The lab of biochemistry professor Marvin Wickens studies how RNA molecules are controlled and interact with proteins. While RNA is the intermediary between DNA and proteins, it is not just a simple default: instead, RNA …
Year: 2019
Dvinge Remembered as Ideal Researcher, Skilled Mentor
It is with a very heavy heart that we share the news of the untimely passing of biomolecular chemistry professor and IPiB faculty member Heidi Dvinge, who died on Friday, Sept. 20. Our thoughts are …
Integrated Program in Biochemistry Welcomes Newest Cohort
The Integrated Program in Biochemistry (IPiB) is excited to welcome its newest class of graduate students. With orientation and the annual IPiB Retreat under their belts, the class is entering its first round of lab …
SFLC Becomes Graduate Leadership and Development Committee (GLDC)
To better describe its purpose and mission, the Student Faculty Liaison Committee (SFLC), has changed its name to the Graduate Leadership & Development Committee (GLDC). As the group has evolved over the years, its goals …
Coyle, Weeks Join Biochemistry to Investigate Molecular Machines, Proteome
Although cells may seem endlessly complicated, at the end of the day they are machines that aren’t so different from those in daily life — like a Roomba used to vacuum a house. They are …
Hoskins Earns Grant to Study Splicing Inhibitors, Connection to Cancer
With a grant from the Edward P. Evans Foundation, biochemistry associate professor Aaron Hoskins is searching for new treatments for myelodysplastic syndromes — a type of blood cancer — by being able to screen for RNA splicing …
Major Microscopy Project Coming to Life with New Talent, Technology Additions
The University of Wisconsin-Madison effort to launch a shared cryo-electron microscopy facility for the bioscience community is gathering momentum, with two new faculty hires and key technology investments this summer. Tim Grant, a research specialist …
New Biochemistry Optical Core Manager Joins Department as Campus Resource
Peter Favreau joined the Department of Biochemistry in July as the new manager of the Biochemistry Optical Core (BOC). The research core is housed in Biochemistry but serves as a resource for all campus researchers — including …
Kirchdoerfer Joins IPiB, Campus Virology Community to Utilize Cryo-EM Technologies
When Robert Kirchdoerfer was offered a faculty position in the University of Wisconsin–Madison Department of Biochemistry, it was a bit of a homecoming. The 2006 undergraduate alumnus and Oregon, Wisc. native will be arriving back …
Biochemistry Ph.D. Alumnus Combines Interest in Science, Humanities in Career as Patent Agent
Dan Blasiole’s career is a synthesis of his two intellectual passions: the sciences and the humanities. After honing his science knowledge with a Ph.D. in biochemistry from the lab of professor Alan Attie, he found …