Doctoral Studies Funded by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)
On July 2, 2024, the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) announced $49 million in Phase 2 funding to the Wisconsin Biohealth Tech Hub, a groundbreaking initiative set to drive transformative medical innovation, workforce development and critical job growth across Wisconsin. The University of Wisconsin–Madison, one of 18 members of the Biohealth Tech Hub consortium, was …
Briana Burton, associate professor in the Department of Bacteriology and BTP mentor, was selected to receive the 2023 Myron H. and Anna Atwood Faculty Fellow Award. Burton studies mechanisms of membrane-associated macromolecular transport machines. Little is known about the molecular mechanism of DNA translocation across membranes in any system, as tools to study the mechanism …
With an Oct. 23, 2023 announcement that Wisconsin has received a Regional Technology and Innovation Hub (Tech Hub) designation focused on biohealth, the University of Wisconsin–Madison expands its national leadership as a collaborative powerhouse in personalized medicine, bioscience and technology. “UW–Madison is thrilled to be part of the groundbreaking collaboration that helped secure the state’s …
UW–Madison graduate student Andrea Wegrzynowicz studies proteins implicated in antibiotic resistance using nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) techniques. But something else was always at the back of her mind — how could she help people who are looking to understand fertility better? Wegrzynowicz was inspired by her experiences with fertility planning and hormonal birth control. The …
Julie DuClos, a Biotechnology Trainee Program (BTP) trainee and second-year Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology graduate student in the Venturelli Lab, received a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF GFRP) award this year. DuClos’s research explores the effects of low oxygen levels on bacteria community assembly and function. “I’m focusing on our gut microbiome,” …
By creating a miniscule device that translates brain activity into radiowaves, University of Wisconsin-Madison neuroengineers have taken a key step toward enabling injectable sensors for wireless, localized recording in the brain. The work, detailed in the May 2023 issue of the journal Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, is essentially a proof-of-concept for using minimally invasive …
The Biotechnology Training Program (BTP) at UW–Madison is one of the oldest and largest biotechnology training programs in the United States. Over the past 34 years, it has provided approximately 250 trainees with training and research opportunities that bridge the biological sciences, physical sciences, and engineering. When BTP trainees graduate, they join a strong network …
BTP trainee Liz Appelt helped develop COVID-19 mRNA vaccine during internship at Afrigen, the first vaccine and biologics biotechnology company on the African continent.
BTP mentor Vatsan Raman is "supercharging evolution" to create an army of bacteria-killing phages that can combat antibiotic-resistant microorganisms.
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced $178 million for bioenergy research to advance sustainable technology breakthroughs that can improve public health, help address climate change, improve food and agricultural production, and create more resilient supply chains. This funding supports cutting-edge biotechnology R&D on bioenergy crops, industrial microorganisms and microbiomes. Recipients of the biotechnology …