Biochemistry Professor Aaron Hoskins has been selected as a 2021-2022 Vilas Associate, awarded by the Office of Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Education. The Vilas Associates award recognizes new and ongoing research of the …
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Biochemistry faculty profile – Professor Samuel Butcher
Please tell us a little about yourself. Where did you grow up? Where did you go to school? I grew up in southern California near Huntington Beach where I spent a lot of time in …
Professor Emeritus John Suttie
It is with great sadness that we announce Biochemistry Professor Emeritus John Suttie died on December 21, 2020 in Arizona, where he had been living for the past several years. John was a faculty member …
Biochemistry faculty profile – Professor Aaron Hoskins
Please tell us a little about yourself. Where did you grow up? Where did you go to school? I grew up in the country in central Indiana surrounded by corn and soybean fields and spent …
Adler and DeLuca celebration
The year 2020 marked an important and impressive occasion for two Emeritus Professors in the Department of Biochemistry. Both Julius Adler and Hector DeLuca celebrated their 90th birthdays. The Department was hoping to celebrate Adler …
Rienstra joins department, NMRFAM
Chad Rienstra’s scientific career was jumpstarted by four years of undergraduate research, where he developed a broad interest in biology, chemistry, physics, mathematics, and engineering. It’s this commitment to interdisciplinary research and education that he …
Biochemistry faculty profile – Professor Brian Fox
Please tell us a little about yourself. Where did you grow up? Where did you go to school? I was born in Denver, CO, 1956 and grew up in Boulder, CO. My entire educational track …
Ann Palmenberg elected 2020 National Academy of Inventors Fellow
Ann Palmenberg, Roland Rueckert Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Virology, has been named a 2020 fellow of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI) for her discovery and application of viral Internal Ribosome Entry Sites (IRES). She …
NMRFAM co-directors awarded EAGER grant to study COVID-19
Professors Katie Henzler-Wildman and Chad Rienstra, co-directors of the National Magnetic Resonance Facility at Madison (NMRFAM), have been awarded a grant to study coronavirus proteins of direct relevance to COVID-19.
Jean V. Thomas Professorship awarded to Wildonger
Jill Wildonger has been named the first recipient of the Jean V. Thomas Professorship, a newly established endowed professorship in the Department of Biochemistry. The professorship recognizes Wildonger’s contributions as a researcher, her excellence as …