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Bonnie Bratina

Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Associate Professor
Microbiology
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse

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Bonnie Bratina Pronouns: She/Her/Hers

Associate Professor

Microbiology

Specialty area(s)

Microbial ecology, Aquatic microbiology, Biogeochemistry

Brief biography

I am interested in how microbial communities interact in the environment and their impact on the environment. My other interests include being an avid reader - particularly of science fiction and mysteries. I'm a huge sports fan following the Milwaukee Brewers, Green Bay Packers, and Badgers. I'm also part of La Crosse Community Theater - sometimes on stage, but more often backstage doing props.

Current courses at UWL

Bacterial Diversity, Aquatic Microbial Ecology, Fundamentals of Microbiology, Bioinformatics, First Year Seminar, Capstone, various Symposia

Education

2 years at UW-River Falls before transferring to UW-Madison

B.S in bacteriology from UW-Madison

Ph.D. in microbiology from the University of Minnesota

Postdoctoral fellowowships at Miami University (Oxford, Ohio) and Michigan State University

Career

Research and publishing

Presently I am doing research into the gut microflora of aquatic slugs, characterizing bacteriocins produced by some antarctic carnobacteria and looking at the impact of lead, oil and surfactants on microbial communities in the marsh.