Attie, a dedicated mentor and educator, has devoted his career to advancing our knowledge of diabetes and metabolism.
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Biochem Professors, Postdocs Receive Awards from Postdoc Association
Christopher Gisriel and Judith Simcox were awarded the Distinguished Faculty and Staff Postdoc Mentoring Award from the UW–Madison Postdoctoral Association.
Five Biochemistry Faculty Turning Quest for Knowledge into Entrepreneurship
Biochemistry researchers are pushing the boundaries of scientific exploration in pursuit of knowledge and to better the world.
Katherine Henzler-Wildman Elected 2024 AAAS Fellow
Henzler-Wildman is known for her exploration of the dynamics, mechanisms, and functions of transport proteins that control movement of molecules across cell membranes.
Gut Reaction
In GROW, Snehal Chaudhari reveals how gastrointestinal microbes influence disease, a critical step toward developing better therapies.
Hoskins Elected to RNA Society Board of Directors
Hoskins, whose research focuses on the eukaryotic spliceosome, was elected to serve a two year term spanning 2024-2025.
New Faculty Profile: Monica Neugebauer
Monica Neugebauer, who joins the faculty in September 2023, will focus on the discovery and evolution of enzymes to unlock their catalytic capabilities for use in biochemical reactions.
New Faculty Profile: Snehal Chaudhari
Snehal Chaudhari, who joined the faculty in August 2023, will investigate relationships between the gut microbiome and metabolic diseases.
Madison Startup Offers New Tools for Analyzing Protein Synthesis
Biochemistry teaching faculty Erica Shu’s company, EzraBio, Inc., has developed improved technology to gain new insights into how protein synthesis is initiated and how it can go awry.
GROW: Representative Science
In the Summer 2023 edition of GROW, Judith Simcox and her colleagues look to diversify the pool of researchers — and the questions they’re asking — to get answers that address health care disparities.