University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign—Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow

Abstract

The Milestones in Microbiology program recognizes seminal accomplishments in microbiology–accomplishments that significantly increased biological understanding and advanced the field of microbiology, and often science and society as a whole. In October 2015, a Milestones in Microbiology designation was presented to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC). This designation recognizes the contributions of many outstanding microbiologists for over a century.