The University of Wisconsin-Madison biochemistry department will debut a new art exhibit to educate the public on the universitys current and past cancer research.

The exhibit, Healing through Art and Science: Cancer, is part of an ongoing initiative by the biochemistry department to showcase the universitys research through art, according to a statement released by the university.

The exhibit includes a 110-foot-long collection of photographs by local artist Carol Bjerke that explores her experience with colon cancer and her journey to understand her experiences, according to the statement.

Additionally, other pieces in the exhibit will focus on specific research projects at the university, including a look at carcinogens, which are substances thought to cause cancer.

The exhibit is free and open to the public in the Biochemistry Addition until March 31. An official opening will take place Feb. 22 at 3 p.m.

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