UW-Madison Dept of Bacteriology

Research Faculty

Picture of Cameron R. Currie Cameron R. Currie Professor of Bacteriology
Evolutionary ecology of the attine ant-microbe quadripartite symbiosis
Picture of Timothy J. Donohue Timothy J. Donohue Professor of Bacteriology
Bacterial renewable energy generation
Picture of Marcin S. Filutowicz Marcin S. Filutowicz Professor of Bacteriology
"Reproductive cycle" and biology of plasmids, anti-microbial agents, bio-therapeutics
Picture of Katrina T. Forest Katrina T. Forest Professor of Bacteriology
Structural biology of pathogenesis
Picture of Heidi Goodrich-Blair Heidi Goodrich-Blair Professor of Bacteriology
Molecular mechanisms of bacteria-nematode-insect symbiosis
Picture of Richard L. Gourse Richard L. Gourse Professor of Bacteriology
Chair, Department of Bacteriology

Prokaryotic transcription; regulation of ribosome synthesis
Picture of Eric A. Johnson Eric A. Johnson Professor of Bacteriology
Clostridium botulinum and its toxins; food and industrial microbiology
Picture of Charles W. Kaspar Charles W. Kaspar Professor of Bacteriology
Enterohemorrhagic E. coli, Salmonella, transmission and environmental persistence, evolution
Picture of Nancy P. Keller Nancy P. Keller Professor of Bacteriology and Medical Microbiology and Immunology
Fungal molecular biology, mycotoxins, and fungal genomics
Picture of Robert C. Landick Robert C. Landick Professor of Biochemistry
Transcriptional regulation; RNA polymerase structure and function
Picture of John M. Mansfield John M. Mansfield Professor of Bacteriology
Immunology and molecular biology of infectious disease
Picture of Katherine D. McMahon Katherine D. McMahon Professor of Bacteriology, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Microbial ecology and environmental engineering
Picture of Garret Suen Garret Suen Assistant Professor of Bacteriology
Herbivore-associated Microbial Ecology; Rumen Microbiology; Metagenomics; Biofuels
Picture of Michael G. Thomas Michael G. Thomas Associate Professor of Bacteriology & Alfred Toepfer Faculty Fellow
Biosynthesis of secondary metabolites; metabolic engineering
Picture of Kalin Vetsigian Kalin Vetsigian Assistant Professor of Bacteriology
Dynamics of microbial interactions in natural and synthetic microbial communities; Evolution
Picture of Jade Wang Jade Wang Assistant Professor of Bacteriology
Bacterial stress response, replication transcription conflict, genome stability
Picture of Karen M. Wassarman Karen M. Wassarman Associate Professor of Bacteriology
Small RNAs in bacteria
Picture of Amy C. Wong Amy C. Wong Professor of Bacteriology
Food safety; biofilms
Picture of Jae-Hyuk Yu Jae-Hyuk Yu Professor of Bacteriology and Genetics
Fungi and Mycotoxins: molecular genetics of asexual sporulation and mycotoxin biosynthesis in filamentous fungi

Emeritus Research Faculty

Picture of Stephen L. Barclay Stephen L. Barclay Associate Professor of Bacteriology, Emeritus
Developmental microbiology of Dictyostelium, Pneumocystis, and Cryptosporidium
Picture of Thomas D. Brock Thomas D. Brock Professor of Bacteriology, Emeritus
Thermophilic Microorganisms
Picture of Glenn H. Chambliss Glenn H. Chambliss Professor of Bacteriology, Emeritus
Global regulatory controls in gram-positive bacteria and microbial degradation of energetic compounds
Picture of Jerald C. Ensign Jerald C. Ensign Professor of Bacteriology, Emeritus
Developmental microbiology of actinomycetes; microbial insecticides; bacteria-nematode symbiosis
Picture of Thomas W. Jeffries Thomas W. Jeffries Professor of Bacteriology, Emeritus
Bioconversion of renewable resources; metabolic engineering of pentose fermenting yeasts
Picture of William H. McClain William H. McClain Halvorson Professor of Bacteriology and Molecular Biology, Emeritus
tRNA structure and function
Picture of Gary P. Roberts Gary P. Roberts Professor of Bacteriology, Emeritus
Genetics and biochemistry of nitrogen fixation and carbon monoxide oxidation

Instructional Faculty

Picture of Robin S. Kurtz Robin S. Kurtz Distinguished Faculty Associate
Teaching laboratory director, B.S. degree program advisor, and undergraduate teaching
Picture of John A. Lindquist John A. Lindquist Faculty Associate
Teaching laboratory director, undergraduate teaching, and culture collection curator
Picture of Timothy D. Paustian Timothy D. Paustian Faculty Associate
Teaching laboratory director, B.S. degree program advisor, and undergraduate teaching
Picture of Jon T. Roll Jon T. Roll Faculty Associate
IRES Program Director, undergraduate teaching and teaching laboratory director
Picture of Michelle R. Rondon Michelle R. Rondon Faculty Associate
Undergraduate teaching
Picture of Kenneth G. Todar Kenneth G. Todar Senior Lecturer, Emeritus

USDA Faculty

Picture of Kenneth E. Hammel Kenneth E. Hammel Associate Professor of Bacteriology
Lignocellulose biodegradation
Picture of Paul J. Weimer Paul J. Weimer Associate Professor of Bacteriology
Rumen microbiology; anaerobic metabolism; biopolymer degradation
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University of Wisconsin-Madison
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1550 Linden Dr. Madison, WI 53706

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Department Chair: Richard Gourse
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