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Congratulations page 3-5BacT Brewery page 2

Chair Chatwith Jo Handelsman

In 2009, the spotlight shone on the

Department of Bacteriology. From Dr.

Timothy Donohue gracing the cover of

Wisconsin Academy’s Wisconsin People &

Ideas to Dr. Cameron Currie’s leafcutter

ants scurrying through the pages of Wired, we made our

presence in the academic and broader community known.

Here are some highlights of 2009:

• Through a donation from MillerCoors, the Microbial

Sciences Building is now equipped with its own micro-

brewery, where students and private brewers have excit-

ing opportunities to learn the science of fermentation in

courses created and taught by Dr. Jon Roll.

• FDA Commissioner Dr. Hamburg and Senator Herb Kohl

visited in August to learn more about food safety from

representatives of the Food Research Institute and the

Department of Bacteriology, among others.

• Under the leadership of Dr. Michelle Rondon, we put the

finishing touches on new exhibits in The Microbe Place,

our outreach facility in the lobby of the Microbial Sciences

Building, including one showcasing Dr. Currie’s famous

ants. Now visitors can get an up-close look at the leafcutter

ants’ community, live in person and live on high-definition

television (soon to be streaming live on the Internet!)

• Our message will further be shared with the world through

a beautiful, two-chapter video capturing what goes on in

the Microbial Sciences Building and why microbiology is so

important to everyone. The video was made possible by

an extremely generous anonymous donor. Both chapters

will be available on the Bacteriology website some time

in 2010.

• Dr. Michael Thomas received tenure, creating a fully

tenured department of professors, and Prof. Katrina Forest

and Prof. Heidi Goodrich-Blair were promoted to full pro-

fessors.

The Department of Bacteriology really settled into the

new building in 2009, and things are only going to get

better. With the help of our faculty, staff, alumni, and

friends around the world, there is no stopping us from

having an even more prolific, successful new year!

Inside This Issue:

Dr. Mike Foster page 7 Meet Trina McMahon page 8

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MillerCoors’ Donation Brews Fermentation Education

When most people look at a tall, frosty pint of beer, they

don’t immediately think of science, but every keg is the

product of some pretty sophisticated microbiology.

Beer depends on the mastery of fermentation, a process

whereby microscopic organisms convert raw materials into

more valuable products. In the case of beer, fungi known

as yeast naturally turn sugars into alcohol.

To help advance that science – and train the next genera-

tion of fermentation experts – MillerCoors donated a com-

plete set of pilot-scale brewing equipment to the Depart-

ment of Bacteriology. The gift, worth more than $100,000,

marks the beginning of an ongoing relationship between

members of the university’s microbiology community and

experts at the MillerCoors Milwaukee brewery and was

used to launch a new course on fermentation science,

which started this spring.

Jon Roll, a faculty associate in the department, and

Brandy Day, a senior majoring in microbiology, spent the

summer learning how to use the equipment in Milwau-

kee, under the tutelage of Troy Rysewyk, MillerCoors’ pilot

plant brewmaster. Roll and Day developed the new course

drawing on their interactions with Rysewyk and other

MillerCoors employees. Roll is currently teaching studnets

the industry’s most advanced brewing techniques using

the university’s new stainless-steel, 10-gallon microbrew

system.

Students aren’t just learning about beer, says department

chair, Jo Handelsman. “Fermentation is important because

so many of our foods, drugs and industrial products come

from microbial fermentation processes,” she says. Without

it, key pharmaceuticals – including antibiotics and human

insulin – would not be available, and there would be no

bread, cheese, wine and yogurt as we know them.

Among a wide range of biotechnology and food com-

panies, explains Handelsman, there is high demand for

graduates well versed in this fundamental technology. The

department’s new course will help educate the next gen-

eration of experts to grow and study the microbes that are

so valuable to these industries.

“This is a unique collaboration and partnership that

will incorporate [the] best practices from our breweries

into a program that will develop future brewing and fer-

mentation experts and potential employees,” says David

Ryder, MillerCoors vice president of brewing and research.

“Our company is committed to the state of Wisconsin and

enhancing the great brewing tradition that exists here. This

was a great way for us to give back, share our time-hon-

ored brewing techniques and fermentation science, and

perhaps play a part in developing the next great brewers

of MillerCoors beer.”

Jon Roll (middle), a faculty associate in the Department of Bacteriology, works side-by-side with MillerCoors pilot plant brewmaster Troy Rysewyk (left) and MillerCoors senior development engineer Jerry Czernicki (right) to test out the new microbrew equipment, donated by MillerCoors.

Two bottles of Bucky’s Inaugural Golden Ale, brewed in the Kik-koman Fermentation Lab at the Microbial Sciences Building.

By Nicole MillerCALS Communications

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MillerCoors’ Donation Brews Fermentation Education CoNgraTulaTIoNs

Dr. Michael Thomas (above) received tenure earlier this

year. He will celebrate seven years with UW-Madison Bac-

teriology this July.

Michael Thomas receives Tenure

Two 2009 Cals award recipientsThe Department of Bacteriology is proud to announce

that two of its members received 2009 College of Agri-

cultural and Life Sciences Faculty and Staff Awards. Staci

Francis received a Classified Staff Recognition Award, and

Jon Roll received the Jung Excellence in Teaching Award.

Bok recognized for researchDr. Jin Woo Bok won the Chancellor’s Academic Staff

Award for Excellence in Research. Bok has played an

important role in the lab of Nancy Keller, both in scientific

achievement and mentoring of postdoctoral scientists and

graduate and undergraduate students.

Keller Elected academy FellowThe American Academy of Microbiology elected Dr. Nancy

Keller as an Academy Fellow. Members of the AAM are

elected through a highly selective, annual, peer-reviewed

process, based on their records of scientific achievement

and original contributions that have advanced microbiol-

ogy.

Forest & goodrich-Blair Promoted

Dr. Katrina Forest (above, left) and Dr. Heidi Goodrich-

Blair (above, right) received promotions to full Professor

status in early 2009.

Downs & gourse ProfessorshipsDr. Diana Downs was awarded the E.B. Fred Professorship

in recognition of her long-term exceptional contributions

to undergraduate and graduate teaching and research.

Dr. Richard Gourse was awarded the Ira Baldwin Profes-

sorship in honor of his long-term exceptional contributions

to microbiology research.

raper symposium gouker awardsThe Nancy Gouker Best Poster Award was established in

honor of Ms. Gouker’s 32 years of distinguished service

including her many years of organizing the Raper Sympo-

sium. Ms. Gouker served as Bacteriology’s department

administrator until her retirement in 2006.

Winners:

Sandy Thao (Escalante Lab)

Jeong-Hyun Lee (Gourse Lab)

Honorable Mentions:

Jeff Boyd (Downs Lab)

John Chaston (Goodrich-Blair Lab)

Shaun Falk (Weisblum Lab)

Christine McInnis (Blackwell Lab)

Jeff Olsen (Charkowski Lab)

Erika Raterman (Welch Lab)

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Community Breastfeeding Award recipients (from left to right): Lea Wolf and Alison Dodge of Happy Bambino, Heather Allen of Handelsman Lab, Adria Cannon, and Carousel Bayrd

The Microbial Sciences Building has been recognized as

a breastfeeding friendly workplace. Representatives from

UW microbiology programs accepted a Community Breast-

feeding Award, sponsored by the Madison Breastfeeding

Promotion Network and WI Well Woman Program, at a

ceremony on Oct. 2 at the Warner Park Community Center.

The Microbial Sciences Building includes a lactation room,

identified by the international breastfeeding symbol.

MsB is Breastfeeding Friendly

NsF renews rEu-Micro grantThe Research Experience for Undergraduates in Micro-

biology program will be around for another five years (at

least) thanks to a grant renewal from the National Science

Foundation. The proposal was submitted by the program’s

director, Robin Kurtz.

Miller & Paustian Named FellowsSarah Miller and Timothy Paustian were inducted into

the UW-Madison Teaching Academy as Fellows on Apr. 30.

The Academy was founded in 1993 with the purpose of

promoting effective teaching and learning on this campus

and nationally. In support of this goal, Fellows encour-

age learning innovation, experimentation, and dialogue

throughout the campus community and within their dis-

ciplines.

CoNgraTulaTIoNs

scott receives FellowshipJarrod Scott of Currie Lab has been awarded a Smithso-

nian Pre-doctoral Fellowship, all the more impressive due

to its highly competitive nature.

several Honors for HandelsmanDr. Jo Handelsman was named a fellow of the American

Association for the Advancement of Science. Handelsman

was recognized for her efforts toward understanding bac-

terial quorum sensing and metagenomics and for her con-

tributions to education of women in science.

Dr. Handelsman was selected for the 2009 class of fellows

of the Wisconsin Academy of Arts, Sciences, and Letters.

The ceremony will be held on Oct. 11 in the Fox Cities.

The American Society For Microbiology has named Dr.

Handelsman as the recipient of the 2009 Carski Foundation

Distinguished Undergraduate Teaching Award. The award

honors an educator for outstanding teaching of microbiol-

ogy to undergraduate students and for encouraging them

to subsequent achievement. Dr. Jorge Escalante-Semerena

nominated Dr. Handelsman.

Dr. Handelsman is a recipient of the Women’s Philan-

thropy Council (WPC) Champion Awards at the UW-Mad-

ison. The Champion Awards are presented to a man and

a woman from campus nominated by their peers for out-

standing advocacy to women. The recipients were honored

at the WPC’s Biennial Forum on Oct. 29, and each will have

the opportunity to designate a $5,000 grant to a program

benefiting women at the university.

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Dr. Cameron Currie (above) is one of the country’s

brightest young scientific minds, according to the White

House. Currie, an Associate Professor of Bacteriology, has

received the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists

and Engineers, the nation’s highest honor for researchers

beginning their independent careers. “It’s a huge honor

and very humbling,” Currie says. “I’m blown away by it.”

Currie’s work focuses on how insects engage in benefi-

cial associations with bacteria.

“We study symbiotic associations between microbes and

animals,” says Currie, whose lab houses dozens of colonies

of leaf-cutter ants. “We’re looking at how these combina-

tions of microbes evolve and contribute to the complexity

of life.”

Currie discovered the ants employing helpful bacteria to

derive antibiotics to help fight pathogenic fungi that attack

the fungi the ants cultivate for food. The helpful bacteria

Cameron Currie’sPresidential Early Career award

Escalante gets Kellet award

Dr. Jorge Escalante-Semerena (above) was honored with

a Kellet Mid-Career Award. The awards are given annually

by the Graduate School. They recognize faculty with five to

20 years of work beyond their first promotion to a tenured

position.

CoNgraTulaTIoNsare cultured and studied with an eye toward adding to our

ability to fight human pathogens.

As part of the Department of Energy’s Great Lakes Bio-

energy Center, Currie is also studying the microbes used

by the ants to help break down plant cellulose, a key step

in the production of biofuels.

Earlier this fall, Currie joined the 19 other Early Career

Award winners for a ceremony at the White House. The

winners were selected from the NSF’s Faculty Early Career

Development Program, which awarded five-year, $500,000

research grants in 2008 to 455 researchers who had already

demonstrated success integrating research and education

with the mission of their organizations.

The Early Career Awards program was established in

1996 to encourage the development of young scientists

and engineers. The NSF director selects finalists for the

awards, which are passed on to the White House.

Credit: eCALSnewsletter

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Visitors can watch ants forage and carry plant material

back to the colony’s fungus garden and ferry waste into a

dump chamber. The see-through chambers may even offer

a glimpse of the queen, who occasionally surfaces from

deep inside the fungal garden.

The display even features a high definition video moni-

toring system showing close-ups of the fungus garden and

the foraging chamber. There are plans to stream these

video feeds online in the near future.

The Microbial Sciences Building is located at 1550 Linden

Drive. The exhibit is just inside the doors of the Linden

Drive entrance. The building is open weekdays from 7 a.m.

to 7 p.m.

Funding was provided by the Department of Bacteriol-

ogy, with additional support from the Ira and Ineva Reilly

Baldwin Wisconsin Idea Endowment and the National

Science Foundation.

Credit: eCALSnewsletter

Bacteriology scientists are putting the finishing touches

on a new “Ants, Agriculture and Antibiotics” display in

Microbe Place, an outreach facility located in the lobby of

the Microbial Sciences Building. The exhibit offers an up-

close view of a colony of leaf-cutter ants as they collect

and carry plant material through plastic tubes leading back

to their nest. Native to the tropics, these ants practice one

of the oldest forms of agriculture on Earth, using bits of

leaves to grow a fungus that provides their primary food

source. The display was created by the Department of Bac-

teriology in partnership with a research team led by Prof.

Cameron Currie, who studies the symbiotic relationship

among the ants and antibiotic-producing microbes they

use to protect their food source.

The Microbe Place’s ants, agriculture and antibiotics

The Microbe Place unveilsnew exhibit, insect tenants

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reception Honors Emeritus Professor Dr. Mike FosterDr. Mike Foster (left) was honored at a reception Nov. 10

for his generous contribution to establish two awards in

the Department of Bacteriology.

The E. Michael and Winona Foster Antibiotic Research

Fund in Bacteriology and the E. Michael and Winona Fos-

ter-WARF Wisconsin Idea Graduate Fellow in Microbiology

will be used to support graduate research, education, and

outreach.

The Wisconsin Idea Graduate Fellow in Microbiology

program was established to train scientists to be effec-

tive communicators with the public by engaging graduate

students with the “Wisconsin Idea”–the principle that the

university should affect and improve people’s lives outside

the classroom. The idea and program support the univer-

sity’s commitment to public service.

Dr. Robert Spitzer, Director and Senior Mentor of Kikko-

man Foods, Inc. and long-time friend and colleague of Dr.

Foster, was present to pay homage. Dr. Foster was one of

Dr. Spitzer’s first teachers at UW-Madison.

Dr. Foster, as a faculty member of the Department of

Bacteriology, brought the Food Research Institute to UW-

Madison from the University of Chicago in 1966, and he

served as FRI Director until his retirement in 1986.

The Microbe Place’s ants, agriculture and antibiotics

Dr. Jo Handelsman (left), chair of the Department of Bac-teriology, and CALS Interim Dean Irwin Goldman (center) were on hand to pay tribute to Dr. Mike Foster (right).

(From left to right) Dr. Michael Thomas, Dr. Jo Handelsman, and graduate student Paola Mera of Escalante Lab listen as Dr. Foster reminisces about his experiences at the department.

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Prof. Katherine [Trina] McMahon (above) joined the

Department of Bacteriology faculty in Fall 2008, now

sharing her time with the Department of Civil and Environ-

mental Engineering. Prof. McMahon is a highly regarded

researcher and teacher, a UW-Madison Distinguished

Teaching Award winner in 2008, and the Benjamin Smith

Reynolds Award for Excellence in Teaching recipient in

2009.

Led by Prof. McMahon, McMahon Lab is at the intersec-

tion of microbiology, environmental engineering, and lim-

nology. “Microbes play a critical role in the maintenance of

our water resources,” says McMahon, “And yet we know

little about how they perform the critical ecosystem ser-

vices that keep our water clean.”

McMahon Lab is interested in how microbes interact

with major nutrient cycles (carbon, phosphorus, nitrogen),

how their communities assemble, and how key populations

evolve in the face of environmental selection and interac-

tions with other microbes. The goal is to produce a predic-

tive understanding of how microbial ecosystems function

in engineered systems, like wastewater treatment plants,

and natural systems, like lakes.

Since arriving at UW in 2003, McMahon had hoped to

become more closely affiliated with Bacteriology. “I joined

the Bacteriology Department because I have an immense

respect for the department’s legacy in research and train-

ing,” says McMahon. “Many of the founding fathers of

microbial ecology passed through UW’s Bacteriology

Department.”

McMahon has much respect for the present state of the

department, as well. “The current faculty is a vibrant, pas-

sionate, and extremely welcoming group of world-class

scientists,” says McMahon. “Interacting with them is intel-

lectually stimulating and makes me proud to be at UW.”

As a member of the Department of Bacteriology,

McMahon hopes to continue building collaborations

across her two departments and the Center for Limnology.

“The boundaries separating our disciplines are obsolete,”

says McMahon, “Because they must be if we are to have

any hope of solving the complex problems facing us.”

“I joined the Bacteriology Department because I have

an immense respect for the department’s legacy in

research and training.”- Prof. Trina McMahon

“The current faculty is a vibrant, passionate, and

extremely welcoming group of world-class scientists.”

- Prof. Trina McMahon

Introducing Professor Trina McMahon

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2008 graduates 2009 graduates

Microbiology Doctoral Training Program

Beth ann Browne (Dr. Diana Downs): A Link between

Tryptophan Biosynthesis and PURF-Idependent Phospho-

ribosyl Amine Formation in YJGF Mutant Strains of Salmo-

nella Enterica. Beth is currently employed by Dow Biocides

in Buffalo Grove, IL as a Senior Microbiologist.

Jane garrity (Dr. Jorge Escalante): N-Lysine Acylation

and Control of Coenzyme A Homeostasis in Salmonella

enterica. Jane is currently employed by the University of

Nebraska as a Licensing Manager.

ryan Newton (Dr. Katherine McMahon): Cosmopolitan

Freshwater Bacterial Dynamics in Lakes across Time and

Space. Ryan is a postdoc with Dr. Mary Ann Moran, School

of Marine Science, University of Georgia, Athens.

gregory richards (Dr. Heidi Goodrich-Blair): The

Regulator LrhA and Lipase Activity in Xenorhabdus nem-

atophila Insect Pathogenesis. Gregory is a postdoc in the

Department of Microbiology at the University of Illnois-

Champaign/Urbana.

steven rutherford (Dr. Richard Gourse): Insights into

the Mechanism of DksA Action at Ribosomal RNA Promot-

ers in Escherichia coli. Steven is a postdoc with Dr. Bonnie

Basler at Princeton University.

Erin E. Herbert Tran (Dr. Heidi Goodrich-Blair): Regu-

lation of Xenorhabdus nematophila Host Interactions by

the CpxRA Two-Component System. Erin is a postdoc at

the National Institutes of Health in the Laboratory of Cell

Biology in Bethesda, MD.

Heather allen (Dr. Jo Handelsman): Functional metag-

enomics to discover antibiotic resistance genes in natural

environments. Heather is currently a postdoc at the Uni-

versity of Iowa, NADC.

andrew Berti (Dr. Michael Thomas): From Sequence

to Structures: Mining Pseudomonas syringae for natural

product. Andrew is currently working at Epic and plans to

go to Pharmacy School in 2010.

Yolande Chan (Dr. Michael Thomas): Formation and

Incorporation of Two New Polyketide Synthase Extender

Units. Yolande is currently a postdoc in Prof. Joe Dillard’s

lab in the Medical Microbiology and Immunology Depart-

ment at UW-Madison.

N. Cecilia Martinez gomez (Dr. Diana Downs): In vitro

characterization of Fe-S cluster enzymes involved in Thi-

amine Biosynthesis. Cecilia is currently a postdoc at the

University of Washington, Seattle.

Jennifer Van Vleet (Dr. Tom Jeffries): Yeast Meta-

bolic Engineering for Ethanol Production Guided by Gene

Expression Analysis. Jennifer is employed by EdenIQ in

Visalia, CA as Senior Genetics Scientist.

David Wolfe (Dr. Gary Roberts): Characterization of

factors regulating PII function in Phodospirillum Rubrum.

Visit www.microbiology.wisc.edu for more information.

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Welcometo the Department!

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Cathy Davis gray joined the department in Oct. 2008

as the Microbiology Doctoral Training Program Coordina-

tor. Cathy has worked in student services on campus since

1985, most recently as the Student Services Coordina-

tor for the Departments of Plant Pathology, Entomology,

and Forest and Wildlife Ecology. When she is not working,

Cathy enjoys gardening and working with flowers - a hobby

that has evolved into a side business for her.

Jenni Hart joined the department in Nov. 2008 as a

Financial Specialist. Jenni came to us from the Division of

University Housing, where she had worked since 2004. She

looks forward to a wider variety of responsibilities. Jenni

partakes in freelance photography and assists with mar-

keting and communications for Madison chocolatier Gail

Ambrosius, Jenni’s aunt.

Tracy Matthews joined the department in Feb. 2009 as

Grants Administrator. Tracy came to us from the Depart-

ment of Agricultural and Applied Economics with experi-

ence in post-award management, site manager duties

for purchasing and travel cards and many other financial

duties.

John Benson joins the department as the Shipping

and Mailing Associate with ten years of experience in the

mailing industry in both the government and the private

sector. John handles the receiving and delivery of mail and

packages for the entire Microbial Sciences Building.

scott Timme joins the department as an instrument

maker with a wealth of knowledge about precision machin-

ing of metals and plastics as well as terrific mechanical

skills. His background is in engineering, not microbiology,

so he will be on a steep learning curve the first year or

so, having to familiarize himself with many faces, the huge

and very complex building, and the scientific instruments.

In the Fall 2008 issue, we announced the winners of the

MS Student Performance Award. The correct name of the

award is the MS Student Achievement Award.

We apologize for the mistake.

Correction

gene Hehl retiresover 30 Years of service to uW

Gene Hehl (left)

retired on Mar. 31 after

nearly 32 years with the

University of Wisconsin-

Madison.

Gene was born in

Greenwood, WI in 1944.

He grew up with his five

sisters and three broth-

ers on a small farm

outside of Eau Claire.

After graduating from Fairchild High School, Gene joined

the Navy in 1962. He served for four years, four months,

and 27 days, of which three years, four months, and 26 days

were spent at sea. Trained as an electrician, Gene served

on the USS Middlesex County (LST-983), the USS Chester-

field County (LST-551), and the USS Guadalcanal (LPH-7),

the recovery ship for the Gemini 10 space capsule.

After a six-year break, Gene enlisted in the Air National

Guard. He served for 21 years before retiring as a Senior

Master Sergeant and the NCOIC (Non Commissioned

Officer in Charge) of the electric shop, where he super-

vised about 25 fellow guardsmen.

As his first job, Gene worked for a general contractor in

1966. In 1967, he became employed by the Wisconsin Por-

celain Company, where he worked for nine years as the

plant electrician. In 1976, he moved to Madison Kipp Corp.

as a die cast operator and die setter.

Gene began his career at the University of Wiscon-

sin in 1977, working for the Food Research Institute as a

maintenance mechanic before working his way up to an

instrument maker. He spent about 30 years with the Food

Research Institute before joining the Department of Bac-

teriology in 2007.

Gene plans to spend retirement with his wife of 45

years, three children, four grandchildren, and two great-

grandchildren. His hobbies include gardening vegetables,

woodworking, fishing, hunting, and machining model gas,

air, and steam engines.

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giving to BacteriologyWe thank the many alumni and friends who have generously

supported our programs in the past. Your gifts are increas-

ingly critical to the success of the department. They help us

attract and reward promising undergraduates and graduate

students, host departmental seminar series, and provide funds

for department awards, special events, and scholarly activities.

Gifts of any size are welcome and greatly appreciated.

The Department also has a number of programs that can be

targeted for supported. For a complete list of programs, includ-

ing lectures, awards, and scholarships, visit our website at

http://bact.wisc.edu/giving.php

Programs include (but are not limited to):

The Microbe PlaceThis is a discovery learning center in the Microbial Sciences

Building used for outreach efforts to the public and university.

Gifts go toward outreach materials, exhibits, and programs.

Wisconsin Project for antibiotic research (WisPar)WisPAR is a unique public-private partnership to address the

severe shortage of antimicrobial agents as emerging antibiotic

resistant pathogens render the existing arsenal of antibiotics

increasingly ineffective. It involves top researchers who bring

new strategies to the management of infectious disease.

Moms on the go!This fund assists nursing mothers (or parents with legitimate

reasons) who want to attend professional meetings, but cannot

leave their children at home. The fund can be used for on-site

childcare or travel costs of a friend who will provide childcare.

graduate Fellowships FundThis fund supports graduate training, providing graduate stu-

dents with stipends and travel to professional meetings.

undergraduate research scholarships FundThis fund is intended to support undergraduates who want

to conduct research in microbiology. Dedication to providing

research experiences to undergraduates is one of the special

aspects of the Bacteriology Department. However, some stu-

dents cannot afford time in a lab because of necessary work

commitments to support their education. These scholarships

will provide financial assistance to students who want to explore

microbiology in the lab environment but who still need to work

to meet their financial obligations.

Please consider making a tax-deductible gift to the University of Wisconsin Foundation put toward the Department of Bacteriology. To make a gift online, visit http://www.uwfoundation.wisc.edu/, click on “Make a Gift,” and note the Depart-ment of Bacteriology. Or, make a check payable to the University of Wisconsin Foundation and mail it with this com-pleted form to: University of Wisconsin Foundation; US Bank Lockbox; PO Box 78807; Milwaukee, WI 53278-0807.

I/we wish to support the Department of Bacteriology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison with my/ourcontribution of $______________.

□ Enclosed is a check made payable to the UW Foundation/Department of Bacteriology. (If applicable, please enclose your agency/company matching gift form.)

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Direct comments and questions to:

Web Address: www.bact.wisc.edu

Email: info@bact.wisc.edu

Phone: (608) 262-2914

Fax: (608) 262-9865

address:

Department of Bacteriology

University of Wisconsin-Madison

1550 Linden Drive

Madison, WI 53706

Editor: Mike Peters

Many thanks to: Katy France, Staci Francis, Janet Newlands, James Riendeau, Michelle Rondon, Barbara Cochrane and

Amy Wong for their contribution to the Mike Foster article, and the people at eCALSnewsletter, Wisconsin Week, and

University Communications

Photo credits: Trina McMahon on p. 1 & 5 and Bucky’s Inaugural Golden Ale on p. 3 by Bryce Richter

DEPARTMENT OF BACTERIOLOGY

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON

1550 LINDEN DRIVE

MADISON, WI 53706

NEWslETTEr: WINTEr 2009/2010