New way to alter DNA, affect health circumvents gut bacteria
Our gut microbiome helps us out every day by processing the fiber we can’t digest. The bacteria ferment the fiber into key chemicals known as short-chain fatty acids, or SCFAs, that are essential for human …
January 11, 2022
By citations, UW–Madison faculty demonstrate strong impact
Seventeen researchers from UW–Madison were recently recognized on the 2021 Highly Cited Researchers list, published annually by the analytics company Clarivate using data from Web of Science. The list identifies scientists who have demonstrated significant …
January 10, 2022
WPR interviews CMB trainer Francisco Pelegri
Professor Pelegri was recently interviewed by Wisconsin Public Radio, discussing the need for genetic banks to preserve the DNA of the world’s endangered species. Professor Paul Robbins, Director of the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies, …
December 9, 2021
Congratulations to CMB Trainer Betül Kaçar on Receiving the Stanley Miller Early Career Award from ISSOL
Betül Kaçar, assistant professor in the Department of Bacteriology, was recently selected to receive a Stanley Miller Early Career Award from the International Society of the Study of the Origin of Life (ISSOL).
December 1, 2021
Student Spotlight: Daniel Kwesi Sam
Hometown: Takoradi, Ghana Year entered CMB program: 2020 Lab: Beth Weaver Lab Brief Summary of Research: The Weaver lab studies chromosomal mis-segregation events which often lead to chromosomal instability (CIN). We recently identified that …
November 26, 2021
Congratulations to CMB trainer Tim Donohue on being named director of the Wisconsin Energy Institute
Tim Donohue, professor of bacteriology, has been named director of the Wisconsin Energy Institute. He has led WEI as interim director since 2017.
November 24, 2021
CMB Trainer, Claire Richardson, Featured in Inside UW’s New Faculty Focus
Claire Richardson joined the UW–Madison faculty in March 2021 as an assistant professor in the Department of Genetics.
November 19, 2021
CMB DEIC is highlighted in Research at UW Newsletter
In the past year and a half, the CMB program has increased efforts to address issues of equity and diversity within the program and at the university. The CMB program has worked closely with graduate …
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