Long-term bacteria evolution in Lake Mendota
UW–Madison researchers, including MDTP director Trina McMahon, describe long-term evolution of bacteria in Lake Mendota.
UW–Madison researchers, including MDTP director Trina McMahon, describe long-term evolution of bacteria in Lake Mendota.
Soleil successfully defended her dissertation “Sex in theory and practice: Genetics and reproduction in the fungus-growing ant symbiosis”.
Madeline successfully defended her dissertation “Synthetic biology approaches for exploring medium chain fatty acid production in anaerobic bacterial communities”.
Timothy successfully defended his dissertation “Multiplexing regulation of gene expression in budding yeast with synthetic biology”.
Dr. Kerri Coon, Bacteriology, honored as one of UW’s finest educators!
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!
Justin successfully defended his dissertation “Exploring the Impact of Abiotic and Biotic Stresses on Microbial Community Dynamics and Cryptic Secondary Metabolite Gene Cluster Activation”.
Thy successfully defended her dissertation “The Role of Commensal Bacteria in Fungal Defense: Understanding Antifungal Mechanisms of the Human Skin Microbiome”.
Joe successfully defended his dissertation “Using oral swabs in dairy cows to correlate the rumen microbiome with production metrics and improve genetic selection”.
Ibrahim successfully defended his dissertation “Understanding the impact of SES on the human gut microbiome in a Wisconsin cohort”.