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Congrats to Katie Barnes, PhD!

Katie successfully defended her dissertation “Arginine Metabolism and Toxoplasma gondii: An Arginase 2 Knockout Fibroblast Model for Probing Parasite Infection Dynamics Under Host Metabolic Constraints”.

MDTP trainer Victor Ujor celebrated!

In honor of Black History Month, we are celebrating the accomplishments of several Black leaders in the Midwest and their contributions toward a cleaner energy future.  MDTP trainer has been selected as a Black leader in clean energy and climate

MDTP trainer Jason Peters and MDTP alumna Amy Banta bolster bacteria for biofuels

The Peters lab has patented novel genetic tools to accelerate biofuel production.

Congrats to MDTP trainer Anna Huttenlocher!

MDTP trainer Anna Huttenlocher has been awarded the Legacy Keynote Lecture award from the Society for Leukocyte Biology!

MDTP trainers Federico Rey and Jade Wang honored at CALS investiture ceremony!

The College of Agricultural and Life Sciences honors faculty members who have earned named professorships for their research and scholarly accomplishments.

MDTP trainer JD Sauer elected to the American Academy of Microbiology!

This year, 145 scientists were nominated from around the world.

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.