en-ushttp://www.biochem.wisc.edu/news/UW Biochemistry NewsCopyright 2008 UW BiochemistryMultiple recipients of Hilldale Undergraduate Research Awards http://www.news.wisc.edu/97294/9/2008Wednesday, April 09, 2008 12:50 PMLaura, Hilldale Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Laurens Anderson Professor of Biochemistry, received the 2008 Guggenheim Fellowship for Chemoselective reactions for biology. http://www.news.wisc.edu/releases/144044/7/2008Monday, April 07, 2008 11:16 AMhttp://www.biochem.wisc.edu/news/images/kiessling.jpgThe annual awards recognize excellence in teaching and research. 2008 Vilas Associate Award in the Biological Sciences<br /> 2008 Arthur J. Maurer Extra Mile Award<br /> <br /> <span id="ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_news_text_lbl">The Arthur J. Maurer Extra Mile Award recognizes faculty and staff who have demonstrated unusual concern for and provided exceptional service to students over and above their regular responsibilities. It was established in honor of the late Arthur Maurer, a professor of poultry science for 28 years who passed away unexpectedly in 1998, by his wife Ellen.</span><br /> <br /> http://www.biochem.wisc.edu/news/default.aspx?id=1154/1/2008Tuesday, April 01, 2008 10:25 AMhttp://www.biochem.wisc.edu/news/images/natambi1.jpgProfessor Amasino is recognized for teaching excellence. 2008 Spitzer Excellence in Teaching Award<br /> 2008 Alliant Energy Underkofler Excellence in Teaching Award http://www.biochem.wisc.edu/news/default.aspx?id=1144/1/2008Tuesday, April 01, 2008 9:51 AMhttp://www.biochem.wisc.edu/news/images/amasino.jpgMarv, Max Perutz Professor of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, is among four UW-Madison faculty members to receive 2008 Hilldale Awards http://www.news.wisc.edu/149464/1/2008Tuesday, April 01, 2008 9:04 AMhttp://www.biochem.wisc.edu/news/images/wickens_72wide.jpgCongratulations to Dr. Weibel for being awarded a 3M Nontenured Faculty Grant from 3M's Research and Development sector, in partnership with the Corporate Giving Program. The award recognizes outstanding new faculty for the quality and pertinence of their research, the subject of which is of interest to 3M. With the unrestricted funds offered by this grant, 3M hopes to encourage recipients to remain in the field of academia, teaching, and research. http://www.biochem.wisc.edu/news/default.aspx?id=1123/10/2008Monday, March 10, 2008 2:10 PMhttp://www.biochem.wisc.edu/news/images/weibel08.jpgStuart Ballard, 17, a senior at West High School and a participant in the apprenticeship program, is working in the UW-Madison biochemistry department 's Center for Eukaryotic Structural Genomics, which studies proteins. After a year in the lab, he has been given more tasks and greater freedom. http://www.madison.com/wsj/home/local/2741152/28/2008Thursday, February 28, 2008 9:41 AMhttp://www.biochem.wisc.edu/news/images/CESG.jpg<br /> Judith Kimble has been elected to a three-year term on the Council of the National Academy of Sciences http://www8.nationalacademies.org/onpinews/newsitem.aspx?RecordID=021220082/15/2008Friday, February 15, 2008 7:23 AMhttp://www.biochem.wisc.edu/news/images/kimble.jpg<a name="1197914400"></a><span class="t14black">Professor Laura Kiessling has been selected as a recipient of the 2008 Wilbur Lucius Cross Medal from Yale University.</span><br /> <br /> <span class="t14black">The Wilbur Lucius Cross Medal is an honor presented each year by the Graduate School Alumni Association. The medal recognizes distinguished achievements in scholarship, teaching, academic administration, and public service-all areas in which the legendary Dean Cross excelled.</span> http://www.biochem.wisc.edu/news/default.aspx?id=1091/25/2008Friday, January 25, 2008 12:09 PMhttp://www.biochem.wisc.edu/news/images/kiessling.jpgThe Biochemistry Department generously donated to the Child Life program. Child Life benefits sick children (newborn through 18) and their families through a variety of programs to meet the social, emotional and educational needs of the children during a stressful time.<br /> On behalf of the IPiB SFLC, I want to thank all who contributed to our Holiday Gift Drive for the Child Life Program at the American Family Children¿s Hospital.  <br /> <br /> Many of the toys were given to the children during the holidays, with some going to the playrooms and for birthdays. Your generous donations were delivered to the hospital on December 19, and included:<br /> Lincoln logs<br /> Books<br /> Card games<br /> Board games<br /> Art projects<br /> Barbies and accessories<br /> Mega blocks<br /> Toy helicopter<br /> Coloring books and crayons<br /> Ribbon and streamers<br /> Tattoo doodle monster<br /> Monetary donations<br /> <img src="images/gift_drive.jpg" /><br /> Alison Albee<br /> SFLC Student Chair http://www.biochem.wisc.edu/news/default.aspx?id=1081/24/2008Thursday, January 24, 2008 10:56 AMhttp://www.biochem.wisc.edu/news/images/childlife.jpgThe November 2007 issue of Genome Technology lists NIH major systems biology-related grants awarded to Wisconsin academic and industry-based projects. The Department of Biochemistry is well-represented, including the largest award in 2007 to CESG.<br /> <img src="images/cesg_gen_tech.jpg" /><br /> http://www.biochem.wisc.edu/news/default.aspx?id=10712/10/2007Monday, December 10, 2007 12:57 PMhttp://www.biochem.wisc.edu/news/images/CESG.jpgBiochemistry professor James Ntambi reports that a gene in the liver, called SCD-1, is what causes mice to gain weight on a diet laden with carbohydrates. http://www.news.wisc.edu/1450712/4/2007Tuesday, December 04, 2007 2:25 PMhttp://www.biochem.wisc.edu/news/images/natambi1.jpgAn Interdisciplinary team has earned the bronze medal in the International Genetically Engineered Machines Competition held at MIT on November 3-4.<br /> <br /> Madison's inaugural team consisted of three undergraduate students: Nathan Klapoetke (Electrical Engineering), David Peterson (Genetics), and Sean McMaster (Biochemistry).<br /> <br /> For information on joining the 2008 team contact Aseem Ansari, Franco Cerrina (Electrical Engineering), Mike Sussman, or Doug Weibel.<br /> <br /> http://parts.mit.edu/r/parts/igem/index.cgi11/20/2007Tuesday, November 20, 2007 10:25 AMhttp://www.biochem.wisc.edu/news/images/iGEM_logo.jpgFive University of Wisconsin-Madison faculty and staff members are among the 471 scientists, engineers, educators and communicators who have been selected as fellows by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (<abbr title="American Association for the Advancement of Science">AAAS</abbr>). http://www.news.wisc.edu/1435810/29/2007Monday, October 29, 2007 11:14 AMhttp://www.biochem.wisc.edu/news/images/craig_sm.jpgThe Computation and Informatics in Biology and Medicine training program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison this week said it has won a $5.2 million grant from the National Library of Medicine to extend the program five years.<br> CIBM develops "novel bioinformatics algorithms to analyze molecular data, including genome sequences, proteins (levels, interactions, structures), and regulatory pathways," the program said in a statement.<br><br>In the second five-year period, the CIBM program is adding a translational "molecules-to-bedside" medicine component. Collaborating with the Marshfield Clinic, CIBM will enable trainees "to develop algorithms to predict clinical parameters, such as disease susceptibility or treatment response, from combined molecular and clinical data."<br><br>The program, one of 19 covering biomedical informatics in the US, comprises 41 faculty members in 15 departments and five colleges at UW-Madison, including several faculty at the Marshfield Clinic Research Foundation north of Madison.<br> http://www.biochem.wisc.edu/news/default.aspx?id=1028/22/2007Wednesday, August 22, 2007 1:35 PMhttp://www.biochem.wisc.edu/news/images/cibm_logo.gifOn of the highest honors bestowed on individuals by the UW College of Agricultural and Life<br> Sciences http://www.cals.wisc.edu/ecals/index.php/2007/08/14/2007-honorary-recognition-distinguished-service-recipients-named/8/17/2007Friday, August 17, 2007 7:19 AMhttp://www.biochem.wisc.edu/news/images/DeLuca.jpgIn recognition of his career achievements, the American Chemical Society's Division of Biological Chemistry is hosting a symposium in Frey's honor on Wednesday, Aug. 22, during the society's annual meeting in Boston. http://www.news.wisc.edu/140018/17/2007Friday, August 17, 2007 7:12 AMhttp://www.biochem.wisc.edu/news/images/Frey.jpg<p><span class="caps"></span>The award, in the neighborhood of $125 million over five years, establishes the Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center (GLBRC), where scientists and engineers will conduct basic research toward a suite of new technologies to help convert cellulosic plant biomass - cornstalks, wood chips and perennial native grasses - to sources of energy for everything from cars to electrical power plants. <br></p> <p></p> http://www.news.wisc.edu/138937/6/2007Friday, July 06, 2007 10:24 AMhttp://www.biochem.wisc.edu/news/images/doe_logo1.pngChris Wiese has been awarded a five-year NSF CAREER grant, which is awarded to early career faculty for creative projects that integrate research and teaching. Christiane Wiese, Assistant Professor of Biochemistry has been awarded a five-year CAREER Award by the National Science Foundation - "Molecular analysis of gamma TuRC structure and function". This Faculty Early Career Development Program Grant is awarded to early career faculty for creative projects that integrate research and teaching. Wiese will study the centrosome, a tiny organelle that plays a crucial function in cell division and as an organizing center for microtubules. http://www.biochem.wisc.edu/news/default.aspx?id=987/5/2007Thursday, July 05, 2007 2:01 PMhttp://www.biochem.wisc.edu/news/images/Chris_Weise.jpgThe American Peptide Society has given biochemistry professor Ron Raines its biennial "Makineni Lectureship" award. The American Peptide Society has given biochemistry professor Ron Raines its biennial "Makineni Lectureship" award. Recognizing individuals who have made an exceptional, recent contribution to the field of peptide science. Raines'  work on synthetic collagen, which he published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences in 2006, earned him the honor. http://www.biochem.wisc.edu/news/default.aspx?id=976/8/2007Friday, June 08, 2007 2:52 PMhttp://www.biochem.wisc.edu/news/images/raines.jpgThe RNA Society Service Award is given in appreciation of outstanding service to the RNA community. The overall mission of the RNA Society is to facilitate sharing and dissemination of experimental results and emerging concepts in RNA research. Each year the Board of Directors identifies the recipient of this award who has made exemplary contributions to these goals. http://www.biochem.wisc.edu/news/default.aspx?id=966/7/2007Thursday, June 07, 2007 9:30 AMhttp://www.biochem.wisc.edu/news/images/wickens_72wide.jpgThe Sigrid Leirmo Award is given to a graduate student or postdoctoral student who best exemplifies the spirit of Sigrid Leirmo. Sigrid received her PhD degree in Biochemistry in 1989 and was a postdoctoral research associate in the Department of Bacteriology when she died tragically in an accident in 1990.<br /> SIGRID LEIRMO AWARD<br /> <br /> <br /> The Sigrid Leirmo Award is given to a graduate student or postdoctoral student who best exemplifies the spirit of Sigrid Leirmo. Sigrid received her PhD degree in Biochemistry in 1989 and was a postdoctoral research associate in the Department of Bacteriology when she died tragically in an accident in 1990.  This award acknowledges a graduate student or postdoctoral student who is acknowledged by her/his peers and advisors as one who displays clear promise as a research scientist.  Most importantly, the award is to be designated in appreciation of the student's consistent willingness to contribute to the intellectual and technical potential of his/her fellow students and colleagues through the selfless help of others.<br /> <br /> This year's Sigrid Leirmo Award is being given to Christopher Warren.<br /> <br /> Chris is currently a fifth year graduate student in Aseem Ansari's lab.  Chris came from the Integrated Program at Northwestern, a rigorous and challenging science education program.<br /> <br /> His colleagues describe him as a promising research scientist; a mentor and trainer for others; a leader; and an all-around nice person, well-liked, well-spoken and respected by his laboratory colleagues.  During his first two years, despite his heavy and demanding course work, Chris single-handedly developed a robust high-throughput microarray platform. His work has changed the way transcription factors will be studied in the future.  His work has led to numerous collaborations and helped improve knowledge of how DNA is recognized. <br /> <br /> Because of his promise as a scientist in biomedical research and for embodying the values we hope to see in a Biochemistry graduate student, Chris is an outstanding recipient of the Sigrid Leirmo Award. Congratulations!<br /> <br /> http://www.biochem.wisc.edu/news/default.aspx?id=935/29/2007Tuesday, May 29, 2007 1:17 PMhttp://www.biochem.wisc.edu/news/images/warren.jpgThe Graduate Mentoring Award honors a Biochemistry student who consistently provides quality guidance and scientific training in mentoring undergraduate students in their research efforts. The Graduate Mentoring Award honors a Biochemistry student who consistently provides quality guidance and scientific training in mentoring undergraduate students in their research efforts.  This year's Mentoring Award is awarded to Ian Lewis.  Ian is carrying out pioneering research on isotope-assisted, NMR-based metabolomics.  Ian has named his group which consists of 6 undergraduates "Team Metabolon."  He and his undergraduates have amassed a collection of ~725 small molecule metabolites and, with assistance from a postdoc, Qiu Cui, have begun collecting 5-6 NMR spectra from each compound to create a metabolomics database.  <br /> <br /> His mentees wrote that Ian is patient, funny, motivating, and fun.  They all mentioned that the reason Ian is such an awesome mentor is because he explains why experiments are done, what the results mean, and why the research is important.  What they love about Ian is that he keeps science fun!  Congratulations!<br /> <br /> http://www.biochem.wisc.edu/news/default.aspx?id=955/29/2007Tuesday, May 29, 2007 1:22 PMhttp://www.biochem.wisc.edu/news/images/Lewis.jpgThis award is intended to recognize a Biochemistry graduate student who has consistently shown evidence of quality, commitment, and innovation in teaching. This award is intended to recognize a Biochemistry graduate student who has consistently shown evidence of quality, commitment, and innovation in teaching.  This year's Graduate Teaching Excellence Award is awarded to Ed Huttlin.  Ed was an outstanding TA for two years in Biochemistry 651, the undergraduate lab course.  As part of his responsibilities, he led the gel filtration experiment.  Ed gave clear and informative lectures to the class of about 60 students for three weeks and he also instructed the other TAs in how to do the experiments; so that they could teach their respective sections.  His kind manner and patience was appreciated by the undergraduate students who often relied on him to answer questions. <br /> <br /> Some of the student comments from the course are:<br /> - Ed was easily one of the best TAs I've had throughout my entire college career.  He was extremely nice and approachable.  He was always willing to answer questions.  Great job! Thanks Ed!<br /> - Helpful.<br /> - A Class act.<br /> <br /> Additionally, Ed has been a guest lecturer in a class called "Introduction to Statistics for Business" at Lakeland Community College.  Ed delivered a lecture describing how to use basic statistics concepts in research.  He has also trained visiting faculty in standard techniques for sample preparation, instrument operation, and data analysis in mass spectrometric based proteomics.  <br /> <br /> Because of his talent as a teacher in formal and informal settings, Ed is most deserving of the Graduate Teaching Excellence Award.  Congratulations!<br /> <br /> http://www.biochem.wisc.edu/news/default.aspx?id=945/29/2007Tuesday, May 29, 2007 1:20 PMhttp://www.biochem.wisc.edu/news/images/Huttlin.jpgProfessor Thomas Martin was recently selected to be the Earl W. Sutherland Professor of Biochemistry starting July 1, 2007. http://www.cals.wisc.edu/ecals/index.php/2007/05/02/thomas-martin-appointed-earl-w-sutherland-professor-of-biochemistry/5/3/2007Thursday, May 03, 2007 9:18 AMhttp://www.biochem.wisc.edu/news/images/martin.jpgLaura Kiessling is among 72 new fellows admitted to the 144-year old academy in recognition of their distinguished achievements and ongoing contributions to original research. http://www.news.wisc.edu/137385/2/2007Wednesday, May 02, 2007 9:36 AMhttp://www.biochem.wisc.edu/news/images/kiessling.jpgTom Record has been elected a Fellow of the <a href="http://www.amacad.org/news/alpha2007.aspx">American Academy of Arts and Sciences</a>. http://www.news.wisc.edu/137325/1/2007Tuesday, May 01, 2007 7:17 AMhttp://www.biochem.wisc.edu/news/images/record05.jpgProfessor William Reznikoff (a.k.a. Bill and "Rez"), will be retiring from the university after 37 years of service with the Department of Biochemistry. His official retirement date is July 28. There will be a reception on May 16 at 3:30 in the Biochemistry Addition Atrium. Everyone is welcome and encouraged to attend! 4/27/2007Friday, April 27, 2007 9:01 AMhttp://www.biochem.wisc.edu/news/images/reznikoff.jpgCheryl Adams is being honored with College of Agricultural and Life Sciences Classified Staff Recognition Award. http://www.cals.wisc.edu/ecals/index.php/2007/03/15/congratulations-to-winners-of-2007-cals-faculty-and-staff-awards/4/2/2007Monday, April 02, 2007 1:24 PMhttp://www.biochem.wisc.edu/news/images/adams.jpgUW-Madison's Biochemistry graduate program continues to rank in the top ten, according to the 2008 issue of America's Best Graduate Schools, published by U.S. News and World Report. http://www.news.wisc.edu/13625.html3/30/2007Friday, March 30, 2007 9:25 AMhttp://www.biochem.wisc.edu/news/images/2008-promo-col2.gifPerry Frey, professor of biochemistry, is one of four UW-Madison faculty members to receive 2007 Hilldale Awards. The annual awards recognize excellence in teaching, research and service. http://www.cals.wisc.edu/ecals/index.php/2007/03/28/biochemistry-professor-perry-frey-receives-hilldale-award/3/29/2007Thursday, March 29, 2007 9:21 AMhttp://www.biochem.wisc.edu/news/images/Frey1.jpgBy mimicking Nature's way of distinguishing one type of cell from another, University of Wisconsin-Madison scientists now report they can more effectively seek out and kill cancer cells while sparing healthy ones. http://www.news.wisc.edu/13596.html3/26/2007Thursday, March 29, 2007 8:09 AMhttp://www.biochem.wisc.edu/news/images/kiessling.jpgTheresa Pillar is being honored with College of Agricultural and Life Sciences Classified Staff Recognition Award. http://www.cals.wisc.edu/ecals/index.php/2007/03/15/congratulations-to-winners-of-2007-cals-faculty-and-staff-awards/3/16/2007Friday, March 16, 2007 2:13 PMhttp://www.biochem.wisc.edu/news/images/Theresa_Pillar.jpgSam Butcher is the recipient of the UW-College of Agricultural and Life Sciences Pound Research Award.http://www.cals.wisc.edu/ecals/index.php/2007/03/15/congratulations-to-winners-of-2007-cals-faculty-and-staff-awards/3/16/2007Friday, March 16, 2007 2:10 PMhttp://www.biochem.wisc.edu/news/images/Butcher.jpg<br>The MIT Club of Wisconsin, a state association for alumni of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, is recognizing a University of Wisconsin-Madison based spinoff company..<br> <br> The club will recognize Quintessence Biopharmaceuticals of Madison, a company that grew out of the advances of UW-Madison chemistry and biochemistry professors Laura Kiessling and Ron Raines. Quintessence is an early-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on development of human therapeutics.<br>http://www.news.wisc.edu/13530.html3/8/2007Thursday, March 08, 2007 9:42 AMhttp://www.biochem.wisc.edu/news/images/quintessence.jpg<br>ACS Chemical Biology, edited by Laura Kiessling, has won the 2006 Award for Innovation in Journal Publishing from the Professional and Scholarly Publishing Division of the Association of American Publishers, The association is the national trade association of the U.S. book publishing industry, including more than 300 major commercial publishers, small publishers, non-profits, university presses and scholarly societies.<br> <br> The journal was also the runner-up for the R.R. Hawkins Award for the Outstanding Professional, Reference or Scholarly Work of 2006<br>http://pubs.acs.org/journals/acbcct/press/07014.html3/8/2007Thursday, March 08, 2007 9:41 AMhttp://www.biochem.wisc.edu/news/images/ACSCBCOVER_300_news.jpgSix mid-career UW?Madison faculty have been recognized for their research accomplishments through conferral of Kellett Mid-Career Awards. http://www.news.wisc.edu/13505.html3/1/2007Thursday, March 01, 2007 10:44 AMhttp://www.biochem.wisc.edu/news/images/amasino.jpg<br>The University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences is leading efforts to bring a new federal bioenergy research and development center to Wisconsin, the college's dean told a group of bioscience industry leaders today.<br>1/23/2007Thursday, March 08, 2007 11:09 AMhttp://www.biochem.wisc.edu/news/images/landick.jpgMatt Allen from the Raines and Kiessling labs is one of the first 58 recipients of the new NIH Pathways to Independence award.http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/nov2006/od-30.htm11/2/2006Sunday, January 07, 2007 4:56 AMhttp://www.biochem.wisc.edu/news/images/MattAllen.jpgProfessor Judith Kimble is among the 449 scientists and engineers to be awarded a fellowship from the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), which were announced this week (Nov. 23). http://www.news.wisc.edu/releases/13214.html11/1/2006Sunday, January 07, 2007 4:55 AMhttp://www.biochem.wisc.edu/news/images/kimble.jpgLaura Kiessling has won the 2005 Harrison Howe Award, a prize that annually honors outstanding contributions to the field of chemistry. http://www.news.wisc.edu/13061.html10/1/2006Sunday, January 07, 2007 4:55 AMhttp://www.biochem.wisc.edu/news/images/kiessling.jpgThe death of Jack Gorski on August 30, 2006 took a brilliant but modest investigator, an effective teacher, and a practical dairyman from this community. gorski_newsletter.pdf9/30/2006Tuesday, May 01, 2007 10:32 AMhttp://www.biochem.wisc.edu/news/images/gorski.jpgProfessor Ronald R. Raines has been admitted as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry.<br>9/1/2006Sunday, January 07, 2007 4:54 AMhttp://www.biochem.wisc.edu/news/images/raines.jpg<a href="http://www.asv.org/">ASV</a>, the largest virology society in the World, has elected Dr. Palmenberg as their president. Her term will begin July 2007. 7/1/2006Sunday, January 07, 2007 4:53 AMhttp://www.biochem.wisc.edu/news/images/palmenberg.jpgMary Rabaglia, researcher in the Department of Biochemistry, Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Research (Research Support). Rabaglia, a nationally known expert in pancreatic beta cell biology, has served as a well-respected researcher in the Department of Biochemistry for the past eight years. http://www.news.wisc.edu/12449.html5/6/2006Sunday, January 07, 2007 4:53 AMhttp://www.biochem.wisc.edu/news/images/MaryRabaglia.jpgDouglas B. Weibel received his B.S. (Chemistry) degree from the University of Utah, a M.S. (Organic Chemistry) degree form Cornell University and then completed his Ph.D. (Organic Chemistry) work with Jerrold Meinwald at Cornell University. Since 2002 he has been a postdoctoral fellow at Harvard University with George M. Whitesides. Doug's research interests are in the area of organic chemistry and micro- and nano-fabricated materials to explore microbiology and cell biology. 5/5/2006Sunday, January 07, 2007 4:52 AMhttp://www.biochem.wisc.edu/news/images/weibel.jpgWe are delighted to announce that Laura Kiessling will be appointed Hilldale Professor effective July 2006. A Hilldale Professor is one of the highest honors that a faculty member at UW can achieve, and Hilldale Professors are selected through an extremely competitive University wide process. This appointment is fitting and wonderful recognition for Laura's outstanding contributions to the Department, the College of Letters and Science, and the University, through her seminal research in chemical biology, her spectacular teaching and mentoring, and her many extramural activities including Editor-in-Chief of the ACS journal Chemical Biology and service on a number of advisory boards and panels. 5/4/2006Sunday, January 07, 2007 4:51 AMhttp://www.biochem.wisc.edu/news/images/kiessling.jpgAnsari is one of two recipients of the 2006 Shaw Scientist Award. Designed to help young scientists explore novel research directions, the $200,000 prize is annually awarded to Wisconsin researchers working in the fields of biochemistry, the biological sciences and cancer research. http://www.news.wisc.edu/12615.html5/3/2006Sunday, January 07, 2007 4:51 AMhttp://www.biochem.wisc.edu/news/images/ansari.jpgIn a painstaking set of experiments in overweight mice, scientists from the University of Wisconsin-Madison have discovered a gene that appears to play an important role in the onset of type 2 diabetes.http://www.news.wisc.edu/12582.html5/2/2006Sunday, January 07, 2007 4:50 AMhttp://www.biochem.wisc.edu/news/images/attie.jpgProfessor Amasino, who was recently named a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Professor, is a professor of biochemistry. His lab focuses on studies of how plants respond to seasonal cues to prompt flowering. http://www.news.wisc.edu/12510.html4/7/2006Sunday, January 07, 2007 4:49 AMhttp://www.biochem.wisc.edu/news/images/amasino.jpgThe University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2005 was the nation's fifth most productive intellectual property setting among U.S. universities, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) announced. http://www.news.wisc.edu/12412.html4/6/2006Sunday, January 07, 2007 4:49 AMhttp://www.biochem.wisc.edu/news/images/DeLuca.jpg<strong></strong>The award pays tribute to Professor Nelson's impressive dedication as a teacher, and his ability to communicate his subject matter and inspire students enthusiasm for learning. 4/5/2006Sunday, January 07, 2007 4:48 AMhttp://www.biochem.wisc.edu/news/images/nelson.jpg<strong></strong>The Arthur J. Maurer Extra Mile Award recognizes faculty and staff who have demonstrated unusual concern for and provided exceptional service to students over and above their regular responsibilities. It was established in honor of the late Arthur Maurer, a professor of poultry science for 28 years who passed away unexpectedly in 1998, by his wife Ellen. http://news.cals.wisc.edu/newsDisplay.asp?id=14654/3/2006Sunday, January 07, 2007 4:47 AMhttp://www.biochem.wisc.edu/news/images/reznikoff.jpgJust as a non-musician savors the resounding strains of a Beethoven symphony, University of Wisconsin-Madison biochemist Richard Amasino believes that non-scientists can appreciate the role of science in their lives. http://www.news.wisc.edu/12401.html4/2/2006Sunday, January 07, 2007 4:47 AMhttp://www.biochem.wisc.edu/news/images/amasino.jpgJulie C. Mitchell, assistant professor of biochemistry and mathematics. Mitchell's research will develop an integrated analytical platform for the functional discovery of novel neural peptides. http://www.news.wisc.edu/12303.html3/1/2006Sunday, January 07, 2007 4:46 AMhttp://www.biochem.wisc.edu/news/images/mitchell.jpg<span class="bold"></span>A team of scientists from UW-Madison, writing this week (Feb. 13, 2006) in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), reports the discovery of a method for making human collagen in the lab. http://www.news.wisc.edu/12147.html2/1/2006Sunday, January 07, 2007 4:46 AMhttp://www.biochem.wisc.edu/news/images/raines.jpg<span class="bold"></span>University of Wisconsin-Madison biochemists have developed an approach that allows them to measure with unprecedented accuracy the strengths of hydrogen bonds in a protein. The scientists were then able to predict the function of different versions of the protein based on structural information, a novel outcome that was published recently in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. http://news.cals.wisc.edu/newsDisplay.asp?id=13571/3/2006Sunday, January 07, 2007 4:45 AMhttp://www.biochem.wisc.edu/news/images/nmrfam.jpgUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison biochemist Mike Sussman has been elected a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.<br> <br> The AAAS Council elected 376 members as Fellows of AAAS. These individuals will be recognized for their contributions to science at the Fellows Forum to be held on 18 February 2006 during the AAAS Annual Meeting in St. Louis. http://www.aaas.org/aboutaaas/fellows/2005.shtml1/2/2006Sunday, January 07, 2007 4:44 AMhttp://www.biochem.wisc.edu/news/images/sussman.jpg<span class="bold"></span>University of Wisconsin-Madison biochemist Richard Amasino has been elected by his peers to lead the American Society of Plant Biologists. Amasino became president-elect of ASPB Oct. 1, 2005. ASPB is a non-profit science society of nearly 6,000 members from the United States and nearly 60 other nations. http://news.cals.wisc.edu/newsDisplay.asp?id=13631/1/2006Sunday, January 07, 2007 4:43 AMhttp://www.biochem.wisc.edu/news/images/amasino.jpg<p>MADISON - Thomas Record, a biophysical chemist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has been named one of six 2006 Society Fellows by the Biophysical Society, a 7,000-member U.S. organization that represents global biophysics research.</p> <p>A chaired professor of chemistry and biochemistry, Record hopes that the new honor will help in continuing to attract talented students and extramural funding for his research.</p> <p>A UW-Madison faculty member for 35 years, Record is a basic scientist whose laboratory has long explored how cell proteins recognize and bind to DNA sequences, a critical process for the expression of genetic information. Record and his group have described, for instance, the binding behavior of a protein known as RNA polymerase, which, like a tiny molecular machine, recognizes where gene sequences begin on DNA and effectively translates that information into a "cellular recipe" for protein manufacture.</p> <p>Before joining the UW-Madison faculty in 1970, Record completed postdoctoral work at Stanford University and received a doctoral degree in biophysical chemistry from the University of California, San Diego. As an undergraduate, Record studied chemistry at Yale University.</p> 10/1/2005Sunday, January 07, 2007 4:40 AMhttp://www.biochem.wisc.edu/news/images/record05.jpg<p>MADISON - University of Wisconsin-Madison biochemists have developed an approach that allows them to measure with unprecedented accuracy the strengths of hydrogen bonds in a protein. The scientists were then able to predict the function of different versions of the protein based on structural information, a novel outcome that was published recently in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. </p>http://www.news.wisc.edu/11612.html9/3/2005Sunday, January 07, 2007 4:42 AM <p>MADISON - Vibrantly colored creatures from the depths of the South Pacific Ocean harbor toxins that potentially can act as powerful anti-cancer drugs, according to research findings from University of Wisconsin-Madison biochemists and their Italian colleagues.</p> <p>The research team has defined the structure of the toxins and provided a basic understanding that can be used to synthesize pharmaceuticals, according to a study published this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).</p> http://www.news.wisc.edu/11590.html9/2/2005Sunday, January 07, 2007 4:41 AMhttp://www.biochem.wisc.edu/news/images/rayment2.jpg<p>Researchers at the Center for Eukaryotic Structural Genomics, based at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, have received a $20 million award to fund Phase II of the Protein Structure Initiative over the next five years. </p>http://www.news.wisc.edu/releases/11318.html6/1/2005Sunday, January 07, 2007 4:40 AMhttp://www.biochem.wisc.edu/news/images/1z8k_xl.gif<p> Wisconsin's newest agricultural ambassador, Gena Cooper, 22 of Mukwonago, is ready to take the message of quality agricultural products to the ends of the state, the country and beyond. </p>http://datcp.state.wi.us/mktg/business/marketing/alice/current_alice.jsp5/3/2005Sunday, January 07, 2007 4:39 AMhttp://www.biochem.wisc.edu/news/images/gena_cooper.jpg The Annual Biochemistry Awards Reception took place on May 18th.<br> <br> <strong>Graduate Teaching Excellence Award: David W. Staple<br> <img src="images/staple.jpg" alt="" align="right" border="0" height="108" hspace="8" width="87"></strong>This award is intended to recognize a Biochemistry graduate student who has consistently shown evidence of quality, commitment, and innovation in teaching. Graduate students who have completed their Biochemistry major teaching requirements are eligible. Nominations are requested from all instructors of Biochemistry classes with graduate teaching assistants. Nominations for students who have assisted in more than one class during their two semesters of required teaching should be presented as joint nominations between all involved instructors. These nominations should indicated student responsibilities, class and/or discussion/lab size, and characteristics that distinguish the nominee from other graduate assistants. In addition to the items listed above, student evaluations will be used as part of the selection criteria for qualified candidates.<br> <br> <strong>Graduate Mentoring Award: Dipali G. Sashital<br> </strong>T<img src="images/sashital.jpg" alt="" align="right" border="0" height="108" hspace="8" width="87">his award is designated to honor Biochemistry graduate students who consistently provide quality guidance and scientific training in mentoring undergraduate students in their research efforts. Qualified nominees should be nearing completion of their degree and have established a consistent record of mentoring undergraduates throughout their career. The nomination will consist of a cover letter from the laboratory PI highlighting the candidate?s contributions tot eh intellectual and technical training of undergraduate lab members, including evidence of a successful scientific learning experience such as abstracts, poster presentations, or co-authored publications. Letters of support from undergraduate students should also be included with the nomination. These letters of support are of particular importance to this nomination and should provide strong testimonial to the candidate?s mentoring achievements.<br> <br> <strong>Sigrid Leirmo Memorial Award in Biochemistry: Liana B. Lamont<br> <img src="images/lamont.jpg" alt="" align="right" border="0" height="108" hspace="8" width="87"></strong>This award is provided by funds given in memory of Dr. Sigrid Leirmo by her husband. Dr. Leirmo received her Ph.D. degree in the Department of Biochemistry (1989) and was a postdoctoral research associate in the Department of Bacteriology when she died tragically in an accident in October, 1990. This award is designated for a graduate or postdoctoral student who best exemplifies her spirit. Sigrid was widely acknowledged among her fellow students and colleagues both as a promising researcher and as an enthusiastic friend and mentor. The award is to be given to a postdoctoral or graduate student who is acknowledged by his/her peers and advisors as one who displays clear promise as a research scientist. Most importantly, the award is to be designated in appreciation of the student?s consistent willingness to contribute to the intellectual and technical potential of his or her fellow students and colleagues through the selfless help of others. 5/2/2005Sunday, January 07, 2007 4:38 AM<p>The world's largest scientific society, the American Chemical Society, has named Laura L. Kiessling editor in chief of ACS Chemical Biology, a new publication scheduled to launch in 2006. Kiessling is professor of chemistry and biochemistry and MacArthur Foundation Fellow at UW-Madison. </p>http://www.news.wisc.edu/11161.html5/1/2005Sunday, January 07, 2007 4:38 AMhttp://www.biochem.wisc.edu/news/images/kiessling.jpg<p> Colleen Clary from the Department Office was awarded for her dedication and hard work with graduate student admissions. </p>4/2/2005Sunday, January 07, 2007 4:37 AMhttp://www.biochem.wisc.edu/news/images/clary.jpg<p> Four faculty members are recipients of the 2005 Hilldale Awards, which annually recognize excellence in teaching, research and public service. </p> <p> The awards, given yearly since 1987, honor top professors in four university divisions: biological sciences, physical sciences, social studies, and arts and humanities. </p>http://www.news.wisc.edu/10996.html4/1/2005Sunday, January 07, 2007 4:36 AMhttp://www.biochem.wisc.edu/news/images/amasino.jpg<p> The award is to recognize faculty/staff who have demonstrated unusual concern for, and provided exceptional service to, undergraduate, graduate and Short Course students. The service should exceed the level that might normally be expected from faculty or staff, and can include: mentoring /advising of individual students or student groups; creating formal or informal experiential learning opportunities; providing *leadership to improve the educational experience; service on committees related to student life and academic achievement; other activities that enhance the educational experience of students.</p>3/1/2005Sunday, January 07, 2007 4:36 AMhttp://www.biochem.wisc.edu/news/images/nelson.jpg<p>The Emil Thomas Kaiser Award from the Protein Society award recognizes a significant contribution in applying chemistry to the study of proteins</p>http://www.news.wisc.edu/10664.html2/1/2005Sunday, January 07, 2007 4:35 AMhttp://www.biochem.wisc.edu/news/images/raines.jpg<strong><br> <br> <img src="images/miller.jpg" alt="" align="right" border="0" height="108" hspace="8" width="87"><img src="images/lusetti.jpg" alt="" align="right" border="0" height="108" hspace="8" width="87"><img src="images/he.jpg" alt="" align="right" border="0" height="108" hspace="8" width="87">Yuehui He, Shelly Lusetti and Brian Miller are the recipients of the 2005 Paul D. Boyer Postdoctoral Excellence Award<br> </strong><br> They will speak on their topics of interest at 3:30 pm, Monday, January 31. 1/1/2005Sunday, January 07, 2007 4:34 AMJohn W. Suttie, professor emeritus, biochemistry, has received the Conrad A. Elvehjem Award from the American Society for Nutritional Sciences in recognition of his outstanding service to nutrition as a scientist, editor, adviser and communicator on behalf of the profession.5/4/2004Sunday, January 07, 2007 4:33 AMhttp://www.biochem.wisc.edu/news/images/suttie.jpgJames Ntambi, professor, nutritional sciences and biochemistry, has received the Osborne Mendel Award from the American Society for Nutritional Sciences for outstanding contributions toward the understanding of adipocyte differentiation and the regulation of gene expression involved in lipid metabolism.5/3/2004Sunday, January 07, 2007 4:33 AMhttp://www.biochem.wisc.edu/news/images/natambi1.jpgCraig has been a member of the faculty since 1979, and also served as chair of the Department of Biomolecular Chemistry from 1996-2002.<br> <br> Her work on protein folding and proteins involved in that process led to her election to the National Academy of Sciences in 1998 and to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2000. She was also selected to the American Academy of Microbiology.<br> <br> During her career, Craig has been a leader in efforts to understand a class of proteins known as molecular chaperones. These proteins aid in the important processes of folding and translocation of newly synthesized proteins in all organisms. A number of genetic diseases, including Huntington's, Alzheimer's and Creutzfeldt Jacob diseases are caused by defects in protein folding.<br> She held the WARF (Elizabeth Cavert Miller) professorship from 1992-97 and the H.I. Romnes Faculty Fellowship from 1985-90.<br> <br> Craig earned a bachelor's degree in bacteriology at the University of Rhode Island and a doctorate in microbiology at the Washington University School of Medicine.5/2/2004Sunday, January 07, 2007 4:32 AMhttp://www.biochem.wisc.edu/news/images/craig.jpgThe family of bacteria that causes tuberculosis (TB) and leprosy are notoriously sturdy. And although the diseases they cause have been held in check for the past 50 years by antibiotics, some strains are becoming increasingly resistant to existing therapy.<br><br> Now, however, a new chink has been found in the cellular armor that makes these infectious diseases difficult to treat. The discovery, reported today (May 9) in the online editions of the journal Nature Structural & Molecular Biology by a team of chemists and biochemists from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, opens the door to the development of a new family of antibiotics to treat diseases that still claim as many as 3 million lives annually worldwide.<br><br> "Most of the treatments we have for these diseases date from the 1950s," says Laura L. Kiessling, a UW-Madison professor of chemistry and the leader of the team reporting the new discovery. "Many traditional antibiotics don't work against tuberculosis."http://www.news.wisc.edu/releases/9775.html?month=05&year=20045/1/2004Sunday, January 07, 2007 4:31 AMhttp://www.biochem.wisc.edu/news/images/kiessling.jpgApril 6, 2004 3:30 pm<br><br> Room B1118 Biochemistry, 420 Henry Mall<br> Claire Walczak<br><br> Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Indiana University<br> Molecular Mechanisms of Mitosis: A Cellular Tug-of-Warhttp://www.biochem.wisc.edu/everson/index.html4/6/2004Sunday, January 07, 2007 4:30 AMHuman neural stem cells, exposed in a lab dish to the steroid DHEA, exhibit a remarkable uptick in growth rates, suggesting that the hormone may play a role in helping the brain produce new cells, according to a new study published this week in the online editions of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).<br> <br> The new work, conducted by a team of scientists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, provides some of the first direct evidence of the biological effects of DHEA on the human nervous system, according to Clive Svendsen, the study's senior author and an authority on brain stem cells at UW-Madison's Waisman Center.http://www.news.wisc.edu/9453.html2/2/2004Sunday, January 07, 2007 4:29 AMThe Annual Biochemistry Awards Reception included two new awards this year, made possible by the generosity of Arnold E. and Catherine M. Denton.<br><br> Graduate Teaching Excellence Award: Michael D. Hobbs<br> This award is intended to recognize a Biochemistry graduate student who has consistently shown evidence of quality, commitment, and innovation in teaching. Graduate students who have completed their Biochemistry major teaching requirements are eligible. Nominations are requested from all instructors of Biochemistry classes with graduate teaching assistants. Nominations for students who have assisted in more than one class during their two semesters of required teaching should be presented as joint nominations between all involved instructors. These nominations should indicated student responsibilities, class and/or discussion/lab size, and characteristics that distinguish the nominee from other graduate assistants. In addition to the items listed above, student evaluations will be used as part of the selection criteria for qualified candidates.<br><br> Graduate Mentoring Award: Kimberly Dickson<br> This award is designated to honor Biochemistry graduate students who consistently provide quality guidance and scientific training in mentoring undergraduate students in their research efforts. Qualified nominees should be nearing completion of their degree and have established a consistent record of mentoring undergraduates throughout their career. The nomination will consist of a cover letter from the laboratory PI highlighting the candidate?s contributions tot eh intellectual and technical training of undergraduate lab members, including evidence of a successful scientific learning experience such as abstracts, poster presentations, or co-authored publications. Letters of support from undergraduate students should also be included with the nomination. These letters of support are of particular importance to this nomination and should provide strong testimonial to the candidate?s mentoring achievements.<br><br> Sigrid Leirmo Memorial Award in Biochemistry: David S. Bernstein<br> This award is provided by funds given in memory of Dr. Sigrid Leirmo by her husband. Dr. Leirmo received her Ph.D. degree in the Department of Biochemistry (1989) and was a postdoctoral research associate in the Department of Bacteriology when she died tragically in an accident in October, 1990. This award is designated for a graduate or postdoctoral student who best exemplifies her spirit. Sigrid was widely acknowledged among her fellow students and colleagues both as a promising researcher and as an enthusiastic friend and mentor. The award is to be given to a postdoctoral or graduate student who is acknowledged by his/her peers and advisors as one who displays clear promise as a research scientist. Most importantly, the award is to be designated in appreciation of the student?s consistent willingness to contribute to the intellectual and technical potential of his or her fellow students and colleagues through the selfless help of others.2/1/2004Sunday, January 07, 2007 4:28 AMBrendan will speak on the topic of The Design and Fabrication of Arrays for the Combinatorial Exploration of Cell Adherence on Monday January 26th at 3:30 in room B1118 Biochemistry.http://www.biochem.wisc.edu/boyer/index.html1/2/2004Sunday, January 07, 2007 4:27 AMhttp://www.biochem.wisc.edu/news/images/BrendanOrner2.jpgIn four months, when flower buds spring up from the ground, you may wonder how plants know it's time to bloom. This question has baffled plant biologists for years. Now, scientists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have an answer: a gene that functions as an alarm clock to rouse certain plants from a vegetative state in the winter to a flowering state in the spring.<br> <br> According to the researchers, the findings, published in the Jan. 8 issue of the journal Nature, could lead to new methods for manipulating the productivity of crop plants, as well as a better understanding of how organisms control the fate of their cells.<br> <br> Most people may not know that some of our favorite salad ingredients - carrots, cabbage, radishes, beets and parsley - take two seasons to flower and produce seeds because we harvest them before they have the chance to flower. These plants, called biennials, require a season of cold to flower.<br> <br> "We've known that winter does something to the plant's growing tip, or meristem, and makes it competent to flower," says <strong>Richard Amasino</strong>, a UW-Madison biochemistry professor and senior author of the paper. "If biennials don't go through winter, they won't flower." But why, he adds, has remained a mystery.http://www.news.wisc.edu/releases/9284.html1/1/2004Sunday, January 07, 2007 4:26 AMhttp://www.biochem.wisc.edu/news/images/amasino.jpgThis award recognizes Professor Ntambi's outstanding scientific contributions towards understanding adipocyte differentiation and the regulation of gene expression involved in lipid metabolism, and the profound influence this work will have on the field of obesity research in the coming years. A formal presentation of the award will take place at the ASNS Awards Programin Washington, D.C., April, 2004.11/1/2003Sunday, January 07, 2007 4:23 AMhttp://www.biochem.wisc.edu/news/images/natambi1.jpgThe billions of proteins that compose life on Earth remain one of the truly uncharted territories in the biological universe, due mainly to the slow and arduous techniques their exploration requires.<br> <br> Now, a research partnership between the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a Japanese university and company aims to develop a technology that may allow scientists to map the shapes and structures of proteins more easily than ever before. The advance promises to help unlock the inner workings of hundreds or even thousands of proteins, according to UW-Madison biochemistry professor John Markley, leading to a better understanding of protein-based diseases, and providing fundamental new information about the building blocks of all living beings, from bacteria to plants to people.<br> <br> An agreement signed this week by the UW-Madison's <a href="http://www.uwstructuralgenomics.org/">Center for Eukaryotic Structural Genomics (CESG)</a>, the university's patent management agency the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF), Ehime University in Matsuyama, Japan, and the Japanese biotechnology company Cell-Free Sciences of Yokohama, formalizes an ongoing collaboration between these groups to refine a powerful new system, created in Japan, for making the large quantities of purified protein that biochemists need to solve protein structures.http://www.news.wisc.edu/releases/9088.html10/1/2003Sunday, January 07, 2007 4:22 AMhttp://www.biochem.wisc.edu/news/images/Markley.jpgRon Raines has been named a 2004 recipient of the Arthur C. Cope Scholar Award by the American Chemical Society. The Cope Scholar Award is given to recognize and encourage excellence in organic chemistry, and consists of $5,000, a certificate, and a $40,000 unrestricted research grant. Raines has won several other national awards for his research on protein chemistry/biology, including the 1998 Pfizer Award in Enzyme Chemistry from the American Chemical Society and a 2001-2002 Guggenheim Fellowship. He is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.9/2/2003Sunday, January 07, 2007 4:21 AMhttp://www.biochem.wisc.edu/news/images/raines.jpgAn engineered mouse, already known to be immune to the weight gain ramifications of a high-calorie, high-fat diet, now seems able to resist the onset of diabetes.http://www.news.wisc.edu/releases/view.html?id=88529/1/2003Sunday, January 07, 2007 4:20 AMhttp://www.biochem.wisc.edu/news/images/natambi1.jpgNow, with support from the National Institutes of Health, UW-Madison's <a href="http://www.nmrfam.wisc.edu/">National Magnetic Resonance Facility</a> will be home to a machine capable of generating the largest NMR-quality magnetic field possible with current technology.<br> <br> A $5 million award from NIH's National Institute of General Medical Sciences paves the way for the fall deployment of an 11-ton, 900-megahertz NMR magnet that will position the lab to remain as one of the top NMR research facilities in the world, says biochemistry professor John Markley,<br> <br> "This system will enable us to examine biological processes we haven't been able to attack before," Markley says.<br> <br> Markley, who led the effort to bring this technology to Wisconsin, is one of 36 researchers from around the country with grant funding from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences who plan to use the power of the new instrument to advance their research.http://www.news.wisc.edu/releases/7650.html7/1/2003Sunday, January 07, 2007 4:14 AMhttp://www.biochem.wisc.edu/news/images/NMR_900_Mhz.jpgIn addition to the Distinguished Teaching Awards presented by the University of Wisconsin-Madison each year, the UW System also recognizes classroom excellence by way of its Alliant Energy Underkofler Teaching Awards. This year, David L. Nelson, professor of biochemistry, and Michael J. Smith, Robert Ratner Professor of Industrial Engineering, are candidates from the Madison campus.http://www.news.wisc.edu/releases/view.html?id=84654/26/2003Sunday, January 07, 2007 4:13 AMhttp://www.biochem.wisc.edu/news/images/nelson.jpgThe Hilldale awards are presented each year to four faculty members, one from each faculty division, in recognition of a distinguished contribution ot teaching, research, and extension/outreach while a member of the faculty of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The Hilldale Awards are made possible by the Hilldale Fund, which receives income from the operation of the Hilldale Shopping Center. The funds are used to support important University programs designed to advance scholarly activity at the UW-Madison.<br> <br> Hilldale Undergraduate Research Awards.<br> <br> Grants from the Hilldale Foundation and the Wisconsin Legislature provide $4,000 each to undergraduate students and $1,000 to the faculty or staff supervisors to work in collaboration on research projects.<br> <br> Federhart, Katherine, Margaret Clagett-Dame, Biochemistry<br> Keller, Melissa, Richard Amasino, Biochemistry<br> Riebau, Anne, Samuel Butcher, Biochemistry4/25/2003Sunday, January 07, 2007 4:11 AMhttp://www.biochem.wisc.edu/news/images/kimble.jpgThe Vilas Trustees have made possible this form of recognition for faculty in the Biological Sciences Division and will provide research support during 2003-04 and 2004-05.4/24/2003Sunday, January 07, 2007 4:11 AMhttp://www.biochem.wisc.edu/news/images/phillips.jpgMarv Wickens has received a WARF-named Professorship: Max Perutz Professor of Molecular Biology. Prof. Wickens research has always focused on how genes work in animal cells. He has concentrated on events after DNA has been transcribed into RNA, en route to being translated into protein. He has analyzed both how mRNAs are born in the nucleus and how they are controlled in the cytoplasm. He has served extensively with the National Institutes of Health, as a member of the N.I.H. Center for Scientific Review Advisory Committee, and as member and Chairman of the N.I.H. Molecular Biology Study Section. He has been President of the RNA Society, and served as an editor of several scientific journals. He has mentored numerous talented graduate students and post-doctoral fellows at U.W., and is deeply gratified by their own successes.<br> <br> Max Perutz<br> A pioneer and founder of molecular biology, Max Perutz attended the University of Vienna. In 1936, he moved to the University of Cambridge to begin Ph.D. work with J.D. Bernal, and there established a long-standing connection to the Cavendish laboratory. In 1962, he founded the Medical Research Council Laboratory for Molecular Biology, of which was chairman until 1979. There, he helped create an atmosphere in which new ideas were welcome, and big problems exactly the right ones to take on. The unique blend of creativity, colleagiality and commitment, was pivotal in the birth of molecular biology, and led to eleven Nobel Prizes. As a scientist, Perutz pioneered the use of X-ray crystallography to study the structure of proteins. In 1953 he developed a method to interpret the X-ray diffraction patters of large molecules. Using that approach, he and his colleague, John Kendrew, determined the first protein structures, those of hemoglobin and myoglobin. For this work, they were awarded the 1962 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Dr. Perutz was a prolific and talented writer of popular articles and book reviews, and is remembered not only for his science, but for his interest in and warm support of the work of others. The WARF Named Professorship awards are made possible by the impressive research efforts of UW-Madison faculty and staff. Technology arising from these research efforts is licensed by our patent management organization, the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF), to industry. Income from successful licenses is returned to the Graduate School to fund a variety of research activities throughout the divisions on campus, including these awards.4/23/2003Sunday, January 07, 2007 1:01 AMhttp://www.biochem.wisc.edu/news/images/wickens.JPGDr. Dawn Braseamle<br> <br> Defining the Lipid Storage Droplet: Unique Proteins Associated with a Dynamic Subcellular Compartmenthttp://www.biochem.wisc.edu/everson/4/22/2003Sunday, January 07, 2007 12:49 AMhttp://www.biochem.wisc.edu/news/images/brasaemle.jpgMaterials will be handed out on March 14th. Winners will be determined by surviving all three drops, landing the closest to the target, and using smallest number of items on the list.<br> <br> This years' winners were from the Pike Lab. Second place went to the Friesen lab.3/21/2003Sunday, January 07, 2007 12:48 AMhttp://www.biochem.wisc.edu/news/images/eggdrop.jpgPoster session in the west atrium - "Current advances in HIV/AIDS therapeutics and research findings that may open up new avenues for alternative approaches to treating HIV/AIDS" that may open up new avenues for each of the 11 groups in the class would be presenting a recent paper on a topic that touches HIV/AIDS therapeutics. This is a good opportunity to be updated on how far along research in this important field has gone in the last two years and how much more it would take to finally defeat HIV.3/11/2003Sunday, January 07, 2007 12:47 AMhttp://www.biochem.wisc.edu/news/images/550poster_lg.jpgIvan Rayment has an international reputation in structural biology. In establishing a state-of-the-art X-ray crystallography laboratory at Wisconsin, Rayment has created a campus resource that also contributes to research training and teaching.<br> <br> KELLETT MID-CAREER AWARD<br> <br> This award is intended to recognize and support mid-career faculty, five to twenty years past their first promotion to a tenured position. The Mid-Career award was created to provide needed support and encouragement to faculty at a critical stage of their careers.<br> <br> The Kellett Mid-Career awards are made possible by the impressive research efforts of UW-Madison faculty and staff. Technology arising from these research efforts is licensed by our patent management organization, the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF), to industry. Income from successful licenses is returned to the Graduate School to fund a variety of research activities throughout the divisions on campus, including these awards.2/26/2003Sunday, January 07, 2007 12:04 AMhttp://www.biochem.wisc.edu/news/images/rayment2.jpgKimberly A. Dickson was selected to receive the first Marcia Moss Graduate Award in Biochemistry.2/15/2003Sunday, January 07, 2007 12:02 AMhttp://www.biochem.wisc.edu/news/images/dickson.jpgLeaf senescence is a developmental program in which nutrients are recycled from leaves at the end of their lifespan. In annual plants, these recycled nutrients often support seed development. In deciduous trees, the nutrients can be stored in Autumn to support the growth of new tissues in the Spring. Thus leaf senescence is of great practical value to plants, and the cover photograph of a maple tree by Jordan Hall at Indiana University illustrates the aesthetic value of this process. To further understand this nutrient-recycling program at a molecular level, Bhalerao et al. <a href="http://www.plantphysiol.org/cgi/content/abstract/131/2/430?ijkey=3LMizeLvrcMTk"><span class="bold">(pp. 430-442)</span></a> have studied, using microarrays, the changes in gene expression that occur as leaf senescence is initiated in poplar trees. Their work reveals a broad range of genes which, at the mRNA level, change in expression during leaf senescence (image from <span class="bold">Rick Amasino</span>).2/14/2003Saturday, January 06, 2007 11:52 PMhttp://www.biochem.wisc.edu/news/images/amasino_tree.jpgFat cells may hold the key to predicting type 2 diabetes, a major cause of kidney failure, limb amputations, blindness, heart disease and stroke.<br> <br> The disease, also called adult-onset diabetes, affects 8 percent of the U.S. population age 20 or older. While more than 80 percent of diabetics are overweight, only 10 percent of obese individuals develop the disease. Knowing your risk is a key to prevention.<br> <br> Knowing what to expect: "Currently, we have no markers to tell who among these overweight individuals is going to become diabetic," says <span class="bold">Alan Attie</span>, a College biochemist who studies diabetes. A major study in 2001 showed that people at risk for diabetes can delay the onset of the disease with moderate changes in diet and exercise, according to Attie.http://www.cals.wisc.edu/sciencereport/02SRstories/Basics2-diabetes.html2/13/2003Saturday, January 06, 2007 11:52 PMhttp://www.biochem.wisc.edu/news/images/mouse.jpgPlease join us in celebrating the talents of our peers<br> First Floor, Biochem Addition<br> <br> Show runs through the end of March.2/12/2003Saturday, January 06, 2007 11:46 PMThe 2003 Recipients will present their talks at 3:30 pm in B1118 Biochemistry.<br><br> Scott Michaels<br> Memories of winter: the central role of <span class="italic">FLOWERING LOCUS C</span> in the regulation of flowering time in <span class="italic">Arabidopsis</span><br><br> Christian Eckmann<br> Mining for Gold - Cell Fate Decisions in the <span class="italic">C. elegans</span> Germline<br><br> Paul Delos Boyer<br> is a native of Provo, Utah where he graduated from Brigham Young University in 1939. He was a graduate student in the UW-Madison Biochemistry Department with Professor Paul Phillips and finished his Ph.D. in 1943. After 17 years as a faculty member at the University of Minnesota, he moved to UCLA where in 1965 he became founding Director of UCLA's Molecular Biology Institute.<br> As a graduate student he discovered the role of potassium as a co-factor for pyruvate kinase. This was the first evidence for an alkaline metal cation participating in enzyme atalysis. He continued studying enzymes throughout his career and served as editor of the multi-volume treatise" The Enzymes". paul is best known for revealing the binding change mechanism for ATP synthasa involving a novel rotational catalysis.<br> Paul?s achievements have been recognizing in many awards: Nobel Prize in Chemistry, 1997; Rose Award, American Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; American Chemical Society Award in Enzyme Chemistry; Honorary Doctorates-Stockholm, 1974; University of Minnesota, 1996; University of Wisconsin, 1998. He is a member of the National Academy of Science, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.<br> Despite all the professional responsibilities Paul and his wife Lyda find time for tennis, biking, golf, and building homes. They have supervised construction and furnishing of three, giving Paul an outlet for his carpentry skills.2/10/2003Saturday, January 06, 2007 11:42 PMThe award, provided by funds given in memory of Dr. Leirmo by her husband, consists of $250, and will be awarded at the departmental poster session on February 7. The award is designated for a graduate or postdoctoral student who best exemplifies the spirit of Sigrid Leirmo, who received her Ph.D. degree in the Department of Biochemistry in 1989 and was a postdoctoral research associate in the Department of Bacteriology when she died tragically in an accident in October 1990. Dr. Leirmo was widely acknowledged among her fellow students and colleagues both as a promising researcher and as an enthusiastic friend and mentor. The award is to be given to a postdoctoral or graduate student who displays clear promise as a research scientist. Most importantly, the award is to be designated in appreciation of the student's consistent willingness to contribute to the intellectual and technical potential of his or her fellow students and colleagues through selfless help of others.<br> <br> Michelle Soltero, who is a fifth year graduate student in the laboratory of Dr. Laura Kiessling, should receive her Ph.D. degree in Spring Semester 2004. The results of her research, which has been focused on the flavoprotein UDP-galactofuranose mutase, are being prepared for publication. Michelle was cited for her genuine interest in the work of others and willingness to help them in an unselfish manner. She has been a member of the Student Faculty Liaison Committee for all of her time in Grad School, and instigated the very successful first annual Departmental Art Show last year. She is currently planning the second annual art show, and has been organizing the biennial Life Sciences Careers Day.1/14/2003Saturday, January 06, 2007 11:41 PMhttp://www.biochem.wisc.edu/news/images/soltero.jpgJohn Suttie, emeritus professor of biochemistry at the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, has received the 22nd annual Bristol-Myers Squibb/Mead Johnson Award for Distinguished Achievement in Nutrition Research. He was honored for outstanding experimental work that has defined the molecular action of vitamin K and its function in blood clotting. Suttie accepted the award Oct. 10 in Madison, following a symposium held in his honor on vitamin K-dependent proteins and their clinical use.http://www.cals.wisc.edu/media/news/01_03/suttie_award.html10/10/2002Saturday, January 06, 2007 11:06 PMhttp://www.biochem.wisc.edu/news/images/suttie.jpgA novel form of vitamin D has been shown to grow bone in the lab and in experimental animals, a result that holds promise for the estimated 44 million Americans, mostly post-menopausal women, who suffer from or are at risk for the bone-wasting disease osteoporosis.<br> <br> The research, conducted by a team of scientists led by biochemist Hector F. DeLuca at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, was reported this week (Sept. 30) in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a leading scientific journal.http://www.news.wisc.edu/releases/view.html?id=78719/30/2002Saturday, January 06, 2007 10:45 PMhttp://www.biochem.wisc.edu/news/images/DeLuca.jpgBy subtracting a single gene from the genome of a mouse, scientists have created an animal that can eat a rich, high-fat diet without adding weight or risking the complications of diabetes, according to a new study published this week.<br> <br> Writing in the online editions of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), James M. Ntambi, a professor of biochemistry and of nutritional sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and colleagues report that mice lacking a gene known as SCD-1 can eat a rich high-fat diet and avoid the consequences of fat deposition and excess sugar in the blood, the hallmark of type II diabetes.http://www.news.wisc.edu/releases/view.html?id=77098/12/2002Saturday, January 06, 2007 10:41 PMhttp://www.biochem.wisc.edu/news/images/ntambi.jpg