190 Frelinghuysen Road, Busch Campus
Piscataway, NJ 08854-8020
Telephone: 732-445-3425; Fax: 732-445-5735
Joachim Messing, Director
The Waksman Institute of
Microbiology (WIM) is an internationally recognized center of excellence in
molecular genetics. Fifteen laboratories, arranged around three groups
(microbial, plant, and animal developmental genetics) and equipped with
state-of-the-art equipment, provide graduate students the opportunity to learn
the latest techniques in molecular genetics. In addition, the Waksman Institute
houses the Fermentation and Genomics Core Facilities to provide infrastructure
to the larger research community. Research has enabled the members of the institute to push the frontiers of scientific knowledge to new levels from
better nutrition to drug-resistance of infectious diseases, from cancer to
birth defects.
