The Department of Biomolecular Chemistry is proud to announce that Yadwinder Kaur has been selected as the 2026-2027 Dahlberg-Klessig Fellow. Yadwinder is a Genetics PhD student in Dr. Melissa Harrison’s lab. She earned her Bachelor …
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Congratulations to Josh Coon!
Josh Coon has been named a Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professor, a prestigious honor that recognizes exceptional accomplishments in research, teaching, and service. The professorship provides five years of flexible funding to support ongoing scholarly and academic …
Double Congratulations to Jon Audhya!
We are delighted to celebrate two outstanding achievements by Biomolecular Chemistry Professor Jon Audhya. First, Jon has been awarded a Vilas Research Professorship, one of the highest honors bestowed by the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Supported by the …
Engin lab Reveals How Deleting a Single Stress Gene from Pancreatic Beta Cells Protects Mice Against Type 1 Diabetes
The work from the Engin lab shows how deleting a single stress gene from pancreatic beta cells protects mice against type 1 diabetes. The study was published in Nature Communications and highlighted in Inside UW. …
Recent Accomplishments
In a collaboration between the Harrison and Lewis laboratories recently published in GENETICS they describe a Drosophila model of mutations that cause pediatric diffuse midline gliomas by inhibiting the deeply conserved PRC2 enzyme. Using this …
Tune In: Melissa Harrison Featured on New Episode of Socializing with Scientists
Melissa Harrison shares her journey to becoming a scientist and her advocacy for basic research on a new episode of the Socializing with Scientists podcast, hosted by Rachel Moeller Gorman. The episode is now available …
Wisconsin Nathan Shock Center Opens Research CORE Award Applications; Pilot Proposals Due November 30, 2025—Contact John Denu for Details
The Wisconsin Nathan Shock Center is currently accepting applications for the Research CORE awards programs. https://nathanshockcenter.wisc.edu/research-development-core/ The pilot awards have a deadline of November 30, 2025. Please reach out to John Denu if you have …
UW–Madison Launches NIH-Funded Wisconsin Nathan Shock Center to Advance Fundamental Aging Research, Co-Directed by John Denu
Read about the launch of the new NIH funded Wisconsin Nathan Shock Center of Excellence in the Basic Biology of Aging. John Denu is a co-director. https://www.med.wisc.edu/news/new-research-center-on-aging/
Engin and Galmozzi Labs Featured for Advancing Diabetes Research
A research roundup has recently highlighted the diabetes research from the labs of Feyza Engin and Andrea Galmozzi in the following news story. https://www.med.wisc.edu/news/uw-researchers-tackle-diabetes/
Jim Dahlberg receives the Wisconsin BioHealth 2025 Hector F. DeLuca Scientific Achievement Award
Congratulations Emeritus Professor Jim Dahlberg! Recipient of the Wisconsin BioHealth 2025 Hector F. DeLuca Scientific Achievement award for groundbreaking scientific research, biotech entrepreneurship, and visionary leadership. https://www.bioforward.org/news-and-publications/honoring-the-momentum-makers-2025-wisconsin-biohealth-awards-spotlight-scientific-and-business-leaders The award was presented to Jim (right) by …