The primary goals of the Master of Science degree in Bacteriology are to develop students’ understanding of the scientific process and to provide advanced training in bacteriology. Students tailor a curriculum of advanced coursework and/or research, following either a coursework track or a research track. Students acquire a general overview of bacteriology and may focus on a specialized subject area such as bacterial physiology, molecular microbiology, food microbiology, environmental microbiology, biotechnology or medical microbiology.
Bacteriology MS Student Experience
Madeleine Lodes
Madeleine Lodes is a research track student working on a spatial transcriptomics project to better understand the influx of immune cells and inflammation in the lungs of mice superinfected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis and SARS-CoV-2.
Max Garcia
Max Garcia is a research track student working with Dr. Daniel Noguera. His main project is related to the genetic engineering of novosphingobium aromaticivorans and the consumption of acetovanillone.
Maryam Adegbite-Badmus
Maryam Adegbite-Badmus is a research track student working in the Cavagnero Lab. She is currently exploring the role of ribosomal protein L23 as a molecular chaperone in E.coli using recombineering techniques.
News and Events
Viruses found in carbon-storing wetlands play an active role in shaping ecosystem health
Learn more about the research of Bacteriology MS Trainer Dr. Karthik Anantharaman.
Alumni Spotlight – Nischala Nadig
Name: Nischala Nadig Job Title and Current Employer: PhD candidate with the Microbiology Doctoral Training Program in Dr. Jason Peters’ lab at UW-Madison Home Town: Bangalore, India Current Location: Madison, WI, USA Short Description of …
Alumni Spotlight – Aaron R. Morawski
Name: Aaron R. Morawski Job Title and Current Employer: Scientist II, NextCure, Inc. Home Town: Chicago, IL Current Location: Gaithersburg, MD Short Description of your time in the Bacteriology MS Program: I had a wonderful opportunity …
Student Highlights
Elias Kemna
Eli is currently a student in the research track. He works in Dr. Betül Kaçar's lab where he is exploring the evolutionary space of nitrogen fixation by cloning ancient nitrogenase variants into modern day nitrogen fixing bacteria. In his free time, Eli enjoys running and training for half marathons and 5Ks.
Andrew Wilcox
Andrew is a coursework track student. He is training to pursue a career in life-science communication, with an emphasis on technical writing. Aside from his studies, Andrew's hobbies include running, drawing, reading nonfiction books and playing the cello.
Anna Moyer
Anna is a research track student in the Mo Lab studying the dynamic of bacteriophages with methicillin resistant Staph aureus (MRSA). More specifically, she is combining RNAseq and microscopy technique as well as a variety of genomic and lifecycle assays to better understanding how a single point mutation in the genome can increase a mutant phage's ability to kill MRSA. She hopes to add onto the pool of knowledge around phage evolution within phage therapy. Outside of the lab, she is passionate about studying meditation and neruoyoga!
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