Category: In The News

Dr. Jeff Jones (MCP Alumni) and colleagues biological discovery of ribosubstitution at Salk Institute for Biological Studies

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Congratulations to Salk Professor Rusty Gage and Assistant Professor Pallav Kosuri who have been awarded $1.3 million by the W. M. Keck Foundation to fund a novel investigation into the way brain and heart cell functions decline over time due to ribosubstitution events—cellular repair of DNA damage with RNA building blocks rather than DNA building blocks. The award combines …

Audhya Lab research reveals the inner workings of an essential protein trafficking complex

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Dr. Cody Wenthur, MCP student Nate Jones, and team are shedding new light on the role of stress in psychedelic drug treatment for mental health disorders

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Dr. Beth Weaver awarded 2023 GWIMS/BIRCWH (Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women’s Health) Women’s Health Research Mentorship Award

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2023 WARF Innovation Award to Drs. Ahmed, Kamp, and Lee.

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Dr. Cody Wenthur has been selected for one of UW–Madison’s highest faculty honors

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Common chemotherapy drugs don’t work like doctors thought, with big implications for drug discovery: Research from a team lead by Beth Weaver, PhD

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Austin Robertson Selected as a Fellow of the Yale Ciencia Academy for Career Development (YCA)

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Congratulations to Austin Robertson! He was selected as a Fellow to this highly competitive professional development program. From June 19-23, 2023, 16 young science leaders kicked off their year as fellows of the Yale Ciencia Academy for Career Development (YCA) with an in-person meeting consisting of workshops, community building, networking, and mentoring activities.

John Svaren named interim associate vice chancellor for research in the biological sciences

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Svaren will provide leadership for biological sciences and interdisciplinary research across campus. “I am looking forward to this new leadership opportunity and to interact with and support researchers in the biological sciences across campus,” says Svaren. “The interdisciplinary research enterprise at UW­–Madison has been a tremendous asset and I hope to help foster continued growth …

Zachary Gómez-Sánchez one of six receiving TL1 Training Awards from the UW Institute for Clinical and Translational Research

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Congratulations to Zachary Gómez-Sánchez! She is one of six SMPH graduate students and a postdoctoral scholar who received TL1 Training Awards from the UW Institute for Clinical and Translational Research: Honorees include Hoang Bui, Zachary Gómez-Sánchez, Suhjung Janet Lee, Rachel Minne, West Roberts, Amanda Schussman and Bethany Stieve, PhD. The awards provide funding, mentorship and career development …