University Of Wisconsin-Madison Department Of Biochemistry

Snehal Chaudhari is using innovative techniques to investigate unresolved questions about how our bodies access and use folate. In this video, she addresses the history and importance of folate that drives her lab's research:

Insights into Gut Microbiota - University of Wisconsin–Madison Mapping Folate Distribution in Mice Reveals Insights into Gut Micro...

Congrats to Sourav Agrawal, who has been awarded a Louis and Elsa Thomsen Wisconsin Distinguished Graduate Fellowship from the UW-Madison College of Agricultural & Life Sciences. His research focuses on telomeres, the protective caps made of repetitive DNA sequences and proteins found at the ends of human chromosomes.

Sourav Agrawal of the Lim Lab is Awarded Distinguished Graduate Fellowship Agrawal is one of two CALS students awarded the 2026 Louis and Elsa Thomsen Wisconsin Distinguished Graduate Fellowship.

🎉 Congratulations to Judith Kimble of University of Wisconsin-Madison on receiving the 2026 Thomas Hunt Morgan Medal for her lifetime achievements in genetics!

From uncovering the first stem cell niche in Caenorhabditis elegans to reshaping how we understand stem cell regulation and cell fate, Kimble’s career has been defined by curiosity, persistence, and those unforgettable “eureka” moments.

Her work didn’t just answer fundamental questions—it helped build an entire field and inspired generations of scientists through her mentorship and leadership.

🔗 Read more about her remarkable journey and impact: https://buff.ly/cH4XI1M

Join us on Monday, April 13 and Tuesday, April 14 for our Steenbock Lectures in Biochemistry! University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign professor Wilfred van der Donk will be presenting lectures on genome mining for novel enzymatic reactions and biosynthesis and engineering of macrocyclic peptides. More info:

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We know that vitamins like folate are essential to our health, but much remains to be learned about what happens to the folates we ingest through food and supplements. New methods developed in the Chaudhari Lab open the door for researchers to ask questions about the interaction between folates and our gut microbiome, and how folates are distributed among organs. Read more and explore their interactive atlas of how folates are distributed among mouse organs:

Mapping Folate Distribution in Mice Reveals Insights into Gut Microbiota A recent study from the Chaudhari Lab explores the relationship between gut-dwelling bacteria and folate (vitamin B9).

We're a financial manager! Join the admin team in the UW–Madison Department of Biochemistry. This position works closely with departmental leadership to provide strategic oversight of the department’s research administration and financial operations. Learn more and apply

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Biochem majors have the skills and knowledge needed to jump into projects across a wide range of fields related to their major. In our new series, you'll get to meet some of the undergrads playing important roles in research happening all over campus.

First up is Elliott Weix, a junior from Madison majoring in math and biochemistry. He conducts research in the Coyle Lab.

Undergrad Profile: Elliott Weix Undergraduate Elliott Weix is a researcher in the Coyle Lab, where he studies how to build living systems that help us understand how cells work.

Research from the Raman and Henzler-Wildman Labs uncovers new details about how bacterial cells balance energetic needs to expel antibiotics. Their findings point to potential targets for combating drug-resistant pathogens.

Research in Brief: The What, Why, and How Research from the Raman and Henzler-Wildman Labs uncovers new details about how bacterial cells balance energetic needs to expel antibiotics.

Designing a space-bound experiment requires researchers to stick to specific materials in a limited amount of space. Learn how the Raman Lab designed an experiment fit for space travel, to investigate how bacteria and phages change in space:

Space Phages Phages Mutated in Space Hint at Biomedical Benefits to Humans on Earth

The 2025 issue of Biochemistry In Vivo introduces new faces and discoveries, celebrates education and achievement, and highlights the impacts of our successes. Join us in taking a look back at the last year:

https://biochem.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1394/2026/01/2025_biochemistry_newsletter.pdf