Latest round of Research Forward supports cross-campus collaborations and diversity Sixteen projects have been selected for funding in the second round of Research Forward, a program to stimulate innovative and groundbreaking research at UW–Madison that is collaborative, multidisciplinary and potentially transformative. The winning projects were chosen from 96 proposals submitted by applicants across campus. They range from …
By reprogramming cells from a patient to yield induced pluripotent stem cells, scientists and clinicians can wield a fertile and versatile resource for personalizing patient healthcare via regenerative medicine, cell therapy or disease modeling for drug testing.
Assistant professor Jason Cantor has received a 2021 Hartwell Individual Biomedical Research Award. He was among ten award-winning proposals that represent early-stage, innovative and cutting-edge technology in medicine and biomedical engineering.
Our gut microbiome helps us out every day by processing the fiber we can’t digest. The bacteria ferment the fiber into key chemicals known as short-chain fatty acids, or SCFAs, that are essential for human health. SCFAs fight inflammation, help kill dangerous bacteria, protect the lining of the gut, and can even help prevent cancer. …
Seventeen researchers from UW–Madison were recently recognized on the 2021 Highly Cited Researchers list, published annually by the analytics company Clarivate using data from Web of Science. The list identifies scientists who have demonstrated significant influence through publication of multiple highly cited papers during the last decade, and includes Center for Quantitative Cell Imaging Director …
Professor Pelegri was recently interviewed by Wisconsin Public Radio, discussing the need for genetic banks to preserve the DNA of the world’s endangered species. Professor Paul Robbins, Director of the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies, also joined the conversation. The interview aired on Thursday, October 14th at 8AM, and will air again Friday the 15th …
Betül Kaçar, assistant professor in the Department of Bacteriology, was recently selected to receive a Stanley Miller Early Career Award from the International Society of the Study of the Origin of Life (ISSOL).
Claire Richardson joined the UW–Madison faculty in March 2021 as an assistant professor in the Department of Genetics.
In the past year and a half, the CMB program has increased efforts to address issues of equity and diversity within the program and at the university. The CMB program has worked closely with graduate students to create a student-led Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee (DEIC) and to address the committee’s recommendations.
On Tuesday, Sept. 21, Pathum Karunaratne, media specialist at Media Solutions, captured photographs in the lab of Assistant Professor Darcie L. Moore, PhD, in the Department of Neuroscience to depict research life in the school. After only a brief pause at the start of the pandemic, research in SMPH has been continuing safely now into the …