Graduation 2020

Dissertation: Whisper with Lipids: Fungal Oxylipins in Development and Host Interactions in Aspergillus fumigatus
Faculty Advisor: Nancy Keller
Mengyao is a senior scientist at IFF.

Dissertation: Chemical- and materials-based approaches to further the understanding of quorum sensing in bacteria.
Faculty Advisor: Helen Blackwell
Kayleigh is a Principal Scientist at Eli Lilly.

Dissertation: A Jack of All Trades: Versatile Isocyanides Influence Copper Homeostasis and Microbial Interactions in Aspergillus fumigatus
Faculty Advisor: Nancy Keller
Nick is a co-founder of Biomific.

Dissertation: The impact of mobile genetic elements on the diversification of Escherichia coli O157:H7
Faculty Advisor: Chuck Kaspar
Eliot is a bioinformatician at UW-Madison Biotechnology Center.