Forward-thinking science and childhood memories came full circle on Wednesday for U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, who visited a lab at the Morgridge Institute for Research that is carrying on the inspired legacy of her grandfather, …
IPiB Thesis Defense Nov 4: Katarzyna Dubiel
The lab of Professor Jim Keck is broadly interested in bacterial genome maintenance, and IPiB student Katarzyna (Kasia) Dubiel focused her Ph.D. research on single-stranded DNA-binding proteins (SSBs), which play a major role in this …
Audhya Named Associate Dean for Basic Research for SMPH
Integrated Program in Biochemistry (IPiB) faculty member Anjon Audhya has been named the Associate Dean for Basic Research for the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Medicine and Public Health. Audhya has been a member of …
IPiB Thesis Defense Oct. 18: Samantha Anderson
Membrane proteins are notoriously difficult to study. It’s why scientists have turned to computational methods to try to predict their characteristics. For her thesis research, Samantha Anderson of the Senes Lab investigated a specific motif …
IPiB Thesis Defense Oct. 4: Thao Nguyen
One project in the lab of IPiB faculty member Michael R. Sussman investigates a proton pump present in plant and fungal cells. The pump converts the chemical energy of ATP into an electrical and chemical …
IPiB Thesis Defense Oct. 4: Hugo Medina-Munoz
The lab of biochemistry professor Marvin Wickens studies how RNA molecules are controlled and interact with proteins. While RNA is the intermediary between DNA and proteins, it is not just a simple default: instead, RNA …
Dvinge Remembered as Ideal Researcher, Skilled Mentor
It is with a very heavy heart that we share the news of the untimely passing of biomolecular chemistry professor and IPiB faculty member Heidi Dvinge, who died on Friday, Sept. 20. Our thoughts are …
Integrated Program in Biochemistry Welcomes Newest Cohort
The Integrated Program in Biochemistry (IPiB) is excited to welcome its newest class of graduate students. With orientation and the annual IPiB Retreat under their belts, the class is entering its first round of lab …
SFLC Becomes Graduate Leadership and Development Committee (GLDC)
To better describe its purpose and mission, the Student Faculty Liaison Committee (SFLC), has changed its name to the Graduate Leadership & Development Committee (GLDC). As the group has evolved over the years, its goals …
Coyle, Weeks Join Biochemistry to Investigate Molecular Machines, Proteome
Although cells may seem endlessly complicated, at the end of the day they are machines that aren’t so different from those in daily life — like a Roomba used to vacuum a house. They are …