Sydney Bradley, graduate researcher in microbiology, is studying ways to improve biofuels. She is integrating her passion for art, design, and education to make science more accessible, and is the recipient of the Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center’s 2026 Education Outreach Award.
For Engineering Tomorrow’s Cures co-leads Biomedical Engineering Professor Krishanu Saha and Biomolecular Chemistry Professor Anjon Audhya, the challenge is not simply discovering new therapies. It is fundamentally reimagining how therapies are designed, tested, manufactured, regulated and delivered so that every patient can receive the right treatment at the right time. Their moonshot seeks to create …
Biochemists at the University of Wisconsin–Madison are using AI to tackle one of modern medicine’s most pressing challenges: the rise of antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections. Using data collected in their lab, biochemistry professor Vatsan Raman and his team built an AI model to identify new possibilities for fighting bacteria with one of their natural enemies. Their …
The Department of Biochemistry Graduate Fellowships also were announced at the reception. Graduate student fellowships cover a student’s tuition and stipend for an academic year, providing students flexibility in their research endeavors by not being tied to a specific grant. This year’s graduate fellowships are sponsored by the Steenbock Predoctoral Fellowships in Biochemistry, Stephen Babcock …
CMB Student Hannah Hwang, Class of 2024, Blanc Lab, published the paper “KMT5A maintains muscle stem cell quiescence through epigenetic regulation of Notch signaling” in iScience. Congratulations, Hannah!
It’s no joke. Fungus is among us. As many as 11 million fungi species exist, although only 150,000 have been identified.
We hope you enjoy reading more about the changes and growth of the CMB program and the success of CMB students, faculty, and alumni throughout the past year! The 2026 Alumni Newsletter is available online here.
Sixteen faculty have been honored with Kellett Mid-Career Awards to support those promoted to tenured positions seven to 20 years ago and who have made key research contributions in their fields. The award, named for the late William R. Kellett, a former president of the WARF board of trustees and president of Kimberly-Clark Corporation, provides …
Eighteen faculty have been honored with the H.I. Romnes Fellowships to recognize faculty with exceptional research contributions within their first six years from promotion to a tenured position. The award is named in recognition of the late WARF trustees president H.I. Romnes and comes with $60,000 that may be spent over five years.
Eight faculty have been awarded WARF Named Professorships, which come with $100,000 and honor faculty who have made major contributions to the advancement of knowledge, primarily through their research endeavors, but also because of their teaching and service activities. Award recipients choose the names associated with their professorships.