Biochemistry professor and Morgridge Institute for Research investigator David Pagliarini received a 2019 H.I. Romnes Faculty Fellowship. Eleven total University of Wisconsin–Madison faculty received the fellowship, which recognizes faculty up to six years past their …
Researchers Reveal the Pioneering Role of Zelda in Zygotic Gene Activation
Researchers at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health have developed a novel strategy to address the role of vital proteins during early embryonic development. In all animals, early development is controlled by …
Brow Develops Improved Method for Tracking Molecular Signals in Living Cells
A University of Wisconsin-Madison researcher has established a new approach to understanding how protein and RNA molecules in a cell cooperate to direct the proper expression of genes. The approach improves upon a well-established method called …
Kimble Earns 2019 WARF Named Professorship
Biochemistry professor Judith Kimble has been honored with a Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) Named Professorship, as one of 10 distinguished campus researchers receiving them this year. Support for the award is provided by the …
Biochemistry Announces Graduate Fellowships, Undergraduate Awards
The Department of Biochemistry is pleased to announce its 2019 undergraduate and graduate student departmental awards and fellowships. These awards and fellowships celebrate talented students in the department and are made possible by generous gifts …
Three IPiB Students Earn 2019 NSF Graduate Research Fellowships
Three University of Wisconsin–Madison Integrated Program in Biochemistry (IPiB) students recently earned 2019 National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowships, with two additional students receiving honorable mentions. Aryel Clarke and Jennifer Peotter, both of the …
Powerful in Vivo Studies Allow Researchers to Glimpse Biological Processes ‘Within the Living’
Numerous researchers in the University of Wisconsin–Madison Department of Biochemistry perform in vivo biochemical studies. Meaning “within the living,” these studies focus on understanding a particular molecular process in the context of an entire organism rather than …
IPiB Trainer Named Simons Fellow in Mathematics
Three professors at the University of Wisconsin–Madison — including one Intregrated Program in Biochemistry (IPiB) faculty member — are among the 2019 class of Simons Fellows in Mathematics. Gheorghe Craciun of IPiB, along with Autumn Kent …
IPiB Students Give Back by Volunteering at Wisconsin Science Olympiad
Students in the Integrated Program in Biochemistry (IPiB) all love science — but also don’t forget how they came to love it. A group of IPiB students spent a Saturday in February helping judge the …
Venturelli Makes ‘Future of Biochemistry: The International Issue’ List
Assistant professor of biochemistry Ophelia Venturelli was recently named to a list of 34 young researchers featured in the journal Biochemistry’s “Future of Biochemistry: The International Issue” special issue. “I am excited to be included in this list …