The Waksman Institute of Microbiology is an interdisciplinary research institute devoted to excellence in basic research. While in the early days research here focused on microbiology, current research encompasses a broad range of interests in developmental biology, cell biology, biochemistry, structural biology, genetics, and genomics.
We are located on the Busch campus of Rutgers University, and faculty members in the Institute hold appointments in academic departments at Rutgers. Our main focus is on basic research, but we also support the educational mission of Rutgers University through the training of undergraduate students, graduate students, and post-doctoral fellows, and an outreach program for high school students