“Lead author and University of Wisconsin–Madison graduate student Jiarong Gao [CMB Student] placed SPF in various concentrations in water and demonstrated that the compound immobilized the cercariae, which promptly sank to the bottom of the …
Year: 2019
Audhya Named Associate Dean for Basic Research for SMPH
Congratulations to CMB Trainer, Dr. Audhya, on being named Associate Dean for Basic Research for the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Medicine and Public Health!
Going Viral: Sherer Lab Sets Their Sites on Viruses
Sherer, who has been a member of the UW Carbone Cancer Center since 2011, and his team use advanced microscopy techniques to watch how viruses interact with living cells in order to better understand the machinery …
Single Protein Plays Important Dual Shipping Role in Brain
CMB Trainer, Edwin Chapman, was featured in a story By David Tenenbaum, University Communications for his recent paper published in Nature Communications.
CMB alum Kevin Cope’s photo selected for Cover of The Plant Cell
Congratulations to Kevin Cope, whose photo was recently selected for the cover of The Plant Cell, October 2019. Check out Kevin’s recent publication “The Ectomycorrhizal Fungus Laccaria bicolor Produces Lipochitooligosaccharides and Uses the Common Symbiosis Pathway to Colonize Populus RootsRoots.” …
Remembering Heidi Dvinge
With great sorrow, we share the news of the untimely death of Prof. Heidi Dvinge, assistant professor of Biomolecular Chemistry and CMB faculty trainer. Heidi passed away on Friday, September 20. We will miss her enthusiasm …
CMB Alum Kelly Tyrrell Wins National Association of Science Writers Award
Kelly April Tyrrell of University Communications won the National Association of Science Writers’ 2019 Excellence in Institutional Writing Award, for “Origins”, a series about UW research efforts in South Africa. Photographer Jeff Miller and video …
Alumni Spotlight: Brittany Jacobs
Current Employer: United States Environmental Protection Agency Job Title: Biologist Home Town: Glen Burnie, MD Current Location: Maryland/Washington D.C. Research Topic: Using molecular techniques to define how mechanical signals regulate skeletal muscle mass Faculty Advisor: …
Landick Lab: Dissecting the Central Dogma of Bacterial Biology
Lab Profile by Christi Binkley, CMB Graduate Student What relates the fields of synthetic biology and transcriptional mechanisms? Answer: gene regulation. The Landick lab studies prokaryotic gene regulation to answer basic and applied research questions, …
2019 Alumni Newsletter
We’ve had a busy year, and we’re excited to share some of the highlights with you! A big thank you to all who have donated their time, money, and stories to the CMB Program. You …