Why are some species generalists and others specialists? To answer that, a team led by UW genetics professor Chris Todd Hittinger and a colleague at Vanderbilt University mapped genetic blueprints, appetites, and environments of more than 1,000 species of yeasts, building a family tree that illuminates how these single-celled fungi evolved over the past 400 …
MDTP trainer Jean-Michel Ané has been honored with a Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professorship!
Kevin successfully defended his dissertation “Developing microbiomes as biotechnological tools for dairy coproduct valorization by fermentation: a metagenomic approach”.
We are looking for two talented and motivated Postdoctoral Researchers to work on RNA evolution of insect-microbe interactions. 1. One postdoc position is available in the laboratory of Dr. Allison Hansen in the department of Entomology at the University of California, Riverside (UCR) starting in Summer 2024. Postdoctoral candidates must have an interest in …
MDTP trainers Jean-Michel Ané, Jim Keck, Jade Wang, and Katrina Forest have just been named Fellows with the American Association for the Advancement of Science!
Susan successfully defended her dissertation “Investigating Microbial Interactions Impacting Pathogen Colonization in Human Upper Respiratory Microbiomes”.
The Salk Fellows Program is a path for innovative early-stage career scientists to embark on fully independent research programs as an alternative to traditional postdoctoral studies. We seek leaders who are passionate in using innovative approaches to study the frontiers of immunology and inflammation, including neuro-immunology, cancer immunology, autoimmunity, host-microbe interactions (mutualistic to pathogenic), infectious …
MDTP is so proud to announce that Angel Hernandez Viera, James Kosmopoulos, and Sely Peña-Rivera have been awarded NSF Graduate Research Fellowships and My Tran has been awarded NSF Graduate Research Honorable Mention!
Liz successfully defended her dissertation “The Skin Microbiome in Balance and Perturbation”.
Robert Landick’s work focuses on the biochemical processes behind the form and function of DNA and RNA, the molecules that govern all of biology. He has made several landmark discoveries in molecular biology, providing insight into the role of enzyme RNA polymerase and the mechanisms that enable transcription of DNA and generation of proteins.