Genetics News
Annie Anderson receives 2024 CALS Academic Staff Excellence Award
Congratulations to Annie Anderson, our Department Administrator and Assistant to the Chair, for receiving the 2024 CALS Academic Staff Excellence Award. The award recognizes individuals who continuously go above and beyond in their role, demonstrating …
Genetics Professor and Chair Francisco Pelegri highlighted in OnWisconsin: “Beyond Jurassic Park – UW researchers preserve animal DNA for species that face extinction”
Genetics professor Ahna Skop elected into the Wisconsin Academy class of 2024
The Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts & Letters awarded Genetics Professor Ahna Skop the 2024 Fellows Award. She is the first woman to receive this award in the history of the Genetics Department, following Jim …
UW-Madison Genetics and Genomics program ranked as #1 in the country by College Factual
College Factual, an online portal that applies data-driven insights to rank university programs nationwide, has ranked the UW-Madison Genetics and Genomics program as the 2024 #1 genetics school in an overall category. College Factual also …
Jake Brunkard awarded the Vilas Early-Career Investigator Award
Congratulations to Jake Brunkard, Genetics Assistant Professor, on being awarded the Vilas Early-Career Investigator Award. The award recognizes research and teaching excellence in faculty who are in the early stages of their careers. Dr. Brunkard, …