Lynne Maquat says she was shy when she first started as a graduate student in the Department of Biochemistry, but since graduating with her Ph.D. in 1979, she’s become a force in the field of …
Biochemistry Emeritus Professor Laurens Anderson Remembered as Renowned Carbohydrate Chemist, Mentor
University of Wisconsin–Madison Professor Emeritus of Biochemistry and Ph.D. alumnus Laurens “Andy” Anderson died on Nov. 6, 2018 at the age of 98. He was a faculty member in the department for 35 years, known as …
A Tale of Three Sams: Talented IPiB Students Share a Name in the Senes Lab
Shouting “Sam” in the lab of University of Wisconsin–Madison biochemistry professor Alessandro Senes won’t get you far. Three talented young scientists will turn their heads: Samantha Anderson, Samson Condon, and Samuel Craven. All three graduate students in …
Raman Earns Prestigious NIH Award to Fund Research on Protein Function
Biochemistry assistant professor and Integrated Program in Biochemistry (IPiB) faculty member Srivatsan “Vatsan” Raman has received a Director’s New Innovator Award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The $2.2 million-grants fund high-risk, high-reward research performed by early stage investigators. Compared …
Engin Earns Pilot Award from UW Institute for Clinical and Translational Research
Feyza Engin, an assistant professor of biomolecular chemistry and Integrated Program in Biochemistry (IPiB) faculty member, was awarded a 2018 Pilot Award from the UW Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (ICTR). This year ICTR granted 22 …
Joshua Coon Receives Award from Human Proteome Organization
IPiB faculty member Joshua Coon, a professor of chemistry and biomolecular chemistry, has received the Discovery in Proteomic Sciences Award from the Human Proteome Organization. Coon’s research group focuses on expanding the field of proteomics by developing new …
Blockages in Nerve-cell Protein ‘Factory’ Implicated in Neurodegenerative Disease
A molecular basis underlying the neurodegenerative condition hereditary spastic paraplegia (HSP) has been identified in a study by numerous Integrated Program in Biochemistry (IPiB) faculty members, students, and collaborators. The research, published in Cell Reports, shows how …
IPiB Graduate’s Thesis Earns Science Communication Award
Recent IPiB graduate Keren Turton has received a 2018 Wisconsin Initiative for Science Literacy (WISL) Award for Communicating Ph.D. Research to the Public for including a chapter in her thesis to describe her research to non-science audiences. …
Metabolism Investigator Jason Cantor Joins Morgridge Institute, IPiB
Jason Cantor could describe himself as an engineer, biologist and biochemist, but don’t try to put his expertise into one box. Cantor, a scientist exploring the environmental influences on cancer cell metabolism, is launching a …
How Mutations in Cell DNA Can Lead to Cancer
Sometimes cancer development is not just about a cell having mutations in its DNA, but about when and how those mutations change the cell’s behavior. IPiB faculty member Peter Lewis, who is at the Wisconsin Institute for …