A wildly out-of-place protein leads to haywire cells in a particularly troublesome type of rare early childhood cancer, according to University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers. Found in the base of the brain, posterior fossa type A …
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Scott Coyle Awarded 2020 Packard Fellowship
Scott M. Coyle, a University of Wisconsin–Madison assistant professor of biochemistry, has been named a 2020 Packard Foundation Fellow in Science and Engineering. Coyle, whose research focuses on understanding and engineering microscale molecular and cellular …
New national imaging center has potential to transform medicine
MADISON — A national research initiative announced today will place the University of Wisconsin–Madison at the forefront of a revolution in imaging fostered by cryo-electron microscopy and cryo-electron tomography — technologies that can illuminate life at …
IPiB Welcomes Incoming Class for 2020-21 Year
The Integrated Program in Biochemistry (IPiB) is pleased to welcome its newest class of incoming students. The 2020 cohort is comprised of 14 students from across the country. Students hail from such undergraduate institutions as …
Peter Lewis Earns Vilas Faculty Early Career Investigator Award
Recognizing research and teaching excellence in faculty who are relatively early in their careers. The award provides flexible research funding for one year. Link
Students Recognized by NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
Three students in the Integrated Program in Biochemistry (IPiB) have been recognized by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program. Christine Hustmyer, a graduate student in Professor Robert Landick’s lab, was awarded a …
Coon Honored with Kellett Mid-Career Award
Josh Coon from Biomolecular Chemistry has been honored with a Kellett Mid-Career Award, as one of 10 distinguished campus researchers receiving them this year. The Mid-Career award was created to provide needed support and encouragement to …
Harrison Earns 2020 Romnes Professorship
Biomolecular Chemistry professor Melissa Harrison has been honored with a Romnes Named Professorship, as one of 11 distinguished campus researchers receiving them this year. This program, funded by WARF in recognition of the leadership of …
Engin discovery: deleting a gene prevents Type 1 diabetes in mice
Removing a gene from the cells that produce insulin prevents mice from developing Type 1 diabetes by sparing the cells an attack from their own immune system, a new UW–Madison study shows. The cellular sleight …
IPiB Faculty Collaboration Results in Grant that Benefits Graduate Students and Research
The Integrated Program in Biochemistry (IPiB) — the joint graduate program of the Department of Biochemistry and Department of Biomolecular Chemistry — is full of collaborative faculty. One partnership in particular between the labs of biochemistry professor Michael …