Chemistry & Biochemistry PhD student Stephen Tochi Nkwocha was highlighted in the Nigerian publication Punch for his efforts to establish chemistry-focused innovation hubs in Nigeria.
Anibal Boscoboinik, who earned his PhD in Chemistry at UWM in 2010 was recently named “Inventor of the Year” by Battelle Memorial Institute. Anibal currently works as a materials scientist at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory. Read… Read More
Professor Shama Mirza received UWM funds to predict responses to anti-VEGF therapy in recurrent glioblastoma Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most aggressive of all brain tumors with limited treatment options and no cure. Even after multimodal treatments by surgical resection of… Read More
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