Writing this week (March 18, 2019) in the journal Nature Cell Biology, a team led by University of Wisconsin–Madison cancer researchers and MCP faculty Richard A. Anderson and Vincent Cryns reports the discovery of an …
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Dr. Zhao and Dr. Chapman Published in Nature Neuroscience
UW-Madison research published this week reveals how one mutation causes fragile X, the most common inherited intellectual disability. “Fragile X syndrome has been studied as a model of intellectual disability because in theory it’s comparatively …
HungTae Kim Awarded NIH F31 NRSA Fellowship
HungTae Kim, 5th year Graduate Student in the MCP Program was recently awarded an NRSA F31 Fellowship from NIH! HungTae is conducting research in the Davis Lab in the Department of Medicine, Endocrinology.
Dr. Tim Bugni Collaboration with Dr. Currie on New Source of Antibiotics
UW-Madison Scientists have discovered a new antibiotic from a Brazilian fungus-farming ant, naming it cyphomycin. Cyphomycin was effective in lab tests against fungi resistant to most other antibiotics and combatted fungal infections without causing toxic …
Interview with MCP Faculty, Su-Chun Zhang and featured image by MCP Alumnus, Jeffrey Jones
Five questions with Su-Chun Zhang, forger of brain cells
Lucas Tomko, PhD Published in Nature Scientific Reports
Lucas Tomko, PhD, was recently published in Nature Scientific Reports. He is a graduate of the MCP Program in 2017 from the Keely Lab.
Dr. Xinyu Zhao receives Award from National Fragile X Foundation
Dr. Xinyu Zhao, Professor of Neuroscience and MCP Faculty, recently received a research award from National Fragile X Foundation. They give one award every two years at their national meeting attended by scientists, clinicians, and …
MCP Faculty J.D. Sauer earns PATH Award
UW–Madison assistant professor of medical microbiology and immunology John-Demian Sauer has been awarded a 2018 Burroughs Wellcome Award for Investigators in the Pathogenesis of Infectious Disease (PATH). The Burroughs Wellcome Fund supports biomedical scientists who …
Dr. Brian Hoffmann, PhD Press Coverage on Artificial Sweeteners and Diabetes & Obesity
Dr. Brian Hoffmann, PhD, is an Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering at the Medical College of Wisconsin. He graduated from the MCP Program in 2010 from the Mosher Lab. Recently, he presented his research at …
Qiang Chang named new Waisman Center Director
Qiang Chang, MCP Faculty and a longstanding member of the University of Wisconsin–Madison Waisman Center’s leadership team, has been named the new director of the center following a nationwide search.