Snehal Chaudhari, who will be joining the department this fall, is collaborating to explore potential treatments for Type 2 diabetes, funded by a one-year pilot grant from Washington University’s Diabetes Research Center.
Metabolism
James Ntambi Named ASBMB Fellow
Biochemistry and nutritional sciences professor James Ntambi was named a fellow of the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB).
Metabolism research at Wisconsin Tech Council meeting
At a meeting of the Wisconsin Tech Council (WTC), biochemistry assistant professor and Morgridge Institute for Research investigator Jason Cantor described the renaissance taking place in metabolism research.
Simcox receives American Federation for Aging Research Grant for Junior Faculty
Assistant professor Judi Simcox has received a 2022 Glenn Foundation for Medical Research and AFAR Research Grant for Junior Faculty.
Developing equitable biomarkers for diagnosing metabolic syndrome
Diabetes disproportionately impacts underrepresented minorities, who have a higher prevalence of diagnosis and complication rates of diabetes compared to white individuals. Despite this, the prevalence of metabolic syndrome – the proportion of a population that …
Attie awarded RC2 grant to study genetic variation in response to diet
Professor Alan Attie has been awarded an RC2 grant through the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive Kidney Disease to explore the role of genetic variation in the response to two popular human diets. Obesity …
Simcox named BIRCWH Scholar
Biochemistry Assistant Professor Judith Simcox has been named a Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women’s Health (BIRCWH) Scholar at UW-Madison. The BIRCWH program supports highly-qualified early-career faculty whose research focuses on women’s health or sex …
Biochemistry faculty advance diabetes research
A UW2020 Round 6 project awarded to assistant professor Judi Simcox will establish two new research core facilities, including an advanced lipidomics platform, to accelerate diabetes and metabolism research at UW–Madison.
Sen. Tammy Baldwin takes in ‘locally sourced science’ at Pagliarini Lab in Morgridge Institute
Forward-thinking science and childhood memories came full circle on Wednesday for U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, who visited a lab at the Morgridge Institute for Research that is carrying on the inspired legacy of her grandfather, David E. Green.
2019 Frontiers in Metabolism meeting explores advances in metabolic research
The Morgridge Institute for Research is convening international leaders in metabolic research at the third Frontiers in Metabolism meeting, to be held this fall.