| Postdoc (1988-1991) | Laboratory of Paul Ludden, University of Wisconsin-Madison, WI |
| Ph.D. (1987) | Laboratory of John Roth, University of Utah, UT |
| B.S. (1981) | University of Utah, UT |
| 2013-present | Professor, Department of Microbiology, University of Georgia |
| 2001-2013 | Professor, Department of Bacteriology, UW-Madison |
| 1998-2001 | Associate Professor, Department of Bacteriology, UW-Madison |
| 1993-1998 | Assistant Professor, Department of Bacteriology, UW-Madison |
| 1992-1993 | Assistant Scientist, Department of Bacteriology, UW-Madison |
| 1988-1992 | NIH Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Biochemistry, UW-Madison |
University of Georgia Regents' Professor (2024-present) Distinguished Research
Professor (2019-2024; relinquished for Regents' Professor)
Profiled in Women in Microbiology (ASM Press; 2018)
Fellow,American Association for the Advancement of Science (2020)
E.B. Fred Professorship (2009-2013)
ASM Graduate Microbiology Teaching Award (2007)
Fellow, American Academy of Microbiology (2006)
SC Johnson Distinguished Fellowship, 2002-2005
Jung Excellence in Teaching Award, UW-Madison,(2002)
21st Century Scientist Award for Complex System Analysis, J.S. McDonnell Foundation, (2001)
Pound Research Award, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, UW-Madison, (1999)
Outstanding Advisor Award, UW-Madison (1998)
Shaw Scientist Award, Milwaukee Foundation, (1993)
NIH Postdoctoral Fellowship, (1998-1992)
American Association for the Advancement of Science
American Chemical Society
American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
American Society for Microbiology
Department of Microbiology
University of Georgia
361 Biological Sciences Building
120 Cedar Street
Tel: (706) 542-9573
Email: dmdowns@uga.edu
Jannell Bazurto
PhD, 2007-2013; Postdoctoral research associate, 2013-2015
Brian Beck
PhD, 1994-1999
Ben Bice
MS, 2007-2008
Andrew Borchert
Jeff Boyd
Postdoctoral Research Associate, 2005-2009
Beth Ann Browne
PhD, 2003-2008
Todd Christian
MS, 1995-1997
Melissa Christopherson
PhD, 2005-2011
Michael Dougherty
PhD, 2000-2006
Deanna Downs
MS, 2008-2009
MD
Medical College of Wisconsin, WI
(2009-2013)
Resident
St. John’s Hospital, MN
(2013-present)
Jodi Enos-Berlage
PhD, 1993-1998
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Diana Downs
Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison, WI
(1998-1998)
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Linda McCarter
Microbiology
Univ. of Iowa, IA
(1998-2000)
Professor
Luther College, IA
Dustin Ernst
Kristen Farley
Undergraduate Research Assistant, 2013-2015
Fernando Febres
MS, 1993-1995
Jeffrey Flynn
PhD, 2010-2013
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Ryan Hunter
Univ. of Minnesota, MN
(2013-present)
Michael Frodyma
PhD, 1994-1998
Christopher Fuller
Jeff Gralnick
PhD, 1998-2003
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Dianne Newman
California Institute of Technology, CA
(2003-2006)
Associate Professor
Microbiology & BioTechnology Institute
Univ. of Minnesota, MN
Jenny Gross
MS, 2003-2005
Kelsey Hodge-Hanson
PhD, 2012-2017
Tomokazu Ito
Mark Koenigsknecht
PhD, 2006-2011
Kathy Krasny (Claas)
MS, 1997-1998
Kariann Lamon
Dacia Leon
MS, 2008-2009
Christina Martin
MS, 2001-2003
Cecilia Martinez-Gomez
PhD, 2002-2009
Postdoctoral research associate, Mary Lidstrom
Microbiology
Univ. of Washington, WA
(2009-present)
Jered Miller
Lauren Palmer
PhD, 2009-2014
Michael Paxhia
Leslie Petersen
MS, 1994-1996
Itzel Ramos-Solis
PhD, 2000-2006
Postdoctoral research associate, Dianne Newman
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
(2006-2008)
Metabolic Engineering Scientist
LS9, Inc.
San Francisco, CA
Matt Robers
MS, 1999-2001
Aileen Rubio
PhD, 1995-2002
George Schmitz
PhD, 2000-2006
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison, WI
Postdoctoral research associate
Energy BioScience Institute
Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL
Karla (Wangchen) Shen
Jennifer Silverman (Lambrecht)
PhD, 2009-2012
Postdoctoral research associate, Scott Hultgren
Molecular Microbiology
Washington Univ., MO
(2013-present)
Elizabeth Skovran
PhD, 1998-2005
Postdoctoral research associate (NIH fellow), Mary Lidstrom
Microbiology
Univ. of Washington
(2005-2012)
Assistant Professor
Biology
San Jose State Univ., CA
Caroline Smith
Jamie Sondelski
MS, 2005-2006
Michael Thorgersen
PhD, 2003-2008
Postdoctoral research associate, Mike Adams
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Univ. of Georgia, Athens, GA
(2008-present)
Malissa Thumkeo
MS, 2011-2012
Mat Vross
MD, 2006-2008
Eric Webb
PhD, 1995-1999
Associate Scientist
Biology
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, MA
(2001-2006)
Associate Professor
Biological Sciences
Univ. of Southern California, CA
Shara Weber (Allen)
MS, 1999-2001
Julie Zilles
PhD, 1994-1999
Postdoctoral research associate, Daniel Noguera
Civil & Environmental Engineering
Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison, WI
(1999-2002)
Research Assistant Professor
Civil & Environmental Engineering
Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL
