Uzziah Urquiza participated in the Graduate School Industry Internship program, designed to give PhD students experience in the private sector.
IPiB Thesis Defense September 30, 2026: Robert Mejia
Mejia’s research in the labs of Brian Fox and Erica Majumder focused on engineering E. coli to upcycle sugar from industrial waste into a bioplastic.
Joshua Coon Receives WARF Named Professorship
Coon’s work in mass spectrometry bridges chemical instrumentation development with transformative biological discovery.
Elizabeth Wright Receives 2026-27 Kellett Mid-Career Award
Wright’s work develops and applies cryo-EM and cryo-ET to reveal the three-dimensional structures of viruses, cells, and molecular machines.
WARF Honors Feyza Engin with H.I. Romnes Fellowship
Engin is among 18 faculty members to receive the honor in recognition of their research contributions.
IPiB Thesis Defense August 4, 2026: Bianca Chavez
Chavez’s research in the Lim Lab examined how telomere loops help to protect telomeres from degradation.
IPiB Thesis Defense August 6, 2026: Lauren Mazurkiewicz
Mazurkiewicz’s research in the Weeks Lab explored the role diphthamide, a post-translational modification conserved across eukaryotes.
Investigating a Microscopic Predator in Madison’s Lakes
Madison’s serene lakes are home to a deadly, vampire-like hunter. Though sessile, it wields tentacle-like structures that first poison and immobilize prey, then act as straws to suck them dry. This microscopic monster is the …
Three IPiB Grad Students Honored for Exceptional Mentorship and Teaching
Matthew Kim (Chaudhari Lab), Corinne Moss (Coon Lab), and Fong Ning Liew (B. Fox Lab) received awards at the IPiB summer reception.
Neugebauer Selected as 2026 Beckman Young Investigator
With the award, Neugebauer aims to expand the chemical capabilities of living systems.