The Microbiology Initiative at UNL coordinates interdepartmental research and training in Microbiology.

The program combines a dynamic and diverse group of faculty from several departments with shared interests in the following areas of research:

• Ecophysiology and Biodiversity
• Epigenetics and Gene Silencing
• Functional Genomics and Genetics
• Fungal Biology

• Host-pathogen interactions
• Infectious Disease
• Molecular Evolution
• Virology