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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
29
Research Faculty
$91.7 Million
Grant Funding
2019-2021
News
Undergrad Profile: Elliott Weix
Undergraduate Elliott Weix is a researcher in the Coyle Lab, where he studies how to build living systems that help us understand how cells work.
Rohith Rajasekaran Receives Harold M. Weintraub Graduate Student Award
The prestigious award recognizes outstanding research achievement during graduate studies in the biological sciences.
Research in Brief: The What, Why, and How
Research from the Raman and Henzler-Wildman Labs uncovers new details about how bacterial cells balance energetic needs to expel antibiotics.
Two Biochemistry Professors Named 2026-2027 Vilas Associates
Professors Katherine Henzler-Wildman and Chad Rienstra have been selected for the competitive award.
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Events
- March
- March 16Biochemistry Colloquium: Tom Muir - Seminar has been CANCELLEDProtein Editing: Getting at the Center of Things3:00 PM, 1211 DeLuca Biochemical Sciences Building
- March 19Cryo-EM THURSDAY MORNING MEET UP!Wang Zheng - Structural and functional basis of mechanosensitive TMEM63 channelopathies9:00 AM, 1211 DeLuca Biochemical Sciences Building