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Addison Konlan chosen to represent UW–Madison at science policy and advocacy workshop
N&M PhD student Addison Konlan was one of two UW-Madison representatives at the 2026 Catalyzing Advocacy in Science and Engineering workshop held April 12-15 in Washington, D.C. The national program brings graduate students together with leaders in science policy and advocacy to explore how scientific research informs federal decision-making. He’s quoted saying, “The CASE workshop
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Federico Rey (N&M and MANTP trainer) and Scott Rankin named professorships, chairships
Ten CALS faculty received department professorships and chairships, including our own Federico Rey and Scott Rankin. “These titles, with accompanying funding, are a way to acknowledge faculty members for doing outstanding work, while encouraging and inspiring excellence across the college.” Read the full article here.
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Federico Rey and Maggie Alexander talk for Crossroads of Ideas
Rey’s talk focuses on “Alzheimer’s and the Gut-Brain Superhighway”, while Alexander’s talk is about “Microbes, Addiction, and Immunity”. You can find all video archives and learn more about Crossroads of Ideas here.
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N&M PhD student Juyeong Cho was a recipient of the 2025 Study Abroad Scholarship from the Mogam Science Scholarship Foundation in Korea
This foundation supports outstanding Korean students pursuing undergraduate and graduate studies in engineering and medical sciences abroad.
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Karen Antunes makes authorial debut with paper on the role of the mycobiome
The focus of her first paper is the role the mycobiome has in host physiology and disease. “Mammals have evolved under an inseparable association with diverse microbial gut colonizers; thus, fine-tuned host-microbial interactions shape our susceptibility to immunological, oncogenic, metabolic and infectious outcomes.”
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N&M student Eric McGregor published a first author paper
The paper, “Acetyl-CoA availability regulates neuronal metabolism, growth, and synaptic activity”, centers around the versatile metabolite acetyl-CoA and the central role it plays in cellular metabolic homeostasis.
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N&M and MANTP trainers/trainees team up on publication
Hutchison, Lucas, Amador-Noguez, Leone, Parks, and Rey all contribute to the publication: “GPR41 deficiency alters the gut microbiota-bile acid axis, reduces ileal expression of Npc1l1, and attenuates hypercholesterolemia in male mice”.