CMB student Charlotte Kanzler takes top prize in Ethics Cartooning Contest
Four prizes were awarded in the third annual Morgridge Institute for Research Ethics Cartooning Contest, which invites participants to make a cartoon on any ethical issue related to biomedical research. The competition drew 72 entrants from more than 39 different departments …
March 25, 2020
BADGRS Fosters Supportive Community Through Student-Led Discussions
Graduate students are six times more likely than the general population to experience depression and anxiety, according to a 2018 study published in Nature Biotechnology. At UW–Madison, a new student group has developed a way to complement university resources …
February 28, 2020
Four CMB Faculty Trainers are among the 2019 Ride Scholars
The 2019 Ride Scholars were announced at the 4th Annual Wisconsin Hockey Face-Off Against Cancer game on Saturday, January 18 at the Kohl Center which can be viewed here. Seven scholars and their labs, including four CMB trainers–Anjon Audhya, …
February 17, 2020
Experiment Spearheaded by CMB Trainer Vatsan Raman Sends Bacteria and Phages to Space
A rocket scheduled to go to the International Space Station on Sunday will carry a Wisconsin experiment that could help in the fight against bacteria that resist antibiotics. The research may also assist future astronauts and other …
February 12, 2020
Kirchdoerfer Lab Featured in Wisconsin State Journal Article about Coronavirus
In his UW-Madison lab, Robert Kirchdoerfer studies proteins from six different types of coronaviruses, including SARS and MERS, which caused deadly human outbreaks in recent years. Within two weeks, he expects to get proteins from …
January 30, 2020
Researchers may have found a new way to fight skin-burrowing schistosomiasis parasite
“Lead author and University of Wisconsin–Madison graduate student Jiarong Gao [CMB Student] placed SPF in various concentrations in water and demonstrated that the compound immobilized the cercariae, which promptly sank to the bottom of the …
October 29, 2019
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!
October 24, 2019
Going Viral: Sherer Lab Sets Their Sites on Viruses
Sherer, who has been a member of the UW Carbone Cancer Center since 2011, and his team use advanced microscopy techniques to watch how viruses interact with living cells in order to better understand the machinery …
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