Name: Rachel Beers, M.S. Job Title and Current Employer: Clinical Coordinator at Medical College of Wisconsin and Associate Professor of Microbiology at Bryant & Stratton College Home Town: Delavan, WI Current Location: Milwaukee, WI Short Description of your time in the Bacteriology MS Program: I had an extremely positive experience in the program. I was …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Name: Alex Chang Job Title and Current Employer: Researcher at Dr. Marina Sharifi’s Lab in the UW Carbone Cancer Center (UWCCC) Home Town: Austin, TX Current Location: Madison, WI Short Description of your time in the Bacteriology MS Program: I pursued the research track as a research assistant in the joint lab of Drs. Tim …
Name: Dominique Smith Job Title and Current Employer: Biophysics PhD Student at UW – Madison Home Town: Oak Creek, WI Current Location: Madison, WI Short Description of your time in the Bacteriology MS Program: My 2022-24 Bacteriology M.S. was a deep dive into molecular genetics and microbial physiology in Dr. Briana Burton’s lab. Conducting an …