Congratulations to Jackie Chen (Class of 2019, Raman Lab) and Charlotte Kanzler (Class of 2019, Newmark Lab) on being awarded Biotechnology Training Program (BTP) Traineeships! The NIGMS-funded Biotechnology Training Program (BTP) at the University of …
Year: 2020
Simpler COVID-19 test could provide results in hours from saliva
Scientists from UW–Madison’s AIDS Vaccine Research Laboratory, a team that in recent years has also turned its attention to COVID-19 and Zika virus outbreaks as need arose, have tuned a relatively simple genetic testing process …
UW Researchers Devise Approach to Treat Rare, Incurable Form of Blindness
Scientists at the University of Wisconsin‒Madison have published a proof-of-concept method to correct an inherited form of macular degeneration that causes blindness, and that is currently untreatable. Best vitelliform macular degeneration, or Best disease, is an …
Jennifer Reed, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering professor and CMB trainer, passes away
It is with great sorrow that we share the news that Jennifer Reed passed away on July 5, 2020, after a long illness. Jennie was an accomplished scientist and a wonderful mentor. She was a …
Laboratory of Cell and Molecular Biology undergoes name change to the Center for Quantitative Cell Imaging
“The Laboratory of Cell and Molecular Biology, a center in the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Education, was recently approved for a name change to the Center for Quantitative Cell Imaging …
Forming genitals in boys requires complex dance between genes and hormones
CMB Trainer, Dr. Joan Jorgensen, recently published in the journal PLOS Genetics. “The researchers published their findings June 4 in the journal PLOS Genetics. Their works helps us understand how genes and hormones interact to …
APSA Virtual Summer Research Program (VSRP)
The American Physician Scientists Association (APSA) is launching its pilot Virtual Summer Research Program (VSRP). This program aims to connect mentees that would like VIRTUAL lab research experience with mentors for the summer of 2020. …
The winners: Cool Science Images 2020
Congratulations to Tiaira Porter, a Physiology graduate student in the Department of Neuroscience, and Chris Morrow on being two of the UW-Madison 2020 Cool Science Image Contest winners for a video capturing the movement of …
Coping with Stress in the Time of COVID-19: Strategies to Enhance Resilience in Biomedical Graduate Students
“Pursuing graduate school in the biomedical sciences can be stressful, and the COVID-19 pandemic may be adding additional stress to graduate students’ lives. As stress levels increase during these difficult times, it is important to …
Nine projects selected for UW/WARF COVID-19 Accelerator Challenge
Congratulations to CMB Trainers Nathan Sherer and David O’Connor on having their projects selected for the UW/WARF COVID-19 Accelerator Challenge! The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation announced that nine highly deployable projects have been selected to …