Rachel Rovinsky. Erica Majumder Lab. Investigating metabolic control and feedstock optimization for PHA co-polymer production from mixed agricultural waste streams.
This week's MDTP Student Seminar: Rachel Rovinsky from Erica Majumder's lab!
MDTP Student Highlights!
Josephine studies how bacteria communicate with one another using secondary metabolites. Outside the lab, she enjoys cycling, running, hiking, and skiing outdoors. Josephine also loves spending time with friends while dancing, playing in orchestra, or discussing sociology.
MDTP Student Highlight!
Meet Ava Clark, a first year student in the Chevrette and Keller Labs!
Ava studies natural products involved in bacterial-fungal interactions. Outside of the lab, she enjoys cooking and baking, playing piano, hanging out with her cat, and anything outdoors.
#UWMadison
Angel Hernandez Viera, Mo Lab, RNA Polymerase Backtracking Promotes Type III CRISPR Immunity in Staphylococci
Join us this Wednesday at MDTP Student Seminar to hear from Angel Hernandez Viera from the Mo Lab!
Meet some amazing #UW-Madison Microbiology Ph.D. students!
Lauren Delgado studies metabolic engineering using multi-omic approaches to develop biofuels and bioproducts. Outside the anaerobic chamber, she enjoys baking, crafting, and spending time outdoors.
@ladelgado.bsky.social
#MDTP
Sely Pena-Rivera from the Hershey Lab will be presenting her work!
Join us this Wednesday for the MDTP Student Seminar, Sely Pena-Rivera from the Hershey Lab will be presenting her work!
#MDTP #UWmadison
Meet some amazing #UW-Madison Microbiology Ph.D. students!
Calyssa Huff is studying influenza virus–host interactions, focusing on replication and adaptation; she enjoys reading, art projects, outreach, mentoring, and learning kayaking and paddleboarding.
@calyssa-huff.bsky.social
Join us for tomorrow for the MDTP Student Seminar, My Tran from the Mo Lab will be presenting on her work!
Join us for tomorrow for the MDTP Student Seminar, My Tran from the Mo Lab will be presenting on her work!
Next Thursday, Hailey Bussan from Suresh and Rey lab will be presenting her dissertation defense seminar! Join us in-person or on Zoom!
#UWMadison
A flyer for a student seminar presented by Jackie Spieles, Hull Lab entitled Using Small Molecules to Characterize and Inhibit Fungal Spore Germination.
In this week's MDTP Student Seminar, Jackie Spieles from the Hull Lab will be presenting on her work!
Meet some amazing #UW-Madison Microbiology Ph.D. students!
Aditya Kumar Pal, in Jade Wang's Lab, is currently researching the role of nucleotide (p)ppGpp in bacteriophage defense. Outside of research, Aditya is a YouTuber, enjoys playing badminton, biking in Madison (even in snow!) and photography.
Why attend the #PerlmanSymposium?
🔬 4 invited speakers
⚡️ 2 poster sessions
🤝Networking + reception (in person!)
✅Register by April 30:
perlman.mmi.wisc.edu
🚨 Registration is OPEN!
Join us for the 2026 Perlman Symposium on Antibiotic Discovery & Development
🗓 May 15, 2026 | ⏰ 9–5
📍 In-person or virtual (FREE!)
🔗 perlman.mmi.wisc.edu
Cynthia Pryde-Aguilar, Suresh Lab, Behind Every Great T Cell is a B Cell
This week's MDTP Student Seminar: Cynthia Pryde-Aguilar from the Suresh Lab!
Meet some amazing @uwmadison.bsky.social Microbiology PhD students in our new Student Highlight series!
This week: Tony Yao! A 3rd year graduate student in Michael Thomas's lab studies the evolution of genes in natural products biosynthesis pathways to improve their industrial production.
Join us this week for the MDTP student seminar, featuring Joie Ling from Hryckowian Lab!
#MDTP #UWMadison
Meet some amazing @uwmadison.bsky.social Microbiology PhD students in our new Student Highlight series!
This week: Nischala Nadig! A 3rd-year graduate student in Jason Peters' lab! uses CRISPR tools to target & decipher cryptic resistance genes in bacteria, that confer antibiotic resistance.
Join us for this week's MDTP student seminar, featuring Elena Garncarz Rehborg from Zamanian Lab!
#UWMadison #MDTP
Congratulations to all of the new AAM Fellows! Many many friends & colleagues on the list, but especially excited for Patty Champion and JD Sauer! @sauerlab.bsky.social @uwmadisonmmi.bsky.social @uwmadisonmdtp.bsky.social bsky.app/profile/asm....
Meet some amazing #UWMadison Microbiology PhD students in our new Student Highlight series!
This week: Dinesh Kumar Kuppa Baskaran! A third year in the Anantharaman lab, Dinesh uses metagenomics and data science to uncover new insights into bacteria-virus interactions.
@dineshkb.bsky.social
Latest work! 🧬
We uncover how evolution of translation initiation factor 2 (IF2) extensions links translation to bacterial stress response. We map 7 structural architectures & show how terminal extensions are enriched in intrinsic disorder & phase-separation features.
Link: doi.org/10.64898/202...
🚨🍄Nancy Keller Fungal Research Published in PNAS!
“What we hope people take away from this paper is that scientists are actively studying this serious issue. We’re working hard to understand why it’s happening.”
-Nancy Keller
mmi.wisc.edu/nancy-keller...
📸: Dr. Anna Pringle
👨🏫🔬Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Federico Rey
"Explore your interests, follow your passion. Be flexible."
mmi.wisc.edu/meet-our-res...
James Kosmopoulos Karthik Anantharaman Lab Decoding viral gene function across ecosystems
Join us for next week's MDTP student seminar, featuring James Kosmopoulos from Karthik Anantharaman's Lab!
@kosmopoulos.bsky.social @karthik-a.bsky.social
#UWMadison #viromics #MDTP
😎 🔬 Cool Science Image!
While examining confocal data of GFP-labeled macrophages infected with mCherry-labeled BCG, a heart-shaped cell stood out among the population. Image captured by one of our graduate students! 💚❤️
📸Marina Slawinski, May Lab
Dissertation Defense: Community Assembly and Genomic Diversity of Mosquito-Associated Bacteria. Holly Nichols, Kerri Coon Lab. UW-Madison MDTP
Next Monday, Holly Nichols from Kerri Coon's lab will be presenting her dissertation defense seminar! Join us in-person or on Zoom!
@holly-nichols.bsky.social
#UWMadison
🎉Congratulations to Professor JD Sauer on Receiving the Vilas Associates Award!
mmi.wisc.edu/professor-jd...
This week's MDTP Student Seminar: Jessica Petrey from Jade Wang's Lab!
Methionyl-tRNA Formyltransferase as a Downstream Effector of (p)ppGpp-Mediated Antimicrobial Survival.
#UWMadison
Our latest paper on ancient microbes and nitrogen is featured on the NASA website today! 🚀🔬Way to go, @hollyrucker.bsky.social!
Resurrecting Ancient Enzymes in NASA’s Search for Life Beyond Earth
www.nasa.gov
Paper link: www.nature.com/articles/s41... #astrobiology @uwmadscience.bsky.social
Join us for this week's MDTP Student Seminar! Jacob Hotvedt from the Sperandio Lab will be presenting about their work. #UWMadison #MDTP