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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

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.

Congrats to Anna Gregory, PhD!

Anna defended her dissertation “Adaptive strategies employed by Clostridioides difficile in response to environmental and nutritional cues”.

Congrats to MDTP student Dinesh Kumar Kuppa Baskaran!

Dinesh is the recipient of the B.R. DasGupta Graduate Scholarship for Fall 2025!

Congrats to Evrim Fer, PhD!

Evrim successfully defended her dissertation “Tracing the Origins and Evolutionary History of Translation GTPases”.

Congrats to Abena Kissi-Twum, PhD!

Abena successfully defended her dissertation “Why is the DNA virus Hepatitis B not a RNA virus? – Understanding virion morphogenesis in HBV”.

Congrats to MDTP trainer Erica Majumder!

Erica has just received the 2026 ASM Award for Early Career Environmental Research!