UW Animal and Dairy Science researchers are pushing the frontiers in understanding the interplay of genome sequence, environment, and animal traits, impacting agriculture as well as fundamental insights into genotype-phenotype relationships.
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Alumni highlight – Scott Topper: from poet to clinical geneticist
Scott Topper former UW-Madison graduate now Chief Clinical Operations Officer at precision health company Color and co-PI of the NIH All of Us program.
El Zoominario: giving a voice to Latinx scientists and inspiring the next generation
Inspired by her own background, Professor Claudia Solís-Lemus co-created a web seminar series to tackle the lack of Latinx diversity in science
Long-read sequencing – taking campus by storm
UW-Madison researchers are using long-read technologies to address new questions in biology.
Building trust with communities underrepresented in health research
The All of Us Research Program – UW is successfully engaging diverse participants, ensuring equity in precision medicine
Student Highlight: Rachel Miller – Leading the way with Proteogenomics
Rachel Miller, who recently completed her PhD in Lloyd Smith’s lab, explains her
research and shares tips on navigating graduate school.
1st Annual CGSI Genomics Retreat
In its constant efforts to strengthen the genomics community on campus and enhance the research and training environment, the Center for Genomic Science Innovation hosted its first annual “CGSI Genomics Retreat” on June 28, 2022. …
eDNA brings MIA soldiers home
On March 2013, Charles Konsitzke, Associate Director of the UW Biotechnology Center (UWBC) and the Center for Genomic Science Innovation (CGSI), received an unusual request: to help identify the remains of a missing-in-action (MIA) soldier …
Faculty Highlight: Valentina Lo Sardo – Trajectory and genetic risk factor research
A leading researcher in genetic risk factors with a focus in cardiovascular disease, Dr. Lo Sardo shares some of her trajectory and research.
Student Highlight: Ting Jin – Using machine learning to find meaning in the noise
Ting Jin, a Ph.D. student developing interpretable machine learning models, explains her research and shares what she learned during her time at UW.