Plague, Penicillin, and Pies: Microbiology in Europe

This program will focus on the historical and applied aspects of microbiology and molecular biology. Students will visit London, Cambridge, Oxford, Amsterdam, Delft, Gouda, and Paris as part of their study abroad. Visits to museums will be highlighted with presentations that the public do not get to see, including disease diagnosis using London plague pit skeletons, Fleming’s lab where penicillin was discovered, microscopes made by van Leeuwenhoek and Darwin, and the Cavendish Laboratory! We will make bread at Le Cordon Bleu in Paris and make Gouda cheese in Gouda (and eat it, too!). The program will end in Paris. While this program is open to students from all disciplines, it will be particularly appealing to science students interested in medicine, microbiology, food science, and nutrition, as they will gain insight into how these fields are applied in everyday life.

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