Administrative History

The Department of Microbiology and Molecular Biology (est. 2003) was created under the College of Biology and Agriculture and focuses on the study of microscopic organisms.

The Department of Microbiology and Molecular Biology offered majors in clinical laboratory science, microbiology, and molecular biology. Minors included microbiology and molecular biology. Undergraduate courses included: clinical laboratory techniques, general microbiology, microbial genetics, microbial physiology, immunology, medical microbiology, virology, microbial ecology, hematology, immunohematology and coagulation theory, practical hematology, medical parasitology, pathophysiology and laboratory diagnosis in clinical chemistry, and concept application in laboratory medicine.

The department was administered by a department chair, under direction of the college dean. The department was associated with a number of colleges during its history, including the College of Biology and Agriculture (2003-2007) and the College of Life Sciences (2007-). Department chairmen included Alan R. Harker (2002-2005), Brent L. Nielsen (2005-2011), Laura C. Bridgewater (2011-2014), Richard A. Robison (2014-2020), and Joel Griffits (2020- ).

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Department of Microbiology and Molecular Biology records, 1949-2006 (Brigham Young University, Department of Microbiology and Molecular Biology)

BYU Organizational History Project website, via WWW, Apr. 17, 2013 (Department of Microbiology and Molecular Biology; est. 2003, created under the College of Biology and Agriculture; study of microscopic organisms, majors in clinical laboratory science, microbiology, and molecular biology, minors in microbiology and molecular biology, undergraduate courses of clinical laboratory techniques, general microbiology, microbial genetics, microbial physiology, immunology, medical microbiology, virology, microbial ecology, hematology, immunohematology and coagulation theory, practical hematology, medical parasitology, pathophysiology and laboratory diagnosis in clinical chemistry, and concept application in laboratory medicine; administered by a department chair, under direction of the college dean; associated with the College of Biology and Agriculture (2003-2007) and the College of Life Sciences (2007-); department chairmen included Alan R. Harker (2002-2005), Brent L. Nielsen (2005-2011), and Laura C. Bridgewater (2011- ))

Brigham Young University Microbiology and Molecular Biology website, via WWW, September 1, 2022 (chairs, Richard A. Robison (2014-2020) and Joel Griffitts (2020- ))

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