Faculty Mentors

The Biotechnology Training Program draws on a highly skilled group of research faculty from across campus to serve as mentors for BTP trainees. These faculty members come together from many different schools and colleges at UW–Madison, including the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, the College of Engineering, the School of Medicine and Public Health, and the College of Letters and Sciences. Learn more about our active mentors in the directory below.

BTP Mentors
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https://directory.engr.wisc.edu/display.php/faculty/beebe_david?page=bme&search=faculty&item=beebe_david	Beebe, David J.	Beebe, David J.	djbeebe@wisc.edu	608-262-2260	http://www.engr.wisc.edu/department/bme/	Biomedical Engineering	Biomedical Engineering	Aimed at the intelligent development and use of micro (cellular) scale technologies and phenomena to solve problems in medicine and biology; current areas of focus include the effect of microenvironment on living systems and the use of responsive materials to create autonomous systems.
https://www.waisman.wisc.edu/staff/bhattacharyya-anita/	Bhattacharyya, Anita	Bhattacharyya, Anita	bhattacharyy@waisman.wisc.edu	608-265-6142	https://crb.wisc.edu/	Cell and Regenerative Biology	Cell and Regenerative Biology	How the development of the cerebral cortex is altered in developmental disorders characterized by mental impairment
https://www.chem.wisc.edu/users/blackwel	Blackwell, Helen E.	Blackwell, Helen E.	blackwell@chem.wisc.edu	608-261-1503	https://www.chem.wisc.edu/	Chemistry	Chemistry	Developing an integrated chemical biology research program that uses complex molecules derived from organic synthesis to probe important problems in biology, particularly in the areas of cancer and photobiology.
https://burtonlab.bact.wisc.edu/	Burton, Briana M.	Burton, Briana M.	burton6@wisc.edu	608-890-0510	https://bact.wisc.edu/	Bacteriology	Bacteriology	Combining in vitro and in vivo biochemistry, microscopy, microbiology and molecular biology to study the molecular mechanism of DNA translocation across membranes.
https://biochem.wisc.edu/labs/butcher	Butcher, Samuel E.	Butcher, Samuel E.	sebutcher@wisc.edu	608-263-3890	https://biochem.wisc.edu	Biochemistry	Biochemistry	Focused on understanding how RNA molecules regulate gene expression.
http://coonlabs.com/	Coon, Joshua J.	Coon, Joshua J.	jcoon@chem.wisc.edu	608-263-1718	https://www.chem.wisc.edu/	Chemistry	Chemistry	Bioanalytical chemistry — mass spectrometry. Also Department of Biomolecular Chemistry.
https://biochem.wisc.edu/faculty/Coyle	Coyle, Scott	Coyle, Scott	smcoyle@wisc.edu	608-890-1342	https://biochem.wisc.edu/	Biochemistry	Biochemistry	Cell biology as cellular robotics: reverse engineering living systems
http://www.biochem.wisc.edu/faculty/fox/	Fox, Brian G.	Fox, Brian G.	bgfox@biochem.wisc.edu	608-262-9708	https://biochem.wisc.edu	Biochemistry	Biochemistry	Enzymatic mechanisms of production of unsaturated fatty acids and the degradation of xenobiotic compounds.
https://www.chem.wisc.edu/users/gellman	Gellman, Samuel H.	Gellman, Samuel H.	gellman@chem.wisc.edu	608-262-3303	https://www.chem.wisc.edu/	Chemistry	Chemistry	Organic and biological chemistry, including; the design of new oligomers with well-defined folding properties ("foldamers"), and their use in antimicrobial therapy and other biomedical applications; protein origins of stability and specificity in inter- and intramolecular noncovalent interactions; new polymerization methods, including template-directed polymerization.
https://biochem.wisc.edu/faculty/henzler-wildman	Henzler-Wildman, Katherine A.	Henzler-Wildman, Katherine A.	henzlerwildm@wisc.edu	608-890-1094	https://biochem.wisc.edu/	Biochemistry	Biochemistry	Dynamics and function of integral membrane proteins, secondary active transport, ion channels
https://biochem.wisc.edu/faculty/hoskins	Hoskins, Aaron A.	Hoskins, Aaron A.	ahoskins@wisc.edu	608-890-3101	https://biochem.wisc.edu	Biochemistry	Biochemistry	Elucidating biochemical mechanisms in eukaryotic RNA metabolism with chemistry, biology, and single molecule analysis.
https://bmolchem.wisc.edu/staff/keck-james/	Keck, James	Keck, James	jlkeck@wisc.edu	608-236-1815	https://bmolchem.wisc.edu/	Biomolecular Chemistry	Biomolecular Chemistry	Research in the Keck lab examines the structural mechanisms that drive DNA replication, replication restart, recombination, and repair reactions.
https://medmicro.wisc.edu/people_faculty_profile.php?id=npkeller	Keller, Nancy P.	Keller, Nancy P.	npkeller@wisc.edu	608-262-9795	https://medmicro.wisc.edu/index.php	Medical Microbiology & Immunology	Medical Microbiology & Immunology	Identifying the molecular genetic processes controlling natural product formation and virulence in fungi coupled with genome mining for new pharmaceuticals. Joint appointment with Department of Plant Pathology.
https://biochem.wisc.edu/faculty/Kirchdoerfer	Kirchdoerfer, Robert	Kirchdoerfer, Robert	rnkirchdoerf@wisc.edu	(608) 262-6191	https://biochem.wisc.edu/	Biochemistry	Biochemistry	Virus replication using structural biology and biochemistry
https://pathology.wisc.edu/staff/kreeger-pam/	Kreeger, Pamela K.	Kreeger, Pamela K.	kreeger@wisc.edu	608-890-2915	https://pathology.wisc.edu/	Dept. of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine	Dept. of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine	Cellular engineering, systems biology, endocrinology, cancer, and women's health.
https://biochem.wisc.edu/faculty/landick	Landick, Robert C.	Landick, Robert C.	landick@bact.wisc.edu	608-265-8475	https://biochem.wisc.edu/	Biochemistry	Biochemistry	Regulatory mechanisms that control gene expression through changes in RNA chain elongation in organisms ranging from bacteria and humans.
https://pharmacy.wisc.edu/li-lab/	Li, Lingjun	Li, Lingjun	lli@pharmacy.wisc.edu	608-265-8491	https://pharmacy.wisc.edu/psd/	Pharmaceutical Sciences	Pharmaceutical Sciences	Developing improved MS-based methods of neuropeptide and protein analysis both at large-scale and micro-scale, and providing essential information on understanding the mechanisms of neuromodulation of behaviorally relevant neural circuits and peptide evolution and peptide regulation.
http://chem.wisc.edu/users/jdmartell	Martell, Jeff	Martell, Jeff	jdmartell@wisc.edu	608-263-6249	http://www.chem.wisc.edu/	Chemistry	Chemistry	Merging biomacromolecular and synthetic chemistry to make biomedical tools
http://mccleanlab.bme.wisc.edu/	McClean, Megan	McClean, Megan	mmcclean@wisc.edu	608-890-0416	http://www.engr.wisc.edu/department/bme/	Biomedical Engineering	Biomedical Engineering	Systems biology, synthetic biology, cellular engineering, signal processing.
https://engineering.wisc.edu/directory/profile/sean-palecek/	Palecek, Sean P.	Palecek, Sean P.	sppalecek@wisc.edu	608-262-8931	https://www.engr.wisc.edu/department/cbe/	Chemical and Biological Engineering	Chemical and Biological Engineering	Studying how cell-cell adhesive interactions affect disease pathogenesis and how adhesive and mechanical signals combine with chemical signals to regulate stem cell fate choices
https://apps.pharmacy.wisc.edu/sopdir/jason_peters/index.php	Peters, Jason	Peters, Jason	jason.peters@wisc.edu	608-265-6744	https://pharmacy.wisc.edu/programs/pharmsci/	Pharmaceutical Sciences	Pharmaceutical Sciences	Research focuses on the biology of microbial organisms, their roles in human diseases, and the development and study of antibiotics that target them.
https://directory.engr.wisc.edu/display.php/faculty/pfleger_brian?page=che&search=faculty&item=pfleger_brian	Pfleger, Brian F.	Pfleger, Brian F.	pfleger@engr.wisc.edu	608-890-1940	http://www.engr.wisc.edu/department/cbe/	Chemical and Biological Engineering	Chemical and Biological Engineering	Developing microorganisms capable of producing small molecules of significant social, economic, and scientific value from renewable resources.
http://www.ramanlab.org/	Raman, Srivatsan	Raman, Srivatsan	sraman4@wisc.edu	608-890-1036	https://biochem.wisc.edu/	Biochemistry	Biochemistry	Systems and synthetic biology; computational protein design combined with high-throughput phenotyping; allosteric transcription factor design; directed evolution of microbial biosynthetic pathways.
https://bact.wisc.edu/people_profile.php?t=rf&p=ferey	Rey, Federico	Rey, Federico	ferey@wisc.edu	608-890-2046	https://bact.wisc.edu/	Bacteriology	Bacteriology	A major focus of my group is to understand how variations in the gut microbiome modulate the effects of diet and host’s susceptibility to cardiometabolic disease. To address these questions we use a combination of hypothesis-generating, sequencing-centered analyses of microbiomes from humans and mice, followed by proof-of-principle/proof-of-mechanism studies in gnotobiotic mouse models of disease and classic bacteriology experiments.
http://sahalab.bme.wisc.edu/	Saha, Krishanu	Saha, Krishanu	ksaha@wisc.edu	608-316-4313	http://www.engr.wisc.edu/department/bme/	Biomedical Engineering	Biomedical Engineering	Bringing together stem cell biology, genome engineering and biomaterials expertise to generate new tools for use with human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs) to ask unique questions about human biology and disease.
https://bmolchem.wisc.edu/staff/sheets-michael-d/	Sheets, Michael D.	Sheets, Michael D.	mdsheets@wisc.edu	608-262-9452	https://bmolchem.wisc.edu/	Biomolecular Chemistry	Biomolecular Chemistry	Post-transcriptional control of vertebrate development; regulated mRNA translation as an important mechanism for the regulation of early cell-fate decisions in vertebrate embryos.
https://mcardle.wisc.edu/nathan-sherer/	Sherer, Nathan	Sherer, Nathan	nsherer@wisc.edu	608-890-2551	https://mcardle.wisc.edu/	Oncology	Oncology	Virus-host interactions focused on HIV/AIDS.
https://directory.engr.wisc.edu/display.php/faculty/shusta_eric?page=che&search=faculty&item=shusta_eric	Shusta, Eric V.	Shusta, Eric V.	shusta@engr.wisc.edu	608-265-5103	http://www.engr.wisc.edu/department/cbe/	Chemical and Biological Engineering	Chemical and Biological Engineering	Noninvasive delivery of small molecule pharmaceuticals and biopharmaceuticals to the brain is hindered by the presence of the blood-brain barrier; we are focused on overcoming this barrier by developing noninvasive, antibody-based delivery methods that target drugs to the brain.
https://biochem.wisc.edu/faculty/simcox	Simcox, Judith	Simcox, Judith	jsimcox@wisc.edu	608-262-8588	https://biochem.wisc.edu/	Biochemistry	Biochemistry	The research objectives of my laboratory are to investigate the mechanisms that promote energy expenditure during adaptive thermogenesis.
https://morgridge.org/research/medical-engineering/multiscale-imaging/	Skala, Melissa	Skala, Melissa	mcskala@wisc.edu	608-316-4108	http://www.engr.wisc.edu/department/bme/	Biomedical Engineering	Biomedical Engineering	Developing optical imaging tools that are applied to pre-clinical models for the design and development of effective therapeutic strategies, and in clinical studies to provide early detection and individualized treatment to cancer patients.
http://www.chem.wisc.edu/users/smith	Smith, Lloyd M.	Smith, Lloyd M.	smith@chem.wisc.edu	608-263-2594	http://www.chem.wisc.edu/	Chemistry	Chemistry	Developing novel methods and approaches for the analysis and manipulation of biomolecules; major interest areas include biological mass spectrometry, BNA computing, surface chemistry, surface detection methods (fluorescence, surface plasomon resonance), and the analysis of genetic variations.
https://www.medphysics.wisc.edu/wp/blog/staff/speidel-micheal-a/	Speidel, Michael A.	Speidel, Michael A.	speidel@wisc.edu	608-263-6795	https://www.medphysics.wisc.edu/wp/	Medical Physics	Medical Physics	X-ray fluoroscopy and angiography, device guidance during cardiac interventions, dose reduction, and scanning-beam digital x-ray (SBDX) technology
https://crb.wisc.edu/staff/sridharan-rupa/	Sridharan, Rupa	Sridharan, Rupa	rsridharan2@wisc.edu	608-316-4422	https://crb.wisc.edu/	Cell and Regenerative Biology	Cell and Regenerative Biology	Overarching goal is to decipher the role of the epigenome in maintaining cell fate.
https://directory.engr.wisc.edu/che/Faculty/Van-lehn_Reid/	Van Lehn, Reid	Van Lehn, Reid	vanlehn@wisc.edu	608-263-9487	https://www.engr.wisc.edu/department/cbe/	Chemical and Biological Engineering	Chemical and Biological Engineering	Research focuses on developing and applying molecular simulaton techniques to characterize, predict, and engineer the physicochemical properties of synthetic and biological soft materials.
https://wanglab.bact.wisc.edu/	Wang, Jue D. (Jade)	Wang, Jue D. (Jade)	jade.wang@wisc.edu	608-263-0307	https://bact.wisc.edu/	Bacteriology	Bacteriology	Identifying a molecular interface between the DNA replication machinery and its cellular milieu, understanding the conflicts between replication and transcription, and discovering how evolutionarily divergent bacteria utilize a ubiquitous molecule for stress resistance.
http://chem.wisc.edu/users/twang495	Wang, Tina	Wang, Tina	twang495@wisc.edu	608-263-5807	http://www.chem.wisc.edu/	Chemistry	Chemistry	Engineering chaperones to counteract protein misfolding.
https://biochem.wisc.edu/faculty/Weeks	Weeks, Amy	Weeks, Amy	amweeks@wisc.edu	608-890-2583	https://biochem.wisc.edu/	Biochemistry	Biochemistry	Spatially-resolved mapping of post-translational modifications
https://biochem.wisc.edu/faculty/wright	Wright, Elizabeth	Wright, Elizabeth	erwright2@wisc.edu	608-265-0666	https://biochem.wisc.edu/	Biochemistry	Biochemistry	Research focus uses cryo-EM to investigate the structures of many types of cells with the goal of using this information to aid in the development of novel antimicrobials, therapeutics, and vaccines.
https://zanni.chem.wisc.edu/	Zanni, Martin	Zanni, Martin	zanni@chem.wisc.edu	608-262-4783	http://www.chem.wisc.edu/	Chemistry	Chemistry	Developing and utilizing ultrafast multidimensional spectroscopies to study topics in biophysics and materials science
https://erp.wisc.edu/staff/hernandez-laura/	Hernandez, Laura	Hernandez, Laura	llhernandez@wisc.edu		https://erp.wisc.edu/	Endocrinology and Reproductive Physiology Program	Endocrinology and Reproductive Physiology Program	The overall goal of our laboratory is to understand how autocrine/paracrine factors in the mammary gland regulate mammary gland development, as well as milk synthesis and secretion.
https://www.medphysics.wisc.edu/blog/staff/hernandez-reinier/	Hernandez, Reinier	Hernandez, Reinier	hernandez6@wisc.edu		https://www.medphysics.wisc.edu/	Medical Physics	Medical Physics	We aim to harness the power of radionuclides to solve problems in diverse areas of biomedical research. We seek to develop and implement novel radiotracers and radioanalytical techniques to answer biological questions about cancer and other diseases.
https://www2.chem.wisc.edu/users/cavagner	Cavagnero, Silvia	Cavagnero, Silvia	cavagner@chem.wisc.edu	608-262-5430	http://www.chem.wisc.edu/	Chemistry	Chemistry	In vivo nascent protein folding & aggregation by NMR, fluorescence & cryoEM
https://biochem.wisc.edu/faculty/Lim	Lim, Ci Ji	Lim, Ci Ji	ciji.lim@wisc.edu	608-265-4690	https://biochem.wisc.edu/	Biochemistry	Biochemistry	Mechanism of human telomere maintenance: Structural biology and biophysics
https://wid.wisc.edu/people/jo-handelsman/	Handelsman, Jo	Handelsman, Jo	jo.handelsman@wisc.edu		https://plantpath.wisc.edu/	Plant Pathology	Plant Pathology	Genetic and biochemical processes underlying interactions within plant and human microbiomes.
https://bact.wisc.edu/people_profile.php?t=rf&p=emajumder	Majumder, Erica	Majumder, Erica	emajumder@wisc.edu	608-262-8106	https://bact.wisc.edu/index.php	Bacteriology	Bacteriology	Omics-guided biochemistry to study the mechanisms and consequences of microbial inorganic metabolisms on environmental and human health
http://hailab.bme.wisc.edu	Hai, Aviad	Hai, Aviad	ahai@wisc.edu	608-890-3411	http://www.engr.wisc.edu/department/bme/	Biomedical Engineering	Biomedical Engineering	We develop novel nanofabricated electromagnetic sensors for minimally invasive recording of brain activity.
https://bact.wisc.edu/people_profile.php?t=rf&p=kanantharama	Anantharaman, Karthik	Anantharaman, Karthik	karthik@bact.wisc.edu	608-265-4537	https://bact.wisc.edu/index.php	Bacteriology	Bacteriology	Evolutionary ecology of microbial sulfur metabolism, and Microbial community interactions.
http://markmeyerlab.nutrisci.wisc.edu/	Meyer, Mark	Meyer, Mark	markmeyer@wisc.edu	(608) 890-0857	https://nutrisci.wisc.edu/	Nutritional Sciences	Nutritional Sciences	Vitamin D metabolism, inflammatory disease, gene expression regulation, bioinformatics, genome-editing
https://www.obgyn.wisc.edu/categories/ong-research-team	Ong, Irene	Ong, Irene	irene.ong@wisc.edu	(608) 263-9723	https://www.obgyn.wisc.edu/	OBGyn and Biostatistics and Medical Informatics	OBGyn and Biostatistics and Medical Informatics	My research interests lie in the development and use of bioinformatics, data science, and machine learning techniques to gain insights into biological systems to improve clinical decision and outcome.
https://mcardle.wisc.edu/faculty/kinjal-majumder/	Majumder, Kinjal	Majumder, Kinjal	kmajumder@wisc.edu	(608) 262-6386	https://mcardle.wisc.edu/	Oncology	Oncology	In the Majumder Lab, we study how viruses localize to host nuclear sites to establish viral replication centers.
https://cmb.wisc.edu/staff/chevrette-marc/	Chevrette, Marc	Chevrette, Marc	chevrette@wisc.edu		https://plantpath.wisc.edu/	Plant Pathology	Plant Pathology	Our research focuses on the ecology and evolution of the genes that encode secondary metabolism and how microbial metabolites shape microbiome interaction networks. We deploy both computational and experimental approaches to describe the eco-evo dynamics of bacteria and the genes that assemble their secondary metabolites.
https://engineering.wisc.edu/directory/profile/quentin-dudley/	Dudley, Quentin	Dudley, Quentin	qdudley@wisc.edu		https://engineering.wisc.edu/departments/chemical-biological-engineering/	Chemical & Biological Engineering	Chemical & Biological Engineering	The Dudley lab researches sustainable production of useful biomolecules with a particular focus on cell-free and plant synthetic biology.
https://biochem.wisc.edu/people/gisriel/	Gisriel, Christopher	Gisriel, Christopher	gisriel@wisc.edu		https://biochem.wisc.edu/	Biochemistry	Biochemistry	The Gisriel Lab investigates the molecular mechanisms, diversity, and evolution of the photosystems involved in oxygenic photosynthesis by using structural biology techniques.
https://engineering.wisc.edu/directory/profile/mai-ngo/	Ngo, Mai	Ngo, Mai	mtngo2@wisc.edu		https://engineering.wisc.edu/departments/chemical-biological-engineering/	Chemical & Biological Engineering	Chemical & Biological Engineering	The Ngo lab leverages tools from tissue engineering, cell engineering, and synthetic biology in order to study how communication between different cell types influences tissue form and function
https://biochem.wisc.edu/people/xu-duo/	Xu, Duo	Xu, Duo	duo.xu@wisc.edu		https://biochem.wisc.edu/	Biochemistry	Biochemistry	The Xu Lab is broadly interested in understanding the protein-protein interactions at the host-pathogen interface. We take a protein engineering approach, in combination with biochemistry, structural biology and immunology, to identify new classes of antibodies and design principles to manipulate immunogenicity.
https://genetics.wisc.edu/staff/anderson-matt/	Anderson, Matthew	Anderson, Matthew	mzanderson@wisc.edu		https://genetics.wisc.edu/	Genetics	Genetics	The Anderson Lab is interested in how genetic diversity contributes to variation in species populations. To address these questions we utilize the major human fungal pathogen Candida albicans, a harmless commensal of the gastrointestinal tract and opportunistic pathogen. This yeast has an incredibly plastic genome capable of undergoing full ploidy shifts, haboring aneuploidy, experiencing large-scale loss of heterozygosity, and rapidly acquiring mutation. We take advantage of these processes to understand how members of expanded gene families have obtained function in the context of many other paralogs as well as defining the relationship between genotype and phenotype with respect to the balance between commensalism and pathogenesis.
https://www.vetmed.wisc.edu/lab/bartholomay/dr-lyric-bartholomay/	Bartholomay, Lyric	Bartholomay, Lyric	lbartholomay@wisc.edu	(608) 890-1965	https://www.vetmed.wisc.edu/departments/pathobiological-sciences/	Pathobiological Sciences	Pathobiological Sciences	Our core goal is to reduce the spread of vector-borne disease by understanding how pathogens and hosts interact, creating reliable methods to control insects, and educating the next generation of vector-borne disease biologists.
https://biochem.wisc.edu/people/chaudhari/	Chaudhari, Snehal	Chaudhari, Snehal	snchaudhari@wisc.edu		https://biochem.wisc.edu/	Biochemistry	Biochemistry	Considered a new organ system in the body, the gut microbiome has specific biochemical interactions with other organs, directly affecting host physiology. Metabolites produced by gut bacteria represent one of the most dominant ways the microbiome interacts with the host. The Chaudhari Lab is interested in deciphering the unique gut metabolome and studying the biological functions of these metabolites.
https://mcardle.wisc.edu/faculty/huy-dinh/	Dinh, Huy Q.	Dinh, Huy Q.	huy.dinh@wisc.edu		https://mcardle.wisc.edu/	Oncology	Oncology	We are motivated by the question of how the tumor microenvironment changes upon cancer progress, before and after treatment. We follow a systems biology approach, using high-dimensional data from multi-omics genome-wide (genomics and epigenomics) and single-cell assays, data mining, and bioinformatics. We develop and employ computational biology methods to mine publicly available data and in-house generated data for the specific questions we ask.
https://genetics.wisc.edu/staff/drummond-barbosa-daniela/	Drummond-Barbosa, Daniela	Drummond-Barbosa, Daniela	ddbarbosa@wisc.edu	608-262-0060	https://genetics.wisc.edu/	Genetics	Genetics	Our research addresses fundamental aspects of the physiological and metabolic regulation of stem cell lineages and oogenesis across a wide range of organisms, and it will also generate new insight into how the current climate crisis affects the reproduction of insects.
https://mmi.wisc.edu/staff/gaglia-marta/	Gaglia, Marta	Gaglia, Marta	marta.gaglia@wisc.edu	(608) 263-5551	https://mmi.wisc.edu/	Medical Microbiology & Immunology	Medical Microbiology & Immunology	In the Gaglia lab, we are interested in how virus-cell interactions play a role in the control and subversion of anti-viral innate immune responses, as innate immune responses have a crucial and dualistic role on outcome of infection.
https://nutrisci.wisc.edu/jing-fan/	Fan, Jing	Fan, Jing	jfan4@wisc.edu		https://nutrisci.wisc.edu/	Nutritional Sciences	Nutritional Sciences	The overarching goal of my research is to understand how mammalian cellular metabolism is reprogrammed in response to changes in the environment and cellular state, and how key metabolic activities in turn affect cell physiology. To study this, I combine systematic approaches, especially metabolomics, lipidomics and fluxomics, with targeted biochemical and genetic techniques. Currently, my lab focuses on two main areas: (1) understanding how metabolic reprogramming affects the inflammatory state in macrophages and neutrophils, and (2) understanding how specific conditions in the tumor microenvironment impact the metabolism and behavior of immune cells and cancer cells.
https://biostat.wiscweb.wisc.edu/staff/gitter-anthony/	Gitter, Anthony	Gitter, Anthony	gitter@biostat.wiscweb.wisc.edu	608-316-4442	https://biostat.wiscweb.wisc.edu/	Biostatistics and Medical Informatics	Biostatistics and Medical Informatics	My research is in computational approaches to reconstruct signaling pathways and transcriptional regulatory networks from multiple types of high-throughput data. In addition, we use machine learning to prioritize biological experiments for drug discovery, protein engineering, and other biomedical challenges.
https://chem.wisc.edu/staff/goldsmith-randall/	Goldsmith, Randall	Goldsmith, Randall	rhg@chem.wisc.edu	(608) 263-8315	https://chem.wisc.edu/	Chemistry	Chemistry	Performing measurements on individual molecules, single-molecule spectroscopy, opens a profoundly informative window into the behavior and properties of chemical systems by revealing heterogeneity in molecular properties and critical unsynchronized dynamics that are obscured in ensemble measurements. We aim to develop new single-molecule techniques and apply them to outstanding and socially relevant problems in chemistry, materials science, and biophysics.
https://www.ophth.wisc.edu/blog/staff/gong-shaoqin-sarah/	Gong, Shaoqin (Sarah)	Gong, Shaoqin (Sarah)	shaoqingong@wisc.edu	(608) 316-4311	https://www.ophth.wisc.edu/	Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences	Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences	Our lab is dedicated to pioneering advancements in biomaterials and nanomaterials for a wide array of applications, including human health and energy applications.
https://mmi.wisc.edu/staff/sauer-john-demian-jd/	Sauer, John-Demian (JD)	Sauer, John-Demian (JD)	sauer3@wisc.edu	(608) 263-1529	https://mmi.wisc.edu/	Medical Microbiology & Immunology	Medical Microbiology & Immunology	Our lab is interested in how intracellular pathogens parasitize host cells and how the host, in turn, recognizes these pathogens and defends against them.
https://www.humonc.wisc.edu/team_member/wheeler/	Wheeler, Deric	Wheeler, Deric	dlwheeler@wisc.edu		https://www.humonc.wisc.edu/	Human Oncology	Human Oncology	The Wheeler lab uses state of the art molecular biology, proteomics and mouse modeling to understand how tumors become resistant to cancer drugs.
https://bact.wisc.edu/directory/david-hershey/	Hershey, David	Hershey, David	dhershey@wisc.edu	(608) 262-2088	https://bact.wisc.edu/	Bacteriology	Bacteriology	The Hershey laboratory seeks to uncover fundamental principles of colonization. Bacteria can grow in association with solid substrates that range in complexity from simple abiotic materials to specific human tissues. We use the freshwater bacterium Caulobacter crescentus as a model to understand how bacteria interact with surfaces.
https://bmolchem.wisc.edu/staff/hess-gaelen/	Hess, Gaelen	Hess, Gaelen	ghess3@wisc.edu		https://bmolchem.wisc.edu/	Biomolecular Chemistry	Biomolecular Chemistry	With the emerging appreciation of precision medicine, the link of genetic and epigenetic perturbations to their phenotypes is vital. With the advent of CRISPR-mediated genome editing and high-throughput sequencing, we can both systematically perturb the genome and quantitatively measure their phenotypic effects. In the Hess lab, we are broadly interested in both the development and application of these and other functional genomics technologies to address critical biological questions and improve human health.
https://nutrisci.wisc.edu/adam-kuchnia/	Kuchnia, Adam	Kuchnia, Adam	kuchnia@wisc.edu		https://nutrisci.wisc.edu/	Nutritional Sciences	Nutritional Sciences	Currently, our research focuses on clinical nutrition, in vivo muscle imaging, and ex vivo measures of mitochondria function to assess muscle quality and energetics. We are particularly interested in novel applications to refine protein recommendations with the goal of preserving muscle mass and muscle quality, while preventing the negative consequences of aging and disease
https://admin.cals.wisc.edu/people/faculty/?username=jlaporta	Laporta Sanchis, Jimena	Laporta Sanchis, Jimena	jlaporta@wisc.edu		https://andysci.wisc.edu/	Animal & Dairy Sciences	Animal & Dairy Sciences	My research program in dairy cattle physiology focuses on heat stress physiology, mammary gland biology, and perinatal programming. Through a combination of controlled experiments and on-farm studies, my team investigates how cattle adapt to their environment and how mammary development and early-life experiences can shape lifetime performance. The ultimate goal is to translate these discoveries into targeted nutritional and environmental management strategies that optimize animal development and support dairy producer success.
https://admin.cals.wisc.edu/people/faculty/?username=valeone	Leone, Vanessa A	Leone, Vanessa A	valeone@wisc.edu	(608) 262-5551	https://andysci.wisc.edu/	Animal & Dairy Sciences	Animal & Dairy Sciences	As a member of the Meat Science and Animal Biologics Discovery Program, Leone is working with academic and industry partners to identify value-added molecules or materials derived from animal co-products, including microbes & microbially-derived metabolites, that can be used both in biomedical and animal agriculture to improve health and wellness.
https://mmi.wisc.edu/staff/may-elebeoba-chi-chi/	May, Elebeoba	May, Elebeoba	emay5@wisc.edu	(608) 316-4421	https://mmi.wisc.edu/	Medical Microbiology & Immunology	Medical Microbiology & Immunology	The May Multiscale Immunobiology Design, Algorithms and Simulation (MIDAS) Lab is developing integrated empirical and theoretical models of biological systems. Using these models we aim to discover and design mechanistic-based engineering solutions to address challenges in the areas of chronic infection and disease, biodefense, and the growing field of bio-manufacturing.
https://bact.wisc.edu/directory/charlie-mo/	Mo, Charlie	Mo, Charlie	cymo@wisc.edu	(608) 264-3503	https://bact.wisc.edu/	Bacteriology	Bacteriology	We explore the interplay between bacteriophages, phage resistance mechanisms, ecology, and evolution. We aim to apply insights from our work to assist in the fight against antibiotic resistance in bacterial pathogens.
https://biochem.wisc.edu/	Neugebauer, Monica	Neugebauer, Monica	meneugebauer@wisc.edu		https://biochem.wisc.edu/	Biochemistry	Biochemistry	We combine expertise in biochemistry, biosynthesis, structural biology, and protein evolution to discover and to engineer enzymes for biocatalysis and chemical biology. We use evolution not only to develop useful tools for chemical synthesis and biological discovery, but also to probe the basic mechanisms by which enzymes achieve selectivity in substrate recognition and reactivity.
https://engineering.wisc.edu/directory/profile/jacob-notbohm/	Notbohm, Jacob	Notbohm, Jacob	jacob.notbohm@wisc.edu	(608) 890-0030	https://engineering.wisc.edu/	Engineering	Engineering	The Notbohm Research Group studies mechanics of soft materials. Current areas of interest are in mechanics of fibrous materials, cell-matrix interactions, and collective cell migration. This work draws on the fields of engineering mechanics, soft matter physics, applied math, and cell biology.
https://pathology.wisc.edu/staff/oconnor-david/	O'Connor, David	O'Connor, David	doconnor@primate.wisc.edu	(608) 890-0845	https://pathology.wisc.edu/	Pathology and Laboratory Medicine	Pathology and Laboratory Medicine	The overarching goal of Dave O’Connor’s lab is to contribute meaningfully to the global response to viral infections impacting human health.
https://admin.cals.wisc.edu/people/faculty/?username=ortegaobando	Ortega Obando, Martha Sofia	Ortega Obando, Martha Sofia	sofia.ortega@wisc.edu		https://andysci.wisc.edu/	Animal & Dairy Sciences	Animal & Dairy Sciences	Focused on the genetic regulation of fertility, with emphasis on preimplantation embryonic development and placentation in the bovine. My group investigates the effect of reproduction-related genes on development and physiology.
https://www.vetmed.wisc.edu/people/osorio/	Osorio, Jorge	Osorio, Jorge	jorge.osorio@wisc.edu		https://www.vetmed.wisc.edu/departments/pathobiological-sciences/	Pathobiological Sciences	Pathobiological Sciences	We are establishing at UW-Madison a state-of-the-art research group that uses molecular approaches to unravel host-pathogen interactions for emerging diseases (e.g dengue, West Nile) and biodefense pathogens (e.g Monkeypox, plague). Our group is actively researching and developing novel human and animal vaccines for diseases including highly pathogenic avian influenza, dengue, chikungunya and plague.
https://bmolchem.wisc.edu/staff/putnam-andrea-2/	Putnam, Andrea	Putnam, Andrea	aaputnam@wisc.edu	(608) 265-4813	https://bmolchem.wisc.edu/	Biomolecular Chemistry	Biomolecular Chemistry	Cells are organized into membrane-bound and membraneless structures referred to as condensates. Condensates contain concentrated biomolecules, including protein and nucleic acid, and are suggested to play a role in nearly all biological processes. However, in most cases, the function of condensates has not been shown experimentally. Challenges assigning functions arise in part because condensates are a complex mix of many biomolecules, including proteins and nucleic acids. Additionally, condensates are dynamic and sensitive to environmental changes, including cell cycle, post-translation modification, and stress. The focus of my lab is to understand the molecular details of condensates using live cell imaging of endogenous condensates and in vitro reconstitution.
https://nutrisci.wisc.edu/tim-rhoads/	Rhoads, Timothy	Rhoads, Timothy	timothy.rhoads@wisc.edu		https://nutrisci.wisc.edu/	Nutritional Sciences	Nutritional Sciences	Caloric restriction, metabolism, biology of aging, systems biology, gene expression regulation
https://biostat.wiscweb.wisc.edu/staff/roy-sushmita/	Roy, Sushmita	Roy, Sushmita	sroy8@wisc.edu	(608) 316-4453	https://biostat.wiscweb.wisc.edu/	Biostatistics and Medical Informatics	Biostatistics and Medical Informatics	We are a computational biology group interested in developing statistical machine learning methods to understand gene regulatory networks driving cellular functions.
https://www.vetmed.wisc.edu/people/wsalgado/	Salgado-Pabon, Wilmara	Salgado-Pabon, Wilmara	wsalgado@wisc.edu		https://www.vetmed.wisc.edu/departments/pathobiological-sciences/	Pathobiological Sciences	Pathobiological Sciences	My research program focuses on the pathogenesis of Staphylococcus aureus with an emphasis on the contribution of enterotoxins and cytolysins to the pathophysiology of severe disease, including (but not limited to) sepsis, pneumonia, and infective endocarditis. The long-term goal of my research program is to dissect the S. aureus mechanisms leading to these life-threatening illnesses at the molecular, cellular and whole system level.
https://www.surgery.wisc.edu/staff/dhanansayan-dhanu-shanmuganayagam/	Shanmuganayagam, Dhanansayan (Dhanu)	Shanmuganayagam, Dhanansayan (Dhanu)	dshanmug@wisc.edu	(608) 890-1332	https://www.surgery.wisc.edu/	Surgery	Surgery	Dr. Shanmuganayagam’s research focuses on the development and utilization of pigs as homologous models to close the translational gap in human disease research, taking advantage of the overwhelming similarities between pigs and humans in terms of genetics, anatomy, physiology, and immunology.
https://plantpath.wisc.edu/faculty/claudia-solis-lemus/	Solis-Lemus, Claudia	Solis-Lemus, Claudia	solislemus@wisc.edu	(608) 263-3615	https://plantpath.wisc.edu/	Plant Pathology	Plant Pathology	My research involves the development of statistical models to answer biological questions, balancing biological interpretability, theoretical guarantees, and computational tractability. In particular, my research deals with modern big data which are highly interconnected through graphical structures.