By Victoria Rubinetti Research often benefits from perspectives shaped outside the lab. For Leah Escalante, a senior scientist in the Gasch lab, years spent training dogs and horses helped cultivate a problem-solving mindset grounded in …
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Faculty Highlight: Marc Chevrette – Interdisciplinary investigation of bacterial eco-evo dynamics
By Victoria Rubinetti Marc Chevrette, an Assistant Professor in the Plant Pathology Department, has embodied interdisciplinary work throughout his academic career. He began on the east coast, growing up in Coventry, Rhode Island and majoring …
WARF Innovation Award: “Green” herbicide developed in Mike Sussman’s lab offers a safe alternative
By Audrey Gasch Conventional herbicides (a class of pesticide that targets weeds) can cause significant environmental harm when overused or mismanaged, yet farmers depend on them to manage unwanted weed growth. Now, a team in …
Student Highlight: Joe Lalli – Seeking a complete human genome for more accurate results
By Victoria Rubinetti Recent PhD graduate student Joe Lalli has had a fascinating journey on his way to the Cellular and Molecular Biology program and the MD/PhD program at UW-Madison. Lalli started as a self-proclaimed …
Unlocking the Power of Patient Samples: How the TSB BioBank Accelerates Research at UW-Madison
By Victoria Rubinetti Many researchers are interested in studying patient samples to better understand human biology and especially disease states. Strict guidelines are needed to protect patient rights, but the processes of obtaining approval by …
The Genomic Science Training Program: Shaping the Future of Genomic Science
The UW Undiagnosed Disease Program is combining cutting-edge technologies and new research developments to help diagnose Wisconsin patients.
Student Highlight: Siyuan Feng – Integrating functional -omic technologies into evolutionary research
By Victoria Rubinetti Siyuan Feng has had a vested interest in asking the questions humans have long contemplated the answers to: who we are, how we did we get here, and where we are going. …
Faculty Highlight: Jason Peters – New tools and questions for high-throughput bacterial genomics
By Victoria Rubinetti Jason Peters, currently an Assistant Professor in the School of Pharmacy, has seen the spectrum of UW-Madison life. He received his PhD in the Genetics PhD program at UW-Madison where he studied …
A new discussion series on precision medicine and genomics invites researchers from across campus
The UW Undiagnosed Disease Program is combining cutting-edge technologies and new research developments to help diagnose Wisconsin patients.
Student Highlight: Athena Golfinos-Owens – Analyzing the tumor microenvironment
By Victoria Rubinetti Athena Golfinos-Owens has always wanted to help people. After her undergraduate degree from UW-Madison, she worked as a technician to create antimicrobials and antibiotics, solidifying her passion for treating diseases from the …