{"id":229,"date":"2013-10-15T16:14:04","date_gmt":"2013-10-15T21:14:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/biosci\/?page_id=229"},"modified":"2026-01-14T17:37:47","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T23:37:47","slug":"microbiology","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/biology\/research\/microbiology\/","title":{"rendered":"Microbiology"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"aligncenter uwm-c-img--center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2020\/10\/Micro-Banner-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"466\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2020\/10\/Micro-Banner-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Montage of images representing microbiology\" class=\"wp-image-5638\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2020\/10\/Micro-Banner-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2020\/10\/Micro-Banner-300x55.jpg 300w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2020\/10\/Micro-Banner-1024x186.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2020\/10\/Micro-Banner-768x140.jpg 768w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2020\/10\/Micro-Banner-1536x280.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2020\/10\/Micro-Banner-2048x373.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-about-the-research\">About the Research<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Microbes are revolutionary. These \u2018invisible\u2019 cells vastly outnumber plants and animals and they have repeatedly and dramatically altered our planet and the course of human history. They were the first forms of life on our planet. They produced the first oxygen gas in our atmosphere, allowing the evolution of more complex multicellular life. Today, they continue to make our planet habitable through nutrient cycling, breakdown of organic matter and bioremediation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Microbes provide us with food, and with drugs to maintain our health. They cause deadly diseases, but they also help develop our immune systems. Understanding microorganisms allows us to better understand our planet, control pandemics and improve the lives of people all around the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Research Areas in Microbiology:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Antibiotic production<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bacterial symbiosis and pathogenesis<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Yeast genetics and molecular biology<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Protein production and secretion<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Regulation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Signal transduction<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading ls-people-header\" id=\"a0\">Microbiology Faculty<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"facetwp-template\"><div id=\"uwmpeople-container\" class=\"uwmpeople-grid\"><div id=\"uwmpeople-grid\" class=\"uwm-l-grid uwm-l-grid--5 uwm-u-mb-40\" aria-hidden=\"false\"><div class=\"uwmpeople-person uwm-u-mb-40\" data-catlist=\"64, 64, 67\"><div class=\"people-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/biology\/about\/directory\/bardy-sonia\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uwm.edu\/ls-people\/file\/bardy.webp?ver=\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" width=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"people-info\"><div class=\"people-name\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/biology\/about\/directory\/bardy-sonia\/\">Bardy, Sonia <\/a><\/strong><\/div><div class=\"uwm-u-my-0\"><ul class=\"people-title-dept uwm-c-list--cleanlist\"><li><strong>Associate Professor<\/strong>, <em>Biological Sciences<\/em><\/li><\/ul><\/div><ul class=\"people-contact uwm-c-list--cleanlist\"><li class=\"people-email\"><a href=\"mailto:bardy@uwm.edu\">bardy@uwm.edu<\/a><\/li><li class=\"people-phone\"><a href=\"tel:4142296415\">(414) 229-6415<\/a><\/li><li class=\"people-location\">Lapham Hall 464<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><div class=\"uwmpeople-person uwm-u-mb-40\" data-catlist=\"64, 64, 67\"><div class=\"people-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/biology\/about\/directory\/burmeister-alita\/\"><img 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