Kurt Weiss joined the Department of Biochemistry in March as the new manager of the Biochemistry Optical Core (BOC). The research core is housed in the biochemistry department but is a resource for all campus …
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Undergraduate researcher spotlight: Leta Landucci
The Wisconsin Energy Institute spoke with Leta Landucci, an undergraduate researcher in John Ralph’s lab. Leta is from Middleton, Wisconsin, and is a senior studying biochemistry. What did your path to UW–Madison look like? I …
If I weren’t a professor, I would be…
When we were growing up, many of us wondered what it would be like to encounter our teachers “in the wild” – outside the confines of school, what did they wear? What did they like …
Barrel racing, science and mentorship: A podcast interview with Judi Simcox
Earlier this summer, we profiled Department of Biochemistry Assistant Professor Judith “Judi” Simcox and asked her questions about everything from what brought her to science to her greatest influences. Simcox dove into these topics and …
Biochemistry faculty profile – Assistant Professor Judith Simcox
Please tell us a little about yourself. Where did you grow up? Where did you go to school? I grew up in Huntly, Montana: a small town of less than 500 people. I went to college …
Biochemistry faculty profile – Assistant Professor Robert Kirchdoerfer
Please tell us a little about yourself. Where did you grow up? Go to school? I grew up in the small town of Oregon, WI where I graduated from high school. I then took the …
Biochemistry faculty profile – Professor Judith Kimble
Please tell us a little about yourself. Where did you grow up? Go to school? I was born in Providence RI and raised in Durham, NC. Went to undergrad at UC Berkeley, grad at CU …
Biochemistry faculty profile – Assistant Professor Ci Ji Lim
Please tell us a little about yourself. Where did you grow up, go to school, your influences? I grew up on the small sunny island of Singapore. After my national service, I went to Nanyang …
Biochemistry faculty profile – Professor Ann C. Palmenberg
Please tell us a little about yourself. Where did you grow up, go to school, your influences? In 2016 my professional autobiography “The Language of Life” was published in Annual Review of Virology. It covers …
Biochemistry faculty profile – Professor Elizabeth Craig
Please tell us a little about yourself. Where did you grow up? Where did you go to school? I grew up outside a small town in New Hampshire called Peterborough. I went to Peterborough High …