{"id":121,"date":"2021-07-13T20:05:18","date_gmt":"2021-07-13T20:05:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/units.cals.ncsu.edu\/microbiology-graduate-program\/?page_id=121"},"modified":"2026-01-07T14:01:20","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T14:01:20","slug":"research-facilities","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/units.cals.ncsu.edu\/microbiology-graduate-program\/research\/research-facilities\/","title":{"rendered":"Research Facilities"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n<p>Research in our Microbiology Graduate Programs (MGP) is supported by state-of-the-art facilities across campus. Our students and faculty have direct&nbsp;access to the technical expertise and analytical capabilities of these core facilities. 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