| Name | Training Period, Institution | PhD Institution | Title of Research Project | Current Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amanda Hurley | 2017-2021 University of Wisconsin–Madison |
2017 Princeton University | Gene regulation of the model microbial community, THOR | AAAS Science & Technology Fellow, US Department of State, Office of International Health and Biodefense |
| Deepa Acharya | 2019-2020 University of Wisconsin–Madison |
2019 University of Wisconsin-Madison | Metabolomics at the Tiny Earth Chemistry Hub | Bioanalytical Scientist, Corteva Agriscience |
| Manuel Garavito | 2016-2019 Yale/University of Wisconsin–Madison |
2015 Universidad de Los Andes | ||
| Johan Bengtsson-Palme | 2018 University of Wisconsin–Madison | 2016 Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenberg | Assistant Professor, Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden | |
| Oriana Aragón | 2014-2015 Yale University | 2014 Yale University | Collaborative Research: Impact of the Summer Institutes on Faculty Teaching and Student Achievement | Postdoctoral Associate, Psychology, Yale University |
| Evava Pietri | 2013-2015 Yale University | 2013 Ohio State University | Gender Bias and the Art of Persuasion | Assistant Professor of Psychology, Indiana University |
| Megan Kiedrowski | 2013-2015 Yale University | 2012 University of Iowa | Interactions of Enterococcus faecalis with gut microbial community members and within biofilms | Postdoctoral Associate, University of Pittsburgh |
| Tiffany Tsang | 2011-2014 Yale University | 2010 University of Michigan | Small World Initiative: Crowdsourcing the Discovery of Antibiotics | position in Washington, DC |
| Ashley Shade | 2010-2014 Yale University | 2010 UW-Madison | Perturbation and resilience of soil microbial communities | Assistant Professor of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Michigan State University |
| Jesse Morin | 2011-2014 Yale University | 2011 Brown University | Investigation of the Mechanism of Synergy of Bacillus thuringiensis and Zwittermicin A in Manduca sexta | Biotechnology Department Head at Norwich Technical High School in Norwich, CT |
| Jason Rush | 2009-2012 Yale University | 2009 University of California, Berkeley | Chemical biology of bacterial communities in insect guts | Research Scientist at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard |
| Corinne Moss-Racusin | 2011-2013 Yale University | 2011 Rutgers University | Science faculty’s subtle gender biases favor male students | Assistant Professor of Psychology, Skidmore College |
| Fabienne Wichmann | 2011-2013 Yale University | 2011 Agroscope Reckenholz-Tänikon (ART) | Effect of antibiotic use in dairy production on antibiotic resistance and microbial communities in manure | Biosafety Research Scientist at the State Laboratory of Basel in Switzerland |
| Nikolina Udikovic Kolic | 2012-2013 Yale University | 2008 University of Zagreb | Antibiotic resistance on vegetable farms fertilized with dairy manure from antibiotic-treated cows | Research Associate, Ruder Boskovic Institute |
| Jessamina Blum | 2010-2013 Yale University | 2010 University of Pennsylvania | Molecular ecology of bacteria in insect guts | Managing Editor, CourseSource, University of Minnesota |
| Jing Du | 2011-May 2012 Yale University |
2011 University of South Carolina | Mutant analysis of community invasion by Enterococcus faecalis | Postdoctoral Associate, Yale University School of Medicine |
| Katie Lynn Mason | 2010-2011 Yale University |
2010 University of Michigan | Mechanisms of polymicrobial disease in insect guts | Lecturer and Researcher at The University of Kansas |
| Xiaofen Wang | 2006-2010 UW-Madison, Yale University |
2005 China Agricultural University | Metagenomic analysis of aromatic ring modifying enzymes from soil | Faculty Member, China Agricultural University |
| Romano Mwirichia | 2010, Yale University |
2009 Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology | Cloning and functional screening of the genome of isolate 327 from Lake Elmenteita for novel Haloalkaliphilic enzymes | Postdoctoral Fellow at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, ASM ambassador for Kenya |
| Justin Donato | 2006-2010 UW-Madison |
2006 Cornell | Molecular ecology underlying human health and disease: a prototype study | Assistant Professor, St. Thomas University |
| Jenny Kao-Kniffin | 2007-2009 UW-Madison | 2007 UW-Madison | Investigated landscape-scale patterns of microbial composition and activity in the Arctic Coastal Plain near Barrow, Alaska | Assistant Professor, Department of Horticulture, Cornell University |
| Luke Moe | 2006-2009 UW-Madison |
2005 UW-Madison | Genomics and biochemistry of soil-dwelling microorganisms | Faculty Member, University of Kentucky |
| Karen Cloud-Hansen | 2004-2009 UW-Madison |
UW-Madison | Antibiotic resistance and gut bacteria | Editor of Disruptive Systems |
| Ainslie Little | 2007-2008 UW-Madison |
2007 UW-Madison | Host-microbe interactions in the gut | IP Technical Consultant and US Patent Agent Blake at Cassels & Graydon LLP |
| Thomas Isenbarger | 2004-2007 UW-Madison |
2001 UW-Madison | Insect gut microbiome | Attorney at law, Casimir Jones, S.C. |
| Mark Liles | 1998-2005 UW-Madison | 1998 Northwestern University | Isolation and cloning of high molecular weight metagenomic DNA from soil microorganisms | Associate Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, Auburn University |
| Patrick Schloss | 2002-2004 UW-Madison |
2002 Cornell | Microbial ecology: quantitative approaches to studying microbial communities | Associate Professor, University of Michigan |
| Whitney Robertson | 2003-2004 UW-Madison |
2003 UW-Madison | Developing and evaluating education websites | Battelle, Columbus, Ohio |
| Nasia Safdar | UW-Madison | 1995 Aga Khan University, Pakistan | Impact of multiple antibiotic use on mortality of hospitalized patients | Assistant Professor, University of Wisconsin-Madison |
| Nobutada Kimura | UW-Madison | Quorum sensing in bacteria | National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Japan | |
| Michelle Rondon | 1996-1999 UW-Madison |
1995 UW-Madison | Bioactive compounds from novel microbial sources | Faculty Associate, UW-Madison |
| Jocelyn Milner | 1989-1996 UW-Madison |
University of Guelph | Genetic analysis of beneficial plant-associated bacteria | Director of Office of Budget Planning and Analysis, UW-Madison |
| D. Johnson | 1992-1995 UW-Madison |
Genetic basis for plant-beneficial microbe interactions | ||
| Ben Lethbridge | 1989 -1992 UW-Madison | 1989 University of Adelaide | Isolation, characterisation and rationalisation of Zwittermicin A | Native Food Industry researcher |
