Students in the UWM Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry voted to award Gloria Freschl the department’s annual “Outstanding Instructor” award in recognition of her work. The award was presented at the Department’s 2024 Research Symposium. Nominating students describe her as… Read More
Michelle Meyer has been awarded the Distinguished Dissertation Fellowship award for 2024-25. Michelle’s research mostly focuses on developing novel agents and treatments for asthma, atopic dermatitis, and inflammatory bowel disease. She also works on several other research projects; for example,… Read More
Kayode Medubi has been awarded a Distinguished Graduate Student Fellowship award for 2024-25. Kayode is starting his third year as a graduate student in the Arnold research group. His research focuses on developing new drug candidates for asthma and inflammatory bowel… Read More
Cytokines are very important inflammatory signaling molecules that have been intensively studied since their identification in 1957. Crystal structures and recently electron microscopy structures of cytokines in complex with their receptors have been reported but their quaternary structures involving several… Read More
Students in the UWM Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry voted to award Prof Arnold and Prof Rodriguez “Outstanding Faculty Mentor” awards in recognition of their contributions, The awards were presented at the Department’s 2024 Research Symposium. Nominating students describe them as… Read More
Dr. James Cook has earned a patent which is part of a portfolio of drug compounds targeting the GABAA receptors of the brain and is focused on aiding cognition and depression. Major depressive disorder affects 350 million people globally, ranking… Read More
The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) is seeking applicants for a Laboratory Manager. Reporting to the Department Administrator, the Laboratory Manager coordinates and oversees the daily operation of the teaching laboratories for the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry. This position supervises the tasks of… Read More
Sixteen undergraduate Chemistry and Biochemistry students presented their work at the annual Undergraduate Research Symposium. The symposium celebrates the collaborations of our undergraduate students with our research-active faculty and staff across all of our schools and colleges. Preston Burdett was… Read More
Researching the cause of chronic fatigue syndrome has been of interest to undergraduate biochemistry major Molly Drosen. Molly, an undergraduate researcher with Dr. Avik Roy of Simmaron, has been investigating a gene (ATG13) as a likely cause. She has been… Read More
Amy Reyes, a senior undergraduate chemistry minor, has been conducting novel breast cancer research under the guidance of Dr. Avik Roy of Simmaron Research Institute after being connected via Prof. Leggy Arnold. Amy has been working with Dr. Roy on… Read More