Chemistry & Biochemistry’s Dr. Xiaohua Peng was featured in In Focus discussing her new start-up SynXT Therapeutics. SynXT Therapeutics (founded by Dr. Peng and former UWM graduate student Dr. Taufeeque Ali) are developing a new type of cancer therapy. This …
As we approach the final weeks of the second academic year in the new Chemistry Building, we want to share with you a little behind the scenes perspective on the building planning process with Cannon Design. Cannon Design was awarded …
Undergraduate research has been a focus of UWM enabling students to engage in research in addition to their course curriculum. The Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR) has supported this important aspect of University education by offering fellowships, enabling conference participation, …
We congratulate UWM Investigator: Assistant Professor Elizabeth Liedhegner, School of Biomedical Sciences & Health Care Administration and UWM Co-Investigator: Professor Nicholas Silvaggi, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry as the recipients of a Discovery and Innovation Grant (DIG) for their research …
Chemistry & Biochemistry has been awarded four UWM Graduate Student Fellowships for Fiscal Year 2026-2027. The awardees are as follows: We congratulate these students for their academic achievements. More information about the UWM Graduate Student Fellowships is available at the …
Greetings to you all!What a wonderful semester this has been and a great start to the new academic year. I continue to be amazed and blessed by the diligent and excellent efforts of so many. It is so satisfying to …
New Graduate Student Welcome We are happy to welcome six new graduate students for the spring semester, Amanda Captain, Uttam Gomes, Jhoanna Molina, Nethyanji Premananda, Nikole Tamayo, and Munisaa Younus. We’re excited to have them join our Chemistry & Biochemistry …
Chemistry Club Corner American Chemical Society Students is a club with open membership to students taking chemistry courses and those majoring in chemistry related fields. Activities are tailored to students by organizing study sessions, a science-related volunteer opportunity per semester, …
Promotions Dr. Xiaohua Peng, who joined UWM in 2009, was recently promoted to full professor. Her research explores innovative ways to design tumor-targeted cancer therapies and bioorthogonal theranostic systems, with support from the National Institutes of Health. Her team recently …
For the first time, a compound developed at the Milwaukee Institute for Drug Discovery (MIDD) will enter clinical trials at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The drug was developed in part by distinguished professor emeritus Jim Cook of the Chemistry …