A new explainer decodes the nuanced world of cryo-EM research.
MCCET
Cryo-ET Center to Expand as Demand for the Technology Grows
The Midwest Center for Cryo-Electron Tomography (MCCET) will expand thanks to $15 million in funding from the NIH to support broadening access to cryo-ET.
Elizabeth Wright Named Vilas Associate
Biochemistry professor and Morgridge Institute for Research investigator Elizabeth Wright has been selected as a 2023-2024 Vilas Associate.
From ‘blobology’ to atomic precision: Wisconsin’s leadership on cryo-EM imaging
Cryo-electron microscopy drives a promising collaboration between the UW-Madison Department of Biochemistry and the Morgridge Institute.
Congressional staff tour cryo-EM research centers in biochemistry department
Legislative staff to members of Congress from the Wisconsin delegation toured UW–Madison the week of Aug. 14, 2022, including a stop at the Department of Biochemistry’s cryo-electron microscopy research centers.
New cryo-electron microscopy centers help UW researchers uncover mysteries of life
At the Steenbock Symposium on June 7 and 8, 2022, the University of Wisconsin–Madison Department of Biochemistry opened its doors in celebration of two new research centers that bring to campus advanced biomolecular imaging technology called cryo-electron microscopy.
42nd Steenbock Symposium registration now open! Department of Biochemistry to launch new cryo-electron microscopy centers June 7
The University of Wisconsin–Madison Department of Biochemistry will host the grand opening of its Cryo-Electron Microscopy Research Center (CEMRC) and Midwest Center for Cryo-Electron Tomography (MCCET) at 8:30 a.m. on June 7. The grand opening …
Jae Yang receives 2022 Boyer Award
The Department of Biochemistry is pleased to announce Jae Yang as the winner of the 2022 Boyer Award for Postdoctoral Excellence in Biochemistry. The award recognizes and rewards excellence in research accomplishments in the Department …
National network for cryo-ET nears completion
In 2020, the National Institutes of Health announced the formation of a National Network for Cryo-ET: four funded centers, with UW-Madison as a hub that also coordinates activities. The network will provide access to and …
Cryo research featured in Grow magazine
The Department of Biochemistry is home to two new facilities conducting groundbreaking work in Cryo-EM and Cryo-ET. The UW–Madison Cryo-EM Research Center (CEMRC) is set to open in spring 2021, and the opening of the Midwest Center for …