With funding from a new HHMI program, biochemistry professor Judith Simcox works toward more inclusive lines of scientific inquiry.
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Ophelia Venturelli Recognized with 2023 ACS Synthetic Biology Young Innovator Award
Biochemistry professor Ophelia Venturelli is being recognized by the American Chemical Society for her pioneering interdisciplinary research on the behaviors of microbiomes.
Biochemistry Major Justin Moua to Represent Students During Spring 2023 Commencement
Undergraduate Justin Moua was selected to be the CALS flag bearer during the commencement ceremony. In this Q&A, Moua talks about what he’s learned through his studies and his activities at the university.
Hoskins, Hull Labs Receive Badger Challenge Award
The Hoskins and Hull Labs will be joining forces in the fight against life-threatening fungal infections common among leukemia and lymphoma patients thanks to funding from the Badger Challenge Award.
Collin Borcik of Rienstra Lab Receives NIH Postdoctoral Fellowship
Collin Borcik, a postdoctoral researcher in the Rienstra Lab, was recently awarded a year-long National Institutes of Health Ruth L. Kirschstein Postdoctoral Fellowship (F32).
2023 NSF GRFP Awards Announced
Several graduate students in labs in the Department of Biochemistry have received a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF GFRP) award or honorable mention.
Elizabeth Wright Named Vilas Associate
Biochemistry professor and Morgridge Institute for Research investigator Elizabeth Wright has been selected as a 2023-2024 Vilas Associate.
James Ntambi Named ASBMB Fellow
Biochemistry and nutritional sciences professor James Ntambi was named a fellow of the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB).
Faculty Honored at CALS Investiture Ceremony
Among the 2023 CALS Investiture Ceremony honorees was biochemistry professor Mike Sussman, who was named the first CALS Salm-Bray Distinguished Chair.
Biochemistry affiliate professor among 2023 Sloan Research Fellows
UW–Madison’s 2023 Sloan Fellows are Andrew Buller, assistant professor of chemistry and biochemistry affiliate, and Jose Israel Rodriguez, assistant professor of mathematics.