Leah Schaffer, BTP trainee, completed her PhD in 2020 (Lloyd Smith lab) and is currently working as a Postdoctoral Research Scholar at UC San Diego (Trey Ideker lab). Leah was recently named a 40 under …
Success Stories
Communication, collaboration aid BTP alumna at Exact Sciences
Much of biotechnology takes place at the intersections of research, development, regulation, marketing, and customer support. It’s where Betsy Mulligan, a senior director of R&D Project Management at Exact Sciences and BTP alumna, feels right …
Three decades of BTP scientists intersect at Madison stem cell startup
Over the decades, as University of Wisconsin–Madison Biotechnology Training Program (BTP) trainees finish their doctoral degrees and enter the field of biotechnology, a sort of family tree begins to emerge. BTP alumni look for others …
Mary Burrows furthers mission of BTP through work with Montana State Extension
Biotechnology pervades almost every scientific discipline, including plant sciences. Mary Burrows received her Ph.D. in 2003 from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in plant pathology and says being a Biotechnology Training Program (BTP) trainee was useful …
BTP Inspires Daniel Agnew to Pursue Career as Patent Agent
The University of Wisconsin–Madison and Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) have a strong presence in biotechnology, entrepreneurship, and technology transfer. One essential element of these areas is the patent process. The Biotechnology Training Program’s (BTP) …
Jackie Mejia takes BTP skills to start up
Jackie Mejia, a current trainee in the Biotechnology Training Program (BTP) and Ph.D. student in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, has helped co-found Pathogenomica, a startup that uses next generation DNA sequencing to detect pathogens in waste …
Opportunities to Talk about Science in BTP Prepares Trainee for Job in Pharmaceuticals
Practice makes perfect — and for Sara Montanez that practice was the opportunity to talk about her research in multiple seminars and poster sessions while part of the Biotechnology Training Program (BTP) at the University …
Joe Moore Takes BTP’s Interdisciplinary Thinking to Dow Microbial Control
At Dow Microbial Control, Joe Moore spends his day as a chemist, working alongside engineers, biochemists, microbiologists, industry representatives, and even marketing professionals. He credits the Biotechnology Training Program (BTP) at the University of Wisconsin–Madison …