Tucker Carrocci from the Hoskins Lab won the 2014 Biochemistry Poster Prize for “innovation in the study of RNA biochemistry” at the 2014 RNA Society Meeting in Quebec City, Canada. His poster was entitled “Deoxyribozymes …
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The most detailed images yet of tiny cellular machines
UW-Madison’s David Brow, Samuel Butcher and colleagues have captured images of the splicesome, revealing details never seen before. Read More
Congrats 2014 NSF Graduate Research Fellows
Danielle Lohman (Pagliarini Lab) and Sandy Tseng (Ansari Lab) have earned 2014 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program Fellowships. Their selection was based on their outstanding abilities and accomplishments, as well as their potential …
Rachel Dvorak wins Goldwater Scholarship
Each year, an American university may nominate only four undergraduates for a Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship, one of the most prestigious awards in the U.S. conferred upon undergraduates studying the sciences. Rachel Dvorak, an undergrad …
Congratulations 2014-15 Hilldale Undergraduate Research Fellows
Allison Abellaneda, Willdonger Lab Matthew Ashton, Hoskins Lab Emily Baumann, Audhya Lab Daniel Chantigian, Holden Lab Sherry Cheng, Record Lab Rachel Dvorak, Cox Lab Victoria Heinrich, Weibel Lab Isabel Johnson, Pagliarini Lab Honghong Liao, Butcher …
Doug Weibel Earns the Class of 1955 Distinguished Teaching Award
Just as he does with his research, Weibel takes an interdisciplinary approach to teaching. He has made critical contributions to several biochemistry courses, including a complete reorganization of Biochemistry 651, a capstone for the major …
Chin Leng Cheng wins Book Store Award
Chin Leng Cheng has won a University Book Store Award this semester for his work on RNA processing enzymes. Chin Leng is a senior undergraduate biochemistry major working under the tutelage of Dr. Kevin Desai …
Biochemistry Undergrad Travel Award Winners
Congratulations to the 2014 Biochemistry Undergraduate Travel Award winners: T. Reid Alderson: John Markley Lab Matthew Ashton: Aaron Hoskins Lab Honghong Liao: Samuel Butcher Lab Hung Tae Kim: Dr. Jay Yang (Dept. of Anesthesiology) and …
Emily Zytkiewicz (Record Lab) Earns Scholarship
Emily Zytkiewicz, a junior Biochemistry major, is the recipient of the 2014 Adult Student Scholarship Award. Congratulations!
Amanda Beltrame Named Alpha-Helix Scholar
Amanda Beltrame, a sophomore Biochemistry major, is the 2014 Alpha-Helix Scholar. The Perry and Carolyn Frey Life Sciences Scholarship Fund is named not only in tribute to Professor Frey’s outstanding teaching and research career, but …