People Type: Graduation 2024

Dissertation: The role of c-di-AMP in Listeria monocytogenes pathogenesis Faculty Advisor: Tu Anh Huynh Cheta is a Senior Scientist at Thermo Fisher Scientific.

Dissertation: Using oral swabs in dairy cows to correlate the rumen microbiome with production metrics and improve genetic selection Faculty Advisor: Garret Suen Joe is a postdoc at Aarhus University, Denmark. He is using culturing and bioinformatic methods to test the impact of algae extracts on the production of methane in dairy cows.

Dissertation: Investigating the Role of Antibody-Dependent Cellular Phagocytosis (ADCP) in Protection Against HIV-1 Faculty Advisor: David Evans Brian is a postdoc at UW-Madison.

Dissertation: Interplay of microbial diversity, antimicrobial use, and antimicrobial resistance on Wisconsin dairy farms Faculty Advisor: Garret Suen Andrew is a postdoc in the Peters lab at UW-Madison.

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

Dissertation: Developing microbiomes as biotechnological tools for dairy coproduct valorization by fermentation: a metagenomic approach Faculty Advisor: Tim Donohue Kevin is seeking out his next opportunity.

Dissertation: Investigating Microbial Interactions Impacting Pathogen Colonization in Human Upper Respiratory Microbiomes Faculty Advisors: Cameron Currie and Federico Rey Susan will be returning to medical school to finish her MD/PhD program.

Dissertation: Understanding the impact of SES on the human gut microbiome in a Wisconsin cohort Faculty Advisor: Garret Suen Ibrahim accepted a faculty position at the University of Costa Rica's School of Agriculture.