Walt Hill PhD '72 | Alumni Advisor

Job title: Retired but formerly Director Microbiology Div. FSIS

Degrees: PhD ’72

Career stage: retired

State of practice: Seattle, WA

Current practice settings: Research – government

Lived career experiences/transitions:

Graduation year from the UW School of Medicine: 1972

Residency: Postdoc: U of Wisconsin and U. of Chicago

Specialty/subspecialty: Microbial genetics and food safety

Teaching roles: Microbial genetics, virology

Research or other professional interests: DNA methods for pathogen identification

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Walt Hill
PhD ’72