The Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology is seeking applicants for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position. Successful applicants will be able to establish an independent, extramurally funded research program probing basic or translational aspects of …
Congrats to Krizia Perez Medina, PhD!
MDTP student Krizia Perez Medina successfully defended her dissertation”The gonococcal peptidoglycanase interactome and its contributions to protein function, cell morphology, and survival”.
MDTP trainer and alumna Wilmara Salgado-Pabón explores superantigens in Staph infections
The bacterium Staphylococcus aureus has long been known to cause infections in humans, ranging from mild skin infections to pneumonia to more serious infections of the heart. In high-income countries, it’s the leading cause of a sometimes-fatal …
Principal Scientist – R&D – Technology Platforms- Fermentation & Biotechnology at Kraft-Hienz
The individual will support the Technology Platforms Team working from the Glenview R&D facility. This position offers the candidate an excellent opportunity to lead innovative and disruptive ingredient technology platforms while creating competitive advantage across …
Postdoctoral Fellow – Bacterial metabolites – Cleveland Clinic
We are looking for a Postdoctoral Fellow with expertise in bacterial molecular genetics, biochemistry or infectious diseases to help out with a project aimed at the molecular characterization of bacterial metabolites involved in microbe-microbe interactions …
Congrats to Dr. Betül Kaçar, runner-up for the Rosalind Franklin Medal
The Genome Writers guild (GWG) and Rosalind Franklin Society have recognized Dr. Betül Kaçar of the University of Wisconsin-Madison as the 2022 Runner-Up for the Rosalind Franklin Medal for her groundbreaking use of experimental systems …
Congrats to Carolina Mendoza Cavazos, PhD!
MDTP student Carolina Mendoza Cavazos successfully defended her dissertation “Diarrheal Diseases Caused by Eukaryotic Microbes: From Murine Models to their Transcriptomes”.
Senior Program Officer for COSF Medical Research Program
Circle of Service Foundation (“COSF” or the “Foundation”) makes grants in the areas of Community Services, Education, Jewish Community, Medical Research, Violence Reduction, Climate, and Voting Rights. COSF seeks a Senior Program Officer possessing the …
Federico Rey named ASM Distinguished Lecturer
The American Society for Microbiology has announced the ASM Distinguished Lecturer (ASMDL) Roster for 2022-2023. MDTP Trainer Federico Rey has been named as a Distinguished Lecturer. Congrats!
Tu Anh Huynh explores the mysteries of Listeria
Tu-Anh Huynh spends much of her time tracking tricksters that alter their shape and function to sur- vive in extreme conditions. In other words, she studies bacteria. Unique among such change artists, the pathogen called Listeria monocytogenes (listeria) …