We are now located at the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery in the Discovery Building on the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus.
330 N. Orchard Street
Room 3110
Madison, WI 53715
The goal of the Handelsman lab’s research is to understand the structure and function of microbial
communities and the signals that govern them through the application of metagenomics, genetics, and
small molecule chemistry. Areas of emphasis include biochemistry and genetic regulation of antibiotic
production, microbial diversity, antibiotic resistance, and symbioses in communities in soil, on plant
roots, and in the human gut. The lab developed a three-species model community to study the nature of community robustness, invasion processes, and emergent properties of microbial communities.