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Welcome to the Graduate Program in Cellular and Molecular Biology (CMB) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Since 1961, CMB has been pioneering graduate education in the fields of cell biology and molecular biology. We are a community of individuals from many different backgrounds, and we appreciate that a diverse student body and faculty enhance every part of our community. Currently, there are over 180 faculty trainers and 100 students in the program. For prospective students, this site provides information about the application process, the Ph.D. curriculum, and research being conducted by faculty trainers. Read more about CMB.

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CMB trainer John Yin helps develop workshops on pandemic prevention
John Yin is part of a National Science Foundation-funded team leading workshops on predictive intelligence for pandemic prevention. The COVID-19 pandemic may still be raging on, but scientists from dozens of disciplines are already looking …
Student Spotlight: Alex Fister
Hometown: Buffalo Grove, IL Year entered CMB program: 2020 Lab: Anna Huttenlocher Lab Brief Summary of Research: Effects of bacterial infection on immune cell migration during immunodeficiency and wound healing Awards and Publications: “MicroRNA-mediated …
Student Spotlight: Cassie Leech
Hometown: Middleboro, MA Year entered CMB program: 2019 Lab: John Denu Lab Brief Summary of Research: I am currently investigating the role that SAM-synthatases (MAT2A and MAT2B) play in promoting adaptive and de novo …
Viral sequencing being done at UW-Madison catches mutations, guides effective public health response
As COVID-19’s effects have mounted to a dizzying scale, a team of UW–Madison scientists has kept its focus on the tiniest shifts in the virus’s genetic material. Beginning with the first known case of the virus …
CMB Trainer Kristyn Masters part of call for NIH to address racial funding disparities
University of Wisconsin-Madison biomedical engineer Kristyn Masters is among 19 women faculty at major research universities around the country to co-author a commentary published today (Jan. 26, 2021) in the journal Cell that forcefully calls upon the National Institutes …
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