Biochemistry assistant professor and Integrated Program in Biochemistry (IPiB) faculty member Srivatsan “Vatsan” Raman has received a Director’s New Innovator Award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The $2.2 million-grants fund high-risk, high-reward research performed by early stage investigators. Compared …
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Engin Earns Pilot Award from UW Institute for Clinical and Translational Research
Feyza Engin, an assistant professor of biomolecular chemistry and Integrated Program in Biochemistry (IPiB) faculty member, was awarded a 2018 Pilot Award from the UW Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (ICTR). This year ICTR granted 22 …
Joshua Coon Receives Award from Human Proteome Organization
IPiB faculty member Joshua Coon, a professor of chemistry and biomolecular chemistry, has received the Discovery in Proteomic Sciences Award from the Human Proteome Organization. Coon’s research group focuses on expanding the field of proteomics by developing new …
Blockages in Nerve-cell Protein ‘Factory’ Implicated in Neurodegenerative Disease
A molecular basis underlying the neurodegenerative condition hereditary spastic paraplegia (HSP) has been identified in a study by numerous Integrated Program in Biochemistry (IPiB) faculty members, students, and collaborators. The research, published in Cell Reports, shows how …
IPiB Graduate’s Thesis Earns Science Communication Award
Recent IPiB graduate Keren Turton has received a 2018 Wisconsin Initiative for Science Literacy (WISL) Award for Communicating Ph.D. Research to the Public for including a chapter in her thesis to describe her research to non-science audiences. …
Metabolism Investigator Jason Cantor Joins Morgridge Institute, IPiB
Jason Cantor could describe himself as an engineer, biologist and biochemist, but don’t try to put his expertise into one box. Cantor, a scientist exploring the environmental influences on cancer cell metabolism, is launching a …
How Mutations in Cell DNA Can Lead to Cancer
Sometimes cancer development is not just about a cell having mutations in its DNA, but about when and how those mutations change the cell’s behavior. IPiB faculty member Peter Lewis, who is at the Wisconsin Institute for …
IPiB Removes GRE Requirement from Admissions
The University of Wisconsin–Madison Integrated Program in Biochemistry (IPiB) — the joint graduate program of the departments of Biochemistry and Biomolecular Chemistry — has removed the GRE as a requirement for admission. “After much discussion, the Integrated Program in …
Lipid Species Offer Insights into Metabolic Health
Heart disease is the number one killer in the United States, and high triglyceride levels in the blood are cited as just one of several risk factors. Millions of lipid panels, blood tests that look …
Sussman to Lead Genome Center of Wisconsin
Biochemistry professor Mike Sussman, longtime director of the UW-Madison Biotechnology Center, has announced that he is stepping down from that position to serve as director of the Genome Center of Wisconsin, located within the Biotechnology Center. “With …