News 2008
 
August 6, 2008
 
NMRFAM assists local company in screening for lethal heparin contamination   

When a heparin scare nearly brought a Wisconsin drug manufacturer's work to a grinding halt earlier this year, only a few places in the country could offer the kind of help the company needed to get going again.

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August 1, 2008
 
Rick Amasino Named Hilldale Professor   

Hilldale Professorships are given to faculty who excel in scholarly activity and have records of outstanding research and show promise of continued productivity.


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July 15, 2008
 
2008 Hilldale Award Winners   

Congratulations Young Biochemists:
Sean McMaster (Weibel Lab)
Anneka Wiersma (Clagett-Dame Lab)
Charles Burns (Weibel Lab)
Khian Hong Pua (Raines Lab)
Sarit Klugman (Cox Lab)
Timothy Wendorf (Record Lab)




July 15, 2008
 
ASM Honors Doug Weibel   


The 2008 ICAAC Young Investigator Awards recognize and reward early-career scientists for their research excellence and potential in microbiology and infectious diseases.

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July 15, 2008
 
Professor Ansari Earns NSF Career Award   

Career award: Exploring the Role of Kin28/Cdk7 in Triggering Sequential Histone and Polymerase Modifications



June 26, 2008
 
Louis and Elsa Thomsen Fellowship: Paul Cook   

Paul Cook has been chosen to receive the Louis and Elsa Thomsen Wisconsin Distinguished Graduate Fellowship based on his excellent academic performance and research productivity during his graduate studies.



June 25, 2008
 
Sigrid Leirmo Memorial Award in Biochemistry: Anna Fuzery   

Congratulations Anna!

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June 25, 2008
 
Graduate Teaching Excellence Award: Mike Killoran   

BMC student honored

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June 25, 2008
 
Graduate Mentoring Award: Clay Carlson   

A class act!

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May 27, 2008
 
Dr. Kiessling Elected to the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts, and Letters   

This represents the highest level of recognition conferred by the Academy. Fellows of the Wisconsin Academy are elected for their high levels of accomplishment in their fields as well as a lifelong commitment to intellectual discourse.

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May 27, 2008
 
Doug Weibel Named Searle Scholar for 2008   

In selecting the Scholars, the Board looked for individuals who have already done important, innovative research and who have the potential for making significant contributions to biological research over an extended period of time.

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April 23, 2008
 
Professor Ansari Earns Pound Research Award   

Aseem Ansari is the recipient of the UW-College of Agricultural and Life Sciences Pound Research Award.

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April 7, 2008
 
Laura Kiessling receives the 2008 Guggenheim Fellowship   

Laura, Hilldale Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Laurens Anderson Professor of Biochemistry, received the 2008 Guggenheim Fellowship for Chemoselective reactions for biology.

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April 1, 2008
 
James Ntambi Recognized   

The annual awards recognize excellence in teaching and research.

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April 1, 2008
 
Rick Amasino Honored   

Professor Amasino is recognized for teaching excellence.

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April 1, 2008
 
Marvin Wickens receives 2008 Hilldale Award   

Marv, Max Perutz Professor of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, is among four UW-Madison faculty members to receive 2008 Hilldale Awards

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March 10, 2008
 
Professor Weibel earns 3M award   

Congratulations to Dr. Weibel for being awarded a 3M Nontenured Faculty Grant from 3M's Research and Development sector, in partnership with the Corporate Giving Program.

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February 28, 2008
 
Department outreach plays positive role   

Stuart Ballard, 17, a senior at West High School and a participant in the apprenticeship program, is working in the UW-Madison biochemistry department 's Center for Eukaryotic Structural Genomics, which studies proteins. After a year in the lab, he has been given more tasks and greater freedom.

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February 15, 2008
 
Judith Kimble elected to Council of the National Academy of Sciences   


Judith Kimble has been elected to a three-year term on the Council of the National Academy of Sciences

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January 25, 2008
 
Professor Kiessling recipient of the 2008 Wilbur Lucius Cross Medal   

Professor Laura Kiessling has been selected as a recipient of the 2008 Wilbur Lucius Cross Medal from Yale University.



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January 24, 2008
 
2007 Holiday Gift Drive is a Success!   

The Biochemistry Department generously donated to the Child Life program. Child Life benefits sick children (newborn through 18) and their families through a variety of programs to meet the social, emotional and educational needs of the children during a stressful time.


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