University of Wisconsin–Madison

Research Area: Theme E: Investigating Polymers and Genetics

Yin, John

Prebiotic chemistry, experimental evolution, computational modeling of chemical and biological systems to uncover principles underlying the origin of life Research Website Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering Wisconsin Institute for Discovery

Todd, Zoe

Astronomy, planetary science, and chemistry, and uses this interdisciplinary viewpoint to better understand origins of life and habitability Research Website Department of Astronomy Department of Chemistry

Gellman, Samuel

Organic chemistry, chemical biology, and biological molecules, seeking to understand structure and function Research Website Department of Chemistry

Cersonsky, Rose

Statistical mechanics, macromolecular science, data science, and machine learning Research Website Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering

Baum, David

Evolutionary biologist whose research program strives to understand the principles underlying the emergence of life Research Website Department of Biology Wisconsin Institute of Discovery

Adam, Zachary

Prebiotic systems chemistry and early Earth paleobiology Department of Geoscience