The Wisconsin Center for Infectious Diseases (WisCID) investigates microbiological areas of public health importance and rapidly translates the research discoveries into novel therapies and preventative measures.

In the twenty-first century, microbial scientists will address biological questions of unprecedented complexity and importance. They will employ technologies and strategies unimagined today. These scientists must be broadly trained, eager to approach research in non-traditional ways and to cross traditional academic boundaries, and able to work as members of multi-disciplinary research teams. Needless to say, they will also need access to the best instrumentation and facilities available.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison's Microbial Sciences Initiative was undertaken to provide an environment where scientists and students can freely engage in this cutting-edge approach to scientific discover. To achieve this, UW-Madison's three core microbiology departments - Bacteriology, Food Microbiology and Toxicology (Food Research Institute) and Medical Microbiology and Immunology - have joined forces to create an international center of excellence in the microbial sciences. At the heart of this bold new initiative is the Microbial Sciences Building, a 330,000 square-ffot, $120.5 million complex, which houses the three departments.
No institution is better poised to take the field of microbial sciences in this new direction than the University of Wisconsin-Madison. For more than a century, microbiologists on the Madison campus have been leaders in education, discovery, and innovation. Our vision for the future is to continue this leadership role. Click here to visit the Microbial Sciences Building website.