University of Wisconsin–Madison

People Type: Graduate Student

MS and PhD students

Botsch (he/him), Jamie

Biography Why did you decide to pursue a graduate degree in iBio? After graduation, I spent several summers conducting field research in Iceland with my now advisor, Tony Ives, and his graduate students. I loved the research, and working with Tony and his students. Upon visiting campus, I found that many of the qualities I …

Charton (She/hers), Katherine

Biography Why did you decide to pursue a graduate degree in iBio? I was drawn to the interdisciplinary and collaborative nature of the iBio program, as well as the abundant natural areas close to the university that can be used for field research. Why or what do you love about the program? There is very …

Gainett (He/him/his), Gui

Biography Why did you decide to pursue a graduate degree in iBio? Pioneer lab in my field of interest. Why or what do you love about the program? I like the support for attending conferences. Future Plans: My plan is to do a postdoc and continue studying invertebrate development and genomics. Fun Fact: I have 5 last …

Iuliano (He/him), Ben

Biography Why did you decide to pursue a graduate degree in iBio? I got excited about research in college. By observing and learning from the grad students in my lab I knew I wanted to go to graduate school to keep doing it. I got in touch with my current advisor and he pointed me …

Locke (She/her/hers), Elizabeth

Biography Why did you decide to pursue a graduate degree in iBio? UW-Madison has a long history of ecological research, and the iBio department in particular takes a broad approach to research, using multiple disciplines to study ecology. Why or what do you love about the program? No matter what you are interested in, there …

Maksimoski , Alyse

Biography Why did you decide to pursue a graduate degree in iBio? I love that research is all about asking and answering questions about the world around us. Why or what do you love about the program? iBio is so supportive and non-competitive; we congratulate and celebrate each other. Future Plans: I hope to continue to …

Polzin (he/him/his), Brandon

Biography Why did you decide to pursue a graduate degree in iBio? I was interested in pursuing research from an interdisciplinary approach, combining neuroscience, evolution, and animal behavior. Why or what do you love about the program? I love how many different types of biological fields are represented in iBio—our neuroscience lab is just down …

Setton, Emily

Biography Why did you decide to pursue a graduate degree in iBio? My undergraduate research experience in the iBio department led me to change my intended post-graduation plans from medical school to pursuing my PhD. After interviewing with other programs and institutions, I realized iBio was the best home for me and the types of …

Shrestha, Ojaswee

Biography Why did you decide to pursue a graduate degree in iBio? It is a very interdisciplinary program that allows us to craft our degree to be diverse while at the same time allows us to gain expertise in our topics of interest. For me this was important because my goal is to integrate basic …

Smith, Matthew

Biography Why did you decide to pursue a graduate degree in iBio? The collaborative nature that is inherent in a cross discipline program will give me the opportunity to work on a wider range of projects and give me access to more diverse resources than in a traditional program. Why or what do you love …