Researchers interested in Genetics
Paul Ahlquist
Position title: Professor
Email: ahlquist@wisc.edu
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Molecular Virology
Molecular mechanisms of viral replication host interactions and oncogenesis
Daniel Amador-Noguez
Position title: Assistant Professor
Email: amadornoguez@wisc.edu
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Bacteriology
Metabolic regulation in biofuels
Jean-Michel Ané
Position title: Professor
Email: jane@wisc.edu
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Bacteriology
Symbiotic associations between plants and microbes
Jeri Barak
Position title: Professor
Email: jeri.barak@wisc.edu
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Plant Pathology
The biology of Salmonella enterica and pathogenic E. coli in association with plants
Andrew Bent
Position title: Professor
Email: afbent@wisc.edu
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Plant Pathology
Plant disease resistance and host-pathogen dynamics
Joseph Dillard
Position title: Professor
Email: jpdillard@wisc.edu
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Medical Microbiology and Immunology
Molecular mechanisms of disease caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae
David Eide
Position title: Professor
Email: eide@nutrisci.wisc.edu
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Nutritional Sciences
Nutritional genomics and molecular responses to changes in nutrient status
Johanna Elfenbein
Position title: Assistant Professor
Email: jelfenbein@wisc.edu
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Pathobiological Sciences
Molecular mechanisms of Salmonella gut colonization and transmission
Rick Gourse
Position title: Professor
Email: rgourse@bact.wisc.edu
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Bacteriology
Prokaryotic transcription/regulation of ribosome synthesis
Jo Handelsman
Position title: Professor
Email: jo.handelsman@wisc.edu
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Plant Pathology
Genetic and biochemical processes within plant and human microbiomes
Chris Hittinger
Position title: Associate Professor
Email: cthittinger@wisc.edu
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Genetics
Diversity and evolution of yeast carbon metabolism
Christina Hull
Position title: Professor
Email: cmhull@wisc.edu
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Biomolecular Chemistry
Molecular biology of human fungal pathogens
Eric Johnson
Position title: Professor
Email: eajohnso@wisc.edu
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Bacteriology
Clostridium botulinum and its toxins; food and industrial microbiology
Lindsay Kalan
Position title: Assistant Professor
Email: lkalan@wisc.edu
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Medical Microbiology and Immunology
Skin microbiome in health and disease, host-microbe/microbe-microbe interactions
Kinjal Majumder
Position title: Assistant Professor
Email: kmajumder@wisc.edu
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Molecular Virology and Oncology
How viruses navigate the nuclear environment to establish viral replication centers.
Mark Mandel
Position title: Associate Professor
Email: mmandel@wisc.edu
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Medical Microbiology and Immunology
Bacterial colonization of host epithelial tissue, Vibrio fischeri-squid symbiosis
Megan McClean
Position title: Assistant Professor
Email: mmcclean@wisc.edu
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Biomedical Engineering
Microfluidic and optogenetic tools for studying microbial signal processing
David O'Connor
Position title: Professor
Email: dhoconno@wisc.edu
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Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Genetics and immunology of HIV
Caitlin Pepperell
Position title: Associate Professor
Email: cspepper@medicine.wisc.edu
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Medicine/Medical Microbiology and Immunology
Ecology and evolution of infectious diseases
Jason Peters
Position title: Assistant Professor
Email: jason.peters@wisc.edu
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Pharmacy
CRISPR-based exploration of biological networks in antibiotic-resistant and biofuel-relevant bacteria
Brian Pfleger
Position title: Professor
Email: pfleger@engr.wisc.edu
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Chemical Engineering
Synthetic biology, metabolic and protein engineering, natural products
JD Sauer
Position title: Associate Professor
Email: sauer3@wisc.edu
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Medical Microbiology and Immunology
Bacterial pathogenesis
David Schwartz
Position title: Professor
Email: dcschwartz@wisc.edu
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Genetics
Development of new genomic approaches to important biological problems
Nathaniel Sharp
Position title: Assistant Professor
Email: nathaniel.sharp@wisc.edu
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Genetics
Evolutionary genetics of spontaneous mutation
Paul Sondel
Position title: Professor
Email: pmsondel@humonc.wisc.edu
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Pediatrics
Human genetics, immunology
Garret Suen
Position title: Associate Professor
Email: gsuen@wisc.edu
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Bacteriology
Symbiotic microbes and microbial communities associated with herbivores
JP van Pijkeren
Position title: Assistant Professor
Email: vanpijkeren@wisc.edu
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Food Science
Microbiota-host interactions and development of biotherapeutics
Jade Wang
Position title: Professor
Email: jade.wang@wisc.edu
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Bacteriology
Bacterial stress response, replication transcription conflict, genome stability
Rodney Welch
Position title: Professor
Email: rawelch@wisc.edu
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Medical Microbiology and Immunology
Molecular analysis of bacteria pathogens
Jae-Hyuk Yu
Position title: Professor
Email: jyu1@wisc.edu
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Bacteriology
Molecular genetics of asexual sporulation and mycotoxin biosynthesis in filamentous fungi