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Seminars & Symposia
Engage with experts from around the world during our seminar series and symposia.
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
30
Research Faculty
$91.7 Million
Grant Funding
2019-2021
News
New Mentorship Program Offers Support, Community for Indigenous Graduate Students
Indigenous scientists and educators at UW–Madison are formalizing support and mentorship for Indigenous graduate students.
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.
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Events
- December
- 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. . . .
- December 16
- Biochemistry Colloquium - Junko YanoTowards making movies of molecules – The application of X-ray free electron lasersDecember 16, 3:00 pm, 1211 DeLuca Biochemical Sciences BuildingJunko Yano is from the Lawrence Berkeley Lab. . . .