Biochemists have utilized a new cell culture medium to ask how critical genes are to the survival and reproduction of human cells under different growth conditions. The technique could have important ramifications for the treatment …
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Cryo research featured in Grow magazine
The Department of Biochemistry is home to two new facilities conducting groundbreaking work in Cryo-EM and Cryo-ET. The UW–Madison Cryo-EM Research Center (CEMRC) is set to open in spring 2021, and the opening of the Midwest Center for …
Biochemistry faculty profile – Assistant Professor Tim Grant
Please tell us a little about yourself. Where did you grow up? Where did you go to school? I grew up in and around London in the UK, in Wimbledon (I’m still a big tennis …
NMRFAM co-directors awarded P41, pioneer new methods
Professors Katie Henzler-Wildman and Chad Rienstra, co-directors of the National Magnetic Resonance Facility at Madison (NMRFAM), have been awarded a P41 grant to pioneer new methods for solid-state NMR. The research is funded by the National Institutes of Health …
Biochemistry faculty profile – Assistant Professor Amy Weeks
Please tell us a little about yourself. Where did you grow up? Where did you go to school? I grew up in Clinton, MA, a small mill town near Worcester. I went to public school …
Computation-guided design of split protein systems for controlling cellular function
In a paper published in Nature Chemical Biology, Assistant Professor Vatsan Raman describes a new computation-guided method to optimize the design of split protein systems that can be used to monitor and regulate biological activity. Split …
Researchers publish insights into transporter EmrE, utilize new method of imaging
Biochemistry Professor Katie Henzler-Wildman and her team of researchers have published findings on the structure and dynamics of EmrE, utilizing a new method to determine the protein’s structure in greater detail than had been previously …
Ben Minkoff receives 2020 Boyer Award
The Department of Biochemistry is pleased to announce Benjamin Minkoff as the winner of the 2020 Boyer Award for Postdoctoral Excellence in Biochemistry. The award recognizes and rewards excellence in research accomplishments in the Department …
Biochemistry faculty profile – Professor Chad Rienstra
Please tell us a little about yourself. Where did you grow up? Where did you go to school? I grew up in western Michigan, attended Macalester College in St. Paul, Minnesota, and then MIT for …
Remembering John Suttie, Professor Emeritus of Biochemistry and Nutritional Sciences
John W. Suttie, celebrated scientist and professor of Biochemistry and Nutritional Sciences at University of Wisconsin-Madison, died on December 21, 2020 in Green Valley, Arizona, at 86. He was a nationally recognized and influential researcher, …