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 …
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BTP mentor Briana Burton receives Atwood Faculty Fellow Award
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 …
Wisconsin designated as Regional Tech Hub for biohealth — with UW–Madison helping lead the way
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 …
The start-up experience: Conducting fertility research at Proov
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 …
2023 NSF GRFP awards announced
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 …
Tiny antennas open door to injectable electronics for brain monitoring
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 …
BTP advances career exploration, predoctoral opportunities in industry
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 …
UW Graduate Student Contributes to Development of COVID-19 mRNA Vaccine in South Africa
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.
A New Tactic in the Superbug Battle
BTP mentor Vatsan Raman is “supercharging evolution” to create an army of bacteria-killing phages that can combat antibiotic-resistant microorganisms.
Fox and Ralph awarded DOE grant to characterize gene function in bioenergy crop plants
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 …