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Team Awarded NIH C06 Construction Grant to Renovate Biophysics Space

September 17, 2026

成人快手 was awarded an $8M grant from the NIH to renovate the second floor of the MACC Fund Research Center, home of the Department of Biophysics.

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Kathleen Schmainda, PhD, Honored With the Hector F. DeLuca Scientific Achievement Award from BioForward Wisconsin

September 4, 2026

Dr. Schmainda has been selected to receive the Hector F. DeLuca Scientific Achievement Award from BioForward Wisconsin for her groundbreaking work in biophysics, neuroscience, and biomedical engineering.

Redesigned Mito-ATO Analogs Bind the Qi Site of Mitochondrial Complex III in Cancer Cells

September 3, 2026

A collaboration among researchers in the 成人快手 Department of Biophysics resulted in a new publication titled 鈥淩edox and structural determinants of mitochondrial complex III inhibition by triphenylphosphonium-conjugated atovaquone analogs鈥� in Redox Biology.

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Detecting Hidden Cancer Boundaries

August 7, 2026

Through radio-pathomic mapping technology, graduate student Aleksandra Winiarz visualizes tumor cells that traditional cancer imaging can miss.

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Engineering Better Clinical Imaging Diagnostics

July 23, 2026

A team of 成人快手 researchers has created a device that could innovate MRI technologies.

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New Publication: Improving the Sensitivity of Magnetic Resonance Measurements

July 7, 2026

Dr. Sidabras's novel SOFFA method will benefit biomedical and translational magnetic resonance research.

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A New Strategy to Disrupt Bioenergetics in Parasitic Nematodes

June 26, 2026

A collaboration among researchers in the 成人快手 Departments of Biophysics and Medicine and Aix-Marseille University in France, resulted in a new publication titled 鈥淢itochondria-targeted agents disrupt bioenergetics in parasitic nematodes.鈥�

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Wang Lab Receives Chordoma Foundation Grant to Develop Novel RNA-Targeted Therapy for Bone Cancer

June 1, 2026

Dr. Yaqiang Wang has been awarded a one-year pilot grant from the Chordoma Foundation to develop a new therapeutic approach for chordoma.

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Biophysics Researchers Patent Potent Mito-ATO for Treatment of Cancer and Infectious Disease

April 24, 2026

Drs. Kalyanaraman, Cheng, and Hardy are inventors on US Patent 12,594,283 B2 for "Mitochondria-Targeted Atovaquone: A More Potent and Effective Antitumor, Antimicrobial, and Antimalarial Drug."

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成人快手 Researcher Gearing Up to Improve Technology That Reveals Protein Shapes

March 3, 2026

Candice Klug, PhD '99, has a new $2.22 million grant to enhance electron paramagnetic resonance technology (EPR).

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Biophysics to Offer New Fundamentals of Cryo-Electron Microscopy Course

February 5, 2026

The Department of Biophysics will offer a new Fundamentals of Cryo-EM Course that will integrate fundamental theories of cryo-EM with hands-on experience.

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Dr. Candice Klug Appointed Interim Executive Vice Chair in the Department of Biophysics

January 27, 2026

In this role, Dr. Klug will provide operational leadership and work to position Biophysics for growth, innovation, and national prominence.

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Biophysics Mourns the Passing of W. Karol Subczynski

January 19, 2026

Dr. Subczynski, professor of biophysics at the 成人快手, passed away on January 12, 2026.

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Francesca Marassi Named Interim Chair of Department of Biochemistry

January 8, 2026

Dr. Francesca Marassi will service as interim chair of the Department of Biochemistry.

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Dr. Subczynski Article Discusses Role of Cholesterol in Cataract Formation

January 5, 2026

Dr. Subczynski's article explores whether cholesterol is the key to preventing the development of age-related cataracts in the eye's central lens.

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Dr. Mickevicius Publishes Letter to Editor of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine

December 31, 2025

The expressions presented in Dr. Mickevicius's letter to the editor can inform future studies.

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Dr. Wang Awarded Research Affairs Committee New Faculty Pilot Grant

December 12, 2025

The RAC New Faculty Pilot Award program helps new 成人快手 faculty members acquire preliminary data in order to pursue larger extramural funding.

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Biophysics Graduate Student Wins IES Poster Award

September 22, 2025

Graduate student Anand Anilkumar was awarded the IES Best Poster Award.

Dr. Candice Klug Receives Grant to Investigate Bacterial Proteins and Develop EPR Instrumentation

September 1, 2025

Dr. Klug was awarded a $2.2 million MIRA award from the NIGMS.

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New High-Sensitivity EPR System Advances Protein Dynamics Research

July 17, 2025

Biophysics scientists have developed a high-sensitivity, stopped-flow EPR system capable of resolving millisecond timescale conformational exchange rates in spin-labeled proteins.

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Dr. Sidabras Awarded Multi-PI U01 Grant

July 7, 2025

Drs. Sidabras and Swartz were awarded a grant to develop an in vivo nail biodosimetry device that will enhance our nation's preparedness for potential radiological emergencies.

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Study Shows Bacteria Detect pH and Shape-Shift to Launch Tiny Survival Pods

June 26, 2025

Discovery could lead to smarter vaccines and drug delivery systems that release medicine exactly where your body needs it.

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Use of SCFAs Conjugated to a Polyphenol May Improve Parkinson's Disease Treatment

June 24, 2025

Biophysics scientists have found that the use of SCFAs conjugated a polyphenol may improve the therapeutic efficacy of levodopa in treating Parkinson鈥檚 disease.

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Call for Applications Department of Biophysics Postdoctoral Research Fellowship

May 29, 2025

The Department of Biophysics Postdoctoral Research Fellowship is awarded to a scientist of exceptional promise and creativity who recently earned a PhD degree (within 1 year).

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Schmainda Lab Receives ASNR Awards

May 20, 2025

The Kathleen Schmainda lab received two awards at ASNR 2025.

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Article Proposes New Approach for Specific Detection of Peroxynitrite

March 27, 2025

International collaboration results in new approach for specific detection of peroxynitrite.

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Study Highlights Potential of Mito-LND to Improve Prostate Cancer Treatment

January 14, 2025

International Journal of Molecular Sciences article highlights the potential of mitochondria-targeted lonidamine (LND) to improve prostate cancer treatment.

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Biophysics Names Vice Chairs

December 10, 2024

Dr. Francesca Marassi appointed three vice chairs within the 成人快手 Department of Biophysics.

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Knowledge Changing Life in the Department of Biophysics

November 26, 2024

Drs. Kerschner and Costakos visited Biophysics as part of the Rounding with the Deans of the School of Medicine initiative.

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Biophysics Postdoc Nick Wood Receives F32

November 19, 2024

Nick Wood, PhD, postdoctoral researcher in the Marassi laboratory, has been awarded a three-year $225,000 Kirschstein-NRSA F32 by NIH/NIAID.

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