Where are you from and what’s your previous training? I am originally from Kolkata, West Bengal, in India, but being a military brat, I have lived everywhere in India except in Kolkata. I completed my …
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Kinjal Majumder Receives 2025 Ann Palmenberg Junior Investigator Award
We are delighted to announce that McArdle Laboratory Assistant Professor Kinjal Majumder has been awarded a 2025 Ann Palmenberg Junior Investigator Award. Dr. Majumder was selected by the American Society for Virology (ASV), and the …
Student Profile: Larkin Clem
Where are you from and what’s your previous training? I am from Elk River, Minnesota (about 40 minutes north of the Twin Cities). I went to undergrad at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota in Winona, …
Renee King Awarded NIH Pathway to Independence Award
McArdle researcher Renee King, PhD, CCC-SLP, has been awarded a prestigious NIH Pathway to Independence Award (K99/R00) from the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders. Dr. King, a postdoctoral trainee in Dr. Paul …
Taking steps towards harnessing signals from skin to promote metabolic health
McArdle professor Caroline Alexander has been intrigued by observations that connect the properties of skin with a switch of metabolism that promotes metabolic health. This healthy metabolic status has been described for decades—principally in response …
Wei Xu Receives Vilas Mid-Career Investigator Award
The UW-Madison Office of the Provost has announced that McArdle Professor Wei Xu is one of 14 UW-Madison professors to receive the 2025 Vilas Mid-Career Investigator Award. This prestigious award recognizes research and teaching excellence …
Tim Schedl Named 2024 AAAS Fellow
McArdle alum Tim Schedl, PhD, has been elected as a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). AAAS, the world’s largest general scientific society, has presented this honor annually since 1874 …
In Memoriam: William F. Dove
It is with great sadness that we let you know that Dr. William F. Dove passed away on January 27, 2025. Bill was a respected colleague at the University of Wisconsin for 60 years and …
Bothwell Prize winner for 2024 is announced: Analysis of blood-borne cell-free DNA can be used as a reliable diagnostic for a wide range of cancer types
View this year’s Bothwell prize announcement here. The 2024 Bothwell prize is awarded for a paper published by Muhammed Murtaza, the Director of the Center for Human Genomics and Precision Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, together with …
Partners in Giving: October 7- December 3, 2024
For over 50 years, Partners in Giving has been creating enormous positive change at home and around the world through the amazing generosity of state workers in Dane County. This year’s campaign theme is “Together …