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Hmm... As far as I know, interdisciplinary labs in this type of interface program tend to have more people. Lab members do vastly different stuff: some are mostly concerned about synthesis while some do mostly biology. And the list of PIs are pretty well-known as well, which means their reputation has well established. One of the younger PIs my professor told me of is Professor Strieter. There are pros and cons about joining bigger labs in general. You may have a much easier time getting published if you join Professor Samuel Gellman for instance, but you may get less attention because of the size of the group. I think that's why we go to visitation weekend to gather some information =)

Hi, I am planning to visit the program in early March. I am currently conducting research in the field biological chemistry / bioorganic chemistry (I have no idea how I should name my research interest.) and UW-Madison is one of the best places to do this type of research other than Scripps, Harvard, and some other top schools. UW-Madison has a designated chemical biology path for my intended research areas, and it also provides alternatives since there are some quantitative biology PIs in this particular path. Even though I am going to work in one lab probably after your first year, I think I will have a good list of professors to choose from. I would suggest you to ask your PI for information about this campus and see what his/her opinion about this school. When I got accepted the other day, I talked to my PI and he said this was the place to bioorganic research if I was not accepted to Scripps. In addition, he could name a few PIs on top of his head, indicating that this program was of some significance.