Nathan Murray, an IPiB graduate student in Dave Pagliarini’s lab and a visiting student at the Washington University in St. Louis, is defending his Ph.D. research this month. His research focuses on understanding and characterizing …
Year: 2022
Parallel Tracks: A Nutritional Biochemistry Vision
Biochemistry professor James Ntambi promotes health education in East Africa — from rural villages to university labs. While speaking of scarcity and excess, he has a generous demeanor, like a host offering second helpings. Multiple …
New Cryo-Electron Microscopy Centers Help UW Researchers Uncover Mysteries of Life
At the Steenbock Symposium on June 7 and 8, 2022, the University of Wisconsin–Madison Department of Biochemistry opened its doors in celebration of two new research centers that bring to campus advanced biomolecular imaging technology …
Searching for Better Biomarkers for Metabolic Syndrome
Biochemistry assistant professor Judi Simcox and two undergraduate students in her lab are featured in a story appearing in ACS Central Science.
Anjon Audhya Receives Vilas Faculty Mid-Career Investigator Award
Biomolecular chemistry professor Anjon Audhya received a Vilas Faculty Mid-Career Investigator Award this year. The award recognizes research and teaching excellence and provides flexible research funding for three years. Congratulations! For more information, visit the …
IPiB Thesis Defense June 17: Josie Mitchell
Sensory neurons help us sense external stimuli and transform these stimuli into messages that are communicated to the brain. The structure of a sensory neuron influences its receptive field and is thus important to how …
IPiB Announces Mentoring and Teaching Awards, GLDC Welcomes New Officers
The Integrated Program in Biochemistry (IPiB) is pleased to announce its 2022 awards that celebrate teaching and mentoring. The awards were given out at the IPiB Summer Reception on Wednesday, June 1. Matthew Blackburn, from …
Technical Tour de Force: Orphan Proteins in Mitochondrial Disease
The powerhouse of cells is the mitochondria, an engine that relies on proteins to drive the cell’s work. In the past few decades, scientists have been studying proteins in these metabolic epicenters, and have linked …
Biochemistry Announces 2022 Graduate Fellowships, Undergraduate Awards
The Department of Biochemistry is pleased to announce its 2022 undergraduate and graduate student departmental awards and fellowships. These awards and fellowships celebrate talented students in the department and are made possible by generous gifts …
RNA Society Spotlights Biochemistry Professor, BMC Graduate Student
This month, the RNA Society profiled biochemistry associate professor Aaron Hoskins and BMC graduate student Justin Mabin. Read about their career paths, advice for succeeding in science, and their favorite RNA!