Genetics Professor Chris Todd Hittinger awarded H. I. Romnes Faculty Fellowship

“This program, funded by WARF in recognition of the leadership of the late WARF Trustee President H. I. Romnes, is designed to bridge the gap between the Research Committee’s initial research support for new faculty and the Mid-Career Award for Faculty Research. This award is intended to recognize and support faculty up to SIX years …

First year graduate students Audrey Marsh and John Crandall receive NSF Fellowships

Jaime Cordova selected as a Solar System Ambassador for NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Distinguished Lecture Series in Science – Daniel Colon-Ramos

Genetics is hiring two tenure track positions at the rank of Assistant Professor in genetics and genomics

The Department of Genetics in the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences at the University of Wisconsin – Madison invites applications for two tenure track positions at the rank of Assistant Professor in genetics and genomics. The Department seeks scientists who use genetic and genomic approaches to address fundamental aspects of inheritance or its phenotypic …

Genetics is hiring a tenure track position at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor in human genetics and genomics

The Department of Medical Genetics in the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Medicine and Public Health invites applications for a tenure track position at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor in human genetics and genomics. The Department seeks scientists who address fundamental questions in human biology from a genetic perspective. Research areas of interest …

Graduate Students Nur Zafirah Zaidan and Brandon Pfannenstiel receive 2018 Schlimgen Award

Congratulations to Graduate Students Nur Zafirah Zaidan and Brandon Pfannenstiel, the 2018 recipients of the Schlimgen Award! In memory of their daughter, Katie Schlimgen (PhD, 1991) the Schlimgen family established an award for an outstanding Genetics graduate student. This award was presented during the last summer student colloquium presentation. The award consists of a cash …

Genetics is hiring a temporary research gardener

Zhong Lab finds that the protein EBS can bind to two different chemical modifications on histones, proteins that DNA wraps around, either promoting or preventing the transition to flowering in plants

“Genetics Reflection” public art installation honored