Genetics Professor Ahna Skop was recently interviewed by Nature Cell Biology. In the article, Professor Skop discusses her research, education, and the importance of art in her work and life. To read the full article, …
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John Crandall is Spotlighted by the Wisconsin Energy Institute and Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center
The Wisconsin Energy Institute and Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center are highlighting a series of talented graduate students and postdoctoral researchers, sharing what brought them to the field of clean energy and what propels their …
Genetics assistant scientist Ana Caroline Paiva Gandara wins 2024 Cool Science Image contest
By Leo Barolo Genetics assistant scientist Ana Caroline Paiva Gandara is among the ten winners of the UW-Madison 14th annual Cool Science Image Contest. Gandara, from the Drummond-Barbosa lab, used a confocal microscope to assemble …
Audrey Gasch receives Kellett Mid-Career Award
Eleven faculty have been honored with Kellett Mid-Career Awards to support those promoted to tenured positions seven to 20 years ago and who have made key research contributions in their fields. The award, named for …
“Artful Science and Scientific Art” – Genetics professor Ahna Skop highlighted in Wisconsin People & Ideas
Historical investigation by Jerry Yin inspires ‘Chinese Badgers’ event
By Isa Dempsey Hayde Jerry Yin, professor of Medical Genetics and Neurology, has played a large role in uncovering the historical relations between UW-Madison and China. From 2015 to 2020, Yin was the director of …
Genetics professor Ahna Skop shares her story and research in interview by NIH Biomedical Beat Blog
In Memoriam – Albert “Al” Ellingboe, Professor Emeritus
Albert (Al) Ellingboe, professor emeritus in the Departments of Plant Pathology and Genetics, died on April 10th. Al was born on his family farm in Lakeville, MN. He stayed in Minnesota, where he received bachelor’s …
Remembering Julius Adler, Professor Emeritus of Biochemistry and Genetics
Justin Wolter receives Wisconsin Partnership Program New Investigator Award for his research in the genetics of autism
Dr. Justin Wolter, assistant professor in the Department of Genetics, received the Wisconsin Partnership Program New Investigator Award for his work in determining the mechanisms by which common genetic variation affects molecular and cellular traits …