University of Wisconsin–Madison

Month: July 2025

Congrats to Madeline Topf, PhD!

Madeline successfully defended her dissertation “Evolutionary genomics of Gardnerella spp.”.

Congrats to Xueer Qiu, PhD!

Xueer successfully defended her dissertation “Mapping molecular determinants of yellow fever virus virulence and attenuation”.

Congrats to Nayanna Mercado-Soto, PhD!

Nayanna successfully defended her dissertation “Innate immune regulation during wound healing and infection in zebrafish”.

MDTP trainers Adam Bailey and Kinjal Majumder receive Ann Palmenberg award!

Ozcam lab recruiting

Mustafa Ozcam is recruiting for his new lab at the University of Maryland School of medicine, focusing on early-life diet, functional capacity of the gut microbiome, and immune tolerance.

MDTP alum Ashley Shade named ASM Editor-in-Chief

Ashley Shade is a the new editor-in-chief for mSystems.