society for Microbiology:  http://www.asm.org/

• Sigma Xi Grant-in-Aid-of-Research:  http://www.sigmaxi.org/programs/giar/index.shtml

Immunology Resources

• Immunology Explained (website that includes videos) 

• Immune (podcast) 

Textbooks, blogs, and online microbiology resources:

• Todor's Online Textbook of Bacteriology:  http://www.textbookofbacteriology.net/

• Microbe World:  http://www.microbeworld.org/

• Kenyon College Microbe Wiki:  http://microbewiki.kenyon.edu/index.php/MicrobeWiki

• Small Things Considered:  http://schaechter.asmblog.org/ (my personal favorite)

• Microbiology Bytes:  http://www.microbiologybytes.com/blog/

  • Microbiology FAQs: http://www.mostlymicrobes.com/microbial-faqs/ (great resource on a variety of topics)

 Government organizations:

• The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention:  http://www.cdc.gov/

• The World Health Organization:  http://www.who.int/en/

Miscellaneous:

The Upturned Microscope (microbiology/lab comics):  http://upmic.wordpress.com/

Microbes and Art:  http://sciencetothepowerofart.com/

The attendees guide to scientific meetings 

Recommended Podcasts:

Microbe World's Meet the Scientists

Microbe World Video

Science Friday (NPR)

This Week In Virology (my personal favorite)

This Week in Microbiology

This Week in Parasitism 

Matters Microbial (meet the scientists!)