Scholarships & Awards
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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.
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Grant Funding
2019-2021
News
Mixed Media Messaging: Different Cell Culture Conditions Influence Drug Activity in Cancer Cells
The Cantor Lab demonstrated how different cell culture medium conditions impact the effectiveness of drugs.
Biochemistry Affiliate Professor Silvia Cavagnero to Receive 2025 Emily M. Gray Award
Cavagnero is associate director of the Biophysics graduate program.
Historic Agreement with Stellenbosch University, UW–Madison’s Global Health Institute and Department of Biochemistry
The multidisciplinary relationship will advance academic exchanges and address global health innovation and communication.
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Events
- October
- October 11
- Special Seminar: Richard Gordon, Stellenbosch UniversityWorld view of emerging threats and opportunities for collaborative actionOctober 11, 12:00 pm, B1111 Meat Science & Animal Biologics DiscoveryRichard Gordon is the Director of International Business Development for the South African Medical Research Council, and affiliated with Stellenbosch . . .
- IPiB Student Seminar Series: Guy KunzmannProtein UFMylation supports translational homeostasis in proliferating human cellsOctober 11, 12:00 pm, 175 DeLuca Biochemistry LaboratoriesGuy is in the Jason Cantor lab. . . .
- IPiB Thesis Review: Kyle FlickingerUncovering folate-dependent vulnerabilities of human blood cancer cells using physiologic mediaOctober 11, 2:30 pm, 1211 DeLuca Biochemical Sciences BuildingKyle is in the Jason Cantor lab. . . .
- October 14
- Biochemistry Colloquium - Ruben L. Gonzalez, Jr.The mechanism of mRNA activationOctober 14, 3:00 pm, 1211 DeLuca Biochemical Sciences BuildingRuben L. Gonzalez, Jr. is from Columbia University. Thermo Fisher is a sponsor of this seminar. . . .