Biochemistry assistant professor Philip Romero and neuroscience assistant professor Ari Rosenberg are the recipients of 2018 Shaw Scientist Awards from the Greater Milwaukee Foundation.
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Biochemistry in the age of big data
The complexity of life makes it difficult to study. In biochemistry, there are often just too many processes and reactions taking place in a cell for humans to wrap their heads around. What helps biochemists make sense of it all? Cue computational biology and biochemistry.
Sussman heads UW2020 awarded project for state-of-the-art sequencer
Biochemistry professor Michael Sussman is the principal investigator on a recently awarded UW2020 Round 4 project. The project will help boost UW–Madison’s DNA sequencing capabilities as it supports the purchase of a “next generation” DNA sequencer.
Landick elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Biochemistry professor Robert Landick has been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, one of three faculty from the University of Wisconsin–Madison that make up the 2018 class of members.
Students succeed in undergraduate poster competition at ASBMB Annual Meeting
For years, the University of Wisconsin–Madison Department of Biochemistry has sent undergraduates to the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB) annual meeting to participate in its undergraduate research poster contest. The students are always successful and bring home numerous awards, and the 2018 annual meeting in San Diego, Calif. was no exception.
Six ways to get involved in undergraduate research and why you should
Getting undergraduate students involved in research is part of the mission of the Department of Biochemistry and the University of Wisconsin–Madison as a whole. Finding a laboratory to join that does research you’re interested in …
Hoskins earns CALS Pound Research Award
Assistant professor of biochemistry Aaron Hoskins has received the 2018 Pound Research Award from the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences.
Piecing together the spliceosome puzzle, one subunit at a time
A new study reports for the first time the structure of eight proteins interacting with the U6 RNA.
Biochemistry announces 2018 department awards, fellowships for student research
The Department of Biochemistry is excited to announce its 2018 undergraduate and graduate student departmental awards and fellowships.
Turning on the insulin switch in Type 2 diabetes
A new study is the first to show how a Western-style diet alters the regulation of genes in the pancreatic islets of mice.