Staff
WID relies on excellent support staff to fulfill its mission.
Deepa Acharya
Mass spectrometry based metabolomics analysis of soil bacteria to discover new antibiotics.
Eric Armstrong
Comparative metabolomics; Epigenetics of therapy-resistant prostate cancer
Kory Breuer
Human Resources Assistant
Coordinate human resource functions for WID. Primary contact for staffing, payroll, and benefits.
Adam Christensen
Assistant Scientist
Building optimization models that help untangle issues of environmental sustainability.
Stephanie Colón-Santos
Analysis of complex chemical systems relevant to the origins of life.
Ginger Ann
Illuminating Discovery Hub Executive Director
Enhancing outreach through the Wisconsin Idea practice. Building community and industry partnerships and services. Specializing in STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art & Math) programs - development and implementation.
Martel DenHartog
Catalog, analyze, and characterize novel antibiotics from soil bacteria
Jeffrey Dischler
Software Developer
Web and systems development facilitating access to optimization research
Micah Dombroe
Lab Manager
Genomic DNA sequencing and viral production. Facilitate various administrative functions.
Nikolai Fedorchak
Associate Research Specialist
Research concerning Human Neural Organoids, Tissue Engineering, and CNS Development. Facilitate various administrative duties.
Jennifer Heinritz
Lab Manager
Handle the comings and goings of the Baum, Handelsman, Vetsigian and Yin labs
Nam Ho-Nguyen
Optimization under uncertainty, data-driven optimization, machine learning, statistics