The Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research has announced 24 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 tenured …
CMB Trainer Betül Kaçar and CMB Student Holly Rucker Lead NASA-Funded Study
By resurrecting a 3.2-billion-year-old enzyme and studying it inside living microbes, researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison have created a new way to improve our understanding of the origins of life on Earth and possibly …
Feyza Engin, CMB Trainer, Leads Research Uncovering Mechanism that Could Enable Early Intervention or Prevention of Type 1 Diabetes
UW–Madison researchers have discovered a mechanism that could one day help people at risk of developing the metabolic disease.
CMB Trainers Among UW Experts Pioneering New Therapies and Technologies for Diabetes
Diabetes is a growing epidemic in Wisconsin. Its rise has been linked to limited access to healthy food and health care in some communities, lower levels of physical activity, and a rise in obesity, among …
New Voices in Virology program includes CMB Trainers Adam Bailey, Kavi Mehta, and Megan Spurgeon
The Journal of Virology (JVI) is proud to introduce the early-career virologists selected for the inaugural New Voices in Virology program. Chosen from more than 275 applicants, these individuals were recognized for the strength and novelty …
Fluorescence Imaging, Explained – Featuring CMB Faculty and CQCI Leadership
Learn how fluorescence imaging is illuminating the hidden world of cells in this feature from the Morgridge Institute for Research. The story includes insights from CMB trainers Ken Poss and Melissa Skala, along with CQCI …
CMB Trainer Hiroshi Maeda and CMB Student Soyoung Jung Engineer Soybeans for Color and Brain Health
Botanists Hiroshi Maeda and Soyoung Jung collaborated with Ray Collier, Shawn Kaeppler and Heidi Kaeppler at the Wisconsin Crop Innovation Center to develop soybeans that produce high levels of betalain, a natural red pigment found …
CMB Trainers Peter Lewis and Melissa Harrison Uncover Possible New Treatment to Target Childhood Brain Cancer
Using fruit flies, University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers have developed a new model for investigating the genetic drivers of a rare but aggressive brain tumor in children. The work has already identified potential treatment targets for …
Andrea Putnam, CMB Trainer, Awarded 2025 Packard Fellowship
Andrea A. Putnam, a University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health assistant professor of biomolecular chemistry, has been named a 2025 Packard Foundation Fellow in Science and Engineering.