Biochemistry Program

The 2021 Husky 100, a group of 100 students making the most of their time at the UW, have been announced.

Rachel Klevit, professor of biochemistry, Randall LeVeque, professor emeritus of applied mathematics, and Julie Theriot, professor of biology, have been elected to the National Academy of Sciences.

Sam Colgan, junior majoring in English and Economics; Natasha Lavides, sophomore majoring in Psychlogy; and Nuria Alina Chandra, freshman majoring in biochemistry are the 2019-2020 UW President's Medalists.

Danyelle Thomas (BS, Biochemistry 2007) discusses her career in improving the health outcomes of underserved communities.

Concerned about the lack of health coverage for undocumented individuals, UW senior Marium Raza is taking action.

The 2020 Population Health Applied Research Fellows concluded their 10-week program to produce small area population forecasts at the Census tract and Health Reporting Area levels by sex, race, ethnicity and five-year age groups for King County from 2020 to 2045.

David Baker, professor of biochemistry, is known for his revolutionary approaches to creating new proteins.

The scholarship program is the largest U.S. international exchange opportunity for students to pursue graduate study, advanced research and teaching worldwide.

Coronaviruses are named after the crown or “corona” that surrounds each virus particle, a crown of thorns made up of spike proteins. Those spikes interact with molecules on the surface of a cell so that the virus can invade its host. Studies led by David Veesler, assistant professor of biochemistry, are referenced.

Brian Koepnick, research scientist in biochemistry, explains a puzzle game called Foldit that has real-life implications for the coronavirus.

Two CAS students — Keyan Gootkin (astronomy and physics) and Karen Zhang (microbiology and biochemistry) — are among 396 students who have been named Goldwater Scholars for 2020.

To learn about health care, Thomas Khuu (BS, 2019) tried a little of everything at the UW.

Sixteen UW students and alumni were awarded Fulbright U.S. Student Program scholarships for the 2019-20 academic year, and one has been named an alternate.

Selected from 1,223 nominees from across the country, Natural Sciences undergraduates Chris Moore and Irika Sinha were named Goldwater Scholars.

The LEED Gold building took the top honor after public voting from across the region.