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.
Graduation 2024
Skarlupka, Joe
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 seeking his next opportunity.
Snow, Brian
Dissertation: Investigating the Role of Antibody-Dependent Cellular Phagocytosis (ADCP) in Protection Against HIV-1
Faculty Advisor: David Evans
Brian is seeking his next opportunity.
Steinberger, Andrew
Dissertation: Interplay of microbial diversity, antimicrobial use, and antimicrobial resistance on Wisconsin dairy farms
Faculty Advisor: Garret Suen
Andrew is seeking out his next opportunity.
Townsend, Liz
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.
Tran, Jennifer
Dissertation: Functional characterization of essential genes in Acinetobacter baumannii
Faculty Advisor: Jason Peters
Jennifer is a consultant with Bain & Company in Dallas, TX.
Walters, Kevin
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.
Zelasko, Susan
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.
Zuniga Chaves, Ibrahim
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.