Stories indexed under: Bacteriology

Total: 6

  • Bacteriologist tabbed for prestigious NIH research award July 5, 2007 Richard L. Gourse, a professor of bacteriology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and an expert on the critical early steps of gene expression, has received a prestigious MERIT award from the National Institutes of Health, which provides research funding for up to 10 years.
  • Switchgrass research Major bioenergy initiative takes flight in Midwest June 26, 2007 A consortium of universities, U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) national laboratories and businesses led by the University of Wisconsin-Madison to explore the vast potential of bioenergy was awarded one of three major new DOE bioenergy research centers, it was announced today (June 26).
  • Honey pot UW study tests topical honey as a treatment for diabetic ulcers May 2, 2007 Jennifer Eddy, a physician at UW Health’s Eau Claire Family Medicine Clinic and an assistant professor of family medicine at the UW School of Medicine and Public Health, is conducting the first randomized, double-blind controlled trial of honey for diabetic ulcers.
  • Satellite image of Lake Mendota Resident bacteria may help clean phosphorous from lakes May 2, 2007 UW-Madison engineer Katherine McMahon is integrating her expertise in wastewater engineering and in biological systems to study the bacterial community in different eutrophied lakes — two in Madison and one in China — to learn more about how those bacteria affect phosphorus cycling in the lakes.
  • Motion W in petri dish Arming the fight against resistant bacteria April 27, 2007 In 1928, Alexander Fleming opened the door to treating bacterial infections when he stumbled upon the first known antibiotic in a Penicillium mold growing in a discarded experiment.
  • Gene sequencing advance bolsters biofuels potential March 6, 2007 A collaborative research project between the U.S. Forest Service Forest Products Laboratory (FPL) and the Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute has advanced the quest for efficient conversion of plant biomass to fuels and chemicals.