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 …
Faculty
CMB Trainers Krishanu Saha and Melissa Skala Devise Innovative Method; Better Quality Control for Biomanufacturing Stem Cells
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 …
CMB Faculty Trainer Jason Cantor Receives Hartwell Individual Research Award
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.
New way to alter DNA, affect health circumvents gut bacteria
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 …
By citations, UW–Madison faculty demonstrate strong impact
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 …
WPR interviews CMB trainer Francisco Pelegri
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, …
Congratulations to CMB Trainer Betül Kaçar on Receiving the Stanley Miller Early Career Award from ISSOL
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).
CMB Trainer, Claire Richardson, Featured in Inside UW’s New Faculty Focus
Claire Richardson joined the UW–Madison faculty in March 2021 as an assistant professor in the Department of Genetics.
CMB DEIC is highlighted in Research at UW Newsletter
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 …