UW-Madison Dept of Bacteriology

Welcome to the Department of Bacteriology

Dept of Bacteriology, UW-Madison, rotating image Our Department has been devoted to excellence in microbiology research, teaching, and service since its inception in 1914. We encourage you to learn more about us by exploring the resources here or by visiting us in our spectacular new home in the Microbial Sciences Building.

Bacteriology Historical Tidbits

2007 Picture of MSBThe department moved into the new Microbial Science Building. Click here to read more.

Announcements

Wed, Feb 22: Student Seminar Series
Sarah Marcus (Talaat Lab) (see all)
Thu, Feb 23: Distinguished Lecture Series (see all)
Dr. William Hickey, Department of Soil Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Title: Nanopods: Architecture and Function of Novel Bacterial Structures
Fri, Feb 24: Student Seminar Series
Jennifer Lambrecht -- Recruiting Weekend (Downs Lab) (see all)
Mon, Feb 27: Distinguished Lecture Series (see all)
Dr. Jade Wang, Baylor College of Medicine
Title: Post Genomic Insights into Nutrient Stress and Genome Integrity
** SPECIAL Monday Noon Faculty Candidate Seminar
Tue, Feb 28: E. coli Group
Trang Vu (J. Reed lab)
Wed, Feb 29: Student Seminar Series
Ted Moore (Escalante-Semerena Lab) (see all)
Thu, Mar 1: Distinguished Lecture Series (see all)
Dr. Carl Bauer, Molecular & Cellular Biochemistry Department, Indiana University
Title: Regulatory Signals Controlling Microbial Cyst Cell Development
Thu, Mar 8: Distinguished Lecture Series (see all)
Dr. Sylvie Garneau-Tsodikova, Medicinal Chemistry Department, University of Michigan
Title: Towards Understanding and Combating Bacterial Resistance to Aminoglycoside Antibiotics
Mon, Mar 12: Distinguished Lecture Series (see all)
Dr. Christopher Hayes, University of California – Santa Barbara
Title: Mixed messages: contact-dependent growth inhibition (CDI) and cell-cell signaling in bacteria
** SPECIAL Monday Noon Faculty Candidate Seminar
Tue, Mar 13: RNA Maxi Group
Dr. Rachel Green, Johns Hopkins University (see all)
Thu, Mar 15: Distinguished Lecture Series (see all)
Dr. Daniel Bond, Microbiology Department, University of Minnesota
Title: Combining genetics, electrochemistry, and spectral analysis to understand the Geobacter conductive biofilm
Mon, Mar 19: Distinguished Lecture Series (see all)
Dr. Yunrong “Win” Chai, Harvard University
Title: Multicellular development by Bacillus subtilis
** SPECIAL Monday Noon Faculty Candidate Seminar
Thu, Mar 22: Distinguished Lecture Series (see all)
Dr. Anne Dunn, Department of Botany and Microbiology, The University of Oklahoma
Title: Understanding Alternative Oxidase Expression and Function in Marine Bacteria: Vibrio fischeri as a Model System
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Department of Bacteriology
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Microbial Sciences Building
1550 Linden Dr. Madison, WI 53706

Phone (608) 262-2914
Department Chair: Richard Gourse
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