The program’s instructional faculty are a blend of world-renowned scholars from across UW-Madison and dynamic leaders from the region’s private biotechnology industries. All the program’s faculty and staff are committed to your education and career success.
Colleen Adams
Credentials: MTSC
Position title: Director of Regulatory Affairs, Exact Sciences
Adjunct Professor, M.S. in Biotechnology Program, UW-Madison
Natalie Betz
Credentials: Ph.D. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Position title: Academic Associate Director
M.S. in Biotechnology Program (in-person)
M.S. in Applied Biotechnology (online)
Capstone Certificate in Applied Bioinformatics
School of Medicine and Public Health
University of Wisconsin - Madison
Karin Borgh
Credentials: PhD in Child and Family Studies
Position title: Executive Director
Biopharmaceutical Technology Center Institute (BTCI)
Tom Burke
Credentials: PhD in Biology
Position title: Vice President, Research and Development - Life Sciences Division (retired)
FUJIFILM Cellular Dynamics International
Nick Caruccio
Credentials: Ph.D.
Position title: Vice President and General Manager, Illumina-Madison (former)
Russ Coff
Credentials: Ph.D. in Business Administration
Position title: Professor, Management & Human Resources;
Thomas J. Falk Distinguished Chair in Business
Wisconsin School of Business
Abigail Davis
Credentials: MS in Biotechnology
Position title: Senior Quality Assurance Manager, Promega Corporation
Adjunct Professor, MS in Biotechnology Program, UW-Madison
Hansi Dean
Credentials: PhD in Microbiology and Immunology
Position title: Vice President of Discovery Research
Takeda Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.
Ed Elder
Credentials: PhD in Pharmacy
Position title: Director, Zeeh Pharmaceutical Experiment Station, UW-Madison
Zeeh Pharmaceutical Experiment Station
School of Pharmacy
Michael Falk
Credentials: JD, MBA, MS in Bacteriology
Position title: Chief Intellectual Property & Licensing Officer
Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF)
Scott Fulton
Credentials: MS in Physics, Biology & Biomedical Engineering
Position title: Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Cellara, LLC
Fabio Gaertner
Credentials: PhD
Position title: Assistant Professor, Accounting & Information Systems
Wisconsin School of Business
Martin Ganco
Credentials: PhD in Business Administration
Position title: Associate Professor, Management & Human Resources
Wisconsin School of Business
Heather Gerard
Credentials: MS in Biotechnology
Position title: Senior Intellectual Property Protection & Strategy Manager
Promega Corporation
Jennifer Gottwald
Credentials: PhD in Botany
Position title: Senior Licensing Manager
Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF)
Aidan Holmes
Credentials: B.S. in Genetics
Position title: Laboratory Technician
Biopharmaceutical Technology Center Institute (BTCI)
Delinda Johnson
Credentials: PhD in Biochemistry
Position title: Senior Scientist
UW-Madison School of Pharmacy
Susan LaBelle
Credentials: MBA
Position title: Faculty Associate
Master of Science in Biotechnology Program
School of Medicine and Public Health
Dave Lewis
Credentials: PhD in Biochemistry
Position title: Head of Therapeutic Development
Empirico, Inc.
Thomas Machleidt
Credentials: PhD in Cellular and Molecular Biology
Position title: Director of Research
Promega Corporation
Jessica Martin Eckerly
Credentials: MBA, M.S. in Biotechnology
Position title: CEO and Co-Founder
Forward BIOLABS
Pilar Ossorio
Credentials: JD, PhD in Microbiology and Immunology
Position title: Professor of Law and Bioethics
University of Wisconsin Law School
Ethics Scholar-in-Residence
Morgridge Institute for Research
Hart Posen
Credentials: Ph.D.
Position title: Associate Professor, Management & Human Resources
Wisconsin School of Business
Ben Seffrood
Credentials: MBA, MS in Biotechnology
Position title: Manufacturing Finance, Illumina (Madison); Adjunct Professor, MS in Biotechnology Program, UW-Madison
Hemanth Shenoi
Credentials: PhD in Immunology
Position title: Senior Global Commercialization Marketing Manager - Applied Markets, Promega Corporation
Laura Strong
Credentials: PhD in Organic Chemistry
Position title: Vice President, Strategy and Healthcare
DataChat Inc.
Charlie Trevor
Credentials: Ph.D. in Industrial and Labor Relations
Position title: Professor and Department Chair, Management & Human Resources
Wisconsin School of Business
Michelle Venturini
Credentials: MBA, SPHR
Position title: Adjunct Faculty, UW-Madison
Director of Human Resources
Esker, Inc.
Eric Vincent
Credentials: PhD in Biochemistry
Position title: Senior Global Product Manager
Promega Corporation
Mary Wang
Credentials: MA in ESL
Position title: Instructor, English as a Second Language
English Department
Tracy Worzella
Credentials: MS in Biotechnology
Position title: Customer Experience Science Liaison,
Promega Corporation