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.
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Welcome New Students!
Introducing our Fall 2021 cohort. This fall, we welcomed an incoming class of nine new students. The students hail from around the world. With varied interests and career paths, we look forward to their time …
Student Highlights
Caitlin Carlson
Caitlin is pursuing her Master's in Bacteriology utilizing the research track. She is currently a part-time student and full-time lab manager. Her current research focuses on microbial communities of soil at high altitudes. She is interested in the chemical competition between these communities and is looking for new sources of antimicrobials from this unique niche. When she isn’t working Caitlin enjoys hiking with her dog Fen, climbing, and nature photography where she has won the UW Cool Science Image contest twice (2018 & 2020).
Chavin Buasakdi
Chavin is a master's in bacteriology research track student. He is part of the Daniel Amador-Noguez lab, and his work focuses on multi-omic studies of Bacillus subtilis biofilm metabolisms and bacteriophages.
Apart from being part of the research community, Chavin also participates in the Thai Student Association of UW-Madison. This organization often collaborates with other Asian organizations to hold events that involve Asian food, culture, and other fun networking activities.
In his free time, Chavin enjoys playing games since he loves real time strategy and sandbox space games. He also reads fiction books regularly.
Angela Magness
Angie Magness is in her second year of the research track of the Bacteriology MS program. Part of Dr. Trina McMahon's laboratory, she researches aquatic herbicide degradation facilitated by microbes in Wisconsin's lakes. She is currently an active-duty Air Force officer, and after graduation, she'll first serve as bioenvironmental engineer and later as a biology instructor in Colorado Springs at the Air Force Academy, the college she attended. In her free time, she enjoys marathon running, CrossFit, and hiking.
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