The BGSU Department of Biological Sciences supports students and faculty who perform a wide range of interesting research. Visit our web page for more information. Below are the current and previous members of the Wildschutte lab.
Principle Investigator:
Hans Wildschutte, Ph.D.
Hobbies: spending time with my wife, swimming, running, and biking.
Graduate Students:
Nara Souza, Ph.D. candidate
Hobbies: photography of bacteria, algae, fungi, and rocks; nature walks
Project: antifungal drug discover
Michael Fyfe, Ph.D. candidate
Hobbies: 3D printing, firefighting, scouts, video games, camping, guitar plating, and cooking
Project: antibiotic drug discovery
Sean McGowan, Ph.D. candidate
Hobbies: ice hockey, cycling, video games, hiking, and traveling
Project: biocontrol application of algal blooms
Undergraduate Students:
Kaden Steele
Hobbies: aluminum smelting, making mead and wine, gardening, cooking and baking, repairing vehicles and homes
Project: drug discovery from ancient ice microbes
Mackenzie Wintrich
Hobbies: spending time with friends and family, working out, going on walks, and playing soccer
Previous Undergraduate* & Graduate Students and where they are now:
2024 Jasmine Light* – Microbiologist at LexaMed
2024 Dawson Holt* – Associate Scientist at Forge Biologics
2024 Aliya Berresford* – Microbiologist at Eurofins
2024 Max Bradfield* – Matriculate in a physician assistant program
2023 Mackenna Starr* – Michigan State University, MD/PhD program
2023 Donovan Roberts* – University of Toledo College of Medicine, MD program
2022 Nick Zeedyk* – Pinehurst, North Carolina Surgical Clinic
2021 Racheal Crowl – STEM lab coordinator at Youngstown State University
2021 Anika Choudhury – Research Associate at Stanford University
2020 Kaylee Wilburn – Michigan State University, Ph.D. program
2019 Julia Horter* – Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine, DO program
2019 Emily Verbrugge* – Indiana State Department of Health
2019 Ryan Harris – University of Toledo, Ph.D. program
2018 Chloe Murrell* – Cornell University, Ph.D. program
2018 Joe Basalla – University of Michigan, Ph.D. program
2018 Mahnur Khan* – Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine, DO program
2017 Payel Chatterjee – Postdoc at Yale University
2017 Elizabeth Davis – Michigan State Health Department
2016 Abigail Joy* – Physician Assistant (University of Findlay PA program)
2016 Stephen Norris – Research Scientist at STERIS
2014 Vance Hartke* – MD (University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine)