Hometown: Pueblo, CO, USA Year entered CMB program: 2025 Lab: Bryce LaFoya Lab Brief Summary of Research: Generally, the lab studies the mechanisms of asymmetric cell division using the neural stem cell (NSC) as …
Year: 2026
Student Spotlight: Sydney Bradley
Hometown: Apple Valley, MN Year entered CMB program: 2023 Lab: Amador-Noguez Lab Brief Summary of Research: Sydney Bradley studies how the bacterium Zymomonas mobilis adapts to isobutanol stress using adaptive laboratory evolution (ALE) and …
New Vaccine Strategy from CMB’s M. Suresh Could Extend Immunity Against Emerging Viruses
UW–Madison research identifies a way to program longer-lasting T cells, a potential step toward broader, more durable protection against infections like the flu and COVID-19.
CMB Faculty, Dr. Christian Capitini, named director of the UW Carbone Cancer Center
The University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health and UW Health are pleased to announce that Dr. Christian Capitini, a national expert in the treatment and research of childhood cancers, has been named …
Congratulations to CMB Student Dennis Bolshakov on his recent publication in ACS Synthetic Biology
CMB student Dennis Bolshakov, Class of 2022, Coyle Lab, published the paper “Noise-Guided Design of Synthetic Protein Waves in Living Cells” in ACS Synthetic Biology. The paper was selected for the cover of the current …
Student Spotlight: Hannah Hwang
Hometown: Gangneung, South Korea Year entered CMB program: 2024 Lab: Roméo Blanc Lab Brief Summary of Research: My research focuses on how histone modifications regulate transcriptional pausing to preserve muscle stem cell (MuSC) quiescence …
Student Spotlight: Anik Biswas
Hometown: Dhaka, Bangladesh Year entered CMB program: 2024 Lab: Deneen Wellik Lab Brief Summary of Research: Discovering the role of Hox5 genes in lung fibroblast function in development and disease. Why did you choose …
CMB Student, Sydney Bradley, Named Kohler Fellow
The Wisconsin Institute for Discovery is pleased to introduce the newest cohort of the Kohler Fellows, a prestigious program that cultivates interdisciplinary collaboration at the threshold of science and the humanities. Each year, the Kohler …
CMB Faculty, Ahna Skop, Recognized with 2026 Bassam Z. Shakhashiri Public Science Engagement Award
Ahna Skop, professor in the Departments of Genetics and Medical Genetics, and Anne Lynn Gillian-Daniel, distinguished teaching faculty III and director of education/outreach in the Materials Research Science and Engineering Center, have received the Bassam Z. …
Ting Fu, CMB Trainer, Identifies Promising Potential Therapeutic Lead for Colorectal Cancer
A microbial bile acid called 3-oxo-lithocholic acid can inhibit tumor growth in colorectal cancer, according to new research from Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences Ting Fu and colleagues. “I think this is a really promising therapeutic …