James Dahlberg
Position title: Professor Emeritus
Email: dahlberg@wisc.edu
Phone: (608) 262-1459
Address:
4260B Biochemical Sciences Building
440 Henry Mall, Madison, WI 53706
Education
BA 1962, Haverford College
PhD 1966, University of Chicago
Postdoctoral 1966-68, MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge (F. Sanger), 1968-69, Universite de Geneve (R. Epstein).
Honors & Awards
1974 Eli Lilly Award for Biol. Chem.
1976 H.I. Romnes Faculty Research Fellowship
1977 Haverford College Philips Visitor
1982 Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science
1991 Frederick Sanger Professorship
1993 American Academy of Arts and Sciences
1992 U. Chicago Alumni Achievement Award
1996 National Academy of Sciences
1997 American Academy of Microbiologists
1997 President, RNA Society
1997 U.W. Hilldale Professorship
1998 European Molecular Biology Organization, Foreign Associate
2002 UW Hilldale Award
2003 Distinguished Service Award, University of Chicago
2005 Emeritus Professor of Biomolecular Chemistry
2007 Science Advisor to the Governor of Wisconsin, Hon. James E. Doyle
2009 Board of Trustees, Morgridge Institute for Research
2012 Interim Executive Director, Morgridge Institute for Research, Madison
2012 Haverford College Award for Service to Humanity
2015 Wisconsin Medical Alumni Association Basic Sciences Emeritus Faculty Award
2021 Board of Directors, Madison Symphony Orchestra
2024 Chancellor’s Entrepreneur Award
Research Interests
RNA processing, transport and functions.