University of Wisconsin–Madison

Year: 2025

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 your time in the Bacteriology MS Program:  I was a research-track student in Dr. Nancy Keller’s lab and studied genes …

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 and experience to work as a Student Contractor with the United States Geological Survey (USGS) at the National Wildlife Health …

Alumni Spotlight – Mary Evenson

Name: Mary Evenson Job Title and Current Employer: Retired Physician Assistant Home Town: La Crosse, WI Current Location: Madison, WI Short Description of your time in the Bacteriology MS Program: I started in the Department as an undergraduate and also worked for Dr. Thomas Brock from about 1978-1981 including for a time after I graduated and was working at …

Alumni Spotlight – Nancy Goodyear

Name: Nancy Goodyear  Job Title and Current Employer: Retired, Georgia University System Home Town: Pine Bluff, Arkansas Current Location: Hoschton, GA Short Description of your time in the Bacteriology MS Program: Research S. aureus food poisoning in fermented Genoa sausage at The Food Research Institute MS Degree Received in: 1969 Describe your career path from …

39th Annual Kenneth B. Raper Symposium

What a great day at the Kenneth B. Raper Symposium yesterday! There were insightful speakers, great posters, and ample opportunities to network. Five Bacteriology MS student presented their research during the poster session – Amany Rabie, Anna Moyer, Elias Kemna, Zheng Rong (Ethan) Yee, and Peter Badciong.

Welcome New Bacteriology MS Students

This semester, we welcome 21 new Bacteriology MS Students! We are very excited to start this semester. Last week, we held new student orientation. Students learned about the program and UW-Madison. UW-Madison’s Adventure Learning Programs (ALPs) came in to lead a team building event. The Bacteriology MS events committee hosted a campfire at Picnic Point. …

Alumni Spotlight – John Kane

Name: John Kane Job Title and Current Employer:  Ph.D. Candidate, University of Notre Dame Home Town: Shavertown, PA Current Location: South Bend, IN Short Description of your time in the Bacteriology MS Program: As a research-track master’s student in Dr. Joe Dillard’s lab, I investigated the molecular mechanisms underlying the type IV secretion system in Neisseria …

Alumni Spotlight – Mallory Spencer

Name: Mallory Spencer Job Title and Current Employer: Researcher I in the Drummond-Barbosa Lab at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Home Town: Glouster, OH Current Location: Madison, WI Short Description of your time in the Bacteriology MS Program: I studied natural product synthesis in the lab of Prof. Michael Thomas as part of the Great Lakes …