Dr. Mike Hennessey-Wesen

Dr. Mike Hennessey-WesenMarquette University

Wehr Life Sciences, 312

MilwaukeeWI53201United States of Americamichael.hennessey-wesen@marquette.edu

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Teaching Assistant Professor

Biological Sciences

Education

BA (Physics), 2016, McDaniel College, Westminster, MD

PhD, 2023, Institute of Science and Technology Austria, Klosterneuburg, Austria

Postdoctoral Scholar, 2024-26, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology, Okinawa, Japan

Courses Taught

BIOL 1101H: Foundations of Biological Inquiry (Honors/CURE)

BIOL 1410: Biology of Human Disease

Research Interests

I am an interdisciplinary scientist focused on addressing questions of biology using methods informed by physics. In particular, I am interested in the molecular basis of mutation and evolution in microbes, and some of my current research topics include how microbes use environmental information to change their mutation rates and novel microfluidic techniques. Additionally, I am interested in developing pedagogical approaches for the undergraduate science laboratory in which students are able to see themselves as active participants in the generation of new knowledge.