Lynne Maquat says she was shy when she first started as a graduate student in the Department of Biochemistry, but since graduating with her Ph.D. in 1979, she’s become a force in the field of RNA research.
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Biochemistry emeritus professor Laurens Anderson remembered as renowned carbohydrate chemist, mentor
Professor Emeritus of Biochemistry and Ph.D. alumnus Laurens “Andy” Anderson died on Nov. 6, 2018 at the age of 98. He was a faculty member in the department for 35 years, known as a world-renowned expert on carbohydrate chemistry and nomenclature.
Three biochemistry undergraduate alumni reunite during medical career
Three biochemistry alumni, all at different stages of their medical education, met by chance at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center as an attending, intern and medical student.
Staff scientist Rebecca Smith from Ralph Lab brings enthusiasm, ingenuity to bear on tough lignin
Rebecca Smith, a staff scientist in professor John Ralph’s lab, studies lignin.
Metabolism investigator Jason Cantor joins Morgridge Institute, biochemistry
Jason Cantor could describe himself as an engineer, biologist and biochemist, but don’t try to put his expertise into one box.
Cantor, a scientist exploring the environmental influences on cancer cell metabolism, is launching a new lab in the Metabolism Theme at the Morgridge Institute for Research and joining the University of Wisconsin-Madison departments of biochemistry and biomedical engineering this August 2018.
Biochemistry undergraduate experience inspires alumna to pursue research, position at UW–Madison
Audrey Gasch just couldn’t stay away from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. The Wisconsin native earned her Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry here in ’94 and a decade later became a faculty member back at UW–Madison …
Former postdoc’s experience takes her to multi-faceted career
Amy Prunuske’s career is a healthy and happy mix of research, teaching, and community outreach — and she credits her time as a postdoctoral scholar in the biochemistry department with helping shape that diverse career.
Biochemistry undergraduate alumnus helps lead diagnostic laboratory
Only a little more than a decade out of his biochemistry undergraduate degree, Michael Rummel is an owner in and the chief operating officer of an independent laboratory based in Southern California named InSource Diagnostics. …
Undergrad alum’s career combines biochemistry, agriculture
An upbringing on a Wisconsin dairy farm, combined with an interest in biochemistry, led 2008 biochemistry undergraduate alum Jacob Karlen to a career overseeing technology used to chemically analyze agricultural forage. During the first semester …