Tim Grant’s first day at the Morgridge Institute for Research was anything but typical. On the morning of March 16, 2020, he opened his email inbox to find several messages from fellow Morgridge scientists. Many …
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Venturelli R21 to provide major advance for personalized microbiome therapies
Clostridioides difficile, an antibiotic-resistant intestinal pathogen, is the leading cause of hospital-acquired infections in the United States. Treatment of a Clostridioides difficile, also known as C. difficile, infection may include courses of antibiotics or fecal …
Local changes, global effects: Unpacking action at a distance using computers, X-rays and classic biochemistry
When I entered Assistant Professor Vatsan Raman’s office to talk about his group’s latest research study, I didn’t expect that our conversation about proteins would turn toward Rube Goldberg machines. Biochemists like Raman study how …
IPiB welcomes 2021-22 incoming class, GLDC announces officers
The Integrated Program in Biochemistry (IPiB) – the joint graduate program of the Department of Biochemistry and the Department of Biomolecular Chemistry – is pleased to welcome its newest cohort of graduate students. As all …
NIH R24 grant will support user access to cutting-edge biological NMR at NMRFAM
This year has been an important one for the National Magnetic Resonance Facility at Madison (NMRFAM). The facility’s co-directors were awarded a NIH grant to pioneer innovative methods for solid-state NMR; then, an NSF award …
James Ntambi re-elected to ASBMB Council
Biochemistry Professor James Ntambi was recently re-elected to the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB) Council. Ntambi has served as a member of the ASBMB Council since 2018. “I feel proud to be …
WARF Accelerator Award given to advance lab-on-a-chip, single-cell analysis method
Scientists around the world may soon use a method developed by postdoctoral researcher Leland Hyman to study cell-to-cell variability in diverse cell populations. Hyman’s method, which he developed during his time as a graduate student, …
Barrel racing, science and mentorship: A podcast interview with Judi Simcox
Earlier this summer, we profiled Department of Biochemistry Assistant Professor Judith “Judi” Simcox and asked her questions about everything from what brought her to science to her greatest influences. Simcox dove into these topics and …
Computational design of microbial communities
Microbial communities are everywhere in the environment. The interactions among these complex networks of organisms shape the overall community function and metabolism, sometimes in unexpected ways. In a paper published May 31 in Nature Communications, …
David White of Hoskins Lab receives NIH Postdoctoral Fellowship
Congratulations to David S. White, postdoc in the Hoskins Lab, who was recently awarded a Ruth L. Kirschstein Postdoctoral Fellowship (F32) from the NIH National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS). David’s award begins in …