University of Wisconsin–Madison

Month: January 2022

Congrats to AAAS fellows!

Thirteen University of Wisconsin­–Madison scholars have been elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, including MDTP trainer David Andes and incoming MMI chair Vanessa Sperandio!

Opportunities with Bio-Techne in Minneapolis

Department & Position Summary: We are seeking a Research Associate for Bio-Techne’s Protein Purification department in Minneapolis. Our group supports 5000 different protein products used in academic research, pharmaceutical research, and all facets of biological science including: neurodegenerative diseases, stem cell research, glycobiology, developmental biology, etc. This individual will collaborate with many different departments to …

New book out by MDTP trainer Jo Handelsman!

Jo Handelsman, professor of plant pathology, is the author of the recently published book “A World Without Soil: The Past, Present and Precarious Future of the Earth Beneath our Feet.”

Congrats to Alicia Truchon, PhD!

MDTP student Alicia Truchon successfully defended her dissertation “From surviving to thriving: How Ralstonia solanacearum mitigates oxidative stress in plant xylem and moves through tubers to new hosts”

Associate Scientist/Postdoctoral Associate, Synthetic Biology and Metabolic Engineering with Xylome Corporation

Xylome Corporation Xylome is a young, ambitious company that creates clean, sustainable oils, cosmetics, feeds and biofuels from fermentation byproducts and agricultural residues. As a leading member of our research team, you will be part of an interdisciplinary effort to create novel biochemical pathways and products and take them to commercial reality. Xylome is renewing …