Professor James Ntambi promotes health education in East Africa — from rural villages to university labs.
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Coronavirus education in classrooms and communities
Formally and informally, in lecture halls and online portals, by email and phone, and even on city buses, biochemistry faculty advance greater understanding of COVID-19 and ways to prevent the disease from spreading. Read more …
Biochemist Sgro develops COVID-19 coloring book
Are your children tired of coloring bunnies, flowers, or comic characters? Are you seeking a diversion with a scientific bent? Now is your chance to familiarize yourself and your captive youth audience with trimeric spike …
Pagliarini Lab members attend mitochondrial disease walk, interact with patients
It’s easy for scientists toiling in a laboratory to forget the impact their work might have on those outside the important science they are performing. However, events hosted by the United Mitochondrial Disease Foundation have enabled many members of the Pagliarini Lab to connect with those who may directly benefit from the findings of their research: patients with mitochondrial disease.
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.
Women in Science Workshop
For one week in August the Weibel lab has been joined by two young scientists. Led by Katie Brenner, winner of 2014 Women in Science Fellowship, Ms. Autumn Greco from New York, NY and Ms. …
Outreach Programs – Project CRYSTAL
The Department of Biochemistry hosts several outreach programs aimed at making science accessible to young students and the general public. As an example, Project CRYSTAL, established in 2009 in the laboratory of Professor Hazel M. …