People Type: Alumni

Dissertation: Evolutionary genomics of Gardnerella spp. Faculty Advisor: Caitlin Pepperell Madeline will be a fellow at the Wisconsin Laboratory of Hygiene.

Dissertation: The Skin Microbiome in Balance and Perturbation Faculty Advisors: Lindsay Kalan and Anna Huttenlocher Liz will be returning to medical school to finish her MD/PhD program.

Dissertation: Drosophila melanogaster DIAP2 regulates the anti-apoptotic function of DIAP1. Faculty Advisor: Paul Friesen Duy is a postdoc at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, MD.

Dissertation: Functional characterization of essential genes in Acinetobacter baumannii Faculty Advisor: Jason Peters Jennifer is a consultant with Bain & Company in Dallas, TX.

Dissertation: Development and Use of Influenza Reproter Viruses to Define Human Host Factors for Influenza Virus Replication. Faculty Advisor: Andy Mehle Vy is an Associate Director, Global Medical Affairs for Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) at Moderna.

Dissertation: Peptidoglycan Recognition Proteins at the intersection of immunity and development in the squid/vibrio symbiosis. Faculty Advisor: Margaret McFall-Ngai Josh is currently the Director of Fermentation and Bioprocess at The Every Company.

Dissertation: From surviving to thriving: How Ralstonia solanacearum mitigates oxidative stress in plant xylem and moves through tubers to new hosts Faculty Advisor: Caitilyn Allen Alicia is a Senior Scientist at Abbott Diagnostics.

Dissertation: Understanding (p)ppGpp mediated mechanisms of persistence and stress survival in Bacillus subtilis. Faculty Advisor: Jade Wang Jessy has worked as a Scientist II at Rapid Micro Biosystem in Lowell, MA and is now seeking further opportunities.

Dissertation: Identification of novel kinase substrates and binding partners of Epstein-Barr virus and human cytomegalovirus encoded kinases. Faculty Advisor: Robert Kalejta Angie is a Quality Control Analyst at Catalent Pharma Solutions.

Dissertation: CD8+T cells in elite control of SIV Faculty Advisor: David Watkins Laura is a science teacher in San Francisco public schools.