Justin Brumbaugh, assistant professor of molecular, cellular and developmental biology at the University of Colorado Boulder, earned his PhD in Biochemistry in 2011, working in the labs of Joshua Coon, PhD, and James Thomson, VMD, …
Student Success Stories
Jonathan Hernández named Chief Scientific Officer at Riordan Technologies
Jonathan J. Hernández, Ph.D., has been named chief scientific officer at Riordan Technologies in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. Jonathan was a postdoctoral fellow in the lab of J. Carter Ralphe, M.D., associate professor and chief …
Graduate Student Eileen Lynch featured in Disease Models and Mechanisms
First Person is a series of interviews with the first authors of a selection of papers published in Disease Models & Mechanisms (DMM), helping early-career researchers promote themselves alongside their papers. Eileen Lynch is first …
Shiok Meats Raises $4.6 Million Seed Round To Develop Cell-Based Shrimp
Read more about Shiok Meats co-founder Ka Yi Ling (left) and her time at UW–Madison here.
Ethan Lippmann wins inaugural $2.5M Chan Zuckerberg Initiative grant for neurodegenerative disorders research
Ethan Lippmann, assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering at Vanderbilt University, has won an inaugural Chan Zuckerberg Initiative grant for neurodegenerative disorders research. The five-year, $2.5 million award supports his goal of better understanding …
Stem Cells @ 20: Students find inspiration, support in UW–Madison’s stem cell community
When Kaivalya Molugu was considering graduate schools, she knew she was interested in stem cell research, but she had to decide where to apply. The answer soon became clear: the place where it all began. One of the main reasons she chose UW–Madison “is the strong stem cell research center here,” says Molugu, a biophysics research assistant at the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery and a trainee with the UW’s Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Center (SCRMC).
The SURFers’ Diaries: Not Your Typical Summer Vacation
Life may not have been a day at the beach for students in this year’s Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) program, but they would not have traded their experiences for anything… and at least one …
Where would stem cell research and outreach be today without Ka Yi Ling?
When it comes to student contributions to all things stem cell on the UW-Madison campus for the past 10 years, one name rises to the forefront: Ka Yi Ling.
Career Enhancement Opportunity (CEO) Program (Above photo)
Foundations of Innovations in Stem Cell Industries completed its first semester in May 2016.
National Institutes of Health Oxford-Cambridge Scholarship Winners
Ryan Prestil and Alex Waldman, two graduated seniors in SCRMC scientists’ labs, won National Institutes of Health Oxford-Cambridge Scholarships in May 2016.