Numerous faculty members of the Integrated Program in Biochemistry (IPiB) are leading or collaborating on multiple projects that recently earned UW2020: WARF Discovery Initiative awards. The recent awards represent the third round of UW2020 funded projects since …
Month: April 2017
Biochemistry’s Pagliarini Earns Distinguished Early Career Honor from Protein Society
Dave Pagliarini, associate professor of biochemistry and lead investigator of metabolism for the Morgridge Institute for Research at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, is being recognized for major early-career achievement by The Protein Society. Pagliarini will receive one of the …
Bacterial Supermachine Reveals Streamlined Protein Assembly Line
There are many processes that take place in cells that are essential for life. Two of these, transcription and translation, allow the genetic information stored in DNA to be deciphered into the proteins that form …
Palmenberg Summarizes Biochemistry and Evolution of Rhinovirus C in Virology Review
The term “rhino” is derived from the Greek word for “nose.” Hence, human rhinoviruses are those responsible for the common cold and some can even pose a serious threat to those with asthma. In a …
Keck Recognized with Kellett Mid-Career Award
Integrated Program in Biochemistry (IPiB) faculty member James Keck recently won a Kellett Mid-Career Awards. Hailing from the Department of Biomolecular Chemistry, he was one of 11 faculty members at the Univeristy of Wisconsin Madison to earn …