I was born and raised in southeast Texas, and I attended UT-Austin for my undergraduate degree. Coming from the gulf coast, Wisconsin has been quite an adjustment. I remember I had to borrow a jacket from my uncle when I came to interview. Luckily, though, the people up here are great and, aside from the weather, I’m really growing to love Madison.
Currently, I’m in the Biomolecular Chemisty (BMC) program here at UW. Our lab studies the sexual cycle of a human fungal pathogen (Cryptococcus neoformans). The fungal spore that results from this sexual cycle is believed to be the infectious agent. It follows that insights into the mechanisms that control sexual development in this organism promise to enhance our understanding of its infection and subsequent disease state.
markwstaudt@yahoo.com
