June 2026

Krish joins us as a summer intern from Waubonsie Valley High School. He will be working with Matt on using protein language models, machine learning, and empirical techniques to predict and test how mutations in β-lactamase influence its function.

May 2026

Jing successfully defended her masters thesis investigating Salmonella response to polyamines.

Apr 2025

Our first group conference at U Madison Wisconsin, presenting our work and hearing about the exciting work from our colleagues at the intersection of microbes and human health.

24 Jan 2025

Our collaborative study investigating pneumococcal capsule biosynthesis with Wan-Zhen, Chris, and colleagues at National University Singapore was just published in Science Advances.

7 Jan 2025

Our first generation of the Quantitative Infection Biology group has been established. Welcome Crimson, Jing, and Matt!