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 …
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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 …
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 …
CMB Trainers Barak Blum and John-Demian (JD) Sauer Among 24 Faculty Winners of the Vilas Associates Competition
The Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research has announced 24 faculty winners of the Vilas Associates Competition. The competition recognizes “new and ongoing research of the highest quality and significance.” Tenure-track assistant professors and tenured …
CMB Trainer Betül Kaçar and CMB Student Holly Rucker Lead NASA-Funded Study
By resurrecting a 3.2-billion-year-old enzyme and studying it inside living microbes, researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison have created a new way to improve our understanding of the origins of life on Earth and possibly …
Feyza Engin, CMB Trainer, Leads Research Uncovering Mechanism that Could Enable Early Intervention or Prevention of Type 1 Diabetes
UW–Madison researchers have discovered a mechanism that could one day help people at risk of developing the metabolic disease.
New Voices in Virology program includes CMB Trainers Adam Bailey, Kavi Mehta, and Megan Spurgeon
The Journal of Virology (JVI) is proud to introduce the early-career virologists selected for the inaugural New Voices in Virology program. Chosen from more than 275 applicants, these individuals were recognized for the strength and novelty …
CMB Trainer Hiroshi Maeda and CMB Student Soyoung Jung Engineer Soybeans for Color and Brain Health
Botanists Hiroshi Maeda and Soyoung Jung collaborated with Ray Collier, Shawn Kaeppler and Heidi Kaeppler at the Wisconsin Crop Innovation Center to develop soybeans that produce high levels of betalain, a natural red pigment found …
CMB Trainers Peter Lewis and Melissa Harrison Uncover Possible New Treatment to Target Childhood Brain Cancer
Using fruit flies, University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers have developed a new model for investigating the genetic drivers of a rare but aggressive brain tumor in children. The work has already identified potential treatment targets for …