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Seminars & Symposia
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The UW–Madison Department of Biochemistry was founded in 1883. Since then, we've provided a world-class education and innovative and collaborative research environments to thousands of students, faculty, and staff. Our researchers study virtually every area of biochemistry — propelling this rapidly-moving discipline forward.
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Undergraduates Enrolled
Spring 2023
32
Research Faculty
$91.7 Million
Grant Funding
2019-2021
News
Research in Brief: The What, Why, and How
Decoding properties hidden within a protein's 3D structure can be tricky. Scientists in the Sussman Lab identified a molecule that could unlock secrets held within proteins’ folds.
Weeks Earns International Proteolysis Society Young Investigator Award
The award recognizes her work, which explores spatial analysis of the proteome and research approaches to identifying protein function.
Biochemistry Major Gains Hands-on Experience in Colombia
Natalia Betancourt Rodriguez, a senior double majoring in biochemistry and global health, spent the summer interning in a lab in Medellín, Colombia.
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Events
- September
- September 25
- Biochemistry Colloquium: Apoorva MandavilliUnprecedented: Lessons from reporting on fast-moving pandemicsSeptember 25, 3:00 pm, 1211 DeLuca Biochemical Sciences Building. . .
- September 26
- RNA MaxiGroup: Andrea PutnamRNA condensates in germline developmentSeptember 26, 5:30 pm, 2131 DeLuca Biochemistry Building. . .
- September 28
- CEMRC Thursdays - Growing a Cryo-EM community at UW-MadisonCEMRC Open DoorSeptember 28, 9:00 am, Atrium, DeLuca Biochemical Sciences BuildingHosted by CEMRC - Cryo-Electron Microscopy Research Center: https://cryoem.wisc.edu/ Series of "Breakfast Club", "Open Door", and Seminars for the Cryo-EM . . .
- IPiB Career Exploration Seminar: Anna MerrillMy career as a clinical chemistSeptember 28, 11:00 am, 175 DeLuca Biochemistry LaboratoriesAll IPiB community members are welcome . . .