Associate professor Vatsan Raman is “supercharging evolution” to create an army of bacteria-killing phages that can combat antibiotic-resistant microorganisms.
Research
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.
Enzymes, proteins work together to tidy up tail ends of DNA in dividing cells
Biochemistry researchers have described the way an enzyme and proteins interact to maintain the protective caps, called telomeres, at the end of chromosomes, a new insight into how a human cell preserves the integrity of its DNA through repeated cell division.
Machine learning begins to understand the human gut
New computer model accurately predicts behavior of millions of microbial communities from hundreds of experiments, an advance toward precision medicine.
Parallel tracks: A nutritional biochemistry vision
Professor James Ntambi promotes health education in East Africa — from rural villages to university labs.
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.
Goldwater Scholarship winner Samuel Neuman focuses on research
Biochemistry undergraduate Sam Neuman is using stem cells and regenerative medicine to find solutions to progressive neurodegenerative diseases. Neuman recently received a Goldwater Scholarship.
Game-changer: New tech could transform biotechnology
The Joshua Coon Lab has united the power of two major tools in biotechnology. In research published April 27 in Nature Communications, the lab describes a game-changing advance that marries mass spectrometry and electron microscopy …
SARS-CoV-2 research featured in Grow magazine
As part of the global effort to understand SARS-CoV-2 (the coronavirus that causes COVID-19), CALS scientists have pivoted their existing research projects, launched entirely new studies, and banded together to share knowledge and resources. Experts in the Department of Biochemistry are the linchpins of many of these efforts.
Jason Cantor receives Hartwell Individual Biomedical Research Award
Assistant professor Jason Cantor has received a 2021 Hartwell Individual Biomedical Research Award. His was among the ten award-winning proposals that represent early-stage, innovative and cutting-edge technology in medicine and biomedical engineering.