Researchers in the Chaudhari Lab explored why methotrexate is not effective at treating inflammatory bowel disease and identified a promising new treatment strategy in the process.
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Wei Takes a Novel Approach to Studying Aging with Award from American Federation for Aging Research
Wei will investigate secreted proteins associated with aging using methods he developed to study impacts of exercise.
Have Your Wrapper and Eat It Too
Biochemists are partnering with food scientists to move toward a compostable option for food packaging that’s also edible. It could keep more plastic out of our waterways and our bodies.
Neugebauer Receives High Risk, High Reward New Innovator Award
With support from the National Institutes of Health, assistant professor Monica Neugebauer will explore the untapped potential of nickel-dependent enzymes.
Enlisting AI in the Fight Against Drug-resistant Bacteria
Researchers in the Raman Lab have developed new ways to identify phages that could treat bacterial infections.
New Instructional Faculty: Rae Brown
Get to know Rae Brown through their Q&A.
Undergrad Profile: Kavinu Weerawardhene
Undergraduate Kavinu Weerawardhene is a researcher in the Rui Lab, where he applies concepts from biochemistry to oncological research.
Elizabeth Wright Receives 2026-27 Kellett Mid-Career Award
Wright’s work develops and applies cryo-EM and cryo-ET to reveal the three-dimensional structures of viruses, cells, and molecular machines.
Ryan Clarke Receives 2026 Forward Award from WAA
Clarke cofounded Syntax Bio, a company working to speed up development of stem cell therapies.
Investigating a Microscopic Predator in Madison’s Lakes
Researchers in the Coyle Lab have identified unusual growth patterns and their underlying biochemical mechanisms in a single-celled organism on the hunt.