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Research positions at Promega!

See page for several industry research opportunities at Promega.

Long-term bacteria evolution in Lake Mendota

UW–Madison researchers, including MDTP director Trina McMahon, describe long-term evolution of bacteria in Lake Mendota.

Congrats to Soleil Young, PhD!

Soleil successfully defended her dissertation “Sex in theory and practice: Genetics and reproduction in the fungus-growing ant symbiosis”.

Postdoc in Biological Physics at University of Cologne

Horizontal gene transfer shapes bacterial evolution and is an important factor in the development of antibiotic resistance. The researchers in the Maier group study gene transfer by combining tools from physics, microbiology and laboratory evolution. This research is part of the Collaborative Research Centre 1310 ‘Predictability in Evolution’ and focuses on fitness effects of cross-species …

Congrats to Madeline Hayes, PhD!

Madeline successfully defended her dissertation “Synthetic biology approaches for exploring medium chain fatty acid production in anaerobic bacterial communities”.

Congrats to Timothy Wakiyama, PhD!

Timothy successfully defended his dissertation “Multiplexing regulation of gene expression in budding yeast with synthetic biology”.

Research intern – Kaçar Lab at UW-Madison

The Kaçar Lab in the Department of Bacteriology is looking to hire a Research Intern to join our research group. This is a full-time position with a minimum of 1.5 year commitment. A bachelor’s or master’s degree in Molecular Biology, Microbiology or related discipline is required. The successful applicant must have strong laboratory record-keeping skills, …

MDTP trainer Kerri Coon a 2025 Distinguished Teaching Award recipient!

Dr. Kerri Coon, Bacteriology, honored as one of UW’s finest educators!

MDTP trainer Betül Kaçar receives Keck Foundation grant!

Betül Kaçar will be leading a group, including MDTP trainers Jean-Michel Ané and Brian Pfleger, investigating the origins and evolution of nitrogenase with generous support from the Keck Foundation.  Congrats!

Congrats to Justin Eagan, PhD!

Justin successfully defended his dissertation “Exploring the Impact of Abiotic and Biotic Stresses on Microbial Community Dynamics and Cryptic Secondary Metabolite Gene Cluster Activation”.