Faculty
Simpler COVID-19 test could provide results in hours from saliva
Scientists from UW–Madison’s AIDS Vaccine Research Laboratory, a team that in recent years has also turned its attention to COVID-19 and Zika virus outbreaks as need arose, have tuned a relatively simple genetic testing process …
UW Researchers Devise Approach to Treat Rare, Incurable Form of Blindness
Scientists at the University of Wisconsin‒Madison have published a proof-of-concept method to correct an inherited form of macular degeneration that causes blindness, and that is currently untreatable. Best vitelliform macular degeneration, or Best disease, is an …
Jennifer Reed, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering professor and CMB trainer, passes away
It is with great sorrow that we share the news that Jennifer Reed passed away on July 5, 2020, after a long illness. Jennie was an accomplished scientist and a wonderful mentor. She was a …
Forming genitals in boys requires complex dance between genes and hormones
CMB Trainer, Dr. Joan Jorgensen, recently published in the journal PLOS Genetics. “The researchers published their findings June 4 in the journal PLOS Genetics. Their works helps us understand how genes and hormones interact to …
Nine projects selected for UW/WARF COVID-19 Accelerator Challenge
Congratulations to CMB Trainers Nathan Sherer and David O’Connor on having their projects selected for the UW/WARF COVID-19 Accelerator Challenge! The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation announced that nine highly deployable projects have been selected to …
Faculty receive WARF, Kellett, Romnes awards
Congratulations to the CMB Trainers who were awarded faculty fellowships for 2020-21! Emery Bresnick, Edwin Chapman, and Anna Huttenlocher were appointed to WARF Named Professorships! Melissa Harrison and Hiroshi Maeda received H.I. Romnes Faculty Fellowships! …
Sixth Annual Postdoc Mentoring Awards recognize outstanding UW-Madison faculty members
Congratulations to CMB Trainer Jean-Michel Ané!
How a UW-Madison engineer [CMB Trainer John Yin] could help beat a virus at its own game
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread across the United States and the world, many are putting their hope in science to bring an end to the virus, or at least make it manageable. But …
Four CMB Faculty Trainers are among the 2019 Ride Scholars
The 2019 Ride Scholars were announced at the 4th Annual Wisconsin Hockey Face-Off Against Cancer game on Saturday, January 18 at the Kohl Center which can be viewed here. Seven scholars and their labs, including four CMB trainers–Anjon Audhya, …