The M.S. in Biotechnology Program operates independently within the School of Medicine and Public Health (SMPH), but is affiliated with the Cell and Regenerative Biology Department (CRB). The M.S. in Biotechnology Program Office is located in the MGE Innovation Center at the heart of the University Research Park.
M.S. in Biotechnology Program Office
505 South Rosa Rd, Suite 118
Madison, WI 53719-1262
Bryan Husk (Administrative Associate Director), Michele Smith (Graduate Program Manager), and Barbara Bielec (Graduate Advisor) oversee day-to-day operation of the program from the M.S. in Biotechnology Program Office.
Natalie Betz (Academic Director and Faculty Associate) leads the management and delivery of the program’s curriculum. She divides her time between the M.S. in Biotechnology Program and the BTC Institute located on the Promega Corporation campus.
Natalie Betz
Credentials: Ph.D. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Position title: Academic Director
M.S. in Biotechnology Program (in-person)
Capstone Certificate in Quality Assurance & Regulatory Affairs (online)
M.S. in Applied Biotechnology (online)
Capstone Certificate in Applied Bioinformatics
School of Medicine and Public Health
University of Wisconsin - Madison
Email:
nabetz
Phone: Program Office: (608) 262-9753
Bryan Husk
Credentials: M.A. in Counseling Psychology
Position title: Administrative Associate Director
M.S. in Biotechnology Program (in-person)
Capstone Certificate in Quality Assurance & Regulatory Affairs (online)
M.S. in Applied Biotechnology (online)
Capstone Certificate in Applied Bioinformatics
School of Medicine and Public Health
University of Wisconsin - Madison
Email:
bthusk
Phone: (608) 265-4295 office
(608) 577-9182 cell
Michele Smith
Credentials: M.S. in Biotechnology, SCT (ASCP)
Position title: Graduate Program Manager
M.S. in Biotechnology Program (in-person)
Capstone Certificate in Quality Assurance & Regulatory Affairs (online)
M.S. in Applied Biotechnology (online)
Capstone Certificate in Applied Bioinformatics
School of Medicine and Public Health
University of Wisconsin - Madison
Email:
michele.smith
Phone: Office: (608) 262-9870
Barbara Bielec
Credentials: M.S. in Genetics
Position title: Graduate Advisor
M.S. in Biotechnology Program (in-person)
Capstone Certificate in Quality Assurance & Regulatory Affairs (online)
M.S. in Applied Biotechnology (online)
Capstone Certificate in Applied Bioinformatics
School of Medicine and Public Health
University of Wisconsin - Madison
Email:
bielec
Phone: Program Office: (608) 262-9753
Anjon (Jon) Audhya, Senior Associate Dean for Basic Research, Biotechnology and Graduate Studies; current Executive Director of the M.S. in Biotechnology Program.
Kurt Zimmerman, founding Director of the M.S. in Biotechnology, works day-to-day in the Dean’s Office for the School of Medicine and Public Health as Senior Director of the Office of Biohealth Industry Partnerships leading strategic initiatives such expanding The Isthmus Project, a collaboration within UW Health to foster medical innovation, and implementing the Wisconsin Biohealth Tech Hub Federal grant led by BioForward Wisconsin.
Rick Moss, (emeritus) Senior Associate Dean for Basic Research, Biotechnology and Graduate Studies; founding Executive Director of the M.S in Biotechnology Program.
Jon Audhya
Credentials: Ph.D.
Position title: Senior Associate Dean for Basic Research, Biotechnology, and Graduate Studies; Professor in the Department of Biomolecular Chemistry
Address:
5214 Biochemical Sciences Building
440 Henry Mall, Madison, WI 53706
Kurt J. Zimmerman
Credentials: M.S. in Public Policy
Position title: Senior Director of Biohealth Industry Partnerships
Director, Master of Science in Biotechnology Program
School of Medicine and Public Health
University of Wisconsin - Madison
Address:
4110 Health Sciences Learning Center
750 Highland Ave, Madison, WI 53705-2221
Richard L. Moss
Credentials: Ph.D. in Physiology
Position title: Emeritus Senior Associate Dean for Basic Research, Biotechnology and Graduate Studies; Executive Director and Co-founder, M.S. in Biotechnology Program; Professor, School of Medicine and Public Health
Address:
4111 Health Sciences Learning Center
750 Highland Avenue, Madison, WI 53705