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 to find evidence of the novel coronavirus in saliva. With support from a National Institutes of Health grant program that …
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 inherited eye condition that typically leads to blindness over the course of a few decades. The disease can be caused …
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 a dedicated contributor to CMB, serving as Chair of the Systems Biology focus group for several years. Her 13 years …
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 develop male reproductive systems, a step toward researching why disorders in these organs have become more common and how we …
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 receive development funding through the UW/WARF COVID-19 Accelerator Challenge. From improved respirators to accelerated testing, these innovations are designed to …
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! Marisa Otegui received a Kellett Mid-Career Award! Read more here.
Congratulations to CMB Trainer Jean-Michel Ané!
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 it’s not just virologists and epidemiologists who will find the way forward. Researchers from all sorts of disciplines are pivoting …
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, Pam Kreeger, Shigeki Miyamoto, and Nathan Sherer, will receive a total of $407,389 raised in 2019 from The Ride, the …
A rocket scheduled to go to the International Space Station on Sunday will carry a Wisconsin experiment that could help in the fight against bacteria that resist antibiotics. The research may also assist future astronauts and other space travelers. Scientists have known for about a century that viruses called phages can destroy harmful bacteria without large-scale killing …