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Excited for Andrea Hunger to defend her thesis in 1 week! Andrea has pushed forward our work employing CRISPR screens to identify mechanisms of lipid transport and metabolism. #05SimcoxGrad.

Please join us on May 19 for Erli Jin's Ph.D. thesis defense! Jin's research in the Matthew Merrins examined the regulation of hormone secretion in pancreatic islet cells. Read more: ipib.wisc.edu/2025/05/12/ipi…

Stoked for the opportunity to share some of my translational research with the Biochemistry community at the University of Utah next week!

Excited to share our latest story on the regulation of lysosomal BMP lipids! Co-led with Raghav Jain, we show that PLA2G15 is a BMP hydrolase that regulates lipid levels under the transcriptional control of TFEB. Judith Simcox PhD UW–Madison Biochem HHMI

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My lab is recruiting a postdoc fellow to characterize new biochemical pathways that control taurine and glucose metabolism. Email me at [email protected] to apply! Please help RT🙏 Long Lab Judith Simcox PhD UW–Madison Biochem

New research from the Gisriel Lab analyzes the photosynthetic machinery of a newly discovered cyanobacterium, giving scientists a novel evolutionary line to explore the history of photosynthesis. biochem.wisc.edu/2025/05/20/anc…

Join us for Joshua Choi's Ph.D. thesis defense on June 5! Choi's research in the Senes Lab focused on understanding how regions of transmembrane proteins associate with each other. Learn more: ipib.wisc.edu/2025/05/20/ipi…

The WISL award is given to an outstanding thesis chapter written for a lay audience. Congratulations Andrea Hunger! UW-Madison IPiB UW–Madison Biochem scifun.org/Thesis_Awards/…

Join us for Samridhi Garg's Ph.D. thesis defense on June 10! Garg's research in the Senes Lab sought to identify relationships between the structure and functions of proteins that play a key role in bacterial cell division. Learn more: ipib.wisc.edu/2025/05/20/ipi…

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As promised, a 🧵 on our recent article now out in NatureStructMolBiol! Co-led with Abby Bartlett Pagliarini Lab Judith Simcox PhD, we find ACAD10/11 are NOT like other acyl-CoA dehydrogenases and instead catabolize atypical lipids called 4-hydroxy acids 🤯#lipidtime doi.org/10.1038/s41594…

Congratulations to UW-Madison IPiB grad student Gina Wade and UW–Madison Biochem postdoc Jericha Mill, who are both recognized for their excellence in teaching and mentorship by UW–Madison Biochem! Gina Wade and Jericha Mill both work in the Judith Simcox PhD Lab: biochem.wisc.edu/2025/06/30/sim…

Such a joy to receive this award! We've modeled our mentorship approach after the best! Judith Simcox PhD

Join us for an online info session July 17 on applying for the prestigious National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program. This session will guide senior undergraduates and graduate students through the application process. Register now: registration.socio.events/e/nsfgrpfinfos…

Join us for Max Rector's Ph.D. thesis defense on Monday, July 24! Rector is advised by Professor Robert Landick (LandickLab) and Professor Emerit Tom Record. More info: today.wisc.edu/events/view/21…

Tomorrow's thesis defense has been rescheduled. We will share more information when it's available!

Rescheduled! Join us for Max Rector's Ph.D. thesis defense on August 11.