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Sticking to Success: Unveiling the Surface-Adhesion Superpowers of Bacteria
Scientists at WID, University of Wisconsin–Madison, find that 'stickiness' helps some soil microbes thrive by aiding surface colonization. What makes them sticky?
Innovator Profile: Randolph Ashton and Gavin Knight
Ashton and Knight founded Neurosetta to commercialize RosetteArray™ technology, a scalable screening platform that models human brain and spinal cord development, specializing in neurodevelopmental disorders such as Spina Bifida and Autism Spectrum Disorder. This platform can be used by chemical and drug development companies to screen for the developmental neurotoxicity associated with potential compounds in their product pipelines.
Pours & Prose – A Celebration of Wine and Wine People
Pours and Prose is an exclusive, interactive wine tasting and appreciation event with WID Writer in Residence Michelle Wildgen. This event will be on February 23, 2024 from 5:00 - 7:00 PM and held at the beautiful Discovery Building. Get your tickets now!
Through undergraduate research, engineer predicts the path, impact of viral mutations
Schwab joined the lab of John Yin, a professor of chemical and biological engineering at the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery. That decision led Schwab to a three-year research career that has culminated in the publication of a new paper in the journal Virus Evolution.
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