For the first time, scientists will be able to test therapeutics for a group of rare neurodegenerative diseases that affect infants and young children thanks to a new research model created by scientists at the …
Year: 2022
IPiB Thesis Defense Oct. 5: Nathaniel Kuch
If you’ve heard of bioethanol or biodiesel, you’ve heard about a biofuel. Adopting biofuels, which are fuels produced directly from plants or biowastes, can help reduce greenhouse gas emissions. And as IPiB graduate student Nathaniel …
IPiB Graduate Aryel Clarke Earns Science Communication Award
Recent IPiB graduate Aryel Clarke has received a 2022 Wisconsin Initiative for Science Literacy (WISL) Award for Communicating Ph.D. Research to the Public for including a chapter in her dissertation to describe her research to …
IPiB Thesis Defense Aug. 24: Dana Dahhan
IPiB graduate student Dana Dahhan studies how proteins are trafficked into and out of cells. She’s defending her Ph.D. research on Aug. 24.
IPiB Thesis Defense Aug. 29: Aidan McKenzie
Aidan McKenzie is defending his Ph.D. research on Aug. 29.
IPiB Thesis Defense August 18: Aryel Clarke
Aryel Clarke’s Ph.D. research focuses on a group of proteins that help maintain and remodel cellular membranes. Clarke, an IPiB graduate student in biomolecular chemistry professor Jon Audhya’s lab, says that part of what drew …
Enzymes, Proteins Work Together to Tidy Up Tail Ends of DNA in Dividing Cells
Researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison have described the way an enzyme and proteins interact to maintain the protective caps, called telomeres, at the end of chromosomes, a new insight into how a human cell preserves the integrity of its DNA through repeated cell division.
Machine Learning Begins to Understand the Human Gut
New computer model accurately predicts behavior of millions of microbial communities from hundreds of experiments, an advance toward precision medicine.
IPiB Graduate Josie Mitchell’s Thesis Earns Science Communication Award
Recent IPiB graduate Josie Mitchell has received a 2022 Wisconsin Initiative for Science Literacy (WISL) Award for Communicating Ph.D. Research to the Public for including a chapter in her dissertation to describe her research to …
Were U Wondering How Vaccines Work?
Biochemistry professor Ann Palmenberg shares how vaccines work in this “Were U Wondering” video produced by University Communications. Watch below!