We’ve had a busy year, and we’re excited to share some of the highlights with you! A big thank you to all who have donated their time, money, and stories to the CMB Program. You …
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Exceptional Thesis Award 2018
By Charu Mehta, CMB graduate student Grit and resilience are the most paramount traits for graduate students pursuing a PhD, especially in Biology where experiments can often be time-consuming and unpredictable. Among the many students …
Study led by CMB alum Mitch Biermann finds new way to wind the development clock of cardiac muscle cells
By Kelly Tyrrell (CMB MS 2011) These days, scientists can collect a few skin or blood cells, wipe out their identities, and reprogram them to become virtually any other kind of cell in the human …
UW team finds key to common cancer pathway in discovery that could unlock new therapies
Scientists have long known that the protein p53, when mutated, is a critical factor in the onset of many different kinds of cancer. In its unmutated form, however, it is known to protect against cancer. …
2018 CMB Exceptional Thesis Award Winner: Diya Binoy Joseph
We are excited to announce that Diya Binoy Joseph is the recipient of the 2018 CMB Exceptional Thesis Award. This annual award honors a CMB student who has written and defended an exceptional thesis. Diya will receive $250 as well as a …
Alumni Spotlight: Emily Vaughan
Current Employer: Affinergy, LLC Job Title: Senior Scientist Home Town: Fort Wayne, IN Current Location: Cary, NC Research Topic: I studied the regulation of actomyosin contractile rings in cellular wound repair and cell division. Faculty …
Alumni Spotlight: Jessica TeSlaa
CURRENT EMPLOYER: UW-Madison JOB TITLE: Assistant Faculty Associate HOME TOWN: Benton Harbor, MI CURRENT LOCATION: Madison, WI RESEARCH TOPIC: The regulation of neural tube development in the zebrafish embryo FACULTY ADVISOR: Yevgenya Grinblat CMB DEGREE …
Alumni Spotlight: Matthew Clay
Current Employer: Thermo Fisher Scientific Job Title: Scientist III Home Town: Grand Ledge, MI Current Location: Madison, WI Research Topic: Molecular characterization of zebrafish neural crest cell epithelial to mesenchymal transition Faculty Advisor: Mary Halloran …
Alumni Spotlight: Thomas Yeager
Current Employer: Victoria University Job Title: Senior Lecturer Home Town: Portland, OR Current Location: Melbourne, Australia Research Topic: The role of tumor suppressor genes in bladder cancer Faculty Advisor: Catherine Reznikoff CMB Degree Received in: …
CMB Alumna Jessica TeSlaa to help launch Public Service Graduate Fellows program
Jessica TeSlaa, CMB alumna and assistant faculty associate with WISCIENCE, will collaborate with campus and community partners to launch the Public Service Graduate Fellows program following a $500k NSF Grant. Read more here: https://grad.wisc.edu/2018/09/24/wiscience-receives-innovations-in-graduate-education-grant/