Bill Reznikoff has been elected to the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) for deciphering the molecular details of transposition by studying a model bacterial transposon. Understanding transposition, or the movement of DNA …
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Biochemistry’s part in the nitrogen fixation studies
Biochemistry scientists are in good company among the many CALS researchers who have worked to harness the power of plants to fix nitrogen in the soil. Biochemistry’s Bob Burris, Paul Ludden, Vinod Shah, and Ophelia …
Biochemistry faculty profile – Professor Richard Amasino
Please tell us a little about yourself. Where did you grow up? Where did you go to school? I was born and grew up in small town about 25 miles east of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. I …
Jessica Liu named 2020 Alpha-Helix Scholar
Jessica Liu, a senior Biochemistry major pursuing a pre-med track, has been chosen as the 2020 Alpha-Helix Scholar. The Alpha-Helix Scholarship is awarded to one undergraduate student from within the College of Agricultural and Life …
Biochemistry faculty profile – Assistant Professor Scott Coyle
Please tell us a little about yourself. Where did you grow up? Where did you go to school? I grew up in the East Bay of California in a town called Livermore. We’re famous for …
Duchow receives Young Investigator Award
Elizabeth Duchow has received a Young Investigator Award from the American Society of Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR). The award highlights young researchers who submit top-ranking abstracts to an ASBMR meeting. “It’s very exciting to …
Biochemistry faculty profile – Professor Mike Cox
Please tell us a little about yourself. Where did you grow up? Where did you go to school? I grew up in Delaware, in the suburbs south of Wilmington. I spent twelve years in Catholic …
Scott Coyle awarded 2020 Packard Fellowship
Scott M. Coyle, a University of Wisconsin–Madison assistant professor of biochemistry, has been named a 2020 Packard Foundation Fellow in Science and Engineering. Coyle, whose research focuses on understanding and engineering microscale molecular and cellular …
NIH funds R01 grant to study a model-guided design of next-generation bacterial therapeutics to treat cardiovascular disease
Ophelia Venturelli (Biochemistry) in collaboration with Philip Romero (Biochemistry) and Federico Rey (Bacteriology) were awarded an R01 grant through the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering. The award will provide a total of $2.7M …
IPiB welcomes incoming class for 2020-21 year
The Integrated Program in Biochemistry welcomed its newest class of incoming students for the 2020-21 year. This year will be different, with masks, physical distancing, and online teaching.