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Grad Student Intern Works to Solve Palm Oil Problems

Posted on July 10, 2025

Last fall, Robert Mejia interned at the Madison-based biotechnology startup, Xylome, which is engineering a yeast that can produce palm oil.

Posted in NewsTagged BTP, environment, grad students, internship, Students, sustainability, yeast

Research in Brief: The What, Why, and How

Posted on July 2, 2025

Research from the Ntambi and Simcox Labs reveals an enzyme’s important role in maintaining a healthy balance of lipids in our bodies.

Posted in NewsTagged diabetes, lipidomics, mass spectrometry, Metabolism, Research

Simcox Lab Grad Student and Postdoc Recognized for Exceptional Mentorship and Teaching

Posted on June 30, 2025

Graduate student Gina Wade received the Denton Award and postdoctoral researcher Jericha Mill received the Leirmo Memorial Award.

Posted in NewsTagged Awards, grad students, mentorship, postdocs

Attie Honored with WARF Named Professorship

Posted on June 26, 2025

Attie, a dedicated mentor and educator, has devoted his career to advancing our knowledge of diabetes and metabolism.

Posted in NewsTagged Awards, faculty, warf

Research In Brief: The What, Why, and How

Posted on June 17, 2025

Researchers in the Simcox Lab identified an enzyme that helps to break down lipids that control energy expenditure.

Posted in NewsTagged Metabolism, Research

Research in Brief: The What, Why, and How

Posted on June 13, 2025

Researchers in the Raman Lab developed a tool to identify short patterns in the genomes of bacteriophages that make phages effective at killing bacteria.

Posted in News, Research ImpactTagged antibiotic resistance, in-brief, phages, Research

Rohith Rajasekaran of the Coyle Lab is Awarded Distinguished Graduate Fellowship

Posted on June 12, 2025

The year-long fellowship will support Rajasekaran’s research into how to repurpose cellular systems that exist in nature to engineer new functions into cells.

Posted in NewsTagged Awards, grad students

Silas Miller, Graduate Student in the Raman Lab, Awarded F31 Grant

Posted on May 30, 2025

The prestigious grant will support Miller’s research on mechanisms responsible for antibiotic resistance in infectious bacteria.

Posted in NewsTagged antibiotic resistance, Awards, bacteria, grad students, Research, Students

Fueling the Future of Brain Health

Posted on May 29, 2025

Vatsan Raman’s research aimed at transforming the diagnosis and treatment of neurological disorders has received an award from WARF and Nexus NeuroTech Ventures.

Posted in News, Research ImpactTagged Awards, Metabolism, warf

Biochem Professors, Postdocs Receive Awards from Postdoc Association

Posted on May 23, 2025

Christopher Gisriel and Judith Simcox were awarded the Distinguished Faculty and Staff Postdoc Mentoring Award from the UW–Madison Postdoctoral Association.

Posted in NewsTagged Awards, faculty, mentorship, postdocs, teaching
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