A member of the Coon Lab, Zhu’s research uses mass spectrometry to enhance methods and technologies used to quantify protein homeostasis.
IPiB Thesis Defense May 22, 2023: Ahlan Sabah Ferdous
Ferdous explores the molecular mechanisms that help to regulate stem cells as a member of the Kimble Lab.
New Images Uncover How Enzyme Kicks Off DNA Replication
University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers and their collaborators have revealed insights into the roles of an enzyme integral to several processes that kick off DNA replication.
Simcox Named HHMI Freeman Hrabowski Scholar
With funding from a new HHMI program for $2 million over five years, biochemistry professor Judith Simcox works toward more inclusive approaches to scientific inquiry.
IPiB Thesis Defense May 11, 2023: Nina Jocic Bonde
Nina Bonde, an IPiB graduate student, will be defending her Ph.D. research on May 11. Bonde’s research focuses on the roles and interactions of proteins involved in DNA repair processes. She is a member of both the Keck Lab in the Department of Biomolecular Chemistry and the Cox Lab in the Department of Biochemistry.
IPiB Thesis Defense May 10, 2023: Anthony Meger
Anthony Meger, an IPiB graduate student, will be defending his Ph.D. research on May 10. As a member of the Raman Lab, Meger has worked on protein engineering, with a focus on split-protein systems.
IPiB Thesis Defense May 8, 2023: Thuong Ho
Thuong Ho, an IPiB graduate student, will be defending his Ph.D. research on May 8. Ho, who is a member of the Merrins Lab, has focused his research on identifying the mechanism for insulin secretion …
Hoskins, Hull Labs Receive Badger Challenge Award
The Hoskins and Hull Labs will be joining forces in the fight against life-threatening fungal infections common among leukemia and lymphoma patients thanks to funding from the Badger Challenge Award.
2023 Vilas Faculty Mid-Career Investigator Awards
Nine professors received Vilas Faculty Mid-Career Investigator Awards this year. Among them, biomolecular chemistry associate professor Melissa Harrison. Vilas Faculty Mid-Career Investigator Awards recognize research and teaching excellence at UW–Madison and provide flexible research funding …
2023 NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Awardees Announced
Several Integrated Program in Biochemistry (IPiB) graduate students received a 2023 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF GFRP) award or honorable mention. Jess Davidson, a second-year graduate student in the Simcox Lab, received …