Author: ttheim

MDTP trainers Anne Pringle and Nancy Keller explore the biochemistry of death cap fungi

University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers just released a groundbreaking study on the same mushrooms behind an uptick in poisonings in California.

Congrats to Holly Nichols, PhD!

Holly successfully defended her dissertation “Community Assembly and Genomic Diversity of Mosquito-Associated Bacteria”.

MDTP trainers JD Sauer and Katie Henzler-Wildman receive Vilas Associate Awards

Professors JD Sauer and Katie Henzler-Wildman have been selected as Vilas Associates, a prestigious award that recognizes new and ongoing research of the highest quality and significance. Congrats!

MDTP trainer Betül Kaçar delves into the evolution of nitrogenase

UW researchers are helping us understand the origins of life on Earth and possibly recognize signs of life elsewhere.

MDTP trainer Vatsan Raman and alums Phil Huss and Chutikarn Chitboonthavisuk send microbes to space

Researchers are interested in studying effects on the gut microbiome and antibiotic-resistant infections.

MDTP trainer Victor Ujor breaking ground in bioengineering

A new method for removing harmful by-products could help clear a major hurdle for plant-based fuel production.

MDTP student Jacob Eckmann and MDTP alumna Amy Enright Steinberger improve biofuel production

Dual approaches pinpoint genes for better biofuel production – New method can speed discoveries in biomanufacturing, medicine, agriculture

Postdoc position in microbial engineering and biofuels at Michigan State

We seek a motivated candidate to join our lab to study the bacterium Zymomonas mobilis as a chassis for biofuel production. This will include studying small molecule transport into and out of cells and mechanisms for Z. mobilis to utilize alternative carbon sources and electron donors. Job responsibilities will include: The candidate will be responsible …

Congrats to MDTP student Katie Barnes!

Katie has been awarded a Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Prize 2026 from Microbiology Society!

MDTP student James Kosmopoulos explores the role of viruses in ecosystems

The viruses could also help determine if a wetland has been damaged or if restoration efforts are working.