#  Microbial Sciences Initiative (MSI) 

 



###  Welcome to the microbial world 

**The Microbial Sciences Initiative (MSI) is an open microbiology community based out of Harvard University serving the microbe-curious both within and beyond our university.**



 

 

 

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##  Quick Links 

 



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 [### MSI Summer Undergraduate Fellowship

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 [### Events 

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 [### Funding Opportunities for Faculty

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 [### Jobs Board 

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