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William Schwan

William Schwan, Microbiology, authored the article "Loss of Type 1 Pili and Flagella in Uropathogenic Escherichia coli Leads to Reduced Phagocytosis by Human and Murine Monocytes" in "Pathogens," published on Sept. 25 by MDPI Publishing.

Submitted on: Sept. 26

Abdulaziz Elfessi, William Schwan, Peter Wilker, Dr. Gary Gilmore, Jennifer Rombalski, Paula Silha, Abigail Multerer and Loriann Stanislawski

Abdulaziz Elfessi, Mathematics and Statistics; William Schwan, Peter Wilker and Abigail Multerer, all Microbiology; Dr. Gary Gilmore, Public Health & Community Health Education; Jennifer Rombalski and Paula Silha, both La Crosse County Public Health Department; and Loriann Stanislawski, Wisconsin Department of Health and Human Services; co-authored the article "Epidemiological Analysis of Chlamydia and Gonorrhea Cases in La Crosse County, Wisconsin, 2001-2020" in Wisconsin Medical Journal, published on Sept. 11. This project completed by master's student Abigail Multerer was a collaborative endeavor between three UWL departments, as well as community partners from the La Crosse County Public Health Department and the State of Wisconsin Department of Health and Human Services.

Submitted on: Sept. 26

Paul Schweiger

Paul Schweiger, Microbiology, authored the article "Determining the functional role of the Gluconobacter oxydans GOX1969 protein as a BamB homolog" in Microbiology Spectrum published on June 25 by the American Society for Microbiology. Ky Ariano, UWL Microbiology undergraduate alumni, is a co-author on the paper.

Submitted on: July 22, 2024

Paul Schweiger

Paul Schweiger, Microbiology, authored the article "Draft genome sequences of two Gluconobacter strains isolated from spoiled orange juice" in Microbiology Resource Announcements, published Monday, July 22 by the American Society for Microbiology. Two alumni, Ky Ariano, UWL Microbiology undergraduate student, and Tayler Farrington, UWL Microbiology graduate student, are co-authors on the paper.

Submitted on: July 22, 2024

Heather Walder, Kristin Koepke, Astrid Lorena Ochoa Campo, Melissa Weege, Rachel Funk-Johnson, Jeff Baggett, Xinhui Li, Tesia Marshik and Tori Svoboda

Heather Walder, Archaeology & Anthropology; Kristin Koepke, CATL; Astrid Lorena Ochoa Campo, Global Cultures & Languages; Melissa Weege, Health Professions; Rachel Funk-Johnson, Management; Jeff Baggett, Mathematics & Statistics; Xinhui Li, Microbiology; Tesia Marshik, Psychology; and Tori Svoboda, Student Affairs Administration; served as UWL representatives at the Universities of Wisconsin event, Faculty College. Faculty College was held May 28-31 in Elkhart Lake, WI. The theme was "Rethinking/Redesigning Student Assignments" and Ashley Finley of AAC&U was the guest presenter.

Submitted on: June 4, 2024

Spotlight

Congratulations Marisa!

Marisa Barbknecht, a teaching professor in the Microbiology Department, is one of seven UWL faculty to earn a 2023 Eagle Teaching Excellence Award.