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Program Manager/Program Associate with COMPASS Science Solutions

COMPASS seeks motivated candidates for a Program Manager and Program Associate within our Science Solutions Program. As part of a collaborative team, your work will include building partnerships with diverse scientist leaders and stakeholders to elevate and co-create equitable solutions to climate change and biodiversity loss. Both positions are full-time and salaried at approximately 40 hours per week. The rate …

Microbial Environmental Genomics, Assistant Professor, School of Life Sciences at UNLV

The ideal candidate for this tenure-track assistant professor will apply genomics approaches (single-cell genomics, metagenomics, and/or functional genomics) to explore biodiversity and understand the roles of microorganisms in any natural environment. Research areas that complement current strengths in SoLS and other programs at UNLV are desirable. The successful candidate will hold a Ph.D. degree or …

Research Scientist/Senior Scientist with Proteovista

 Position: Research Scientist/Senior Scientist – R&D  About Proteovista: Started in 2011, Proteovista develops innovative enabling technologies and research tools to address key areas of drug discovery in cancer and heart disease. Our novel high throughput technologies based on the SNAP platform uniquely target the interactions between disease-related proteins and their DNA sites at specific genes …

Research Microbiologist/Agricultural Engineer/Molecular Biologist

The incumbent is a Research Microbiologist/Agricultural Engineer/Molecular Biologist assigned to the Environmentally Integrated Dairy Management Research Unit (EIDMRU) located on the University of Wisconsin-Marshfield, Agricultural Research Station in Marshfield, WI. The unit’s mission is to optimize crop and animal production systems in dairy regions of the U.S. while emphasizing conservation practices and environmentally sound land …

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 …

Congrats to Katie Amato, PhD!

MDTP student Katie Amato successfully defended her dissertation “Quantifying influenza virus infection dynamics via molecular barcoding”.