Congrats to MDTP trainer Erica Majumder!
Erica has just received the 2026 ASM Award for Early Career Environmental Research!
Erica has just received the 2026 ASM Award for Early Career Environmental Research!
Dante successfully defended his dissertation “Dissecting the Role of the Fungal Oxylipin Responsive Transcription Factor ZfpA in the Echinocandin Tolerance of Human Pathogenic Aspergilli”.
Jason is the 2025 recipient of the Nat L Sternberg Thesis Prize at this year’s Molecular Genetics of Bacteria and Phages meeting!
A research associate (postdoctoral position) is available in the Evans Lab at Michigan State University’s Kellogg Biological Station in soil microbial biogeography and conservation in the US Midwest. The postdoc would work on a USDA-funded grant examining effects of conservation zones (zones of native prairie or perennial grasses embedded in agricultural lands) on ecosystem services in the …
Eddy successfully defended his dissertation “Elucidating Regulatory Inputs Controlling Expression of the Salmonella dmsA Homologs”.
Jonathan successfully defended his dissertation “Genome-scale insights into interspecies natural transformation and mosaic recombination in Bacillus subtilis”.
Jacob successfully defended his dissertation “Systems level analysis of Vibrio fischeri biofilm signaling”.
This is an advanced-level scientific position requiring a PhD, Master’s degree, or equivalent experience in microbiology, environmental microbiology, microbial ecology, or a closely related discipline. The role focuses on studying microbes in freshwater and/or soil environments to support product development and process improvement. The position involves independent research, collaboration with cross-functional teams, and mentoring responsibilities.
Vanessa Sperandio and Maggie Alexander were featured in PBS Wisconsin’s University Place series discussing the gut microbiome’s connection to human health, including addiction and the body’s response to stress and immunity.
Dama successfully defended her dissertation “Succession and Selection of Microbial Communities in Landfills and Their Growth on Plastics”.