MET NEWS
Professor Sathish Kumar Assumes Role as Director of MET
MET is excited to announce that Dr. Sathish Kumar, Professor of Comparative Biosciences, was appointed the new director of the Molecular and Environmental Toxicology (MET) program, taking over from Dr. Chad Vezina, who had been …
April 9, 2024MET Associate Director’s Lab Publishes Study Investigating Causes of Birth Defects
MET Associate Director Dr. Robert Lipinski and his colleagues recently published an article in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) with assistance from MET faculty affiliate and former director Dr. Chad Vezina’s …
January 30, 2024MET Alum Develops Pet Wellness Products
MET alum Dr. Jordan Sand (PHD ’10, Verma Lab) spoke with MET program manager Ezra Mauk to discuss his career journey and some exciting new projects that he is working on. After graduating from MET, …
October 24, 2023Dr. Christy Remucal Receives WARF Award
Dr. Christy Remucal, MET faculty affiliate and associate professor of civil and environmental engineering, and environmental chemistry and technology, is an aquatic chemist who focuses on processes that impact the fate of organic chemicals, including …
June 15, 2023- More MET news
MET Spotlight
Student Spotlight: Noah Carrillo
4th-year MET doctoral student Noah Carrillo (lab of Vincent Cryns and Richard Anderson) spoke to MET program manager Ezra Mauk about his research and experience in the MET program. Noah passed his preliminary examination in …
September 19, 2023
Faculty Spotlight: Heather Barkholtz
New MET faculty affiliate Dr. Heather Barkholtz spoke with program manager Ezra Mauk about her educational/career background as well as her research goals and advice to graduate students. Dr. Barkholtz joined MET in May 2023. …
June 8, 2023
Alumni Spotlight: Dr. Debra Garvey
MET alumna Debra Garvey (PHD ’19, Ahmad Lab) spoke with Mark Marohl, describing her time in the program and what she’s been up to since she graduated. Dr. Debra Garvey (PHD ‘19, Ahmad Lab) transferred …
May 14, 2021
Student Spotlight: Brandon Bocanegra
Brandon Bocanegra (MS ’20, Cryns Lab) entered the MET Graduate Program following a summer in the MET-SROP under Christopher Bradfield. He successfully defended his MS thesis in late June and has since moved to an …
August 3, 2020
Student Spotlight: Folagbayi (Fola) Arowolo
Folagbayi (Fola) Arowolo (x ’20, Shanmuganayagam Lab) has been affiliated with the Tox Center since 2012, when he worked in the lab of Dr. Jess Reed for the MET-SROP. Having just completed his six-month meeting, …
December 9, 2019
Student Spotlight: Kyle Wegner
Kyle Wegner (x ’19, Vezina Lab) will defend on December 20th. He has been on the job-hunt and looking for a job within industry. Between writing, applying, and interviewing, he interviewed with Anne Turco to …
December 9, 2019- More Profiles posts
Recent MET Milestones
- 04/30/2025: Steffi Omadio (Lab of Heather Barkholtz) successfully passed her master’s defense.
- 04/28/2025: Thomas Peterson (Lab of Chad Vezina) successfully passed his dissertation defense.
- 04/22/2025: Brandon Scharpf (Lab of Chad Vezina) successfully passed his dissertation defense.
- 01/29/2025: Trevor Wolfe (Lab of Samantha Weaver) successfully passed his preliminary exam
- 12/06/2024: Chamia Chatman (Lab of Erica Majumder) successfully passed her dissertation defense.
Program Administration
Sathish Kumar, Director
Professor, Comparative Biosciences
Veterinary Medicine South
2015 Linden Dr
Madison, WI 53706
Email: sathish.kumar@wisc.edu
Phone: (608) 265-1046
Robert Lipinski, Associate Director
Associate Professor, Comparative Biosciences
Veterinary Medicine Building
Email: robert.lipinski@wisc.edu
Phone: (608) 265-4043
Cara Westmark, Associate Director
Assistant Professor, Neurology
Medical Sciences Center
Email: westmark@facstaff.wisc.edu
Phone: (608) 262-9730
Ezra Mauk, Graduate Program Manager
Graduate Program Manager
6152 Medical Sciences Center
Email: ezra.mauk@wisc.edu
Phone (608) 263-4580
Have questions? Email Ezra first!