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Two biochemistry undergrads have earned Goldwater Scholarships
Two biochemistry majors have received 2020 Barry Goldwater Scholarships.
Butcher receives 2020 Chancellor’s Distinguished Teaching Award
Biochemistry professor Samuel Butcher is a recipient of a 2020 Distinguished Teaching Award, an honor given out since 1953 to recognize the university’s finest educators.
Department staff earn awards for cultivating wellness and sustainability
The biochemistry department values an inclusive, supportive, healthy, and environmentally-conscious community. Two recent staff awards for cultivating wellness and a green office showcase that commitment.
IPiB faculty collaboration results in grant that benefits graduate students and research
An NIH grant awarded to biochemistry professor Mike Cox and biomolecular chemistry professor James Keck will enable the groups to collaborate to study the creation and repair of DNA gaps, further pushing their research and opportunities available to their students.
Interstellar biological experiments could aid human space travel
If humans are to live in outer space for years at a time, it’s important to understand how the microbes in and on their bodies are affected by space conditions. Humans have trouble performing the most basic tasks when in space thanks to microgravity and they must wear protective gear to safeguard them from the interstellar radiation. But how do microbes experience these effects that aren’t present on Earth?
ASBMB Student Chapter hosting Midwest Undergraduate Research Conference
The University of Wisconsin–Madison student chapter of the American Association for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB) invites undergraduate researchers to participate in the Molecules in the Midwest conference on Saturday, March 7, 2020.
Patrick Cramer to deliver 2020 Hilldale Lecture in Biological Sciences in late January
Patrick Cramer of the Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry will give the prestigious UW–Madison 2020 Hilldale Lecture in Biological Sciences.
New joint advising hub to support biochemistry and microbiology majors
To continue to improve the student experience, the Departments of Biochemistry and Bacteriology are combining their undergraduate advising services to form the Biochemistry and Microbiology Advising Hub.
Wright Lab member serves on Microscopy Society Student Council
Graduate students attend multiple conferences during their educational careers. But after his first successful trip to the Microscopy Society of America (MSA) conference, Joseph Kim decided to get more involved and was recently named Communications …