Laura Kiessling has won the 2005 Harrison Howe Award, a prize that annually honors outstanding contributions to the field of chemistry. Read More
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Department mourns loss of faculty member
The death of Jack Gorski on August 30, 2006 took a brilliant but modest investigator, an effective teacher, and a practical dairyman from this community.
Newly admitted Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry
Professor Ronald R. Raines has been admitted as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry.
Professor Palmenberg elected President of the American Society for Virology
ASV, the largest virology society in the World, has elected Dr. Palmenberg as their president. Her term will begin July 2007.
Biochemist earns research award
Mary Rabaglia, researcher in the Department of Biochemistry, Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Research (Research Support). Rabaglia, a nationally known expert in pancreatic beta cell biology, has served as a well-respected researcher in the Alan …
Department welcomes Professor Doug Weibel
Douglas B. Weibel received his B.S. (Chemistry) degree from the University of Utah, a M.S. (Organic Chemistry) degree form Cornell University and then completed his Ph.D. (Organic Chemistry) work with Jerrold Meinwald at Cornell University. …
Professor Laura Kiessling to be appointed as a Hilldale Professor
We are delighted to announce that Laura Kiessling will be appointed Hilldale Professor effective July 2006. A Hilldale Professor is one of the highest honors that a faculty member at UW can achieve, and Hilldale …
Aseem Ansari earns young scientist award
Ansari is one of two recipients of the 2006 Shaw Scientist Award. Designed to help young scientists explore novel research directions, the $200,000 prize is annually awarded to Wisconsin researchers working in the fields of …
Scientists find gene in obese mice that increases type 2 diabetes
In a painstaking set of experiments in overweight mice, scientists from the University of Wisconsin-Madison have discovered a gene that appears to play an important role in the onset of type 2 diabetes. Read More
Faculty elected to prestigious academy
Professor Amasino, who was recently named a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Professor, is a professor of biochemistry. His lab focuses on studies of how plants respond to seasonal cues to prompt flowering. Read More