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
Research in the Handelsman lab focuses on understanding diversity in microbial communities and their role in infectious disease. In particular, we are interested in understanding the genetic basis for stability of microbial communities, the role of a gut community as a source of opportunistic pathogens, and the soil microbial community as a source of new antibiotics and antibiotic resistance genes.