Clostridioides difficile, an antibiotic-resistant intestinal pathogen, is the leading cause of hospital-acquired infections in the United States. Treatment of a Clostridioides difficile, also known as C. difficile, infection may include courses of antibiotics or fecal …
Year: 2021
Local changes, global effects: Unpacking action at a distance using computers, X-rays and classic biochemistry
When I entered Assistant Professor Vatsan Raman’s office to talk about his group’s latest research study, I didn’t expect that our conversation about proteins would turn toward Rube Goldberg machines. Biochemists like Raman study how …
IPiB Welcomes 2021-22 Incoming Class, GLDC Announces Officers
The Integrated Program in Biochemistry (IPiB) is pleased to welcome its newest cohort of graduate students. As all recruiting activities were held virtually due to the pandemic, incoming students and faculty alike seem particularly excited …
Biochemistry Professor James Ntambi Re-elected to ASBMB Council
Biochemistry Professor James Ntambi was recently re-elected to the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB) Council. Ntambi has served as a member of the ASBMB Council since 2018. “I feel proud to be …
IPiB Graduate Student Reflects on Science Communication, Time at UW-Madison
Justin McKetney hadn’t considered joining a biotechnology research group when he first came to UW-Madison as a graduate student in the Integrated Program in Biochemistry (IPiB). “But Josh Coon’s group was doing big data and …
IPiB Announces 2021 Teaching and Mentoring Awardees
At the conclusion of each spring semester, the Integrated Program in Biochemistry (IPiB) Steering Committee is tasked with the challenging honor of selecting nominated graduate students and postdocs for the Sigrid Leirmo Memorial Award in Biochemistry and the Denton …
Gellman Part of Team Working to Block Viruses
Scientists develop better way to block viruses that cause childhood respiratory infections. IPiB Prof Sam Gellman’s lab led a study, in collaboration with the lab of Anne Moscona and Matteo Porotto at Columbia University, to …
Joshua Mitchell Awarded Graduate Student Service Scholarship
IPiB Graduate Student Joshua Mitchell has been awarded a Graduate Student Service Scholarship. The scholarship recognizes and honors the graduate students who volunteer to take on service roles in addition to their research, work, and …
IPiB’s Cox and Denu Elected as ASBMB Fellows
Biochemistry Professor Michael Cox and Biomolecular Chemistry Professor John Denu, have been named fellows of the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB). The 2021 fellows, the inaugural class, are a distinguished group of scientists …
Rashan Inducted Into Edward A. Bouchet Graduate Honor Society
Edrees (Eddie) Rashan has been selected for the 2021 cohort of the Edward A. Bouchet Graduate Honor Society. Rashan is a graduate research assistant in the Department of Biochemistry and doctoral candidate in the Integrated Program …