A huge congratulations to CMB student Katie Mueller, who was inducted into the Edward A. Bouchet Graduate Honor Society for 2021! Katie’s research focuses on developing next-generation cell and gene therapies across broad applications, including …
Students
Student Spotlight: Alex Fister
Hometown: Buffalo Grove, IL Year entered CMB program: 2020 Lab: Anna Huttenlocher Lab Brief Summary of Research: Effects of bacterial infection on immune cell migration during immunodeficiency and wound healing Awards and Publications: “MicroRNA-mediated …
Student Spotlight: Cassie Leech
Hometown: Middleboro, MA Year entered CMB program: 2019 Lab: John Denu Lab Brief Summary of Research: I am currently investigating the role that SAM-synthatases (MAT2A and MAT2B) play in promoting adaptive and de novo …
2020 Alumni Newsletter
To say that this has been an unusual year would be an understatement! Despite everything, CMB has had a successful year, and we hope you enjoy reading about the great strides in research and education …
New Database of External Funding Opportunities
The UW-Madison Graduate School recently launched a searchable database of external funding opportunities for graduate students! You can find this new database at https://grad.wisc.edu/funding/external-fellowship-database/. Students can filter their searches by disciplinary division and/or demographics. The Graduate School …
CMB YouTube Channel
Since we will be limited in our ability to invite prospective students for in-person visits this year due to Covid, we have created a CMB YouTube channel! We encourage you to take personal lab tours …
Student Spotlight: Kourtney Kostecki
Hometown: Cottleville, MO (suburb of St. Louis) Year entered CMB program: 2019 Lab: Deric Wheeler Lab Brief Summary of Research: Understanding the effect of the TAM family of receptor tyrosine kinase on the immune …
Student Spotlight: Morgan Giese
Hometown: Boise, ID Year entered CMB program: 2017 Lab: Anna Huttenlocher Lab Brief Summary of Research: Neutrophils are innate immune cells that can polarize to tumor-promoting or tumor-inhibiting phenotypes. My research focuses on identifying …
Reduced cost parking options available to grad students for the spring
New Website Targeted at Diffusing the Viral Spread of Misinformation Related to COVID-19
CMB Student, Katie Mueller, along with other students on campus have created a cool new website (https://viralfeedback.org/) targeted at diffusing the viral spread of misinformation related to COVID-19. The project was developed by several graduate students at …