Graduation 2023

Dissertation: Distinct biofilm regulatory strategies confer host colonization specificity in Vibrio fischeri
Faculty Advisor: Mark Mandel
Katie has accepted a faculty position at Carroll College.

Dissertation: Multiscale characterization of the diabetic foot ulcer microbiome
Faculty Advisor: Lindsay Kalan
Alex will be working as a post doc in the Handelsman lab at UW-Madison.

Dissertation: Unraveling the Role of the Human Gut Microbiome in Three Conditions: Colorectal Cancer, Group B Streptococcus Colonization, and Multiple Sclerosis
Faculty Advisors: Karthik Anantharaman and Drew Hryckowian
Elise will be returning to medical school to finish her MD/PhD program.

Dissertation: Influences of peptidoglycan on Neisseria-host interactions in an in vivo mouse model using Neisseria musculi
Faculty Advisor: Joe Dillard
Tiffany will be a Postdoctoral Scientist at CrossLife Technologies.

Dissertation: Ecology of Lignocellulose-Enriched Bacterial Communities
Faculty Advisor: Cameron Currie
Donny is a computational biologist at the Versiti Blood Research Institute.

Dissertation: Biofilm Formation and Cell Wall Pathways Involved in Candida auris Skin Colonization and Invasive Infection
Faculty Advisor: Jeniel Nett
Mark is now an Assistant Professor at University of Wisconsin-Platteville.

Dissertation: Investigating the role of gut microbiome interpersonal variation and short-chain fatty acids in cardiometabolic disease
Faculty Advisor: Federico Rey
Evan is the Chief Technology Officer at Navitro Biosciences.

Dissertation: Cyclic diguanylate inhibits beneficial hostcolonization by Vibrio fischeri
Faculty Advisor: Mark Mandel
Ruth will be doing a postdoc with Julia Willett at University of Minnesota Twin Cities studying Enterococcus faecalis biofilm formation and bacteria-bacteria interactions.

Dissertation: Towards a quantitative understanding of metabolism in industrially relevant microbes
Faculty Advisor: Daniel Amador-Noguez
Daven is a Senior Research Scientist at Metabolon.

Dissertation: Bile Acid Deconjugations, Transformations, and (Re)conjugations by Human Gut Bacteria
Faculty Advisor: Daniel Amador-Noguez
Lauren will be working as a post-doc with Daniel Amador-Noguez at UW-Madison.