Professor Jean-Michel Ané works to make crops like corn, sorghum and soybeans more effective and resilient to environmental stressors like heat, drought and salinity by strengthening their symbiotic associations with beneficial microbes, like bacteria or …
Month: June 2025
Genetic blueprint behind early brain development uncovered by UW Team, Including Three CMB Faculty Trainers
In a new study published in the journal Neuron, a team of researchers from four Waisman Center labs at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has, for the first time, mapped the genetic and regulatory networks that …
CMB Faculty Trainer Judy Simcox Honored with UW–Madison Distinguished Postdoc Mentoring Award
The UW–Madison Postdoctoral Association recognized five UW–Madison faculty members with Distinguished Faculty and Staff Postdoc Mentoring Awards to honor their outstanding mentorship of postdoctoral trainees on campus.
Professor Betül Kaçar is a NASA-funded research leader exploring life’s early evolution.
She is featured on Big Think in this 7-minute video: Meet the survivors of Earth’s worst days.
Dr. Valentina Lo Sardo and team find hidden genetic clues upping cardiovascular disease risk
UW researchers led by stem cell scientist Valentina Lo Sardo have found that cells carrying specific alterations in human chromosome 9 are more prone to calcification. Understanding how the change in the genome increases risk for coronary artery …