News
Through undergraduate research, engineer predicts the path, impact of viral mutations
Through undergraduate research, engineer predicts the path, impact of viral mutations
Drying process could be key step in the development of life
https://engineering.wisc.edu/news/drying-process-could-be-key-step-in-the-development-of-life/
Astrovirology: how viruses enhance our understanding of life in the Universe
Viruses are ubiquitous replicators of molecular information and agents of community change. They potently affect life on Earth, and they may play a critical role in human spaceflight, for life-detection missions to other planetary
Yin Published in Origins of Life and Evolution of Biospheres
https://news.wisc.edu/could-yesterdays-earth-contain-clues-for-making-tomorrows-medicines/
Redovich, Yin article accepted for publication in Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews
CBE senior undergrad, Jake Redovich, review article (with John Yin as co-author), "Kinetic Modeling of Virus Growth in Cells," was accepted for publication in Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews.
Announcements
Opening: Post-doctoral Research Associate
Post-doctoral Research Associate Wisconsin Institute for Discovery, Chemical and Biological Engineering University of Wisconsin-Madison The Yin Lab at the University of Wisconsin-Madison (wid.wisc.edu) has an immediate opening at the postdoctoral level to pursue projects in
Ashley Baltes Joins Juno Therapeutics, Inc.
Dr. Baltes recently moved to the Seattle, WA area and joined Juno Therapeutics, Inc. as a Viral Vector Process Development Scientist. We wish her well in her new endeavor!
Welcome Oluleye Hezekiah Babatunde!
Our new postdoc, Dr. Babatunde, comes to use by way of Nigeria and Australia. He studies quantitative modeling and analysis of chemical and biological systems generally, and specifically looks at development of mathematical methods for advancement of mechanistic and
Congratulations Ashley Baltes, Ph.D.!
Ashley Baltes successfully defended her dissertation The development and optimization of quantitative fluorescent reporters to visualize real-time kinetics of virus-host interactions. She will remain with the lab for the summer of 2016 and then move to
Congratulations Bahar Inankur Ph.D.!
Bahar Inankur successfully defended her dissertation Development of tools to study how virus-host cell interactions influence infection spread. She is moving to New Jersey to join Bristol-Myers Squibb. Congratulations and best wishes to Bahar in
John Yin explores systems chemistry and origins of life
John Yin has been working for years on characterizing virus growth and infection spread with computational models, studying antiviral cellular defense, and battling viruses with new strategies. His leadership in chemical engineering and virology as
Yin, Warrick and Lindsay Awarded Patent for Microwell Device
Congratulations on Patent US8945486!
Welcome Jason and Jeffrey
The Yin Group is pleased to announce the addition of two new undergraduate assistants. Jason Wan and Jeffrey Beczkiewicz will be joining the lab in January. Jeffrey Beczkiewicz - Undergrad Jason Wan
Congratulations Fulya Akpinar, Ph.D.!
Fulya Akpinar successfully defended her dissertation “Quantification and Integration of the Multi-scale Effects of Defective Interfering Particles on Virus Infections” on August 4, 2014. She is moving to New Jersey to join Bristol-Myers Squibb as
Congratulations, Emily Voigt, Ph.D.!
Emily Voigt successfully defended her dissertation “Quantitative studies of host paracrine signaling during viral infections of human lung epithelial cells” on May 14, 2014. She is currently staying with the Yin group through the summer
December 2013 Ph.D.s – Timm & Gupta
Andrea Timm successfully defended her dissertation "Development of Single-Cell Techniques to Investigate Heterogeneity in Virus-Cell Interactions" in December 2013. She is currently pursuing a postdoctoral position in Knoxville, KY. Ankur Gupta successfully defended his dissertation
Congratulations to our new PhD’s!
Adam Swick, "John Yin", Collin Timm and Andrea Timm at the opening of the Discovery Building in December 2010 A heartfelt congratulations to our two newest PhD's: Collin Timm and Adam Swick Collin