Assistant professor of biochemistry Ophelia Venturelli was recently named to a list of 34 young researchers featured in the journal Biochemistry’s “Future of Biochemistry: The International Issue” special issue. “I am excited to be included in this list …
Month: February 2019
Two IPiB Faculty Members Receive Funding for Cancer Research from The Ride
On a beautiful September Sunday, hundreds of bicyclists pedaled the roads of eastern Dane County on The Ride to raise money for cancer research. This weekend, their fundraising came home to support cancer research at the University of …
The Director’s Cut: Heidi Dvinge Looks at RNA Splicing With a Film Critic’s Eye
After filming a movie, scenes are cut and rearranged to tell the director’s story. A similar editorial process occurs in our cells in a process called RNA splicing. Before the DNA code is translated into …
Metabolism Scientist Wins Prestigious AAAS Fellowship
For Danielle Lohman, her passion for science policy began when she heard a Ph.D. chemist speak at a career conference about the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) fellowship at the State Department in Washington, …
Simcox Joins Biochemistry to Study Lipid Signaling, Cold Exposure as IPiB’s Newest Faculty Member
In high school, Judith Simcox pored over scientific literature to try to understand the link between her sister’s Down Syndrome and type 1 diabetes. It was the first time she asked a question that didn’t …