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 …
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Laboratory of Cell and Molecular Biology undergoes name change to the Center for Quantitative Cell Imaging
“The Laboratory of Cell and Molecular Biology, a center in the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Education, was recently approved for a name change to the Center for Quantitative Cell Imaging …
APSA Virtual Summer Research Program (VSRP)
The American Physician Scientists Association (APSA) is launching its pilot Virtual Summer Research Program (VSRP). This program aims to connect mentees that would like VIRTUAL lab research experience with mentors for the summer of 2020. …
Coping with Stress in the Time of COVID-19: Strategies to Enhance Resilience in Biomedical Graduate Students
“Pursuing graduate school in the biomedical sciences can be stressful, and the COVID-19 pandemic may be adding additional stress to graduate students’ lives. As stress levels increase during these difficult times, it is important to …
UW-Madison again scores highly in world university rankings
The University of Wisconsin–Madison has been ranked 26th worldwide by the Center for World University Rankings.
Remembering Donata Oertel
We are saddened to share that Donata Oertel, PhD, Mary Herman and Lucien Rubinstein Distinguished Chair of Neuroscience, passed away on April 22, 2020 after a prolonged illness. She was a member of the faculty …
An Exciting Development, CRISPR Lets UW-Madison Researchers Edit Genes
On a crisp, sunny February afternoon in Kris Saha’s lab in Madison, doctoral candidate in biomedical engineering Nicole Piscopo put a petri dish of cells underneath a high-powered microscope. The cells, which were gene-edited to …
Aicha Quamine Wins NSF-GRFP Award!
Congratulations to CMB student Aicha Quamine who was awarded an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship for 2020! The National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF-GRFP) recognizes and supports outstanding, early-career graduate students who are pursuing …
Audhya Named Associate Dean for Basic Research for SMPH
Congratulations to CMB Trainer, Dr. Audhya, on being named Associate Dean for Basic Research for the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Medicine and Public Health!