Current Employer: Synthetic Genomics, Inc. Job Title: Scientist II Home Town: Lagos, Nigeria Current Location: San Diego, CA Research Topic: Transcriptional and metabolic network analyses of Rhodobacter sphaeroides (a photosynthetic microbe) Faculty Advisor: Timothy Donohue CMB Degree Received in: 2014 Describe your current position: Scientist II working on improving the capacity for algae to produce …
Current Employer: University of Richmond Job Title: Professor of Biology Home Town: San Antonio, TX Current Location: Richmond, VA Research Topic: My dissertation research focused on characterizing the vfr gene and its role in the regulation of exotoxin A (ETA) production in the bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Faculty Advisor: Susan West CMB Degree Received in: 1996 …
Current Employer: Loras College Job Title: Associate Professor of Biology and Chair of the Division of Molecular, Life, and Health Sciences Home Town: Dubuque, IA Current Location: Dubuque, IA Research Topic: Investigation of the role of a PCH protein in the migration of neutrophils Faculty Advisor: Anna Huttenlocher CMB Degree Received in: 2008 Describe your …
Congratulations to Sarah Neuman, the 2017 Exceptional Thesis Award Winner! Sarah carried out her thesis research with Dr. Arash Bashirullah in the School of Pharmacy. Her thesis is titled “Characterization of Hobbit, a novel and conserved regulator of intracellular trafficking during regulated exocytosis.” The CMB Awards Committee recognized Sarah for “her bravery in exploring the …
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CMB alumnus Dr. Don Gillian-Daniel recently co-founded a new workshop on inclusive teaching for faculty and staff at UW–Madison. The underlying premise of the workshop is to raise awareness among faculty and staff about issues faced by marginalized students. Based on training developed at the Wisconsin Center for Education Research (WCER), it aims to teach …
Recent CMB alumna Asuka Eguchi led the study to reprogram cells from one type to another in a more efficient and less biased manner than previous methods. The full article can be found on the UW–Madison Department of Biochemistry website as well as an original press release on the UW–Madison News site.