Researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison have developed a new measurement for the volume and activity of beta cells, the source of the sugar-regulating hormone insulin. In a study published in the August edition of …
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Venturelli Earns Funding from Army Research Office for Biochemistry of Microbiome
Biochemistry assistant professor Ophelia Venturelli recently received funding for her proposal to the Army Research Office Young Investigator Program. Titled “Large-scale mapping and modeling of human gut microbiota stability and activity,” her research project seeks to develop …
Palmenberg Study Shows Men Garner Most Coveted Speaking Slots at Virology Meetings
Ann Palmenberg and Rob Kalejta heard complaints at one too many virology conferences about the perceived lack of women among the invited and keynote speakers. So, they did what all good scientists do: They tracked down …
IPiB Faculty Receive Funding from UW–Madison Microbiome Initiative
Out of a wide range of thirteen projects funded by the UW–Madison Microbiome Initiative, five of them are led or in collaboration with Integrated Program in Biochemistry faculty members. The funding was announced June 20, 2017. …
New Assistant Professor to Join IPiB Fall 2017
The Department of Biomolecular Chemistry is pleased to announce that Heidi Dvinge will be joining the department this fall as an assistant professor. By extension, Dvinge will be a faculty member for the Integrated Program in Biochemistry. …
IPiB Announces Mentoring, Teaching Awards; SFLC Welcomes New Officers
The Integrated Program in Biochemistry — the joint graduate program of the Department of Biochemistry and Department of Biomolecular Chemistry — is proud to announce its recent award winners. Tyler Stanage earned the Sigrid Leirmo Memorial Award in Biochemistry and Michael Kelliher and …
Study Sheds Light on Function of Protein Associated with High-Risk Breast Cancers
The function of a protein associated with breast cancer development and metastasis is now better understood, based on a new study by University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center (UWCCC) researchers. The study identified how the protein, CARM1, …
Venturelli Earns Shaw Scientist Award for Work in Biochemistry, Microbiome
Ophelia Venturelli, assistant professor of biochemistry at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, is one of two researchers in the University of Wisconsin System to earn seed funding from the Greater Milwaukee Foundation’s Shaw Scientist Program to pursue innovative …
Cryo-EM Facility Coming to Department to Serve Campus Researchers
Structural biology and collaboration are two strong points at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. In keeping with this tradition, a concerted cross-campus effort partly spearheaded by the Department of Biochemistry is working to bring a cryo-electron …
Faculty Lead, Collaborate on Numerous UW2020: WARF Discovery Initiative Projects
Numerous faculty members of the Integrated Program in Biochemistry (IPiB) are leading or collaborating on multiple projects that recently earned UW2020: WARF Discovery Initiative awards. The recent awards represent the third round of UW2020 funded projects since …