Genetics Research Area

Researchers interested in Genetics

Margaret Alexander

Position title: Assistant Professor

Email: Mralexander2@wisc.edu

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Medical Microbiology and Immunology
Interactions between diet, microbiota and immune response

Daniel Amador-Noguez

Position title: Associate Professor

Email: amadornoguez@wisc.edu

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Bacteriology
Metabolic regulation in biofuels

Matt Anderson

Position title: Associate Professor

Email: mzanderson@wisc.edu

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Genetics
Genetic diversity in Candida and eukaryotic microbial diversity in the microbiome

Jean-Michel Ané

Position title: Professor

Email: jane@wisc.edu

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Bacteriology
Symbiotic associations between plants and microbes

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

Johanna Elfenbein

Position title: Associate Professor

Email: jelfenbein@wisc.edu

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Pathobiological Sciences
Molecular mechanisms of Salmonella gut colonization and transmission

Emile Gluck-Thaler

Position title: Assistant Professor

Email: gluckthaler@wisc.edu

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Plant Pathology
Molecular and evolutionary determinants of fungal pathogenesis

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

David Hershey

Position title: Assistant Professor

Email: dhershey@wisc.edu

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Bacteriology
Mechanisms of surface colonization in bacteria

Gaelen Hess

Position title: Assistant Professor

Email: ghess3@wisc.edu

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Biomolecular Chemistry
Molecular Mechanisms of Secreted Effectors from Bacterial Pathogens

Chris Hittinger

Position title: Professor

Email: cthittinger@wisc.edu

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Genetics
Evolutionary genomics and synthetic biology of yeast carbon metabolism

Christina Hull

Position title: Professor

Email: cmhull@wisc.edu

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Biomolecular Chemistry/Medical Microbiology and Immunology
Molecular mechanisms of development and disease among human fungal pathogens

Betül Kaçar

Position title: Associate Professor

Email: bkacar@wisc.edu

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Bacteriology
Origins and early evolution of life, ancient proteins, functional evolution over geologic time

Nancy Keller

Position title: Professor

Email: npkeller@wisc.edu

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Medical Microbiology and Immunology
Host and pathogen signals governing pathogenesis by fungi

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: 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: Associate 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
Genomics, pathogenesis, and immunology of viral diseases

Caitlin Pepperell

Position title: 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

Vanessa Sperandio

Position title: Professor

Email: vsperandio@wisc.edu

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Medical Microbiology and Immunology
Enteric pathogens sensing and responding within the intestine.

Garret Suen

Position title: Professor

Email: gsuen@wisc.edu

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Bacteriology
Symbiotic microbes and microbial communities associated with herbivores

JP van Pijkeren

Position title: Associate 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
Nucleotide signaling, Antibiotic persistence and resistance, Mechanisms of microbial evolution

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