College of Agricultural and Life Sciences | School of Medicine and Public Health
Shortly before Thanksgiving of 2023, Robert “Bob” DeMars passed away peacefully at age 95. Bob joined the Department of Medical Genetics (School of Medicine and Public Health) in 1959, where he stayed until retiring in 1997. He subsequently also joined the Departments of Genetics (College of Agricultural Sciences) and Human Oncology (SMPH). After administrative retirement …
Jonathan Crandall and Christopher McAllester were awarded the prestigious Schlimgen Award and the Chair's Broader Impact Award.
Once thought to be the trash can of the cell, a little bubble of cellular stuff called the midbody remnant is actually packing working genetic material with the power to change the fate of other cells — including turning them into cancer. It’s a surprise to many people, according to Ahna Skop, a University of …
Genetics student Brenen Reid Skalitzky wins two prestigious photography contests for his "Eyes of the Connection" picture.
The Marie Christine Kohler Fellows are proud to announce the opening of the “Genetic Symphonies: the building Hox of life” exhibit currently located at the UW–Madison Genetics Department. Graduate students Katharine Hubert and Sharon Tang created the interactive Art+Science Fusion exhibit at UW Makerspace during their participation in the Marie Christine Kohler Fellowship at the Wisconsin Institute of Discovery (WID). The exhibition is an interactive …
We are thrilled that Katharine Hubert, a genetics graduate student from the Wellik lab, had the opportunity to share her story on the challenges and successes of navigating a scientific career with a disability. Read her story and more here.
Congratulations to genetics graduate student Ryan Martinez for receiving the prestigious HHMI Gilliam Fellowship! Ryan is one of the 50 students recognized for outstanding research in their respective scientific fields and their commitment to building a more inclusive scientific ecosystem. Each student-adviser pair will receive an annual award totaling $53,000 for up to three years. …
UW–Madison Genetics Ph.D. student Ben Hall, from the Donohue lab, is one of two recipients of the 2023 Outreach and Service Award. The award recognizes Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center members who have demonstrated a spirit of generosity in sharing science with the public. Hall was awarded based on his outreach work with undergraduates and …