Professor Pelegri was recently interviewed by Wisconsin Public Radio, discussing the need for genetic banks to preserve the DNA of the world’s endangered species. Professor Paul Robbins, Director of the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies, …
Year: 2021
Congratulations to CMB Trainer Betül Kaçar on Receiving the Stanley Miller Early Career Award from ISSOL
Betül Kaçar, assistant professor in the Department of Bacteriology, was recently selected to receive a Stanley Miller Early Career Award from the International Society of the Study of the Origin of Life (ISSOL).
Student Spotlight: Daniel Kwesi Sam
Hometown: Takoradi, Ghana Year entered CMB program: 2020 Lab: Beth Weaver Lab Brief Summary of Research: The Weaver lab studies chromosomal mis-segregation events which often lead to chromosomal instability (CIN). We recently identified that …
Congratulations to CMB trainer Tim Donohue on being named director of the Wisconsin Energy Institute
Tim Donohue, professor of bacteriology, has been named director of the Wisconsin Energy Institute. He has led WEI as interim director since 2017.
CMB Trainer, Claire Richardson, Featured in Inside UW’s New Faculty Focus
Claire Richardson joined the UW–Madison faculty in March 2021 as an assistant professor in the Department of Genetics.
CMB DEIC is highlighted in Research at UW Newsletter
In the past year and a half, the CMB program has increased efforts to address issues of equity and diversity within the program and at the university. The CMB program has worked closely with graduate …
Student Spotlight: Ryan Walter
Hometown: St. Paul, MN Year entered CMB program: 2019 Lab: Rob Kalejta Lab Brief Summary of Research: Investigating epigenetic regulation of HCMV gene expression by the intrinsic immune system Why did you decide to …
Student Spotlight: Dom Chomchai
Hometown: Mount Pleasant, MI Year entered CMB program: 2020 Lab: Bill Bement Lab Brief Summary of Research: I am studying the role of cortical excitability in cell division. Cortical excitability is characterized by the …
Photo essay: CMB trainer Darcie Moore’s lab
On Tuesday, Sept. 21, Pathum Karunaratne, media specialist at Media Solutions, captured photographs in the lab of Assistant Professor Darcie L. Moore, PhD, in the Department of Neuroscience to depict research life in the school. After …
2020 Raymond L. Erikson Exceptional Thesis Awardees
We are excited to announce that Sid Jain and Amelia Haj are the inaugural recipients of the Raymond L. Erikson Exceptional Thesis Award. This annual award honors CMB students who have written and defended an exceptional thesis. A fund to support the award was …