People Type: Alumni

Biography Tracey Bullington is a visual artist, teacher, and education researcher from New Orleans Louisiana.

Biography I have always been fascinated by the unknown. What has perplexed me the most throughout my academic endeavors is that something as familiar as the human brain and the functions associated with it remains largely a mystery. This gap in knowledge has ultimately led me into the field of neuroscience and eventually to the …

Biography Originally from New England, Kate moved first to the west coast and then the Midwest, graduating from the University of Chicago where she studied religion and political science. Looking to move back to the east coast after several years working in Illinois, she found a job as a caretaker on a public land trust …

Biography Siyuan Feng grew up in southwestern China, home of the first discovered giant panda. Siyuan explores life’s past and future through evolutionary genomics and his inner world through music. Siyuan’s thesis work focuses on how organisms adapt to new environments, asking which aspects of gene regulation are most associated with adaptive evolutionary changes in …

Matt was born in Poland and came to the US at a young age. He grew up in a rural town in upstate NY near a Russian community and has since been interested in immigrant experiences in the US. His parents had both studied art in Poland and inspired Matt to pursue an arts education. At UW Madison he is working on his dissertation in art history.

Biography Casey Fletcher grew up in New England, the mid-Atlantic, and Appalachia. Before coming to UW Madison for his MFA in sculpture, he made furniture and managed the sculpture facilities for the University of Tennessee in Knoxville.

Aedan Gardill was born and raised right here in Madison, Wisconsin. Growing up, he was always interested in science and art, and in college at Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin, began exploring the interdisciplinary connections between the two. Aedan received Bachelor of Arts degrees in both physics and art at Lawrence, and is continuing his study of physics as a graduate student at UW Madison. As a Kohler Fellow, he will be able to continue exploring the connections between art and science.

Biography Lauren Gerlowski was raised in Houston, Texas where she learned her love for dance. She has lived and danced in New York City, NY; Pittsburgh, PA; and Madison, WI. When not studying, teaching, or writing, Lauren can be found hiking around Madison with her dog, Colbie! My research investigates how urban policy and economic …

My research involves studying the mechanisms C. difficile uses to be a successful pathogen. If we understand how C. difficile makes people sick, we can target these mechanisms and treat people who have CDI with antibiotic alternative interventions, such as diet.

Developing a mouse model to study pathogenicity of gonorrhea.