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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.
1,100+
Undergraduates Enrolled
Spring 2023
31
Research Faculty
$91.7 Million
Grant Funding
2019-2021
News
New Tool Makes Quick Health, Environmental Monitoring Possible
The Raman Lab has developed a new tool to quickly detect harmful and health-relevant substances in our bodies and environments.
Research Follow-Up: Comparing Coronaviruses Structures
Researchers in the Kirchdoerfer Lab are identifying which structures are conserved (and which aren't) across coronaviruses.
Researchers Seek Metal Miners in the Mustard Family
With funding from the Department of Energy, Rick Amasino is leading an international team seeking to enhance plants’ abilities to mine nickel from naturally enriched soils.
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Events
- December
- December 3
- IPiB Thesis Review: Kimberly HugglerInvestigating genetic and environmental contributions to cell growthDecember 3, 1:00 pm, 1211 DeLuca Biochemical Sciences BuildingKimberly is in the Jason Cantor Lab. . . .
- December 6
- IPiB Student Seminar Series: Rohith RajasekaranA programmable reaction-diffusion system for spatiotemporal cell signaling circuit designDecember 6, 12:00 pm, 175 DeLuca Biochemistry LaboratoriesRohith is in the Scott Coyle lab. . . .
- December 9
- Biochemistry Colloquium - Julia WidomSpectroscopic studies of RNA structure, dynamics and photophysicsDecember 9, 3:00 pm, 1211 DeLuca Biochemical Sciences BuildingJulia Widom is from the University of Oregon . . .
- December 11
- IPiB Thesis Review: Allison HollatzThe forkhead associated (FHA) domain of Fkh1 as a key organizer of chromosome biology in Saccharomyces cerevisiaeDecember 11, 1:00 pm, 1211 DeLuca Biochemical Sciences BuildingAllison is in the Catherine Fox lab. . . .