Professor Jean-Michel Ané works to make crops like corn, sorghum and soybeans more effective and resilient to environmental stressors like heat, drought and salinity by strengthening their symbiotic associations with beneficial microbes, like bacteria or …
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Genetic blueprint behind early brain development uncovered by UW Team, Including Three CMB Faculty Trainers
In a new study published in the journal Neuron, a team of researchers from four Waisman Center labs at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has, for the first time, mapped the genetic and regulatory networks that …
CMB Faculty Trainer Judy Simcox Honored with UW–Madison Distinguished Postdoc Mentoring Award
The UW–Madison Postdoctoral Association recognized five UW–Madison faculty members with Distinguished Faculty and Staff Postdoc Mentoring Awards to honor their outstanding mentorship of postdoctoral trainees on campus.
Professor Betül Kaçar is a NASA-funded research leader exploring life’s early evolution.
She is featured on Big Think in this 7-minute video: Meet the survivors of Earth’s worst days.
Dr. Valentina Lo Sardo and team find hidden genetic clues upping cardiovascular disease risk
UW researchers led by stem cell scientist Valentina Lo Sardo have found that cells carrying specific alterations in human chromosome 9 are more prone to calcification. Understanding how the change in the genome increases risk for coronary artery …
6 CMB Trainers Among 44 Faculty Honored With Vilas Professorships and Awards
Beth Weaver, Cell and Regenerative Biology: Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professorship Xinyu Zhao, Neuroscience: Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professorship Jiaoyang Jiang, Pharmaceutical Sciences: Vilas Mid-Career Investigator Award Muhammed Murtaza, Surgery: Vilas Mid-Career Investigator Award Prashant Sharma, Integrative …
Congratulations to Caterra Leavens and Jingjing Zhou: 2025 SCRMC Research Training Awards Winners
The awards serve to recognize and provide support to promising graduate and postdoctoral trainees conducting stem cell and regenerative medicine research at the UW–Madison. This program provides unique training opportunities for future leaders in stem …
Meet Nick Arp: An MD/PhD Student Shaping the Future of Research—Read How NIH Funding Supports His Work
Nick Arp is an MD-PhD candidate in his sixth year of the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health’s Medical Science Training Program. Currently, he is completing his graduate studies in the Jing Fan Lab, before …
Dr. Sara McCoy pursues innovative treatment for Sjögren’s disease
Dr. Sara McCoy, a rheumatologist in the Department of Medicine, is one of the nation’s leading experts on Sjögren’s disease, an autoimmune disorder that affects moisture-producing glands in the eyes, mouth and other parts of …
CMB Trainers Katie Drerup, Mark Mandel, and Vatsan Raman among 2025-26 Vilas Associates Competition awardees
The Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research has announced 20 faculty winners of the Vilas Associates Competition. The competition recognizes “new and ongoing research of the highest quality and significance.” Tenure-track assistant professors and …