Lindsay Kalan, PhD
Position title: Assistant Professor
Email:
lkalan
Phone: Office: (608) 262-6977, Laboratory: 262-6980
Researchers
Alex Cheong
Position title: Graduate Student
Email:
cheong5
Alex is a graduate student in the Microbiology Doctoral Training Program interested in microbial community interactions. He grew up in Klang, Malaysia, and received his B.S. in Cellular, Molecular, and Integrative Biology from Beloit College, WI.
Nicole Lane Starr
Position title: Postdoctoral Researcher
Email:
nmlane
Nicole is a Post-doc in the WiscART Training Program. She is interested in the role of microbial products in modulating the host immune response. She completed her Ph.D. in the Cellular and Molecular Pathology Training Program at UW–Madison and her BS in Microbiology at the University of Iowa.
Uyen Thy Nguyen
Position title: Graduate Student
Email:
unguyen2
Thy is a graduate student in the Microbiology Doctoral Training Program interested in microbial interactions. She grew up in Arkansas and received her B.S. in Biochemistry from The University of Texas at Dallas.
Rauf Salamzade
Position title: Graduate Student
Email:
salamzade
Rauf is interested in evolutionary inference of factors underlying microbial community dynamics and constituent interactions. Specifically, he uses genomics to study the diversity, evolutionary trends, and spatial distribution of biosynthetic gene clusters of bacterial species commonly found in healthy skin microbiomes.
Shelby Sandstrom
Position title: Research Specialist
Email:
ssandstrom2
Shelby is a research specialist interested in microbe-microbe and microbe-host interactions. She grew up in Minnesota and received her B.S. in Molecular Biology with a second major in Spanish from the University of Wisconsin – Madison.
Mary Hannah Swaney
Position title: Graduate Student
Email:
mhswaney
Mary Hannah is a graduate student in the Microbiology Doctoral Training Program interested in the microbial ecology of the skin. She calls Pittsburgh, PA her home, and she received her B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from the Pennsylvania State University.
Liz Townsend
Email:
liz.townsend
Liz is an MD/Ph.D. student in the Microbiology Doctoral Training Program. Her primary interests include understanding the interactions between the microbiome, human immune system, and disease progression as well as improving patient outcomes. She received a B.A in Biology and Music at St. Olaf College and completed a Post-Baccalaureate Research Fellowship at the National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases.
Undergraduate Researchers
Karinda De La Cruz
Position title: Undergraduate Researcher
Email:
kfdelacruz
Karinda is an undergraduate student pursuing a B.S. in Microbiology and Global Health. She is interested in medical microbiology and the interactions between a human host and their microbiome, particularly those that can be harmful. She wants to pursue a Ph.D. post-graduation.
Lynda Huang
Position title: Undergraduate Researcher
Email:
xqhuang2
Lynda is an undergraduate student double majoring in Psychology and Neurobiology. She is interested in learning more about the various ways bacteria impact larger ecological scales. She hopes to pursue a career in the Dermatology field.
Sherrie Wu
Position title: Undergraduate Researcher
Email:
sywu
Sherrie is an undergraduate student majoring in Molecular and Cell Biology interested in microbial interactions. She is a pre-med student, who currently wants to pursue medicine as a future career path.
Kayla Xu
Position title: Undergraduate Researcher
Kayla is an undergraduate student majoring in microbiology. She likes to learn more about microorganisms and how they can impact society.