Dan was born in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, a close suburb of Madison. He is currently a Junior majoring in Medical Microbiology & Immunology. He's been a member of the UW Men's Rowing team for 3 years now, and can hardly wait for the weather to get warm so he can go carousing on the lake. He has worked at the UW HIV Vaccine Research Laboratory since May 2007, and in addition, recently joined the Welch Lab where he is currently investigating chemotaxis and colonization of UPEC isolates. Dan's future plans involve going to Medical School on the East Coast.