The RNA transcripts of virtually all human genes must be processed by one cellular machine: the spliceosome. The mind-boggling array of proteins and RNAs that make up the spliceosome allow it to control how genes …
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Turning on the Insulin Switch in Type 2 Diabetes
People who eat a high-fat, high-sugar “Western” diet typically exhibit physiological changes associated with type 2 diabetes. However, not everyone responds the same way to the Western diet; genetics plays a strong role in determining …
Three IPiB Students Receive NSF Fellowships
Three Integrated Program in Biochemistry (IPiB) students are recipients of 2018 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship awards. Aidan McKenzie, Keck Lab Nathan Murray, Pagliarini Lab Delia Scoville, Raman Lab The NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program recruits high-potential …
Cryo-EM Expert Elizabeth Wright Joining Biochemistry to Direct New Facility
The University of Wisconsin–Madison Department of Biochemistry will welcome Elizabeth Wright in July as a faculty member and director of the department’s newly established cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) facility. Wright is an expert in cryo-EM, a technique able to …
Neuronal Cities, Microtubule Highways, and Modifications as Road Signs: Investigating Transport in Neurons
Think of neurons like cities, which need to be able to transport goods and services throughout themselves. In cities this is done on highways by cargo trucks. In neurons it’s done on microtubules by motor …
UW–Madison Biochemistry Graduate Studies Rank 8th in the Nation
University of Wisconsin–Madison graduate programs in biochemistry are once again ranked among the nation’s best in the 2019 edition of U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Graduate Schools.” The university ranks 8th in the nation in …
Amasino Honored with WARF Named Professorship
Biochemistry professor Richard Amasino has been awarded a Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) Named Professorship. Support for the award is provided by the University of Wisconsin–Madison Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Education (VCRGE) with funding from WARF. …
Romero Targets Wide-ranging Applications with Data-driven Protein Engineering
Phil Romero wants to understand how proteins accomplish that job so that he can eventually apply their power to important problems in medicine, agriculture, chemistry and bioenergy. “Describing how proteins perform a vast array of biological …
IPiB Student, Faculty Member Receive Awards to Fund Cancer Research
Integrated Program in Biochemistry (IPiB) graduate student Mark Klein and IPiB faculty member Peter Lewis took to the ice during the Wisconsin Badgers vs. Penn State Nittany Lions hockey game on Saturday, Jan. 27 to receive awards to …
New Pyle Chair Honors Morgridge Affiliate Joshua Coon
A new chair at the Morgridge Institute for Research takes aim at osteoarthritis, a debilitating and painful disease that affects more than 27 million Americans. Currently, osteoarthritis is largely treated with palliative care to help …