The sugar research work of Jon Thorson, professor in the Pharmaceutical Sciences Division, and colleagues at the School of Pharmacy continues to gain recognition in both the drug development and discovery arenas as highlighted in …
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Shen group identifies new chorismate metabolic pathway
A group led by Ben Shen, professor in the Pharmaceutical Sciences Division, and colleagues at the School of Pharmacy were highlighted in the January 14, 2008 edition of Chemical & Engineering News in a news …
Martin and Chui receive WUN grant
Beth Martin, assistant professor in the Pharmacy Practice Division and Michelle Chui, assistant professor in the Social and Administrative Sciences Division, have been awarded funding from the UW-Madison Worldwide Universities Network (WUN) Seed Grant Program. …
Spotlight on Jon Thorson & Zeeh Station history
The groundbreaking work of Professor Jon Thorson, PhD, Pharmaceutical Sciences Division, and the history of the Zeeh Pharmaceutical Station are dually highlighted in “Inherit the Weeds,” by John Allen in the Winter 2007 edition of …
Shen Group enhances performance of cancer-fighting enediynes
A group led by Ben Shen, Professor in the Pharmaceutical Sciences Division, and researchers at Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, New York have modified a family of potent bioactive compounds known as enediynes to enhance …
Pharmaceutical Sciences Division receives grant from AstraZeneca to support research of Yu and de Villiers research groups
The research of Lian Yu and Mel de Villiers, Professors in the Pharmaceutical Sciences Division, will benefit from an exceptional commitment from AstraZeneca towards the school’s Pharmaceutical Sciences Graduate Program. AstraZeneca has generously agreed to …
Thorson Lab and affiliated researchers create new enzyme with anti-cancer and antibiotic properties
Professor Jon Thorson, PhD, Pharmaceutical Sciences Division is among a team of University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers who have created a new form of an enzyme capable of producing a range of potential new therapeutic agents …
Thorson lab’s work with neoglycoranomization strategies published in Chemical & Engineering News
The July 30, 2007 issue of Chemical and Engineering News refers to the work of Professor Jon Thorson, Pharmaceutical Sciences Division, and his lab’s neoglycorandomization strategies. Dr. Thorson presented in June at the distinguished Benzon …
Research focus is smoking cessation and diabetes
Eva Vivian, associate professor (CHS) in the Pharmacy Practice Division, is co-investigator of a P-50 grant from the National Cancer Institute that will advance treatments for smokers with diabetes. “Engineering Effective Interventions for Tobacco Use: …
Fruit research linked to cancer chemoprevention
Jeremy Johnson, assistant scientist in the Pharmacy Practice Division, received funding from the National Cancer Institute to study xanothes in the mangosteen fruit and the anti-cancer properties on prostate cancer chemoprevention. The R03 project titled …