Principal Investigator
Jo Handelsman
Howard Hughes Medical Institute Professor
Vilas Research Professor
Director, Wisconsin Institute for Discovery
Postdocs
Amanda Hurley
Postdoc
I hope to conduct a genetic screen for mechanisms of community phenotypes. Once genetic determinants of synergistic community interactions are discovered, I will identify factors required for invasion of a bacterial species into a stable community. Therapeutic implications include improved probiotics or increased gut microbiome resilience.
Graduate Students
Shruthi Magesh
Rotating Graduate Student
Post Baccalaureate Researchers
Undergraduate Students
Renee Engels
Josephine Putnam
Undergraduate
Orli Jona
Connie Wang
Administrative Staff
Laura Langley
Executive Assistant
