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1st Year Grad Receives Two Awards

Francesca Batac, a 1st yr grad in the Ottemann Lab received two awards to support her research on Helicobacter bacterial infections of sea otters. The Student Research andEducation Award is generously sponsored by Bob and Carol Simpkins and the Friends of Seymour Marine Discover Center. The other is from the Sea Otter Foundation and Trust. Congrats Francesca and thanks to the foundations for supporting METX student research.

METX Success

January 4, 2017Moore Foundation grant funds UC Santa Cruz groundwater sustainability project
November 21, 2016Jaime Hernandez Discovers How Microbes Use Arsenic to Fuel an Unusual Form of Photosynthesis
June 29, 2016Graduate research on toxic metals earns international award

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Cover image from the Journal of Bacteriology from the Yildiz lab

Cover image on the cover of the journal Microbiology by the Ottemann lab.

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The Fall 2017 application period is now closed. The application period for Fall 2018 will open October 2017. Ph.D. and M.S. training in METX prepares students to solve important problems in the field of environmental health by providing stimulating coursework, extensive scientific presentation training, and in-depth research. [More]

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