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Katrina T. Forest is a professor and chair of the Department of Bacteriology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She holds a B.S. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and a Ph.D. from Princeton University. With a rich educational background, she specializes in structural microbiology, focusing on the study of bacterial proteins, particularly Type IV pili and bacteriophytochromes. Her research employs X-ray crystallography and aims to understand the complex interactions at the molecular level between bacteria and their environments, including mechanisms behind bacterial attachment and communication. Forest's research has significant implications for biotechnology and medicine, working to develop vaccines and antimicrobials targeting pathogenic bacteria. She has been recognized with numerous awards, including the Vilas Associates Award in 2018 and being named a Fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology in 2015. Forest teaches courses in microbiology and biophysics, and has served as a co-director for several academic programs at the university.
Department: Department of Computer Sciences