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Spring 2026
Course Number Course Name Instructor(s) Credits Class Periods MCB 2000 Microbiology Karim Asghari 3 Online Asynchronous BSC 2891 / MCB 6937 Python Programming for Biologists Raquel Dias / Angelica Ahrens 3 Online Asynchronous MCB 3020 Basic Biology of Microorganisms Jo Marie Bacusmo 3 Online Asynchronous MCB 3020 Basic Biology of Microorganisms Karim Asghari 3 Online Asynchronous MCB 3023 Principles of Microbiology Jose L. Rolando / Nils Averesch 3 Online Asynchronous MCB2000L, MCB3020L, MCB3023L Microbiology Labs Kevin Lee and Monica Oli 1,
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2Check one.uf.edu for specific times and classrooms (varies by section) PCB 3134 Eukaryotic Cell Structure and Function Jessie Fernandez 3 Sections 13168, 13127, 21447: Period 3 (9:35 am – 10:25 am) Monday/Wednesday/Friday — Online MCB 3703 / MCB 5705 Astrobiology Jamie Foster 3 Online Asynchronous MCB 4034L Advanced Microbiology Lab Wilfred Vermerris 1 Section 12893: Periods 3-5 (9:35 am – 12:35 pm) Tuesday/Thursday — Room 1030
Section 12896: Periods 7-9 (1:55 pm – 4:55 pm) Tuesday/Thursday — Room 1030
MCB 4034L Advanced Microbiology Lab Claudio Gonzalez 1 Section 12894: Periods 3-5 (9:35 am – 12:35 pm) Tuesday/Thursday — Room 1030
Section 12895: Periods 7-9 (1:55 pm – 4:55 pm) Tuesday/Thursday — Room 1030
MCB 4090 / MCB 6095 Careers for Impact in Microbiology and Cell Science Elizabeth Gadsby 1 Online Asynchronous MCB 4091 / MCB 6096 Innovation Project Management for Life Sciences Elizabeth Gadsby 1 Online Asynchronous MCB 4203 Bacterial Pathogens Kelly Rice 3 Online Asynchronous PCB 4233 / PCB 5235 Immunology Joseph Larkin III / Leandro Teixeira 3 Online Asynchronous MCB 4271 / MCB 5270 Antimicrobial Resistance Daniel Czyz 3 Online Asynchronous MCB 4304 / MCB 6937 Genetics of Microorganisms / Advanced Molecular Genetics Luiz Passalacqua 3 Online Asynchronous MCB 4320C / MCB 6670C The Microbiome Luiz Roesch / Angelica Ahrens 3 Online Asynchronous MCB 4324 / MCB 6326 Computational Genomics and Epigenomics Meixia Zhao 3 Online Asynchronous MCB 4422 / MCB 6424 Probiotics Graciela Lorca 3 Online Asynchronous MCB 4503 / MCB 5505 General Virology Melissa Jones 3 Online Asynchronous PCB 4666 / 6667 Human Genomics Jennifer Drew 3 Online Asynchronous BSC 4913 Independent Research in Bioinformatics Valerie de Crecy-Lagard / Luiz Passalacqua 3 Periods 8-9 (3:00 pm – 5:00 pm) every other week on Wednesdays — Room 1254 MCB 5205 Microbiology of Human Pathogens Kelly Rice 3 Online Asynchronous MCB 5215 Clinical Immunology Leandro Teixeira 1 Online Asynchronous MCB 5252 Microbiology, Immunology, and Basis for Immunotherapeutics Karim Asghari 4 Online Asynchronous MCB 5256 Clinical Mycology, Virology, and Parasitology Leandro Teixeira 3 Online Asynchronous MCB 5666 Clinical Research, Assessment, Education, and Qualitative Methods Jaysankar De 1 Online Asynchronous MCB 6318 Comparative Microbial Genomics Valerie de Crecy-Lagard 2 Online Asynchronous MCB 6355 Microbial Defense / Host-Microbe Interactions Nian Wang / Joseph Larkin III 1 Online Students: Online Asynchronous
Campus Students: 8:30 am – 10:00 am every Tuesday/Thursday — Room 1054
MCB 6772 Advanced Topics in Cell Biology Peter E. Kima / Zhonglin Mou 1 Online Students: Online Asynchronous
Campus Students: 8:00 am – 10:00 am every Tuesday/Thursday — Room 1045
MCB 6900 Final Assessment - Literature Review Jamie Foster 1 Online Asynchronous MCB 6937 Special Topics in Microbiology Karim Asghari 3 Online Asynchronous MCB 6937 Special Topics in Microbiology: Study America, Washington, DC Eric W. Triplett / Jennifer Drew 2 Hybrid MCB 6937 Clinical Bacteriology Leandro Teixeira 1 Online Asynchronous MCB 7922 Journal Colloquy - Astrobiology Jamie Foster 1 Online Asynchronous MCB 7922 Journal Colloquy - Genome Editing in Crop Plants Kevin Begcy / Wilfred Vermerris Fridays, Period 7 In-person and online hybrid MCB 7922 Journal Colloquy - Mechanisms in Host/Microbe Interactions: Effector Molecules Claudio Gonzalez / Graciela Lorca 1 Online Asynchronous MCB 7922 Journal Club - Microbial Pathogenesis in Neurodegenerative Protein Conformational Diseases Daniel Czyz 1 Online Asynchronous -
Fall 2025
Course Number Course Name Instructor(s) Credits Class Periods ALS 3200C/ BSC 6895C AI in Agricultural and Life Sciences Raquel Dias 3 Online Asynchronous BSC 4467 / MCB 6937 Applications and Technologies of Synthetic Biology Xin Wang 3 Online Asynchronous BSC 6459 Fundamentals of Bioinformatics Ardissone - Wang - Zhao 3 Online Asynchronous MCB 2000 Microbiology Karim Asghari 3 Online Asynchronous MCB2000L, MCB3020L, MCB3023L Microbiology Labs Kevin Lee 1 In-person labs MCB 2321 Exploring Our Genome Jennifer Drew 3 Online Asynchronous MCB 2650 Microbes Without Borders Monika Oli 3 Online Asynchronous MCB 3020 Basic Biology of Microorganisms Karim Asghari 3 Online Asynchronous MCB 3020 Basic Biology of Microorganisms Jo Marie Bacusmo 3 Online Asynchronous MCB 3023 Principles of Microbiology Willm Martens-Habbena & Nils Averesch 3 Online Asynchronous MCB 4034L Advanced Microbiology Lab Wilfred Vermerris 1 In-person lab MCB 4203/ MCB 5205 Bacterial Pathogens Mariola Ferraro 3 Online Asynchronous MCB 4271 / MCB 5270 Antimicrobial Resistance Daniel Czyz 3 Online Asynchronous MCB 4090 / MCB 6095 Careers for Impact In Microbiology & Cell Science Elizabeth Gadsby 1 Online Asynchronous MCB 4091 / MCB 6096 Innovation Project Management for Life Sciences Elizabeth Gadsby 1 Online Asynchronous MCB 4403 Prokaryotic Cell Structure and Function Julie Maupin 3 Online Asynchronous BSC 4434C Introduction to Bioinformatics Jo Marie Bacusmo 3 Online Semi-synchronous MCB 4503 / MCB 5505 General Virology Sarah Doore 3 Online Asynchronous MCB 6417 Microbial Metabolism and Energetics Julie Maupin-Furlow & Claudio Gonzalez 1 Online Asynchronous PCB 4522 / MCB 6937 Molecular Genetics Tyler Square 3 Online Asynchronous MCB 4794 / MCB 6796 Analysis, Interpretation, and Visualization of Microbiological Data Roesch Lab 3 Online Asynchronous MCB 6407 Bacterial Physiology Julie Maupin 3 Online Asynchronous MCB 6566 Environmental Microbiology Willm Martens-Habbena & Brent Christner 3 Online Asynchronous MCB 6937 Fellowship and Proposal Writing Kelly Rice 1 Online Asynchronous MCB 6937 Special Topics in Microbiology Karim Asgahri 3 Online Asynchronous MCB 6937 Special Topics: Regulatory Aspects of Microbiome Research Graciela Lorca 1 Online Asynchronous MCB 7922 Final Assessment - Literature Review Graciela Lorca 1 Online Asynchronous MCB 7922 Journal Colloquy Jamie Foster 1 Online Asynchronous MCB 7922 Journal Colloquy Claudio Gonzalez 1 Online Asynchronous MCB 7922 Journal Colloquy - Virome and Host Interactions Melissa Jones 1 Online Asynchronous NUR 3197 Genetics and Genomics in Health Care Jennifer Drew 2 Online Asynchronous PCB 3134 Eukaryotic Cell Structure and Function Zhonglin Mou 3 Online Asynchronous ZOO 4232 Human Parasitology Peter Kima 3 Online Asynchronous -
Summer 2025
Course Number Course Name Instructor(s) Credits Summer Term Class Periods MCB 2000 Microbiology Karim Asghari 3 Summer A Online Asynchronous Microbiology Labs Various 1 Summer A MCB2000L- Monday/Wednesday 8am-12:15pm-Lorena Ona-YanezMCB2000L- Monday/Wednesday 12:30pm-4:45pm-Bryan CordovaMCB3020L- Monday/Wednesday 8am-12:15pm-Dr. Leandro TeixeiraMCB3020L- Tuesday/Thursday 8am-12:15pm-Dr. Kevin LeeMCB3020L- Tuesday/Thursday 8am-12:15pm-Anan HafezMCB3020L- Tuesday/Thursday 12:30pm-4:45pm-Dr. Jay DeMCB 3020 / MCB 6937 Basic Biology of Microorganisms Karim Asghari 3 Summer A Online Asynchronous MCB 3020 Basic Biology of Microorganisms Jo Bacusmo 3 Summer B Online Asynchronous MCB 3023L / MCB 5305L Microbiology Lab Bootcamp Monika Oli, Jaysankar De 2 Summer A Synchronous In-Person MCB 4034L Advanced Techniques in Microbiology Laboratory Jaysankar De, Leandro Teixeira 1 Summer A Synchronous In-Person MCB 4090/ MCB 6095 Careers for Impact In Microbiology & Cell Science Elizabeth Gadsby 1 Summer B Online Asynchronous MCB 4091 / MCB 6096 Innovation Project Management in Life Sciences Elizabeth Gadsby 1 Summer B Online Asynchronous MCB 4150 / MCB 6151 Prokaryotic Diversity Brent Christner 3 Summer C Online Asynchronous MCB 6458 Post-Translational Modifications in Microbiology Mariola Ferraro 2 Summer C Online Asynchronous MCB 4304 / MCB 6937 Genetics of Microorganisms / Advanced Molecular Genetics Luiz Passalacqua 3 Summer C Online Asynchronous MCB 4320C / MCB 6670C The Microbiome Angelica Ahrens, Eric W. Triplett 3 Summer C Online Asynchronous MCB 4503 / MCB 5505 General Virology Melissa Jones 3 Summer C Online Asynchronous MCB 5252 Microbiology, Immunology and Basis for Immunotherapeutics Karim Asghari 4 Summer A Online Asynchronous MCB 6796 Analysis, interpretation, and visualization of microbiological data Raquel Dias 3 Summer A Online Asynchronous MCB 6937 Basic Special Topics in Microbiology Karim Aghari 3 Summer A Online Asynchronous MCB 6937 Regulatory Aspects of Microbiome Research Graciela Lorca 1 Summer C Online Asynchronous MCB 6937 Microbial Multicellularity Kelly Rice 2 Summer C Online Asynchronous MCB 7922 Final Assessment - Literature Review Jamie Foster 3 Summer C Online Asynchronous MCB 7922 Final Assessment - Literature Review Graciela Lorca 1 Summer A Online Asynchronous MCB 7922 Journal Colloquy: Microbiome-based Clinical Trials Graciela Lorca 1 Summer C Online Asynchronous -
Spring 2025
Course Number Course Name Instructor(s) Credits BSC 2891 / MCB 6937 Python Programming for Biology Marc Chevrette 3 BSC 4913 Independent Research in Bioinformatics Valerie De Crecy 3 MCB 2000 Microbiology Karim Asghari 3 MCB 3020 Basic Biology of Microorganisms Karim Asghari 3 MCB 3023 Principles of Microbiology Willm Martens-Habbena 3 MCB 3703 / MCB 5705 Astrobiology Jamie Foster 3 MCB 4034L Advanced Techniques in Microbiology Laboratory Claudio Gonzalez 1 MCB 4090 / MCB 6095 Careers for Impact in Microbiology and Cell Science Elizabeth Gadsby 1 MCB 4091 / MCB 6096 Innovation Project Management for Life Sciences Elizabeth Gadsby 1 MCB 4203 Bacterial Pathogens Kelly Rice 3 MCB 4320 MCB 6670C The Microbiome Ahrens / Roesch / Triplett 3 MCB 4324 / MCB 6326 Computational Genomics and Epigenomics Meixia Zhao 3 MCB 4422 / MCB 6424 Probiotics Graciela Lorca 3 MCB 4503 / MCB 5505 Virology Melissa Jones 3 MCB 4271 / MCB 5270 Antimicrobial Resistance Daniel Czyz 3 MCB 5205 Microbiology of Human Pathogens Kelly Rice 3 MCB 5252 Microbiology, Immunology, and Basis for Immunotherapeutics Karim Asghari 4 MCB 6318 Comparative Microbial Genomics Valerie De Crecy 2 MCB 6355 Microbial Defense/Host-Microbe Interactions Larkin / Wang 1 MCB 6772 Advanced Topics in Cell Biology Mou / Kima 1 MCB 6772 Advanced Topics in Cell Biology - Online Mou / Kima 1 MCB 6937 Biology of Microorganisms Karim Asghari 3 MCB 6937 Foundation in Molecular Genetics William Gurley 3 MCB 7922 Final Assessment - Literature Review Jamie Foster 1 MCB 7922 Journal Colloquy: Mechanisms in Host/Microbe Interactions Claudio Gonzalez 1 MCB 7922 Journal Club Daniel Czyz 1 PCB 3134 Eukaryotic Cell Structure and Function Jessie Fernandez 3 PCB 4666 / PCB 6667 Human Genomics Jennifer Drew 3 PCB 4233 / PCB 5235 Immunology Joseph Larkin 3 PCB 4522 Molecular Genetics William Gurley 3 -
Fall 2024
Course Number Course Name Instructor(s) Credits ALS3200C/BSC6895C AI in Agricultural and Life Sciences Raquel Dias 3 BSC6459 Fundamentals of Bioinformatics Lexi Ardissone, Meixia Zhao, Xin Wang 3 MCB2000L, MCB3020L, MCB3023L Microbiology Labs Monika Oli 1 MCB2000 Microbiology Karim Asghari 3 MCB3020 Basic Biology of Microorganisms Karim Asghari 3 MCB3020 Introduction to Microbiology Jo Marie Bacusmo 3 MCB3023 Principles of Microbiology Martens-Habbena, Valerie DeAnda 3 MCB4034L Advanced Microbiology Laboratory Claudio Gonzalez 1 MCB4034L Advanced Microbiology Laboratory Wilfred Vermerris 1 MCB4203 / MCB5205 Bacterial Pathogens Mariola J. Ferraro 3 MCB4271L Antimicrobial Resistance - Advanced Laboratory Daniel Czyz 1 MCB4271 - MCB5270 Antimicrobial Resistance Daniel Czyz 3 MCB4503/MCB5505 General Virology Sarah Doore 3 MCB4403/MCB6407 Prokaryotic Cell: Structure and Function / Bacterial Physiology
Julie Maupin 3 BSC4434c Introduction to Bioinformatics Jo Marie Bacusmo 3 BSC4467/MCB6937 Applications and Technologies of Synthetic Biology Xin Wang 3 BSC4913/BSC4914 Independent Research in Bioinformatics Valerie De Crecy , Meixia Zhao 3 PCB3134 Eukaryotic Cell Structure and Function
Zhonglin Mou 3 PCB4522/MCB6937 Molecular Genetics Tyler Square 3 MCB4090 - MCB6095 Careers for Impact in Microbiology and Cell Science Elizabeth Gadsby 1 MCB4091 - MCB6096 Innovation Project Management for Life Sciences Elizabeth Gadsby 1 MCB4794/MCB6796 Analysis, interpretation, and visualization of microbiological data Luiz Roesch 3 MCB6417 Microbial Metabolism and Energetics Gonzalez - Maupin 1 MCB6566 Environmental Microbiology Habbena - Christner - Foster 3 MCB6937 Fellowship and Proposal Writing Kelly Rice 1 MCB6937 Special topics: Regulatory aspects of microbiome research Graciela Lorca 1 MCB6937 Special Topics in Microbiology Karim Asghari 3 MCB7922 Journal Colloquy - Environmental Microbiology Jamie Foster 1 MCB7922 Journal Colloquy - Final Assessment Jamie Foster 1 MCB7922 Journal Club Colloquy Peter Kima 1 MCB7922 Journal Colloquy — Virome and Host Interactions Melissa Jones 1 ZOO4232 Human parasitology Peter Kima 3 -
Summer 2024
Course Number Course Name Instructor(s) Credits Summer A,B,C ALS4404 UF in Europe: Medicine, Microbiology and Health Monika Oli & Elizabeth Gadsby 3 MCB2000 Microbiology Karim Asghari 3 MCB200L/3020L Laboratory for Basic Biology of Microorganisms Monika Oli, Jaysankar De, Lendro Teixeira, Kevin Lee, Shaun Jiang, Javier Rosero, Nowshin Khondokar Islam 1 A MCB3020 Introduction to Microbiology Bacusmo 3 B MCB3020 Basic Biology of Microorganism Karim Asghari 3 MCB3023L/MCB5035L Principles of Microbiology Laboratory (URGD)/Microbial Genetics and Biotechnology Laboratory (GRD) Monika Oli, Jaysankar De 2 C MCB4034L Advanced Lab Immersion Melissa Jones 1 MCB4034L Advanced Microbiology Laboratory - Virology (online) Sarah Doore 1 MCB4090/MCB6095 Careers for Impact in Microbiology and Cell Science Elizabeth Gadsby 3 B MCB4091/MCB6096 Innovation Project Management for Life Sciences Elizabeth Gadsby 3 B MCB4150 Prokaryotic Diversity Brent Christner 3 MCB4304 Genetics of Microorganisms Leandro Teixeira, Kevin Lee, Jaysankar De 3 C MCB4320C/MCB6670C The Microbiome Angelica Ahrens, Eric Triplett, Luiz Roesch 3 C MCB5252 Microbiology, Immunology, and Basis for Immunotherapeutics Karim Asghari 4 MCB5505 General Virology Melissa Jones 3 MCB6151 Prokaryotic Diversity Brent Christner 3 MCB6458 Post-Translational Modifications in Microbiology Mariola Ferraro 2 MCB6796 Analysis, interpretation, and visualization of microbiological data Luiz Roesch 3 MCB6937 Advanced Molecular Genetics Leandro Teixeira, Kevin Lee, Jaysankar De 3 C MCB6937 Microbial Multicellularity Kelly Rice 2 MCB6937 Biology of Microorganisms Karim Asghari 3 MCB7922 Final Assessment - Literature Review Jamie Foster 1 MCB7922 Environmental Microbiology Journal Club Martens-Habbena 1 MCB7922 JOURNAL COLLOQUY Microbiome-based Clinical Trials Graciela Lorca 1 -
Summer 2026
Course Number Course Name Instructor(s) Credits Class Periods MCB 6937 Special Topics in Microbiology: Reg Aspects Microbiome Therapy Graciela Lorca 1-4 Online Asynchronous